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2014 Football Roster

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3 Richard Chungong

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lee's Summit, Mo.
  • Highschool Lee's Summit

Biography

SENIOR (2014): Started in nine of his 12 games played... was sixth on the team recording 53 tackles (34 solos)... four pass break-ups and recovered a fumble... earned his first start as a Leatherneck during the opener versus Valparaiso... recorded four tackles and a PBU... four solo tackles at Wisconsin... two assisted tackles against Drake... played against Northwestern... career-high five tackles at Southern Illinois... career-high six tackles (all solos) as he earned the start against North Dakota State... two solo tackles at Youngstown State... assisted tackle and a pass break-up versus Illinois State... career-high nine tackles versus Northern Iowa and recovered a fumble in the endzone... season-high two pass break-ups at South Dakota and added six tackles... seven tackles at South Dakota State... six of his seven tackles in the win over Indiana State were solo stops.

JUNIOR (2013): Played in all 12 games... made a season-high two tackles at Indiana State... one tackle at UNLV, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Youngstown State, and Missouri State... broke up a pass at Illinois State and vs. SDSU.

CAREER-HIGH TACKLES: 9 vs. NORTHERN IOWA (10/25/14)
CAREER-HIGH PBU: 2 at SOUTH DAKOTA (11/8/14)

AT INDEPENDENCE CC: Listed as Rivals.com 'Top 25' JUCO cornerbacks of 2012... recorded 40 tackles, 17 pass break-ups, three interceptions and forced two fumbles... played two years at Independence CC.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in football and two in basketball... earned All-Conference and All-District honors... selected to play in the Missouri-Kansas All-Star... played for coach Mike Spiegal.

PERSONAL: Born June 22, 1992... No. 1 sports highlight was earning the Top 25 ranking by Rivals.com and signing with a Division I program... his mom has been a major influence, "I just want to be able to give her all she deserves."... most admires Deion Sanders, "Because of the swagger and confidence he brought to the corner position."... his younger brother Roderick is a defensive tackle at Georgia Tech... favorite professional teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Heat... favorite musician is Andre 3000... son of Sally Arrey Chungong.

MAJOR: General Studies

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2013Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 180 lbs
    29
  • 3

    2014Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 185 lbs
    3