Senior wide receiver for USC. 2025: 12 catches, 148 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′1″ · 205 lb · San Mateo, CA
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
12 catches · 1 TD · 12.3 per catch
Best game: 2 rec, 31 yds, 1 TD, vs TCU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for USC. 2025: 12 catches, 148 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Jaden Richardson
Moves the chains on third down. Jaden Richardson arrived at USC from Tufts University. The receipt: 43 rec yds, 1 receptions against Nebraska — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lincoln Riley — 16-10 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (2nd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 19.7 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 22.2 | 16.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 21.0 | 10.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 21.3 | 17.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
46.0%
97 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
102 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 45-31vs Michigan State | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | L 32-34@ Illinois | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-13vs Michigan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-34@ Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-17@ Nebraska | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 43 | Season-high 43 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 29-10vs UCLA | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Bowl | L 27-30@ TCU | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 21 | |
| Total | 12 | 148 | 13.6 | 1 | 43 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · USC
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #1
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Monroe Young’s 2023 season.
Matches Monroe on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Antonio Meeks's sophomore season at Louisville (2025).
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