Shane Richards
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Kingston, Jamaica
 Richards with the Toronto Argonauts in 2025 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 4, 1995 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 325 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Crescent Heights |
| CJFL | Calgary Colts |
| College | Oklahoma State New Mexico Military |
| CFL draft | 2019: 1st round, 1st overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2023 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2024 | Edmonton Elks |
| 2025 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Shane Richards (born June 4, 1995) is a Jamaican-Canadian professional football offensive lineman. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Richards was born in Kingston, Jamaica to Daniel and Opel Richards and moved to Calgary as a child where he grew up and attended Crescent Heights High School.[1][2]
Amateur career
Following high school, Richards played for the Calgary Colts of the Canadian Junior Football League in the 2014 season and practiced with the Calgary Stampeders as a territorial rights player that same year.[3][4][2] He then attended New Mexico Military Institute to play college football for the Broncos in 2015.[3] After seeing success there, he transferred to play for the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 2016 where he played in four games as a junior.[5] He had a redshirt season in 2017 and returned to play his senior year in 2018 where he played in eight regular season games and in the Liberty Bowl victory over Missouri.[5]
