Richard Outland Jr.

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 288
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Houston, TX
High School:
Alief Taylor HS
Prev School:
Sam Houston

Prior to UNT: Spent four seasons at Sam Houston … appeared in 22 games in his career with 11 starts for the Bearkats … saw action in 13 games in 2024 with 11 starts … tallied 18 tackles, 5.5 TFLs and three sacks on the year … finished with three tackles including a sack against Western Kentucky … had two tackles and a sack against LA Tech … posted 1.5 TFLs at Kennesaw State … posted four tackles, two TFLs and a sack in the New Orleans Bowl win over Georgia Southern … missed the entire 2023 season due to injury … appeared in eight games in 2022 … tallied 10 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and 0.5 sacks … had a TFL on the road against Utah Tech … posted 0.5 sack at Tarleton … had a season-best five tackles against Abilene Christian … played nine games in 2021 … finished with one tackle … did not see action in the spring 2021 season … prepped at Alief Taylor High School in Houston … was the 2019 District 23-6A Defensive Newcomer of the Year … earned First Team All-District honors in 2019 … also was a First Team All-District selection as a baseball player.

NCAA Stats Prior to UNT

Year	TEAM	GP	GS	SOLO	AST	TT	TFL	SACKS
2021	Sam Houston	9	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
2022	Sam Houston	8	0	4	6	10	1.5	0.5
2023	Sam Houston	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
2024	Sam Houston	13	11	12	6	18	5.5	3.0
2021-24	TOTAL	30	11	16	13	29	7.0	3.5