Tag: Decamerion Richardson

Raiders sign TE Brock Bowers, 5 other draft picks to rookie deals

Raiders sign 6 draft picks including top pick Brock Bowers

The days of the Raiders slow rolling out their rookie signings are over. One the eve of Rookie minicamp the team rattled off six of the team’s eight draft pick signings, starting with top pick tight end Brock Bowers and ending with their entire Day three haul.

Here’s what those signings and contracts look like:

Rd 1 (13) TE Brock Bowers — 4-year, $18.14M, $3.3M ’24 cap hit

Rd 4 (112) CB Decamerion Richardson — 4-year, $4.8M, $995K ’24 cap hit

Rd 5 (148) LB Tommy Eichenberg — 4-year, $4.35M, $879K ’24 cap hit

Rd 6 (208) RB Dylan Laube — 4-year, $4.175M, $834K ’24 cap hit

Rd 7 (223) S Trey Taylor — 4-year, $4.14M, $825K ’24 cap hit

Rd 7 (229) CB MJ Devonshire — 4-year, $4.13M, $822K ’24 cap hit

The only remaining signings to be announced for the Raiders are Day two picks Jackson Powers-Johnson (44 overall) and DJ Glaze (77 overall).

Which as quickly as they rolled these signing out, I’d expect the final two to happen before the rookie take the field on Friday.

5 interesting facts about Raiders Round 4 CB Decamerion Richardson

Getting to know the Raiders rooks with 5 interesting facts about CB Decamerion Richardson

What we know about Decamerion is the Raiders selected him at pick 112 in the fourth round because of his raw athletic abilities. He’s got great length (6-2) and speed (4.34 40). From there, they hope they can develop his talents.

But these purposes, let’s learn a bit more about him.

  1. He’s country

Calls himself an “Original Cowboy” and “Kountry Boy”. He Grew up in the small town of Minden Louisiana, where he spent most of his youth either playing sports, fishing or riding horses.

  1. NFL bloodlines

He is a cousin of former Buccaneers LB Devin White who grew up in the same area and with whom he shares a love of horseback riding.

  1. All-around athlete

As a High School senior, along with playing defensive back, he also earned All-State honors at running back with 1,206 rushing yards (8.9 yards per carry) and 14 touchdowns, adding 199 receiving yards.At the 2019 state championships, Richardson finished second in the 100 meters (school record 10.75 seconds), third in the 200 meters (21.63) and second in the high jump (6 feet, 0 inches). Next Gen stats gave him an 88 score for athleticism which is the highest of any cornerback in this class.

  1. New Raiders coaching connection

New Raiders QB Gardner Minshew played under Mike Leach at Washington State in 2018. A year later, Leach took over as head coach at Mississippi State and the No. 5 recruit in his first recruiting class was Decamerion Richardson. Richardson played three seasons under Leach until the late great head coach passed away in 2022.

  1. Trial by fire

Got his first start in the 2021 Liberty Bowl vs Texas Tech. He had four tackles and was burnt for a 52-yard catch to the one-yard-line.Texas Tech scored on the next play. But other than that one broken play, Richardson held up well, and would go on to 28 straight starts for the Bulldogs and lead all SEC cornerbacks in tackles both his junior (85) and senior seasons (79) and leading his team in pass breakups (7) as a senior. Though he has zero career interceptions.

Raiders rookies get their numbers, Zamir White gets new number

Zamir White gets new number, Raiders rookies get their numbers

The Raiders have assigned numbers to their rookie class. Here they are:

Draft class:

TE Brock Bowers – 89
G Jackson Powers-Johnson – 70
T DJ Glaze – 71
CB Decamerion Richardson – 21
LB Tommy Eichenberg – 45
RB Dylan Laube – 23
S Trey Taylor – 37
CB MJ Devonshire – 26

Undrafted:

G Clark Barrington – 64
QB Carter Bradley – 14
T Andrew Coker – 73
WR Jeff Foreman – 80
DT Tomari Fox – 60
DE TJ Franklin – 57
LB Amari Gainer – 53
CB Demarcus Governor – 44
WR Lideatrick Griffin – 81
G Jake Johanning – 63
WR Ramel Keyton – 82
C Will Putnam – 67
S Phalen Sanford – 42
DT Noah Shannon – 62
CB Ja’Quan Sheppard – 46
DE Ron Stone Jr – 76
CB Rayshad Williams – 36

Number change:

RB Zamir White – 3 (was 35)

New addition:

WR Michael Gallup – 10

White got his Georgia number after two years wearing 35 for the Raiders.

Many of these numbers will change by the time the season starts. Obviously not everyone will make the team and many of the numbers given out aren’t ideal for their position, but the number they wanted wasn’t currently available.

But these are the number the rookies will wear when they report to rookie minicamp and OTA’s.

Introducing Raiders 2024 Draft class

Introducing Raiders 2024 Draft class

The draft has come to a close and there are eight new Raiders in the house. This is the Raiders Draft class of 2024.

1. (13) Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
2. (44) Jackson Powers-Johnson, G/C, Oregon
3. (77) DJ Glaze, T, Maryland
4. (112) Decamerion Richardson, CB, Mississippi St
5. (148) Tommy Eichenberg, LB, Ohio St
6. (208) Dylan Laube, RB, New Hampshire
7a. (223) Trey Taylor, S, Air Force
7b. (229) MJ Devonshire, CB, Pittsburgh

The Raiders made no trades up or down, preferring to stick at their original draft spots for their eight selections.

While they went all offense on days one and two, they went almost all defense on Day three. According to Tom Telesco, that wasn’t intentional, but just how the day played out.

What was intentional was getting guys who could play on special teams because that will be many of the late round guys’ ticket to making the team.

The one glaring need position they did not address was quarterback. Telesco said they were thinking about adding a QB on day one, but after the top six guys went before they picked at 13, they didn’t consider taking one the rest of the draft.

Browns host MSU CB Decamerion Richardson on 2024 NFL draft top-30 visit

As the 2024 NFL draft nears, the Browns continue to host prospects. This time, they brought in cornerback Decamerion Richardson.

Could the Cleveland Browns draft another cornerback in the 2024 NFL draft? With the event one week away, the Browns have hosted Mississippi State cornerback Decamerion Richardson on a top-30 visit to Berea.

The Browns have drafted a cornerback in each of the last three draft classes, selecting Greg Newsome II in the first round in 2021, Martin Emerson Jr. in the third round in 2022, and Cameron Mitchell in the fifth round just a year ago.

The team will not turn down any added depth to their secondary as they have kept that room locked and loaded.

Listed at 6-foot-2 and 188 pounds, Richardson ran a blazing 4.34 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine. He racked up seven passes defended by the Bulldogs in 2023.

The Browns found great success in the last Mississippi State cornerback they drafted in Emerson Jr. just two years ago. Could Richardson follow in Emerson’s footsteps to Cleveland next weekend?

2024 NFL draft: 5 defensive backs for Chargers to watch at Combine

Here are a few defensive backs for the Los Angeles Chargers to watch at the Combine.

The NFL Scouting Combine is in full gear, which will bring the 2024 draft class fully into focus, as this is the week of athletic testing, evaluations, and interviews for over 300 prospects.

With the combine ready to set the stage before free agency and the draft, we look at players worth monitoring for the Chargers.

Whether it be players who are options at pick No. 5 or later in the draft, we will pick out some at each position who should test well and generate buzz.

Here are a few defensive backs worth keeping an eye on.

LSU to host Mississippi State cornerback transfer for visit, per report

The Tigers are hosting one of the best cornerbacks in the portal this weekend.

LSU has already landed one Mississippi State transfer this offseason in receiver [autotag]Zavion Thomas[/autotag], and its looking to land one of his teammates as well in cornerback [autotag]Decamerion Richardson[/autotag].

According to a report from 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz, the Tigers will be hosting the veteran transfer. Like Thomas, he’s a Louisiana native who hails from Cullen and played his high school ball at Bossier.

Richardson will be a fifth-year senior in 2024, and he brings quite a bit of SEC experience to the table. He’s appeared in 45 games in four years in Starkville, making 26 starts including every game over the past two seasons.

According to Zenitz, Richardson has also visited Oregon.

Cornerback depth was a major issue for the Tigers in 2023, and with one of its top contributors entering the portal in [autotag]Sage Ryan[/autotag], landing a plug-and-play starter like Richardson would be huge.

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Week 3 Scouting Notebook: A look at potential Chargers prospects in 2024 NFL draft

Here are a handful of prospects for Chargers fans to watch in Week 3.

The third week of college football is here, which means we are back with another edition of the Scouting Notebook.

The Scouting Notebook will feature prospects to keep an eye on throughout the day. While some may think it’s too early to start talking about the 2024 NFL draft, there’s never a bad time to talk about the future of the Chargers.

With that being said, here are a handful of prospects to watch for in Week 3.