Rick D'Abreu

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-2
Weight:
257
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Chester, Va.
High School:
Thomas Dale
Major:
Communication

Prior to 2022 season: Three-year lettermen who has appeared in 32 games making 15 starts … Registered 67 career stops (30 solo) … Recorded at least one tackle in 23 of 32 career contests (multiple 20 times) … Tallied 8.0 career TFLs (-33 yards) and 4.5 career sacks (-27 yards) ... Sixty of his 67 career tackles have come on rushing plays (29 in 2021) ... Added six career quarterback pressures … Is considered one of ECU’s most capable line penetrators because of his quickness and strength to get off blocks … A 2022 Second-Team Preseason All-American Athletic Conference selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview.

2022: Played against Old Dominion but did not record any defensive statistics ... Tallied one tackle (assisted) in the win over Campbell ... Posted three tackles (one solo), including 1.5 sacks (-13 yards) and two TFLs (-14 yards) in the win over UCF ... Registered one tackle (assisted) at BYU.

2021: Started six of 12 games booking 33 tackles (15 solo) … Registered at least one stop in all 12 games (multiple nine times) … Posted season-best five tackles against Charleston Southern (9/25) … Stood third on the team in sacks (3.5 for minus 23 yads) … Records sacks against South Carolina (1.0/-8 yds), Tulane (0.5/-1) and Cincinnati (2.0/-14 yards) ... Also credited with a one-yard TFL versus South Florida … Added two quarterback hurries against Charleston Southern and Tulane … Named a Third-Team Preseason All-AAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview and Athlon Sports.

2020: Opened all nine games at defensive tackle during his second full year on the Pirates’ roster … Credited with 24 tackles (11 solo) … Stood fifth on the unit with 3.5 TFLs (-9 yards) … Also tallied one sack (for -14 yards at Cincinnati), a forced fumble (Navy) and a quarterback hurry (SMU) … Recorded stops (all multiple totals) in six games … Made first collegiate start against UCF at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and tallied four tackles … Netted a career-best 10 hits (five solo) against Navy …Had three stops each vs. Tulane and Cincinnati before contributing two in separate outings against Temple and SMU in successive weeks to close out the season … Registered tackles behind the line of scrimmage against three opponents (1.0/Navy, 0.5/Tulane, 2.0/Cincinnati) … Did not record statistics in starts against Georgia State, South Florida and Tulsa … Booked 23 of 24 stops on rushing plays (95.8 percent) … Ranked fifth on the team with 19 tackles in four home games (4.8 tpg), while collecting only five in five road tilts (1.0) … Averaged 2.5 stops per game in October (10) and November (10).

2019: Appeared in 11 of 12 contests as a true freshman and enjoyed a quick rise on the unit’s depth chart … Completed the season as a top reserve at one of the end positions … Credited with 10 tackles (four solo) … Logged at least one stop in five outings and collected multiple hits on three occasions – two each vs. Navy and Temple, and a season-high four against Tulsa in the finale at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium … Booked single tackles vs. William & Mary and UCF … Also recorded three quarterback hurries (two vs. Temple, one vs. Cincinnati) … Notched first career stop – a solo hit – at Navy during fourth quarter action after making collegiate debut a week earlier in the first home tilt against Gardner-Webb … Did not play in the opener at NC State.

High School: Earned three football letters for coach Kevin Tucker at Thomas Dale … Completed prep career with a total of 141 tackles (83 solo), 28.0 TFLs, 15.0 sacks and 22 quarterback pressures in 24 games … Senior season was limited to just three games because of injury, but still was credited with 31 solo stops, 13.0 TFLs, 7.0 sacks (-18 yards) and 10 pressures in 2018 … Part of a Knights’ program that went 9-3 overall (5-1 region) and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs after a 7-0 victory over Cosby in the postseason opener … Produced a season-high 13 tackles (4.0 for lost yardage) and 2.0 sacks vs. Bird, while turning in 10 hits (5.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks) in a regular season matchup against Cosby and eight more stops, including a personal best 3.0 sacks, vs. Hermitage … Played in 10 contests as a junior in 2017, logging 72 total tackles (14 solo), 7.0 sacks and six QB hurries to help TDHS to similar 9-3 and 5-1 marks and a playoff triumph (50-0 vs. Franklin County) … Netted 12 stops in each of the first three outings (Cosby, Bird, Hermitage) before racking up nine in a matchup vs. Petersburg … Recorded at least one sack in six games with a season-high of two (Bird) … Also helped lead Knights to a 9-3 record, which included a 33-9 first-round playoff victory over James River, during his first full-time varsity campaign as a sophomore in 2016 … Appeared in 11 games and booked 38 stops, 2.0 TFL, a sack and six pressures … Turned in a season-best 10-tackle effort vs. Petersburg, added six against Prince George and five each in matchups vs. Colonial Heights and Matoaca … Invited to play for the U.S. National Team in the International Federation of American Football U-19 World Championship in Mexico City, which went on to capture a bronze medal competing in a field that consisted of teams from Mexico, Canada, Sweden, Japan and Australia … A three-star prospect according to 247Sports.com … In addition to ECU, also recruited by FBS members Colorado, Massachusetts and Tulane.

Personal: Son of Richard and Makeba D’Abreu … Major is communication.