John Alan Richter

#6 · QB · Jr. · Toledo6′3″ · 225 lb · Gray, GA · Jones County

Graded Solid or better in each of the last two games.

Last game: W 45-38 vs Western Michigan, Oct 24 · 29 of 41 for 391 yards, 3 touchdowns, an interception · 6 carries for -5 yards, a rushing touchdown. Started all eight of Toledo’s games.

Toledo is 6-2 in the eight games played. A chain-mover who rarely runs.

Strongest: sacked on 2% of dropbacks, 12th lowest of 158 starters.

Passing yards

2,244

173 of 259, 67%

TD–INT

17–2

8.7 per throw

NCAA rating

159.7

26th of 119

ZPR

63

30th of 119

How ZPR works

One rough passing grade, at Ball State.

Best by our grade: at Eastern Michigan. Lowest: at Ball State. Best play: Completion for 23 yards, touchdown, against Temple, Q4 0:54. Win chance 18% to 67%.

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Season

Steady through the game

How to read this

Each column is a quarter. Blue and up is a good stretch for the quarterback, red and down a bad one, hatched means the game was already decided. A red cross is a turnover and a black dot a touchdown. The word on the right grades the whole game. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Tap a game to open its plays: each bar is one of the quarterback’s plays, up helped the team’s chance of winning and down hurt it, and the grey line is that chance.

The word grades the game against every FBS quarterback start, from Rough to Great, using the same throws as the season Zeitgeist Passer Rating and adjusting for the defense faced. Bars are points added per throw in that quarter. The Season row leaves out quarters after a game was decided.

Style of play

Chain-mover

Also: stays in the pocket

Why this word
Runs1.0 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws8.5 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes67%FewerMore
Takes sacks2% of dropbacksRarelyOften

The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.

Throws at a middling depth and rarely runs. 1.0 carries a game. Closest matches: Maiava, Atkinson, Weigman, Bailey.

Where the throws go

Behind the line17%typical 17%
Short43%typical 47%
Middle26%typical 22%
Deep15%typical 14%

Runs 1.0 times a game; 95% of starters run more.

Closest in style

MaiavaAtkinsonWeigmanBaileyThis QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • Maiava USC · Chain-mover
    2,525 yards, 20 TD, 5 INT so far. Both score a lot and are efficient.
  • Atkinson Oregon State · Pocket passer
    2,956 yards, 25 TD, 2 INT so far. Both protect the ball and rarely run.
  • Weigman Houston · Chain-mover
    2,052 yards, 20 TD, 2 INT so far. Both are efficient and protect the ball.
  • Bailey NC State · Chain-mover
    1,955 yards, 13 TD, 4 INT so far. Both are efficient and score a lot.

Compared with the 158 FBS starters this season for throws and running, and with 219 quarterbacks across 2 seasons for the matches, on how they play and how they have done.

This week

  • RecordToledo is 6-2.

What’s being said

6 stories in the last 60 days, from 4 outlets.

Sep 10 to Sep 16: 1Sep 17 to Sep 23: 2Sep 24 to Sep 30: 1Oct 22 to Oct 28: 2W 63-10 vs Central ConnecticutWW 49-48 vs TempleWW 41-16 vs San Diego StateWW 39-24 at Ball StateWL 8-23 vs BuffaloLW 34-14 at Eastern MichiganWW 45-38 vs Western MichiganWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 2
Sep 10 to Sep 16: 1Sep 17 to Sep 23: 2Sep 24 to Sep 30: 1Oct 22 to Oct 28: 2W 63-10 vs Central ConnecticutWW 49-48 vs TempleWW 41-16 vs San Diego StateWW 39-24 at Ball StateWL 8-23 vs BuffaloLW 34-14 at Eastern MichiganWW 45-38 vs Western MichiganWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 2
Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

All 7 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • John Alan Richter has been sacked on 1.9% of dropbacks, the 7th-fewest among FBS quarterbacks.

His most important play this season

  1. Q4, 0:54 · Toledo down 7, ties itJohn Alan Richter finds Daryl Barnett Jr. for a 23-yard touchdownTemple at Toledo, week 3Q4, 0:54 · Toledo 42, Temple 420:54Game-tying touchdown for Toledo with 0:54 left0:54Game-tying touchdown for Toledo with 0:54 leftGame-tying touchdown for Toledo with 0:54 leftJ.Richter pass complete deep right to D.Barnett Jr. caught at TEMPLE00, for 23 yards to the TEMPLE00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this play CBS Sports College Football

All 14 of his plays on video

John Alan Richter

QB · Toledo · #6

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

John Alan Richter takes over from Tucker Gleason at Toledo.

2,244passing yards17passing TD4rushing yards

PRODUCES ABOVE PERCEPTION · PCTL GAP

+62

perception vs production percentile · 2026

The production (72nd) is outrunning the reputation (9th). The recognition is the thing lagging behind.

Read the story so far

John Alan Richter arrived as a 3-star prospect. John Alan Richter lines up at QB for Toledo.

On the field, the headline is 2,244 pass yds, with 17 pass td.

John Alan Richter inherited the QB job from Tucker Gleason (3-star).

The number to watch: +62 — produces above perception · pctl gap.

QB successionleap of faith
  • Inherited fromTucker Gleason 3★

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