National Football Foundation

A natural leader, Georgia Tech's Darryl Richard has maintained academic and athletic success while continually working towards the betterment of the Georgia Tech Athletic Association throughout his collegiate career.

A three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll selection, Richard was named a 2007 ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-America pick. Currently working towards a master's in business administration, the Destrehan, La., native graduated with honors in management in May 2007 and is a member of the Georgia Tech All-Academic team, which recognizes the top scholar-athlete in each sport. 

A three-year starter and team captain, Richard has registered 87 career tackles, including 29 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks. Named to the 2008 Lott Trophy and Bednarik Award watch lists, he was instrumental in the Yellow Jackets' last two postseason berths in the 2007 Toyota Gator Bowl and the 2007 Roady's Humanitarian Bowl. 

Perhaps Georgia Tech's most active scholar-athlete, Richard is the president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board and oversaw the implementation of the organization's monthly newsletter as well as the "Code Gold Event," which encourages support among Tech student-athletes. A 2007 Wuerffel Trophy finalist, he was selected as a member of the university's Presidential Search Committee, the NCAA Certification Committee and the GT Auxiliary Service Student Leadership Advisory Group. 

Richard is Tech's third NFF National Scholar-Athlete, following Sheldon Fox in 1980. Richard was selected in the seventh round (234th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots and spent three seasons with the team. He is currently a performance metrics analyst for Entergy, an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations.