High School
Selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Classic...Rated the No. 3 place-kicker prospect in the country by ESPN.com...Ranked No. 5 nationally as a kicker/punter combo player by prokicker.com web site...Was listed as the No. 10 place-kicker nationally by the same site...Ranked among the top 40 players in the state of Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger following his senior season, the only place-kicker or punter to make the list..Named first-team, all-state for all classifications in Mississippi as a punter by that newspaper...Also earned first-team, all-state mention by the Mississippi Association of Coaches as a punter and second-team, all-state as a place-kicker in Class 5A...Converted eight-of-12 field goal attempts as a senior at Warren Central (MS) HS...Had a season-long, 47-yard three-pointer...Averaged 45.3 yards per punt on 47 kicks as a senior as well, with 19 of his punts going inside the 20-yard line...Had a season-best, 68-yard punt...All but three of his kickoffs as a senior (41 of 44) went into the end zone...Also a member of the soccer and golf teams.

Personal
Born Eric Charles Richards, 7-31-89, in Austin, TX...Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Richards...Majoring in general business administration.