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Overview
Positives... Has a thick, barrel-chested frame with good upper body muscle tone, wide waist and hips, good bubble and thick legs. ... Versatile, with the ability to play center, guard or tackle. ... Can also handle deep snapping chores. ... Shows quickness coming out of his stance, clearing defenders off the ball with his leg drive, hand jolt and explosion. ... Has an aggressive nature, stepping intently into his blocks. ... Has a strong hand punch and clamps on tightly to ride the defender wide. ... Physical drive blocker who simply runs over people, coming off the snap hard to gain advantage on running plays. ... Effective trap blocker with ease-of-movement agility adjusting in space. ... Works his hips well to position and force the chase route, doing a good job of staying on his feet to finish. ... Can anchor down with force in pass protection and extends his arms properly to contain the bull rush. ... Hard worker in the weight room. ... Known for his ability to get inside the frame of a defender to rock him back with a jarring hand punch. ... Mirrors double moves well, due to his fluid lateral agility. ... .Chips and lands in a zone and is aggressive looking for linebackers to neutralize when working into the second level. ... Moves his feet with good knee bends and balance, showing the hip snap to change direction and redirect.
Negatives... Despite his power, he is a little inconsistent generating that strength on the move, as he sometimes fails to land when pulling and trapping. ... Looks more comfortable working in-line, but does have the foot speed to perform in space. ... When he gets over-aggressive, he tends to lean into the defender, causing them to slip off his blocks. ... Has had several off-field issues that need further review. ... Needs to refine his pass set, as he does not look sudden in his retreat and can lose leverage when he overextends trying to get to the wide edge rush. ... Has good hand usage, but will give up his chest at times and the stronger defenders will then rock him back on his heels.
2005 Season
Sat out his junior campaign...Was moved to center during spring drills, but the coaches were intending on moving him back to left offensive tackle...Several off-field incidents resulted in the new coaching staff first suspending and later dismissing Richie from the program...He then enrolled at the University of Oregon in late September, but was released by that school one week later for failure to meet certain requirements placed down by that staff in order to join that program...He then attempted to contact other schools to transfer to before giving up that quest and apply for the 2005 NFL Draft...He then suffered a right knee injury while performing in agility tests at the Combines.
2004 Season
First-Team All-Big Twelve Conference selection by the Associated Press and the Dallas Morning News, adding second team honors from the league's coaches...Earned a spot on the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award Watch Lists...Started every game at left tackle and provided a consistent force in an offensive line riddled with injuries throughout the year...Spearheaded an offensive line that powered NU to a No. 7 national ranking in rushing, averaging 235.6 yards per game, including a pair of 300-yard rushing games in 2003...He and his running mates on the offensive line allowed Nebraska to control the time of possession battle, as the Huskers averaged nearly 32 minutes in time of possession behind their power attack...Registered 130 knockdowns and delivered twelve touchdown-resulting blocks.
2003 GAME
ANALYSIS
Oklahoma State...Leveled defensive end Antonio Smith as tailback Judd Davies charged up the middle for a 2-yard touchdown run to seal a 17-7 victory...The team rushed for 346 yards and Richie delivered thirteen knockdowns...Head to Head Competition: Khreem Smith-DE-Three assisted tackles. Troy State...Collected twelve knockdowns, including one that flattened rush end Demarcus Ware in the backfield, allowing QB Joe Dailey to flip a 21-yard touchdown pass to tight end Matt Herian as the team gained 346 yards...Head to Head Competition: Cedrick Phillips-DE-Two solo tackles. Southern Mississippi...Collected eight knockdowns, clearing a rush lane used by QB Jammal Lord for a 6-yard touchdown run and later, cut blocked linebacker Rod Davis on a 3-yard scoring run by David Horne as the Huskers gained 265 yards...Also made a tackle on the punt coverage unit when he chased down Marvin Young in the second quarter after a 37-yard return...Head to Head Competition: Akeem Lockett-DE-No tackles. Texas A&M...Produced twenty knockdowns, clearing a rush lane used by QB Jammal Lord for a 22-yard touchdown run and then teamed with center Josh Sewell to take down line-backer Jared Morris on QB Joe Dailey's 29-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Fluellen as Nebraska totaled 333 yards on the ground...Head to Head Competition: Linnis Smith-DE-Three tackles (2 solos), stop for minus 5 yards. Iowa State...Delivered fourteen knockdowns and simply flattened defensive tackle Jordan Carstens on Fluellen's 39-yard scoring scamper as the team rushed for 282 yards...Head to Head Competition: Jason Berryman-DE-No tackles. Kansas...Produced fifteen knockdowns, including one where he ran over defensive end David McMillan to spring fullback Steve Kriewald for a 1-yard touchdown run as the Huskers piled up 400 yards rushing...Head to Head Competition: David McMillan-DE-Three solo tackles.
2003 Season
First-Team Freshman All-American selection by the Football Writers Association and The Sporting News...Second-team All-Big Twelve Conference choice by the Dallas Morning News...Was the first Husker freshman offensive lineman to start in the season opener, and just the third rookie lineman to earn any start in his first year of competition. He played in all 14 games and started 13 at left tackle and posted the second-highest season pancake total in Husker history with 171...Only guard Toniu Fonoti (201 in 2001) had more knock-downs in a season at Nebraska...Richie had nine double-figure knockdown games, including three consecutive games with 20 or more...Helped Nebraska finish 2002 ranked fourth in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 268.7 yards per game.
2002 GAME HIGHLIGHTS Posted 28 knockdowns at Texas A&M, the second-most ever by a Husker, as the line set a school single-game record with 110 knockdowns...Added 21 knockdowns in the Iowa State clash...Added 23 knockdowns in the Kansas contest.
2002 Season
A scholarship athlete, Incognito redshirted his first season at Nebraska.
Track
Communication Studies major...Son of Richard and Donna Incognito...Born 7/05/83 in Englewood, New Jersey...Resides in Glendale, Arizona.
Off-field Issues
Incognito was suspended indefinitely by Nebraska before the 2004 season after repeated discipline problems. As a freshman in 2002, he was ejected for fighting from the Huskers' game against Penn State, then sat out the first half against Iowa State game the next week. In the spring of 2003, former Nebraska coach Frank Solich suspended Incognito for several team infractions. Incognito was reinstated and went on to start all thirteen games that season.
In February 2004, Incognito was charged with three counts of assault stemming from a fight at a party. He was found guilty of one misdemeanor assault charge after a three-day trial in June and paid a $500 fine. Another charge was dismissed and he was found innocent of the third. The Cornhuskers then suspended him indefinitely for what new coach Bill Callahan called repeated violations of team rules.
Incognito left Nebraska and enrolled at the University of Oregon in late September 2004. Oregon coach Mike Bellotti stipulated that Incognito had to complete an anger-management course and adhere to a strict code of conduct. When he failed to comply, Bellotti dismissed him from the Oregon program one week later. "My point is, he will not represent the University of Oregon on the football field," Bellotti said. "There were conditions we had set down and set forth for him to be admitted to our program, and they were not met," Bellotti told The Oregonian. Bellotti did not elaborate when pressed further.
Injury Report
No injury report released by Nebraska, but the player never missed a game due to an injury. 2005: While completing the final agility tests at the Combines, Incognito seemingly caught his foot in the carpet and dropped to the field. After writhing in pain for several minutes he was finally carted off with a right knee injury. An MRI proved negative.
High School
4.84 in the 40-yard dash...2.85 20-yard dash...1.72 10-yard dash...Bench presses 225 pounds 29 times...32 3/8-inch arm length...10 1/8-inch hands...32 Wonderlic score.
Personal
Attended Mountain Ridge (Glendale, Az.) High School, playing football for coach Jim Ewan...Played on both sides of the ball and also served as the team's deep snapper... Helped guide the team to an 8-4 record and the first round of the state playoffs in 2000... Earned All-American honors as a senior and was named to Prep Star's 120-man Dream Team...Second-team honoree on the Long Beach Press-Telegram's Best in the West list and a finalist for the Arizona Player-of-the-Year Award...Also won the Brian Murray Award, which goes to the best lineman in the state, and the Frank Kush Award, representing the best offensive lineman in Arizona.
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