2022 Football Roster
Roster
Chadarius Townsend
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Super-Senior
- Hometown:
- Tanner, Alabama
- High School:
- Tanner
2022 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Appeared in two games on special teams before a season-ending injury cut his final season as a Red Raider short … member of three special teams units early in the season: kickoff return, kickoff coverage and punt return … saw action against both Murray State (9/3) and at N.C. State (9/17).
2021 SEASON (SENIOR)
Limited to only five games before suffering a season-ending injury early in Big 12 play … served as Texas Tech’s primary kick returner and a backup at running back prior to the injury … carried 10 times for 65 rushing yards on the ground, while also returning 11 kicks for 216 yards on special teams … averaged 19.6 yards per kick return with his longest going for 31 yards at Texas (9/25) … credited with appearing in 80 snaps on the year, including 58 that were on special teams … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: utilized primarily in the return game to start the season with two kick returns for 28 yards versus Houston (9/4) and three for 62 yards against Stephen F. Austin (9/11) … received a season-high five carries against Florida International (9/18), resulting in 28 yards … topped that rushing total the next week with two carries for 30 yards at Texas (9/25) … also had the one return for 31 versus the Longhorns … injured on a kick return at West Virginia (10/2), which ended his season … had three carries for seven yards and five kick returns for 95 yards prior to the injury against the Mountaineers … SENIOR DECISION: elected to return to the Red Raiders to utilize an extra year of eligibility for the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign.
2020 SEAS0N (JUNIOR)
Appeared in nine games in a variety of roles during first season as a Red Raider … utilized frequently in the back field as well as on special teams coverage and as a kickoff return specialist … carried 18 times for 99 yards and a touchdown on the season, while catching three passes for 23 yards … led the team with nine kickoff returns, averaging 19.9 yards per attempt … frequent participant on kickoff coverage throughout season … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made Red Raider debut with six carries for 23 yards and a reception for another 12 yards against Houston Baptist (9/12) … later matched his career high with another six carries against Oklahoma (10/31), resulting in 68 yards and a touchdown on the ground … touchdown came on a 36-yard scamper with just over five minutes remaining in the game … marked the longest rushing attempt of his career as well as his first-ever touchdown … previously carried three times for five yards versus Texas (9/26) and two times for two yards at Iowa State (10/10) … had two kickoff returns for 36 yards against the Cyclones in his first game in the role … later returned six kicks for 115 yards (19.2 average) in road trip to Oklahoma State (11/28) … closed the season with his longest kickoff return of the season against Kansas (12/5), bringing back one attempt for a total of 28 yards.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Transferred to Texas Tech after spending three years at the University of Alabama ... appeared in 18 games over his Alabama career either as a running back or wide receiver as well as on special teams ... 2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in six games either at running back or on special teams as a sophomore … appearances came against Duke, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Western Carolina and then against Michigan in the VRBO Citrus Bowl … carried eight times for 22 yards on the season … received two carries versus Southern Miss before picking up six more for 24 yards late in the season against Western Carolina ... 2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): appeared in 12 games normally on special teams in debut season for the Crimson Tide … worked with both the running backs and wide receivers that season … missed only the Ole Miss and Texas A&M games on the year … saw action in both of Alabama’s two contests in the College Football Playoff ... 2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): redshirt season … member of an Alabama program that claimed the College Football Playoff National Championship … enrolled at Alabama early in January 2017 in order to participate in spring football.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Tanner High School in his hometown of Tanner, Ala. ... dual-threat option at quarterback throughout prep career ... accounted for more than 2,700 yards of total offense and 35 touchdowns as a senior in 2016 ... threw for 1,245 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior, while also rushing for 1,401 yards and 22 scores ... garnered All-USA Alabama Team honors by USA Today that season ... selected to play in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game following senior year ... tabbed to the 2A All-State first team from the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) as both a junior and a senior ... named the 2015 2A Back of the Year by the ASWA as well ... rushed for 1,328 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior, while also adding 1,000 yards and 15 touchdowns through the air ... ranked among the top recruits in the state of Alabama as well as nationally ... unanimous four-star prospect by the likes of Scout, Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports ... listed as the No. 142 overall player in the Scout300 as well as the outlet’s No. 8 athlete nationally and third-best athlete in the south region ... slotted at No. 178 in the 247Composite as well as No. 6 among athletes in the country and the No. 7 player in the state of Alabama … was No. 199 in the ESPN300 where he was the No. 13 athlete in the country and No. 9 player in the state … ranked as the 10th-best athlete in the country, ninth-best player in Alabama and No. 211 overall by 247Sports … was the No. 223 recruit by Rivals, which also placed him No. 11 in Alabama and No. 19 among athletes nationally … ranked 173rd on the PrepStar top-300 All-America team … chose Alabama over offers from SEC counterparts Auburn, Florida, Kentucky and Mississippi State.
PERSONAL
Chadarius Townsend ... son of Marvetta Davis and Dale Townsend ... one of five siblings ... has an older sister and three younger brothers ... interns with the Texas Tech creative services department due to his interests in graphic design and photography ... pursuing a Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies.
