Jamar Richardson

Arkansas

Sep 13 (Sat)

6:00 PM

2019 Early Signing Day - Jamar Richardson

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 175
Hometown:
Aliceville, Ala.
High School:
Aliceville
Prev. College:
Jones College
Major:
Criminal Justice

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2020)

2021 (SENIOR*): Switched from cornerback to wide receiver during spring drills.

2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in nine games with two starts at cornerback ... Tallied 10 total tackles and two pass breakups on the season ... vs. #5 Florida (9/26/20): Made Rebel debut, playing in the Rebel secondary as well as on special teams ... Played 19 snaps at cornerback and was the Rebels’ highest graded defensive back in coverage ... at Kentucky (10/3/20): Saw action on defense and special teams as a reserve cornerback ... Recorded his first sack as a Rebel, finishing the game with two total tackles and a pass breakup ... vs. #2 Alabama (10/10/20): Tallied two solo tackles as a reserve cornerback on defense and on special teams ... at Arkansas (10/17/20): Started his first game as a Rebel, lining up at cornerback ... Totaled one tackle and a pass breakup ... vs. Auburn (10/24/20): Recorded a career-high five tackles in his second consecutive start at cornerback ... at Vanderbilt (10/31/20): Appeared as a reserve cornerback on six snaps and didn’t tally any stats ... vs. South Carolina (11/14/20): Primarily saw action on special teams and didn’t record any stats ... vs. Mississippi State (11/28/20): Played 13 snaps as a reserve cornerback and appeared on special teams in the Egg Bowl victory ... at LSU (12/19/20): Appeared as a reserve cornerback on 12 snaps and didn’t tally any stats.

2019 (JUNIOR): Did not appear in any contests and was redshirted ... Member of the 2019 signing class ... Enrolled early and participated in spring drills.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Consensus 3-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN ... Nation’s No. 62 JUCO prospect, No. 7 cornerback (247Sports Composite) ... Notched 27 tackles, one sack, one INT during sophomore season (2018) ... Totaled 25 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery as a freshman (2017) ... Chose Ole Miss over Florida, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, USC and SMU ... Coached by Steve Buckley.

HIGH SCHOOL: Totaled seven interceptions, 13 pass deflections over career at Aliceville ... Committed to Ole Miss out of high school before attending Jones County JC ... Coached by Melvin Pete.

PERSONAL: Son of Jessie Richardson and Renata Stewart ... Full name is Jamar Quwayne Richardson ... Born Feb. 27, 1999 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2020 ... Criminal justice major.