Boston College Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Richard Yeargin
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 280
- Hometown:
- Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.
- High School:
- University School
- Prev School:
- Clemson
YEARGIN’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 3 vs. Kansas, 9/13/19
Sacks: 0.5 vs. Wake Forest, 9/28/19
2019 (GRADUATE): Assisted on a TFL in first game in three years vs. Virginia Tech (8/31)... three total tackles vs. Kansas (9/21)... two tackles, including a half sack, vs. Wake Forest (9/28)... made first start at BC and made one TFL vs. NC State (10/19).
BEFORE BC: Graduated with a degree in sports communications in December 2017 and added a master’s in athletic leadership in May 2019 from Clemson, where he was a four-year member of the football team … posted 15 tackles and a sack in 10 games in 2015 … totaled 14 tackles and one TFL in 12 games in 2016 … missed 2017 and 2018 due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident..
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated among the top-300 players in the nation and No. 38 player in Florida by 247Sports.com … No. 17 outside linebacker in the nation by Scout.com … U.S. Army All-American … Nike Opening selection … first-team All-American by MaxPreps.com … first-team all-state as a senior … had 85 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss and 15 sacks as a senior … originally from South Florida … coached by Roger Harriott at University School of Nova Southeastern University.
