University of Richmond Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Dykes, Aaron
Jersey Number 3
Aaron Dykes
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Hardin Valley Academy
Bio
Redshirt Senior (2022)
- Named preseason All-Colonial Athletic Association.
- Team captain.
- Finished his career ranked sixth among active kick returners with 1,802 yards.
- Finished his career second all time among Spiders in all purpose yards with 4,521 via 1,969 rushing yards, 750 receiving yards and 1,802 kick return yards.
- Started all 13 games.
- Picked up 772 rushing yards, 196 receiving yards and 301 kick return yards
- Scored four touchdowns
- Recorded 100+ yard games on two occasions with 102 yards at Elon (Oct. 1) and 109 at Sacramento State (Dec. 3).
- Recorded a career season-high 59.4 yards rushing per game.
- Averaged 17.7 yards per return.
Redshirt Junior (2021)
- Dykes averaged 27.3 yards per kickoff this year, ranking second all-time in program history in a single season trailing only Justin Rogers' 30.4 yard average in 2004.
- Named All-State by Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID).
- Finished season with 1197 all-purpose yards.
- His 1019 all-purpose in conference play only was second in the CAA.
- Completed season with 492 kick-return yards.
- His 402 return yards in conference play was fourth in the CAA.
- Raked in 11 total touchdowns on the season.
- His seven total touchdowns in conference play was fifth in the CAA.
- Posted six rushing touchdowns on the season.
- His three rushing touchdowns in conference play only was 12th in the CAA.
- Notched four receiving touchdowns on the season.
- His three receiving touchdowns was 12th in conference play.
- Finished season with 516 rushing yards on 125 carries.
- Posted 309 receiving yards on 25 receptions on the season.
- Delivered a career-high 80 rushing yards and a season-high 22-yard run in the Capital City Cup victory over William & Mary (Nov.11).
- Recorded career-high 88 receiving yards vs. vs. New Hampshire.
- Notched a career-high two receiving touchdowns vs. New Hampshire.
- Caught a career-high 58-yard reception vs. New Hampshire (Oct. 30).
- Added season-long 98-yard return vs. Villanova (Sept. 18).
- Lehigh (Sept. 11) marked the third time in his career he posted at least on rushing touchdown and receiving touchdown.
- Secured a season-high two rushing touchdowns on a season-high 15 carries vs. Howard (Sept.4).
- Started in all 11 games.
- Named Honorable Mention Preseason All-CAA Football.
- Named Preseason All-America by Athlon Sports as a kickoff returner.
- Started all four games at running back.
- Led the team in rushing with 229 yards on 44 carries, averaging 5.2 yards per carry.
- Recorded five touchdowns in four games in the spring.
- Rushed for three touchdowns on the year.
- Caught eight passes for 90 yards, including two touchdowns receiving.
- Scored two touchdowns - one rushing and one receiving - against William & Mary (March 6).
- Finished with 94 yards of total offense against the Tribe.
- Rushed for 57 yards on 13 carries, including his six-yard score.
- Caught three passes for 37 yards and a seven-yard score.
- Rushed for 66 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown at Elon (March 13).
- Caught two passes for 17 yards against the Phoenix.
- Rushed for 70 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown on the ground in the second game against Elon (March 27).
- Caught two passes for 32 yards, including a 38-yard catch for a score.
- Rushed for 36 yards on seven carries against James Madison (April 17).
- Named First Team Freshman All-America by Phil Steele.
- Named Third Team All-Colonial Athletic Association as a kickoff returner.
- Played in 10 games, making eight starts at running back before suffering a season-ending injury during the Villanova game (Nov. 9).
- One of only three freshmen honored on the CAA All-Conference teams.
- Became the first Spider kickoff returner to earn All-Conference honors since Justin Grant in 2012.
- Finished second in the CAA and eighth in NCAA FCS averaging 27.1 yards per kickoff return.
- Led all freshmen in the country at 27.1 yards per kickoff return.
- Tied for the CAA and national lead with two kickoff returns for touchdowns,.
- Became the first Spider in program history to return two kickoffs for scores in the same game when he accomplished the feat at Delaware (Oct. 26).
- Posted four returns for 226 yards against the Blue Hens, earning both CAA Special Teams and STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
- His 226 yards are the most in a single-game in Spider history.
- Recorded a 100-yard kickoff return in the first quarter and an 88-yard kickoff return for touchdown in the second quarter against Delaware.
- Became the fourth Spider in program history to record a kickoff return of 100 yards.
- Returned 23 kicks on the year for 623 yards, ranking 10th in Richmond history for kickoff return yardage in a season.
- His 27.1 yards per kickoff ranks second in a single-season in Spider history.
- Finished second on the team and first among running backs with 309 yards rushing on 90 carries.
- Recorded a season-high 77 yards rushing on 12 carries against Yale (Oct. 19).
- Finished with a season-high 103 total yards of offense against Yale.
- Rushed for 50 yards on 10 carries against Fordham (Sept. 28).
- Posted 68 yards rushing on six carries, including his lone rushing touchdown against Jacksonville (Aug. 29).
- Caught 14 passes for 153 yards on the year.
- Caught a career-high three passes for a career-high 72 yards against Stony Brook (Nov. 2).
- Posted a career-long 50-yard reception against Stony Brook.
- Played in four games making one start, earning a redshirt
- Got his first career start against Delaware (Oct. 6)
- Ran 32 times for 154 yards and two touchdowns
- Season-high 13 carries for 53 yards against James Madison (Sept. 29)
- Carried the ball 12 times for a season-high 76 yards and two scores in the game at Elon (Oct. 20)
- Grabbed his first pass against Delaware, while carrying the ball seven times for 25 yards
- Returned 14 kicks for 354 yards, averaging 25.29 yards per return
- Season-long 60-yard return against James Madison (Sept. 29)
- Four year letterman at Hardin Valley
- As a senior, Region Offensive MVP, All-Kil First Team offense, All-Prep Extra First Team offense
- As a junior, All-Region, All-Kil First Team offense, All-Prep Extra First Team offense
- Leader in all-time points at Hardin Valley, second all-time leading rusher
- 1,283 rushing yards on 207 carries as a senior to go with 15 touchdowns
- 20 receptions for 179 yards as a senior
- As a junior, rushed for 1,483 yards with 15 touchdowns on 223 carries
- For his career, rushed for 3,148 yards (6.6 ypc, 87.4 ypg) to go with 35 total touchdowns.
Football Highlights vs. Howard
Saturday, September 27
Football vs Howard Postgame
Saturday, September 27
Football Weekly Press Conference - September 24th
Wednesday, September 24
Football vs VMI Postgame
Saturday, September 20
