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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024UCF
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.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- UCF
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Johnny Richardson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · UCF. Johnny Richardson leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,345
- Rushing yards
- 1,860
- Receiving yards
- 485
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Johnny Richardson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCF · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,345
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 55 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · UCF
- Top game
- UConn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lake Wales · UCF
- High school pipeline
- Lake Wales · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 0 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 210 scrimmage yards · RB 338th (top 48%) · Big 12 114th (top 37%) · National 985th (top 37%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UCF | 4 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2021 Postseason | UCF | 13 | 69 | 40 | 29 | 0 | 67.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCF | 13 | 890 | 693 | 197 | 4 | 67.8 |
| 2022 Postseason | UCF | 14 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 47.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCF | 14 | 460 | 340 | 120 | 1 | 47.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | UCF | 13 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCF | 13 | 603 | 557 | 46 | 1 | 55.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UCF | 11 | 210 | 119 | 91 | 1 | 31.6 |
Related Context
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Johnny Richardson played RB for UCF. Across 5 tracked seasons, Johnny Richardson recorded 1,860 rushing yards, 485 receiving yards, and 9 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UCF.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
UCF paired 959 primary output with 67 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 67 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: UConn
Win with 164 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · UCF
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
73.8
Efficiency
67
Usage
18.8
Consistency
50.5
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 69. Boise State: 19. Bethune-Cookman: 14. Louisville: 99. Navy: 93. East Carolina: 155. Cincinnati: 51. Memphis: 47. Temple: 42. Tulane: 45. SMU: 40. UConn: 164. South Florida: 121
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 6 by 97.9. Boise State: 3 by 66. Bethune-Cookman: 3 by 48.6. Louisville: 12 by 84.4. Navy: 12 by 65.8. East Carolina: 18 by 76.5. Cincinnati: 13 by 28.8. Memphis: 6 by 81.6. Temple: 8 by 54.7. Tulane: 10 by 35.7. SMU: 11 by 43.3. UConn: 15 by 95.6. South Florida: 12 by 92
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins75.1 · Games = 9 · +4.4 vs Losses
Losses70.8 · Games = 4 · -4.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
97.9 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/24 | @ Florida | W 29-17 | 3 | 40 | 13.30 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11.5 |
| Fri 11/26 | vs South Florida | W 17-13 | 8 | 94 | 11.80 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 10.1 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs UConn100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-17 | 14 | 147 | 10.50 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10.9 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ SMU | L 28-55 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3.6 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Tulane | W 14-10 | 7 | 19 | 2.70 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Temple | W 49-7 | 8 | 42 | 5.30 | 1 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Fri 10/22 | vs Memphis | W 24-7 | 6 | 47 | 7.80 | 0 | — | — | 7.8 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Cincinnati | L 21-56 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs East Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 20-16 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 8.6 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Navy | L 30-34 | 11 | 59 | 5.40 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 7.8 |
| Fri 9/17 | @ Louisville100 rush yards | L 35-42 | 9 | 101 | 11.20 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 8.3 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 63-14 | 3 | 14 | 4.70 | 0 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Thu 9/2 | vs Boise State | W 36-31 | 3 | 19 | 6.30 | 0 | — | — | 6.3 |
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
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UCF
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202120222022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | UCF | 65 | 64.2 | 4.1 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | UCF | 959 | 67 | 18.8 | 894 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCF | 959 | 67 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | UCF | 492 | 56 | 8.1 | -467 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCF | 492 | 56 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | UCF | 619 | 58.2 | 13 | 127 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCF | 619 | 58.2 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UCF | 210 | 53.8 | 5.8 | -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
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