Mazin Richards

Position:
OLB
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 245
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Burleson, TX
High School:
Centennial HS
Prev School:
Eastern New Mexico

2023: Was a Second Team All-AAC selection (CFN) ... named to the Shrine Bowl 1000 ... earned a spot on the DCTF Preseason All-Texas team ... appeared in and started all 12 games on the year for UNT ... made 47 tackles on the year with a team-best 10.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks while also racking up 11 hurries ... had five total tackles including 3.0 TFLs and a sack in the road contest at LA Tech ... finished with a sack and a pair of QB hurries against ACU ... posted six tackles, a TFL and a hurry against Tulane ... had four tackles, two of which were for a loss against Memphis ... had five tackles, two TFLs and a sack in the road win at Tulsa.

2022: First Team All-CUSA (PFF) … Second Team All-CUSA (Coaches, PFN, Phil Steele) … DCTF Second Team All-Texas College… played in 14 games with 14 starts … 78 tackles with 12.5 TFL and 7.5 sacks … sixth in CUSA in sacks … fifth in tackles for loss … 15th in tackles … four tackles in UNT debut at UTEP … five tackles with half sack against SMU … five tackles and a sack in win over Texas Southern … six tackles at UNLV … five tackles and half sack at Memphis … three stops and a TFL in win over FAU … nine tackles with season-best three sacks vs. LA Tech … career high 11 tackles with 2.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks at UTSA … nine tackles at WKU …. Seven tackles and a sack at UAB … seven tackles and a TFL in win over Rice … three tackles and two tackles for loss in CUSA Championship.

Prior to UNT: Spent three years at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico … 2021 Lone Star Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year … 2021 All-LSC First Team Offense … Played in nine games with nine starts in 2021 as a sophomore … Recorded 26 tackles (21 solo, five assisted)... Had 12.5 tackles for loss which was third in the conference... Recorded 8.5 sacks for a total loss of 57 yards throughout the season... Forced three fumbles... Had a season-high four sacks against Lincoln (CA) … Recorded a season-high five tackles against Angelo State … Division II did not compete in 2020 … named a preseason All-American prior to the canceled 2020 season … 2019 Second Team All-LSC selection... played in 12 games with six starts as a true freshman in 2019 … Led the Lone Star Conference with 12.5 sacks on the year... Led the team with 14.5 tackles for a loss... Recorded four multi-sack games and received LSC Defensive Player of the Week honors after totaling six tackles and 3.5 sacks in the Hounds upset win over #21 Angelo State... Posted 3.0 sacks and an interception in the Hound's win over Texas A&M-Kingsville... Set the school record for sacks in a single season... Eight of his sacks came in the final five weeks of the season … prepped at Burleson (Texas) Centennial HS for coaches Kyle Geller and Blake Meyer … Set five defensive program records, including most sacks in a game (4), most sacks in a season (13), most sacks in a career (17), most tackles for loss in a season (24) and most tackles for loss in a career (35) ... Earned Second Team All-District honors and received All-State Honorable Mention following the 2018 campaign.