#84

Jerico Richardson

Wide receiver for Nevada. 2016: 26 catches, 271 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Nevada · #84

5′11″ · Los Angeles, CA

Nevada 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 wide receiver for Nevada. 2016: 26 catches, 271 receiving yards, 1 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Nevada, 1,676 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 177 yds vs Southern Utah.Southern Utah · W 28-192014

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Nevada

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Brian Polian

Nevada

Played his entire career under Brian Polian.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Brian Polian — 19-19 over that span.

2014Nevada7-6HC: Brian Polian · Run-leaning

2015Nevada7-6HC: Brian Polian · Run-heavy

2016Nevada5-7HC: Brian Polian · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: long catch (3rd percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#311 / 524 · 40th pct

Rec yards#389 / 524 · 26th pct

271

Rec TDs#356 / 524 · 22nd pct

Yards / catch#439 / 524 · 16th pct

10.4

Long catch#505 / 524 · 3rd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.8	30.8	10.8	0.2
Road6g	2.5	24.7	9.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.7	28.3	10.5	0.1
Weeks 8+3g	2.3	24.3	9.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Choate

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Nevada	26	271	10.4	1	--
2015	Nevada	68	750	11.0	5	--
2014	Nevada	56	655	11.7	3	--
Career		150	1,676	11.2	9	--

Season	Team
2016	Nevada	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Nevada	1	1	--	--	--
2014	Nevada	--	4	--	--	--
Career		1	5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2016

W 30–27

vs Cal Poly

4 rec · 43 yds · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With A. Boy — 45 AVG · 71 LONG · 5 NO · T. Stewart — 189 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.9 · 31 rush yds (8 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 30-27vs Cal Poly	4	43	10.8	1	12
Wk 2	L 10-39@ Notre Dame	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 3	W 38-14vs Buffalo	3	46	15.3	0	19	Season-high 46 yds
Wk 4	L 14-24@ Purdue	4	35	8.8	0	16
Wk 5	L 17-38@ Hawai'i	4	39	9.8	0	14
Wk 6	W 27-22vs Fresno State	2	13	6.5	0	9
Wk 7	L 10-14@ San José State	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 8	L 34-42vs Wyoming	2	21	10.5	0	14
Wk 10	L 26-35@ New Mexico	3	45	15.0	0	19
Wk 13	W 45-10@ UNLV	2	7	3.5	0	5
Total		26	271	10.2	1	19

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology