Adam Richey

Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Nicholasville, Ky.
High School:
Kentucky

Tough and hard-hitting, Adam Richey heads into the fall second on the depth chart at strong safety...is a tremendous special teams player.

2008 Redshirt Junior Season
Made an immediate impact in his first season with the Golden Flashes, starting four of the 12 games he appeared in at defensive back...compiled 38 tackles (20 solo) and an interception...picked off a pass on Sept. 13 against Delaware State in addition to making four tackles...recorded eight stops, five of them solo, on Oct. 11 against Ohio...posted eight tackles on Nov. 18 against Northern Illinois.

2007 Junior Season
Sat out per NCAA guidelines after transferring from Kentucky.

Prior to Kent State
Spent 2005-06 seasons at Kentucky...team captain for Wildcats against Georgia in 2006 after being named special teams player of the week after posting five tackles on six kickoffs against Mississippi State...earned a spot on the 2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll...coached by Rich Brooks...four-year letterwinner at East Jessamine High School...amassed 386 tackles (208 solo), 3,015 rushing yards, 1,271 passing yards and 53 touchdowns over high school career...named District Player of the Year, made Kentucky All-Star Team and was named East Jessamine MVP after totaling 104 tackles (60 solo) and setting school records with 1,600 rushing yards, 1,008 passing yards and 28 touchdowns...also set school record with 443 all-purpose yards in one game...coached by David Hensley...earned one letter in basketball.

Personal
Born June 15, 1987...full name is Thomas Adam Richey II...parents are Tom and Stacy Richey...has a younger sibling, Rachel...father played football at Kentucky from 1983-85 and grandfather, Thomas Adam Richey, played football at Kent State from 1957-60...majoring in general studies with a minor in psychology and coaching.