Daniel Richardson: QB · Florida Atlantic · #10.
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Daniel Richardson
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jim McElwain and Tom Herman. The first career honor came in 2023: AAC Offensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 288 passing yards against Troy — Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roost Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 208 | 318 | 65.4% | 2,001 | 6.3 | 13 | 10 | 125.5 | 31 |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 179 | 320 | 55.9% | 1,988 | 6.2 | 15 | 5 | 120.5 | 28 |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 191 | 316 | 60.4% | 2,633 | 8.3 | 24 | 6 | 151.7 | 60 |
| 2020 | Central Michigan | 57 | 90 | 63.3% | 666 | 7.4 | 3 | 2 | 132.0 | 42 |
| 2019 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | -- |
| Career | 636 | 1,047 | 60.7% | 7,289 | 7.0 | 55 | 23 | 132.2 | 40 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 42 | −62 | −1.5 | 0 | 39 |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 33 | −55 | −1.7 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 23 | −38 | −1.7 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | Central Michigan | 12 | 4 | 0.3 | 1 | 15 |
| 2019 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 111 | −148 | −1.3 | 1 | 39 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 9-56@ No. 12 Miami | 13/17 | 131 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | -- | |
| Wk 4 | L 12-34@ Troy | 25/39 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | -- | Season-high 288 yds |
| Total | 38/56 | 419 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | — |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 210 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 7.6 YPA, 0.5 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Lunsford
Pass share
43.4%
349 pass / 455 run
Plays / game
67.0
12 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Central Michigan and Florida Atlantic, 7,289 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim McElwain and Tom Herman.
