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  • RB
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Bellville, Texas
    Hometown
  • 5'9
    Height
  • 181
    Weight
  • Bellville HS
    High School
Richard Reese
#29
Richard Reese
RB
Position
Junior
Class
Bellville, Texas
Hometown

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Biography

CAREER HONORS
• 2022 First-Team Freshman All-America (FWAA, PFN)
• 2022 Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
• 2022 Offensive Freshman of the Year in Texas (Dave Campbell’s Texas Football)
• 2022 Second-Team All-Big 12 (PFN)
• 2022 Third-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
• 2022 Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Year Semifinalist
 
2024 (Junior): Played in 11 games with starts in the first two outings … Totaled 58 carries for 241 yards and one TD, also catching six balls for 41 yards … Rushed a season-high 18 times for 78 yards vs. Tarleton in the opener, also catching two balls for seven yards … Had nine rushes for 15 yards and one six-yard catch at Utah … Rushed eight times for 47 yards and a TD vs. Air Force … Had two rushes for three yards at Colorado … Rushed six times for 20 yards and had a 24-yard catch at Texas Tech … Had a rush vs. TCU and WVU … Rushed twice for eight yards at UH … Had three carries for nine yards and a five-yard catch vs. KU … Had two rushes for eight yards vs. LSU in the Texas Bowl. 

2023 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with eight starts at running back … Rushed 66 times for 306 yards and two TDs … Also caught seven balls for 24 yards … Returned 12 kickoffs for 394 yards and two TDs … Rushed seven times for 14 yards in the season opener vs. Texas State … Rushed seven times for 21 yards and caught two balls for 16 yards vs. No. 12/12 Utah … Rushed 12 times for 82 yards and two TDs vs. Long Island … Rushed three times for eight yards and caught two passes for four yards vs. No. 3/6 Texas … Had best game of the year at UCF, toting it 16 times for 100 yards … Rushed four times for four yards vs. Texas Tech … Had three rushes for 12 yards at Cincinnati … Rushed three times for 21 yards and caught a five-yard pass vs. Houston … Returned to kickoffs for TDs in the season finale vs. West Virginia, including a 96-yard return, and carried it six times for 42 yards. 

2022 (Freshman): First-Team Freshman All-America by the FWAA and Pro Football Network … Named Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year … Tabbed Offensive Freshman of the Year in the state by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … Named All-Big 12 Second Team by PFN, and All-Big 12 Third-Team by Phil Steele … Coached tabbed Honorable Mention All-Big 12 … Was a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Year Award … A three-time Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention Player of the Week … Twice earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors … Set the program record for rushing yards by a freshman (972), while ranking fourth in program history in rushing TDs (14) … Ranked second in the nation among freshmen in rushing TDs and fifth in rushing yards … Toted it 198 times and added 13 catches for 89 yards … Finished just 28 yards shy of becoming the 16th 1,000 yard rusher in program history … Had three games with 100 or more yards and twice rushed for three TDs in a game … Opened his career with nine rushes for 62 yards and two TDs vs. UAlbany … Carried it six times for 19 yards at No. 21 BYU … Exploded for 156 yards and three TDs on 19 carries in a win over Texas State, earning Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors, also catching a 17-yard pass … Rushed 21 times for 78 yards and a TD at Iowa State … Rushed 17 times for 85 yards and a score vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State, adding four catches for 21 yards … Rushed 13 times for 57 yards at West Virginia … Rushed 31 times for 186 yards and two TDs, catching two balls for 26 yards, in a win over Kansas … Following week rushed 36 times for 148 yards and three TDs at Texas Tech, catching three balls … Had four carries for a TD while battling the flu in a win at Oklahoma … Rushed nine times for 54 yards vs. No. 19 Kansas State … Had a TD on 10 carries for 56 yards vs. No. 4 TCU … Rushed 15 times for 54 yards at No. 23 Texas … Rushed eight times in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Air Force. 

High School: Played at Bellville High School for head coach Grady Rowe … Helped the Brahmas to a 12-1 record and an undefeated district championship on their way to the 4A Division II regional semifinals as a senior … Carried the ball 218 times for 2,261 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior … Finished his career with 6,678 yards on 726 carries and 85 touchdowns … Three-time District Offensive MVP … Three-star prospect by the three major recruiting services … Ranked as the No. 79 player in the state of Texas by ESPN and No. 105 prospect by 247Sports … Rated the No. 38 running back in the country according to ESPN and the No. 60 RB by 247Sports …  Also ran track in high school, posting a 22.12 200m time as a junior.

Personal: Son of Walter and Laura Reese.