High-Upside, Special-Teams-First LB With Sideline Burst
In the 2025 season, Richmond Ugochukwu appeared in all 13 games for Houston, logging 168 snaps with nearly all of his early value coming on special teams, which is often the first sign a staff trusts your toughness and urgency. He’s a 6-foot-2, 220-pound sophomore with a reputation as a hard-hitting, sideline-to-sideline linebacker, plus track-speed background that shows up in pursuit. He was a consensus three-star recruit and a top-90 linebacker nationally, so the upside is real; the fit is best for a team that wants an athletic, physical developmental defender who plays with juice and can grow into a bigger defensive role.
