Northern Illinois · W 42-17
No catches.
Washington State · W 34-24
No catches.
West Virginia · W 52-31
No catches.
Iowa State · W 39-3
No catches.
Richardson has catches in 4 of Arizona’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
3 stories in the last 30 days, from 1 outlet.
Arizona’s Gio Richardson, Chris Hunter and Cole Rusk out for Iowa State game
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 7, middle 2, right 6.
Gio Richardson
Two seasons in the Arizona receiving corps to date. On tape: 96 receiving yards and 17 rushing yards against Northern Arizona, Week 1, 2026.
260 receiving yards · 21 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 1 outlet
Arizona’s Gio Richardson, Chris Hunter and Cole Rusk out for Iowa State game
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22 · 1 outlet
from 3 outlets
Arizona receivers Gio Richardson, Chris Hunter listed as 'probable' for Texas Tech game
Arizona Daily Star Oct 30 · 1 outlet
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Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Gio Richardson vs Cincinnati.
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Last game (Wk 9): 90 receiving yards, 6 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 96 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 17-28@ No. 15 BYU | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-7vs Cincinnati | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34@ No. 13 Texas Tech | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | 55 | |
| Total | 21 | 260 | 12.4 | 0 | 55 |
Oct. 31 · L 26-34 at Texas Tech
6 catches for 90 yards.
2 catches for 26 yards. Arizona threw to him on 2 of its 37 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 34-7 win.
19-yard catch on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 catches for 48 yards. Arizona threw to him on 6 of its 31 passes. 48 of the 48 came before halftime.
15-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
10-yard catch on 3rd and 6. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
8 catches for 96 yards, his most this season. Arizona threw to him on 8 of its 37 passes.
31-yard catch. First quarter, up 7-0.
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Week 9 · 2026
L 26-34
at Texas Tech
The plays that mattered most
326th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from +7 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
259% of team targetsCatch rate
84%21 of 25 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
84% catch rate on 25 targets · 9% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Brent Brennan, all balanced offenses — 15-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.0 | 61.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 5.5 | 69.0 | 12.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.0 | 56.7 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 90.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
52.5%
284 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
67.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
More catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #40 of 55 Big 12 WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
