Player Dossier

2020-2024

UCF

Johnny Richardson

RB • 5'7" • 175 lbs • Lake Wales, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Johnny Richardson leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.8 efficiency.

Usage Score

5.8

Efficiency

53.8

Consistency

33.9

Season Value

29.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · UCF

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
UCF
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UConn

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Johnny Richardson, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · UCF. Johnny Richardson leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.8 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

UCF paired 959 primary output with 67 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 53.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · UCF

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

19.1

Efficiency

53.8

Usage

5.8

Consistency

33.9

Best Game by takeover score

Utah

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 62. Sam Houston: 24. TCU: 7. Colorado: 21. Florida: 48. Cincinnati: -4. BYU: 9. Arizona: 15. Arizona State: 12. West Virginia: 5. Utah: 11

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 8 by 68. Sam Houston: 3 by 83.3. TCU: 2 by 36.5. Colorado: 6 by 31.8. Florida: 8 by 45.8. Cincinnati: 2 by 12.5. BYU: 1 by 87.5. Arizona: 3 by 58.3. Arizona State: 2 by 50. West Virginia: 2 by 26. Utah: 1 by 91.7

Split Comparison

Wins15.3 · n=3 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses14.6 · n=7 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half26.3 · n=6 · +15.9 vs Second Half
Second Half10.4 · n=5 · -15.9 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

91.7 vs Utah

Result
Sat 11/30vs UtahL 14-2811111
Sat 11/23@ West VirginiaL 21-31252.5002.5
Sun 11/10@ Arizona StateL 31-351440186
Sat 11/2vs ArizonaW 56-1221260135
Sat 10/26vs BYUL 24-3719909
Sat 10/12vs CincinnatiL 13-1912201-6-2
Sat 10/5@ FloridaL 13-243103.3005386
Sat 9/28vs ColoradoL 21-484112.8002103.5
Sat 9/14@ TCUW 35-34273.5003.5
Sat 9/7vs Sam HoustonW 45-142199.500158
Thu 8/29vs Unknown7405.7001227.8

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    UCF

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUCF6564.24.1
2021 PostseasonUCF9596718.8894
2021 Regular SeasonUCF9596718.80
2022 PostseasonUCF492568.1-467
2022 Regular SeasonUCF492568.10
2023 PostseasonUCF61958.213127
2023 Regular SeasonUCF61958.2130
2024 Regular SeasonUCF21053.85.8-409

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UConn

Win with 164 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

164

Primary metric

164 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.

#2

Baylor

105

Primary metric

Loss with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

105 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.

#3

East Carolina

155

Primary metric

Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

155 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

#4

Kent State

110

Primary metric

Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

110 scrimmage yards and 19.7 usage.

#5

East Carolina

41

Primary metric

Win with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

41 scrimmage yards and 5.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Postseason · UCF

959 primary output · 67 efficiency · 18.8 usage

59.1

#2

2021 Regular Season · UCF

59.1

959 primary · 67 efficiency · 18.8 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · UCF

50.3

619 primary · 58.2 efficiency · 13 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8426

Lake Wales · Lake Wales, FL

Committed To
UCF
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

2,345

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 55 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Johnny Richardson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career rushing yards
1,860