2018 Football Roster
Roster
Richard Olekanma
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Downers Grove, Ill.
- High School:
- North
2018
Team leader with 86Â tackles...Eight tackles vs. Bowling Green...Career-high 15 tackles vs. Eastern Michigan...Nine tackles vs. Buffalo...Nine tackles and one TFL against Western Michigan...Five tackles, two TFL, one sack against Ball State... Eight tackles, two TFL, and one sack vs. Central Michigan... Eight tackles, and one sack vs. FIU.
2017
Played in all 14 games, starting one game vs. EMU...45 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks...Had five tackles, including 1.0 TFL, against Tulsa...Tallied six tackles versus EMU...Had a career-high eight tackles at Ball State...Five tackles against NIU...Had a sack in the win over Western Michigan...Two tackles and a pass breakup in the MAC Championship Game vs. Akron.
2016
Played in three games, making nine tackles...Missed most of the season due to injury.
2015
Played in 12 games, making 13 tackles...Recorded season-high five tackles vs. Eastern Michigan.
2014
Sat out season as a redshirt.
High School
Made all-area as linebacker...Had 3.5 sacks as a senior...On offense, caught 15 passes for 400 yards and two touchdowns...As a junior, caught 25 passes for 350 yards and three TDs...Also on track and field team, ran the 200 and 4x200...High school coach was John Wander.
Personal
Full name is Richard Ekene Olekanma...Parents are Uche and Vera Olekanma...Has a younger sister, Kessie...Majoring in bioengineering.
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 15Â (Eastern Michigan, 10-13-18)
