Eric Richardson

#2 · WR · Sr. · Wyoming5′11″ · 181 lb · Saint Robert, MO

Receiving yards174408th of 467 receivers Last gameW 28–14vs Air Force · Oct 23

Nextat UNLVSat Nov 7 · 10:30 pm ET

Eric Richardson

WR · Wyoming · #2

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Eric Richardson takes over from Chris Durr Jr. at Wyoming.

174receiving yards15catches0receiving TD

Read the story so far

Eric Richardson lines up at WR for Wyoming.

On the field, the headline is 174 rec yds, with 15 rec.

Eric Richardson inherited the WR job from Chris Durr Jr. (3-star).

WR successionleap of faith

Inherited fromChris Durr Jr. 3★

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Austin MaloneyFlorida International · 2017 · 89% season match
Dazz NewsomeNorth Carolina · 2017 · 87% season match
Thurman MorbleyTexas State · 2017 · 85% season match
Savon ScarverUtah State · 2019 · 85% season match
Anselem UmehNew Mexico · 2019 · 83% season match

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

The latest game

Against Air Force on Oct. 23: 2 catches for 9 yards, 2 of 3 on third and fourth down. In the 7 games drawn here: 15 catches for 174 yards. Wyoming has thrown to him 25 times in 157 passes.

First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

W 28-14 vs Air Force2 catches, 9 yds
W 41-23 vs Northern Illinois5 catches, 77 yds
W 16-13 at San José State1 catch, 9 yds
W 27-10 vs Hawai'i2 catches, 27 yds
L 10-24 at Central Michigan2 catches, 30 yds
W 21-13 vs Northern Colorado1 catch, 9 yds
L 13-35 at Colorado State2 catches, 13 yds

a catch, by its yardsa touchdownthrown to him, incomplete

Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Wyoming	15	174	11.6	0	40
2025	Wyoming	10	112	11.2	1	41
Career		25	286	11.4	1	41

Season	Team
2026	Wyoming	3	18	213
2025	Wyoming	2	−3	--
Career		5	15	213

Last game (Wk 8): 9 receiving yards, 2 catches.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-35@ Colorado State	2	13	6.5	0	7
Wk 2	W 21-13vs Northern Colorado	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 3	L 10-24@ Central Michigan	2	30	15.0	0	27
Wk 4	W 27-10vs Hawai'i	2	27	13.5	0	19
Wk 5	L 0-28@ North Dakota State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 6	W 16-13@ San José State	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 7	W 41-23vs Northern Illinois	5	77	15.4	0	40	Season-high 77 yds
Wk 8	W 28-14vs Air Force	2	9	4.5	0	8
Total		15	174	11.6	0	40

Signature game

Week 7 · 2026

W 41-23

vs Northern Illinois

5 rec · 77 yds

With T. Hughes — 196 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.4 · 183 rush yds (12 car) · 4 TD · B. Edmiston — 53 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Central Michigan · 4th and 4 · Q2 · EPA −3.94Hughes to Richardson: a 3-yard pass.
Week 7 · Northern Illinois · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.63Hughes to Richardson: a 40-yard pass.
Week 3 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.46Hughes to Richardson: a 27-yard pass.
Week 8 · Air Force · 4th and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.41Hughes to Richardson: an 8-yard pass.
Week 4 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.67Hughes to Richardson: a 19-yard pass.
Week 6 · San José State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.38Hughes to Richardson: a 9-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 7 · Northern Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.32Hughes to Richardson: a 9-yard pass.
Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.24Hughes to Richardson: a 9-yard pass.
Week 4 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.00Hughes to Richardson: an 8-yard pass.
Week 7 · Northern Illinois · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +0.68Hughes to Richardson: an 18-yard pass.

Where he ranks

Rec yards174tied for 408thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Receptions15tied for 372ndAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Yards / catch11.6tied for 325thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Long catch40tied for 282ndAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Rush yards18tied for 74thAmong 212 receivers with 12 or more catches

495th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to -1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

15 rec · 174 yds · 0 TD

15 of 15 receptions matched to play-by-play

25 of 25 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

2515% of team targets

Catch rate

60%15 of 25 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

12% of targets (3)

100%catch rate

Air -1.7 · YAC 11.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

52% of targets (13)

69%catch rate

Air 4.8 · YAC 2.9 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

8% of targets (2)

50%catch rate

Air 15.5 · YAC 3.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

28% of targets (7)

29%catch rate

Air 30.9 · YAC 2.0 avg

60% catch rate on 25 targets · 15% of the team's targets · 29% catch rate on 7 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Jay Sawvel — 9-11 over that span.

2025Wyoming4-8HC: Jay Sawvel · Balanced

2026Wyoming5-3HC: Jay Sawvel · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 32 (#394 of 465). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

32Below cohort / limited sample #394 of 465?

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (11th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#308 / 569 · 46th pct

12.3

EPA / target#369 / 569 · 35th pct

0.31

Catch rate#393 / 569 · 30th pct

60.0%

Explosive rate#404 / 569 · 29th pct

8.0%

TD rate#449 / 569 · 11th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#74 / 212 · 64th pct

Rush TDs#32 / 212 · 43rd pct

Long catch#282 / 468 · 38th pct

Yards / catch#325 / 468 · 30th pct

11.6

Receptions#372 / 468 · 18th pct

Rec yards#408 / 468 · 12th pct

174

Rec TDs#397 / 468 · 8th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.5	30.5	10.6	0.0
Road4g	1.2	13.0	10.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.9	23.6	11.4	0.0
Weeks 8+1g	2.0	9.0	4.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jay Sawvel

Pass share

38.1%

173 pass / 281 run

Plays / game

56.8

8 games

Team sack rate

8.1%

197 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

15 catches and 3 carries in 8 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

32 · #394 of 465 WRs

Eric Richardson

This week

Style of play

Similar players

Fans

Where to follow

The latest game

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Receiving profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

15 catches and 3 carries in 8 games

Two seasons at Wyoming

Moves

2025 7 games