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2024 Football Roster

Yusuf Abdullah
David Sierra
David Sierra
David Sierra
Yusuf Abdullah
David Sierra

4 Richie Ilarraza

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown Clearwater, FL
  • Highschool Calvary Christian H.S.

Biography

2024: Named to the Phil Steele FCS All-Conference Third Team ... Named to the Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-Conference Second Team ... Earned Preseason All-MEAC Second Team ... Played in four contests, racking up 253 all-purpose yards (183 receiving, 42 returning, 24 passing & four rushing) with two total TDs (one rushing & one receiving) ... Produced 37 all-purpose yards (23 receiving & 14 returning) in the win over Mercyhurst (Sept. 7) ... Recorded 95 all-purpose yards (77 receiving & 18 returning) in the victory over Morehouse College (Sept. 14) ... Registered 92 all-purpose yards (58 receiving, 24 passing & 10 returning) against Hampton (Sept. 21).

2023: MEAC Champion ... Selected to the Phil Steele FCS All-Conference Third Team ... Named to the MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Football All-Academic Team ... Selected to the Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-Conference Second Team ... Named to the Preseason All-MEAC Second Team ... Finished among the league leaders in catches (4th) and receiving yards (8th) ... Played in all 12 games, producing 311 yards on 32 catches with one TD ... Had two receptions for 29 yards with a TD in the win over Morehouse College (Sept. 9) ... Recorded seven catches for 65 yards at Northwestern (Oct. 7) ... Notched 82 yards on five receptions in the victory over Norfolk State (Oct. 21) ... Helped Howard advance to their first ever Cricket Celebration Bowl.

2022: MEAC Champion ... Named to the MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Commissioner’s All-Academic Team ... Named to the MEAC Football All-Academic Team ... Tied for seventh in the MEAC with 32 receptions, catching at least one pass in every game ... Caught a season-best seven catches for 36 yards against Alabama State (Aug. 27) ... Had seven catches for 80 yards against Harvard (Oct. 15) ... Had five catches for 45 yards at South Florida (Sept. 10) ... Helped Howard earn a share of the MEAC regular season championship, its first since 1993.

2021: Played in nine contests, recording 293 all-purpose yards (177 receiving, 100 returning, 14 passing & two rushing) with one receiving TD ... Had three catches for 31 yards in the collegiate debut at Richmond (Sept. 4) ... Recorded 64 all-purpose yards (50 yards & 14 passing) in the win over Sacred Heart (Oct. 2) ... Registered 98 yards in punt returning versus Virginia-Lynchburg (Nov. 20).

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2021Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2024Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    4