Tulane · W 17-3
No catches.
Illinois · W 31-27
No catches.
Boston College · W 47-2
2 catches, 13 yards
The other 5 games average 43 yards. This one was 30 below.
Richardson has catches in 6 of Duke’s 8 games: none against Tulane and Illinois.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jared Richardson
One game to point at: 55 receiving yards and 3 receptions against North Carolina — Week 7, 2026.
226 receiving yards · 18 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Against Boston College on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 13 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 18 catches for 226 yards. Duke has thrown to him 26 times in 197 passes.
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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke | 18 | 226 | 12.6 | 2 | 31 |
| Career | 18 | 226 | 12.6 | 2 | 31 |
Last game (Wk 9): 13 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs Stanford | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-7vs William & Mary | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-24vs North Carolina | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 19-16@ Virginia | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 9 | W 47-2vs Boston College | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 18 | 226 | 12.6 | 2 | 31 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 62-7
The plays that mattered most
384th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +6 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
2812% of team targetsCatch rate
64%18 of 28 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
64% catch rate on 28 targets · 12% of the team's targets · 60% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 37.5 | 14.6 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 38.0 | 9.6 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 41.5 | 14.8 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 30.0 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
46.0%
243 pass / 285 run
Plays / game
66.0
8 games
Team sack rate
1.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #315 at the position.
