2023 Football Roster
Roster
D'Abreu, Rick

Jersey Number 44
Rick D'Abreu
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 280
- Hometown:
- Chester, Va.
- High School:
- Thomas Dale High School
- Prev School:
- East Carolina
Bio
2023 | SENIOR
Had 4.5 tackles for loss among his 12 stops on the season ... the 4.5 TFLs placed seventh on the team ... played in 10 games ... had two stops for loss among a season-best four tackles at Iowa State ... had a TFL as part of three stops in his TCU debut in the opener against Colorado ... took part in a sack in the 41-6 win over Nicholls ... recorded a tackle for loss and quarterback hurry versus Texas.
2022 | JUNIOR (EAST CAROLINA)
Played in nine games … had two tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks, among his five stops on the season … the TFLs and sacks came in a 34-13 win over UCF.
2021 | SOPHOMORE (EAST CAROLINA)
Started six of the 12 games he played … totaled 33 tackles, including 15 solo … placed third on the team with 3.5 sacks … recorded at least one stop in all 12 games with multiple tackles in nine contests … posted a season-best five tackles against Charleston Southern … his sacks came versus South Carolina, Tulane and Cincinnati ... had a TFL against South Florida … recorded two quarterback hurries versus Charleston Southern and Tulane.
2020 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (EAST CAROLINA)
Started all nine games at defensive tackle … totaled 24 tackles with 23 coming on running plays … placed fifth on the team with 3.5 TFLs … had a sack for a loss of 14 yards at Cincinnati … forced a fumble against Navy and had a quarterback hurry versus SMU … recorded multiple tackles in six games … made his first collegiate start against UCF and had four tackles … recorded a career-best 10 stops, including five solo, against Navy …had three tackles versus Tulane and Cincinnati before contributing two in separate games against Temple and SMU in successive weeks to close the season.
2019 | FRESHMAN (EAST CAROLINA)
Appeared in 11 of 12 games … recorded 10 tackles on the season … had at least one stop in five contests and collected multiple tackles on three occasions … posted a season-high four tackles against Tulsa … had two stops versus Navy and Temple … recorded three quarterback hurries, including two versus Temple … his first career tackle came in the fourth quarter at Navy.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com … invited to play for the U.S. National Team in the International Federation of American Football U-19 World Championship in Mexico City … his team captured a bronze medal competing in a field that consisted of teams from Mexico, Canada, Sweden, Japan and Australia … three-year letterman … completed his prep career with 141 tackles (83 solo), 28.0 for loss, 15.0 sacks and 22 quarterback pressures in 24 contests … limited to just three games as a senior because of injury … still recorded 31 solo stops, 13.0 TFLs, 7.0 sacks and 10 quarterback pressures … part of a Thomas Dale program that went 9-3 overall, including 5-1 in region, and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs … produced a season-high 13 tackles with 4.0 for loss and 2.0 sacks versus Bird … posted 10 stops, including 5.0 TFLs, and 2.0 sacks against Cosby … had a personal-best 3.0 sacks as part of eight tackles versus Hermitage … played in 10 games as a junior with 72 total tackles, 7.0 sacks and six quarterback hurries to help TDHS to similar 9-3 and 5-1 marks and a 50-0 playoff win versus Franklin County … had three games with at least 12 tackles … recorded at least one sack in six contests with a season-high two against Bird … during his first full-time varsity campaign as a sophomore in 2016, he helped lead the Knights to a 9-3 record which included a 33-9 first-round playoff victory over James River ... appeared in 11 games and totaled 38 stops, 2.0 TFLs, a sack and six pressures … turned in a season best 10-tackle effort versus Petersburg.
Had 4.5 tackles for loss among his 12 stops on the season ... the 4.5 TFLs placed seventh on the team ... played in 10 games ... had two stops for loss among a season-best four tackles at Iowa State ... had a TFL as part of three stops in his TCU debut in the opener against Colorado ... took part in a sack in the 41-6 win over Nicholls ... recorded a tackle for loss and quarterback hurry versus Texas.
2022 | JUNIOR (EAST CAROLINA)
Played in nine games … had two tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks, among his five stops on the season … the TFLs and sacks came in a 34-13 win over UCF.
2021 | SOPHOMORE (EAST CAROLINA)
Started six of the 12 games he played … totaled 33 tackles, including 15 solo … placed third on the team with 3.5 sacks … recorded at least one stop in all 12 games with multiple tackles in nine contests … posted a season-best five tackles against Charleston Southern … his sacks came versus South Carolina, Tulane and Cincinnati ... had a TFL against South Florida … recorded two quarterback hurries versus Charleston Southern and Tulane.
2020 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (EAST CAROLINA)
Started all nine games at defensive tackle … totaled 24 tackles with 23 coming on running plays … placed fifth on the team with 3.5 TFLs … had a sack for a loss of 14 yards at Cincinnati … forced a fumble against Navy and had a quarterback hurry versus SMU … recorded multiple tackles in six games … made his first collegiate start against UCF and had four tackles … recorded a career-best 10 stops, including five solo, against Navy …had three tackles versus Tulane and Cincinnati before contributing two in separate games against Temple and SMU in successive weeks to close the season.
2019 | FRESHMAN (EAST CAROLINA)
Appeared in 11 of 12 games … recorded 10 tackles on the season … had at least one stop in five contests and collected multiple tackles on three occasions … posted a season-high four tackles against Tulsa … had two stops versus Navy and Temple … recorded three quarterback hurries, including two versus Temple … his first career tackle came in the fourth quarter at Navy.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com … invited to play for the U.S. National Team in the International Federation of American Football U-19 World Championship in Mexico City … his team captured a bronze medal competing in a field that consisted of teams from Mexico, Canada, Sweden, Japan and Australia … three-year letterman … completed his prep career with 141 tackles (83 solo), 28.0 for loss, 15.0 sacks and 22 quarterback pressures in 24 contests … limited to just three games as a senior because of injury … still recorded 31 solo stops, 13.0 TFLs, 7.0 sacks and 10 quarterback pressures … part of a Thomas Dale program that went 9-3 overall, including 5-1 in region, and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs … produced a season-high 13 tackles with 4.0 for loss and 2.0 sacks versus Bird … posted 10 stops, including 5.0 TFLs, and 2.0 sacks against Cosby … had a personal-best 3.0 sacks as part of eight tackles versus Hermitage … played in 10 games as a junior with 72 total tackles, 7.0 sacks and six quarterback hurries to help TDHS to similar 9-3 and 5-1 marks and a 50-0 playoff win versus Franklin County … had three games with at least 12 tackles … recorded at least one sack in six contests with a season-high two against Bird … during his first full-time varsity campaign as a sophomore in 2016, he helped lead the Knights to a 9-3 record which included a 33-9 first-round playoff victory over James River ... appeared in 11 games and totaled 38 stops, 2.0 TFLs, a sack and six pressures … turned in a season best 10-tackle effort versus Petersburg.
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