20 Facts About D'Vontrey Richardson

D'Vontrey D'Wayne Richardson is an American former professional baseball and college football player.

D'Vontrey Richardson attended Lee County High School in Leesburg, Georgia, where he excelled in football and baseball.

In football, D'Vontrey Richardson earned all-state Honorable Mention honors as a junior as he passed for 1,758 yards, rushed for 1,130 yards and scored a total of 29 touchdowns.

D'Vontrey Richardson ran a 4.58 in the 40-yard dash and recorded a 32-inch vertical jump in the Tallahassee Nike Camp prior to his senior season, both ranked as the second best numbers amongst quarterbacks in attendance at the camp.

D'Vontrey Richardson was a five-star prospect and an All-American selection as a senior by Scout.

D'Vontrey Richardson was the Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year and an All-State first team selection by the Georgia Sports Writers Association.

D'Vontrey Richardson graduated in June 2006 and was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft in the 35th round with the 1,051st pick, but he did not sign with the team and decided to enter college.

D'Vontrey Richardson redshirted in football his true freshman season at Florida State in 2006.

D'Vontrey Richardson earned playing time in two games in 2007, one play each at home against Alabama and on the road against Virginia Tech, where he was tackled late in the 4th quarter in the endzone for a safety.

D'Vontrey Richardson was named the second-string quarterback, but mainly a change of pace quarterback than a true second-team passer, while Weatherford was demoted to third-string quarterback.

At the start of the second drive of the second half, D'Vontrey Richardson came into the game as quarterback.

D'Vontrey Richardson completed 5 of 6 pass attempts for 57 yards and one passing touchdown.

D'Vontrey Richardson had four rushes for 68 yards with two rushing touchdowns, including a 52-yard rushing touchdown, at the time, a record for the longest touchdown run by a FSU quarterback.

D'Vontrey Richardson completed 9 of 14 pass attempts with one passing touchdown.

D'Vontrey Richardson had a 55-yard rushing touchdown in the 3rd quarter, setting the record for longest touchdown run by a FSU quarterback, eclipsing a record he set just a week earlier.

D'Vontrey Richardson had 255 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns on the season.

D'Vontrey Richardson saw less and less time at quarterback as the season progressed and, during the offseason, he decided he would play on defense as a safety once the 2009 football season began.

D'Vontrey Richardson put together a season high seven game hit streak early in the season and registered five three hit games.

Coach Martin said D'Vontrey Richardson is a "legit five-tool guy" with a sky's-the-limit future.

D'Vontrey Richardson officially signed with the Brewers at the end of July 2009, opting not to return to FSU for his senior year and receiving a $400,000 signing bonus.