High School: Played linebacker and tight end for head coach Tim Moncman at Liberty High School...led team to record of 23-4 over his last two seasons...led team to District IX title as a junior and second place finish as a senior...team won Eastern Conference title in 2005 and finished second in the state...earned first team All-Lehigh Valley Conference honors at both linebacker and tight end his final two seasons...earned all-area honors at tight end in 2005...played in state East-West High School All-Star Game...posted 67 tackles, 3.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss and caught five passes for 117 yards and one touchdown as a junior...had 84 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, and caught 24 passes for 570 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior...honor roll student...active with Special Olympics and at Fountain Hill Elementary School as a volunteer for three years.
At Delaware: Third-year member of the squad...outstanding athlete with good quickness and ability to get to the quarterback...projected as No. 3 right end behind Ronald Talley and John Higginson who shared starting duties in 2007...has appeared in 13 career games and posted 20 tackles (11 solo)...has also played linebacker...recorded one tackle and broke up a pass in the spring game.
2007 Season: Earned first letter for the Blue Hens as a backup defensive end...led team to 11-4 record and berth in FCS national title game under head coach K.C. Keeler...appeared in 12 games, all in a reserve role...missed three games midway through the season vs. Monmouth, New Hampshire, and Northeastern due to injuries...collected 19 tackles (10 solo) and had four tackles for loss (27 yards), 2.5 sacks (25 yards), and broke up two passes...registered a career-high six tackles vs. James Madison and added five stops vs. West Chester and four vs. Delaware State...in on two tackles vs. loss vs. both West Chester and Delaware State...posted solo sack vs. Villanova...missed spring practice due to a school suspension.
2006 Season: Was one of six true freshmen to see action on the Blue Hen defense during the season...was expected to sit out a redshirt season but was pressed into duty vs. Northeastern at mid-season due to a rash of injuries...played in a backup role in the Northeastern game and recorded one tackle...suffered injury vs. Northeastern and did not play the remainder of the season...team went 5-6.
Personal: Richard Lee Jarnagin, Jr. (“jar-nuh-ginn”)...born May 19, 1988...son of Richard Jarnagin, Sr. and Terri Neifert...honor student as a psychology major with a minor in business at Delaware...named to 2007 CAA Academic Honor Roll.
| YEAR |
G/S |
Tackles (Solo) |
TFL |
Sacks |
PD |
Int. |
| 2007 |
12/0 |
19 (10) |
4-27 |
2.5-25 |
2 |
0 |
| 2006 |
1/0 |
1 (1) |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
13/0 |
20 (11) |
4-27 |
2.5-25 |
2 |
0 |
|
