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2024 Football Roster

97 Richard Hofus

  • Position DL
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 285
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Canfield, Ohio
  • Highschool Canfield

Biography

Missed 2024 season with injury ... Saw 2023 season interrupted by injury ... A two-year starter on the defensive line ... Moved into a starting spot on the defensive line as a sophomore in 2021 ... Gained experience on the defensive line as a freshman in 2020-21 ... An Honorable Mention All-Division III OPSWA All-Ohio selection at Canfield High School ... Named to the 2022 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2024 (Grad Season)
• Missed season due to injury.

2023 (Senior Season)
• Appeared in seven games in 2023, starting one.
• Recorded five total tackles, two solo.
• Had 0.5 tackles for loss.
• Made two stops, including 0.5 for loss, in season opener at Albany.
• Also had two tackles at Georgetown.

2022 (Junior Season)
• Appeared in all 12 games, starting seven on the defensive line.
• Recorded 26 total tackles, seven solo, including 1.5 for loss.
• Made a season-high six tackles, including one for loss, in season opening win at Wagner.
• Finished with four stops, including one for loss, in win over Stony Brook.
• Also had four tackles in Lafayette win.

2021 (Sophomore Season)
• Appeared in nine games, starting six on the defensive line.
• Recorded 33 total tackles, 12 solo, including one sack.
• Also had two pass breakups and two quarterback hurries.
• Made a season-high six tackles in win at Stony Brook.
• Finished with five stops, four solo, including a sack at Georgetown.
• Also registered five tackles versus Lehigh.

2020-21 (Freshman Season)
• Appeared in two games.
• Made two solo tackles, one each in the Colgate and Bucknell games.
• Also had a pass breakup and quarterback hurry against Bucknell.

Before Fordham
• Played for head coach Mike Pavlansky at Canfield High School in Canfield, Ohio.
• Named Honorable Mention All-Division III OPSWA All-Ohio.
• Named First Team All-Northeast Inland District by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association.
• A First Team All-County and All-Conference selection.
• Preseason contender for the 2019 WKBN Big 22 Award.
• Led Cardinals to back-to-back regional finals.
• WKBN Big 21 award winner.
• Recipient of the Blocks of Granite award.
• Team Defensive MVP.
• Also competed with the wrestling, baseball and track and field teams.
 
Personal
• Son of Kris and Rich Hofus.
• A Finance major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 97

    2020Freshman

    DL
    6'3" 260 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2021Sophomore

    DL
    6'4" 285 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2022Junior

    DL
    6'4" 285 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2023Senior

    DL
    6'4" 285 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2024Graduate Student

    DL
    6'3" 285 lbs
    97