The University of Akron Athletics
2010 Akron Football Roster

Josh Richmond
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Passaic, N.J.
- High School:
- Milford (N.Y.) Academy / St. Mary HS
as aJunior (2011): Played in 10 games and was a starter fourtimes, including the first two games of the season ... creditedwith 27 tackles (16 solo) ... posted a season-high seven stops ineach of the first two outings (at Ohio State, Sept. 3; versusTemple, Sept. 10) ... had six solo tackles against the Buckeyes andfour unassisted stops versus the Owls ... helped out on atackle-for-loss at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1) ... intercepted onepass against Ohio (Oct. 22).
as a Sophomore (2010): Appeared in 11 games,making seven starts ... was in the starting lineup in each of thefinal five games ... finished the season with 49 tackles (33 solo),tied for fourth on the squad ... added 2.5 tackles for a loss, 0.5sacks, three pass breakups and one interception ... had five gameswith at least five tackles ... recorded his first careerinterception against Buffalo (Nov. 27), returning the pick 23 yards... twenty-four of his 49 tackles came over the final four games ofthe season ... opened the season with a seven-tackle performance(six solo) against Syracuse (Sept. 4) ... tallied a career-higheight tackles (four solo) against Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 17) ... hadseven (four solo) and six (six solo) stops at Ball State (Nov. 6)and at Temple (Oct. 30), respectively.
as a Redshirt Freshman (2009): Played in 12 gamesand made nine tackles ... had two stops in the games at CentralMichigan (Sept. 26), versus Ohio (Oct. 10), and against Kent State(Nov. 7) ... recorded one tackle-for-loss in the win over MorganState (Sept. 12).
as a Freshman (2008): Utilized his redshirt.
at Milford Academy: Led squad to an 11-1 recordand a national prep school championship ... had three interceptionsfor the Falcons with 23 tackles, 12 pass breakups and twotackles-for-loss.
at St. Mary HS: Named third-team Non-PublicAll-State ... selected first team all-city, all-area andall-conference ... helped program to two conference titles andreached the state championship three times ... rushed for 1,479yards (9.13 yards per carry) and 16 touchdowns as a senior ... sawaction at quarterback as well, throwing for 300 yards and twoTDs.
Personal: Born June 22, 1987 ... son of Harrieand Linden Richmond ... has two sisters, Tamisa and Rhonda, and onebrother, Linden ... is the cousin of NBA All-Star MitchRichmond.