Richard Ash (American football)
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||
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| Born | August 4, 1992 Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Pahokee (Pahokee, Florida) | ||||
| College | Western Michigan | ||||
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||
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Richard Ash (born August 4, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars after the 2015 NFL draft. He played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos.
Ash attended Pahokee High School, playing for the Pahokee Blue Devils football team, while being teammates with Janoris Jenkins and Merrill Noel. As a sophomore, Pahokee went 14–0, beating Newberry 53–14 at the Florida Citrus Bowl for the 2008 FHSAA Class 2B State championship.[1]
As a junior, he tallied 84 tackles (7 for loss), 5 sacks, one interception, 5 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. As a senior, he registered 45 tackles (13 for loss), 4 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries. He was a four-star prospect according to Rivals.com.
College career
Ash accepted a football scholarship from the University of Michigan. As a redshirt freshman, he appeared in 4 games as a backup nose tackle. As a sophomore, he appeared in 6 games as a reserve defensive tackle.
As a junior, he appeared in five games as a backup defensive tackle. He made his first career tackle against Ohio State University.
He transferred to Western Michigan University at the end of the 2013 season. As a senior in 2014, he appeared in 13 games (12 starts), while posting 42 tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss (third on the team). He had 7 tackles (3 for loss) against Purdue University. He made 6 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Ohio University.