Career Summary
Andrew Rich transferred to BYU after leading Snow College with 120 tackles and five interceptions. As a three-time letterman, he played in all 39 games and saw 29 starts as a Cougar. Rich tallied 221 tackles, 12 pass breakups, ten interceptions and four forced fumbles during his career. He notched a career-high 14 tackles twice as BYU's defensive leader his senior season and recorded the third-highest total tackles by a BYU player in the last 20 years. Rich also helped the Cougars to a No. 24 national ranking in total defense in 2010. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Professional
Signed free agent deal with the Arizona Cardinals in 2011
Personal
- Born in Ogden, Utah
- Parents are Dan and Jodi Rich
- One of three children
- Majoring in psychology
- Served a church mission in Portland, Oregon (2004-2006)
- Speaks Spanish
- Father, Dan, played football at Weber State
Before BYU
- A two-year letterwinner at Bonneville High School
- Served as team captain
- Earned defensive MVP honors
- A two-time all-region selection
- Earned all-state honors
- Also lettered in basketball for the Lakers
- Maintained a 3.85 grade-point average in high school
- A member of the high honor roll
Snow College
- Led Snow College with 120 tackles and five interceptions in 2007
- Earned first-team all-league and second-team All-America honors at safety as a true freshman
- Helped lead the Badgers to the NJCAA National Championship game
- Posted an 11-1 record during the season
CAREER HIGHS
Unassisted Tackles: 10 vs. TCU, 2010
Assisted Tackles: 8 vs. TCU, 2009
Total Tackles: 14 vs. Air Force, 2010; Nevada 2010
TFL: 2.0 vs. Air Force, 2010; UTEP, 2010
Interceptions: 2, three times
Sacks: 1 vs. New Mexico, 2009; UTEP, 2010
| Career | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Misc | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL/YDS | NO | YDS | INT | YDS | TD | FF | FR | FRYDS | QBH | PBU |
| 2010 | 13 | 63 | 47 | 0 | 7.5 / 32 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 | 13 | 51 | 34 | 5 | 3.5 / 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 39 | 127 | 94 | 5 | 11 / 36 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 160 | - | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | 12 |
| Career | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | GS |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 |
| 2008 | 13 | 3 |
| TOTALS: | 39 | 29 |