Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/24Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (8.3%).
Johnny Richardson
Johnny Richardson: RB · UCF.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Johnny Richardson
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches at UCF: Josh Heupel and Gus Malzahn. One game to point at: 40 rushing yards and 22 receiving yards against New Hampshire — Week 1, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
UCF in the news
- Big 12 addresses UCF fan chants
- UCF beats BYU for first time
Yahoo Sports Oct 29 - Baylor fires Dave Aranda
- UCF names QB vs BaylorYahoo Sports Oct 26
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-3vs New Hampshire | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 40 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Sam Houston | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-34@ TCU | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-48vs Colorado | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ Florida | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-19vs Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-37vs No. 11 BYU | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-12vs Arizona | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Arizona State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-31@ West Virginia | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28vs Utah | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 25 | 119 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2024
W 57-3
40 rush yds (7 car) · 1 rec · 22 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 54-point win at home against New Hampshire.
With X. Townsend — 12 rush yds (2 car) · 1 rec · 4 yds · M. Montgomery — 77 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA −3.88Johnny Richardson run for 2 yds to the CIN 22 Johnny Richardson fumbled, recovered by CIN Harris Adams H. Adams return for 0 yds
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.65KJ Jefferson pass complete to Johnny Richardson for 22 yds for a TD (Colton Boomer KICK)
- Week 3 · TCU · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.87J.Richardson rushed for 7 yards. Tackled by B.Clark at UCF 39.
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA −1.67Johnny Richardson run for a loss of 4 yards to the 50 yard line
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.35Johnny Richardson run for 6 yds to the UNH 32 for a
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.30Johnny Richardson run for 12 yds to the UNH 39 for a
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Florida · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.26Johnny Richardson run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.23Johnny Richardson run for 7 yds to the UNH 4 for a
- Week 11 · Arizona State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.15Dylan Rizk pass complete to Johnny Richardson for 8 yds to the ASU 28 for a
- Week 9 · BYU · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +0.99Johnny Richardson run for 9 yds to the UCF 40 for a
Teams and coaches
2020UCF6-4HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced, fast tempo
2021UCF9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
2022UCF9-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2023UCF6-7HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 13.3 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 14.8 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
310 pass / 516 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
25 carries and 13 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at UCF
- 2024 UCF MalzahnYear 5 · 11 games
- 2023 UCF MalzahnYear 4 · 13 games
- 2022 UCF MalzahnYear 3 · 14 games
- 2021 UCF MalzahnYear 2 · 12 games
- 2020 UCF HeupelYear 1 · 4 games
- High school Lake WalesLake Wales, FL · Class of 2020Three-star, No. 1,434 in the 2020 class. Signed with UCF.Also from Lake Wales: Myrone Jean (Tulane), Philipp Davis (Marshall), Cedarius Christian (Bowling Green) and 2 more.
How it ended
Five seasons at UCF, 1,860 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 54 games over five seasons.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td vs UConn.UConn · W 49-172021
2020 4 games
- Signed with UCFThree-star, out of Lake Wales
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coaches2020
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Josh Heupel → Gus Malzahn. Worth noting in scheme + development context.