| Sean Richardson Scouting Report |
| Sean Richardson - Vanderbilt (HT: 6-2½ - WT: 216) |
Positives -- Big, physical presence from the secondary, not afraid of contact; also ran a 4.52-40 at the combine, very impressive for his size, was the second fastest time among safeties behind South Carolina State's Christian Thompson... A tacking machine from the safety position, although 63 total
tackles as a senior was a bit of a letdown after 99 and 84 in the two years prior... A good fit as an in the box safety; can play with bigger bodies in the box, understands his run fits, stays low on contact and will run through his target, can knock the football loose upon contact... Sheds blocks like a linebacker and sifts through blockers to make plays, takes good angles and is a solid wrap-up tackler as well... Richardson is always around the football and in pursuit, plays with a good motor and has the straight line speed to run down ball carriers... Shows some good blitzing skills and does a decent job disguising his intentions... Was a three year starter for the Commodores along with teammate Casey Hayward.
Negatives -- Can be exposed in space and will struggle some in one on one situations; needs to play with better technique, is slow flipping his hips and doesn't change direction quickly enough... Lacks great closing speed and doesn't always take proper angles to the action when the ball is in the air... Overall, he doesn't look very comfortable in either man or zone coverage but he might be drafted late due to his ability to stop the run.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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6024 |
| Weight |
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216 |
| Arm |
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32⅝ |
| Hand |
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9⅛ |
| 40-Time |
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4.52 |
| Vertical |
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38.5 |
| Broad |
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10'8" |
| Bench Press |
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22 |
| Shuttle |
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4.44 |
| Cone |
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7.01 |
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At Vanderbilt -- (Official School Bio) 2011: Richardson is a three-year starter in Commodore secondary... Dependable leader who started all 13 games at safety, anchoring Vanderbilt secondary along with senior defensive back Casey Hayward... Finished the year second among Commodores with 63 total tackles... Posted 41 solo tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, an interceptions and a pair of quarterback sacks... First interception of his career in victory over Ole Miss... Sacks came against Georgia and Florida... Tied career high with 10 tackles, including nine of the solo variety, against Florida... Had six stops against Wake Forest, Tennessee and Georgia... In AutoZone Liberty Bowl, contributed five solo tackles, including one resulting in 3-yard loss. 2010: Ran consecutive starts streak to 18 games as third-year contributor in defensive secondary... Key leader in Commodore defensive backfield... Regarded as one of top safeties in Southeastern Conference, Richardson started every game at free safety... Set single-season career highs in virtually every statistical category as junior, including solo tackles (67), total tackles (98), tackles for loss (7), QB hurries (3) and passes defensed (7)... Finished the season as the Commodores' leader in all tackle categories, and ranked fourth in the SEC in solo tackles (5.2 per game)... Posted four or more tackles in every game, topped by 11-tackle efforts vs. Ole Miss and South Carolina... Earned team's Defensive Player of the Week honors after nine-tackle effort against Tennessee.
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