Rishad Hence

Position:
S
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-11
Weight:
165
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Martin Luther King

2022: Appeared in 11 games for Akron, including four starts...registered 28 tackles, including 18 solo stops and 10 assisted tackles...added a pair of pass breakups...recorded a season-high five tackles, including four solo stops, at Kent State and versus Eastern Michigan...tallied pass breakups against Northern Illinois and Buffalo.

2021: Appeared in seven games for the Zips...made four tackles on the campaign...garnered on tackle at No. 10 Ohio State (Sept. 25), at Miami (Oct. 16), versus Buffalo (Oct. 23) and at Toledo (Nov. 27).

PRIOR TO AKRON: A 247Sports three-star defensive back from Detroit, Mich., was a four-year letter winner at Martin Luther King Jr. High School under head coach Tyrone Spencer...a top-100 player in Michigan, he led his team to a state championship victory in 2018, earned all-state recognition in 2019, and recorded three defensive touchdowns during his prep career...in a shortened senior campaign (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) he totaled over 50 tackles and ranked as the No. 60 recruit in Michigan by 247Sports...held offers from Army, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan and Kent State.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sport studies...son of Martina Allen.