2023 Football Roster
Coffey, Richie
Jersey Number 20
Richie Coffey
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- Baldwin HS
Bio
2022
2020-21 Spring
Before Mercer
High School
- Played in and started all 11 games
- Finished the season fifth on the team with 41 tackles (19 solo, 22 assisted) to go with 4.5 tackles for loss
- Had one interception, one sack, three quarterback hurries, and one pass break up
- Had an interception at VMI (Oct. 29)
- Had a season-high eight tackles in win over The Citadel
- Had five games with at least five tackles
- Started in all 10 contests
- Recorded 22 solo tackles and assisted on 19 others
- Amassed 10 solo stops in the win over The Citadel
- Had 3 tackles for loss totaling 19 yards
- Intercepted a pass versus Furman
- 1 pass deflection
- 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery
- Had 1 sack in the game vs. The Citadel
2020-21 Spring
- Played in all 11 games
- Made 32 tackles – 19 solo, 13 assisted
- Had four tackles for a loss for 18 yards
- Sacked the opposing quarterback two times for a loss of 13 yards
- Made a career-high six tackles against The Citadel (Feb. 27)
- Started 10 of the 11 games he appeared in as a true freshman
- Named to the 2019 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team (Defense)
- Recorded 25 tackles (20 solo, 5 assist) during the season
- Made his collegiate debut at Western Carolina (Aug. 31) and first collegiate start the following week at Presbyterian (Sept. 7)
- Recorded a season-high four tackles three times during the season
- Tallied his first career interception against Chattanooga (Oct. 5)
- Finished third on the team with five pass breakups
Before Mercer
High School
- Two-year letterwinner at Baldwin High School (Baldwin, Fla.)
- Played multiple positions, including wide receiver, for the Indians under head coach Steve Shields Totaled 768 receiving yards & nine touchdowns over final two years of prep career
- Hauled in 23 passes for 555 yards (24.1 YPC) as a senior
- Returned one kick return & one punt return for touchdowns in prep career
- Earned Hard Hat Award, Iron Man Award & Best Defensive Back honors at Baldwin HS
- Multi-sport athlete for the Indians, also starring in track & basketball
- Was a FHSAA state finalist in the 4x100-meter relay
- Son of Tarnee Coffey & Richard Coffey Jr.
- Has two siblings, Raevyn & Richelle
- Born on May 17, 2001
- Twitter handle: @904LaRich
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