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2022 Football Roster

26 Gio Richardson

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Position Defensive Back
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Wellington, Fla.
  • Previous School UT Chattanooga
  • High School Dwyer HS

Biography

2021: Appeared in all 12 games last season as a reserve… recorded 17 tackles (10 solo)… recorded one interception and recovered a fumble… tabbed four tackles vs. North Texas (11/20)… posted four stops and an interception vs. Old Dominion (11/6)… logged three tackles against Marshall (10/30) and Western Kentucky (10/23)… made a pair of stops at FAU (10/2).

2020: Did not see any action and moved from quarterback to defensive back. 

2019 (Chattanooga): Sat out the season as a redshirt. 

PREP CAREER: Three-star prospect according to 247Sports.com... All-county quarterback at Dwyar High School in Palm Beach Gardens... Played for head coach Brendan Kent... Earned 1,500 passing yards and 15 touchdowns... Guided the Panthers to the regional finals and an 11-2 record...  Spent the previous three years at Oxbridge Academy before the program was discontinued... Led Oxbridge to Florida's Class 3A state championship game as a junior... Also lettered in baseball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Charles Giovanny Richardson... Son of Gisella Garcia and Charles Richardson... Plans to major in Business.

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 200 lbs
    47
  • 26

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'1" 200 lbs
    26