AggieYell.com's series on the 2020 Texas A&M football team by their uniform numbers continues with #26, safety Demani Richardson.
Class: Sophomore
Height/Weight: 6-foot-1, 212 pounds
2019 stats: 71 tackles, 2.5 TFL, .5 sacks, 1 INT, 1 forced fumble in 11 games (10 starts); Freshman All-SEC
Projected 2020 role: Starting safety
Richardson was one of the most pleasant surprises in 2019, not only becoming a starter as a freshman but establishing himself as one of the SEC's better safeties in the process. Now, he has the opportunity to become one of the best and a leader of the defense in the process. A step forward in his second season could mean praise for Richardson and a much stronger Aggie defense.