Player Career

Johnny Richardson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Johnny Richardson story

Johnny Richardson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Lake Wales, FL, spending time with UCF. The clearest part of Johnny Richardson's career was his backfield work: 1,860 rushing yards, 281 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 485 receiving yards across 55 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with UCF. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 485 receiving yards, 9 tackles, and 624 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 55 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UCF.

The arc is straightforward: Johnny Richardson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UCF

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202120222022202320232024
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

vs UConn

Week 12 · W 49-17

Win with 164 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

164

Scrimmage Yards

89.4 takeover

164 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.

#2

vs East Carolina

Week 6 · W 20-16 · Conference game

155

Scrimmage Yards

88.7 takeover

Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

155 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

#3

vs South Florida

Week 13 · W 17-13 · Conference game

121

Scrimmage Yards

82.5 takeover

Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

121 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.

#4

vs Kent State

Week 1 · W 56-6

110

Scrimmage Yards

79.7 takeover

Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

110 scrimmage yards and 19.7 usage.

#5

vs Baylor

Week 5 · L 35-36 · Conference game

105

Scrimmage Yards

77.1 takeover

Loss with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

105 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · UCF

959 primary output · 67 efficiency · 18.8 usage

67.8

#2

2021 Regular Season · UCF

67.8

959 primary · 67 efficiency · 18.8 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · UCF

55.1

619 primary · 58.2 efficiency · 13 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games