Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/31Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (3.2%).
Mark-Antony Richards
Mark-Antony Richards: RB · UCF · #6.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mark-Antony Richards
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 13 rushing yards and 4 receiving yards against Houston — Week 13, 2023.
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
2023 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-6vs Kent State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-51@ Kansas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 29-31@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-41vs West Virginia | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-3vs No. 15 Oklahoma State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-24@ Texas Tech | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-13vs Houston | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Total | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 1 | 11 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2023
W 56-6
vs Kent State
7 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 50-point win at home against Kent State.
With J. Rhys Plumlee — 281 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 87.9 · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · R. Harvey — 84 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 50 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Kent State · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Mark-Antony Richards run for 7 yds for a TD (Colton Boomer KICK)
- Week 6 · Kansas · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.15Timmy McClain pass complete to Mark-Antony Richards for 3 yds to the UCF 36 for a
- Week 12 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −0.82Mark-Antony Richards run for 1 yd to the TTU 40
- Week 13 · Houston · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +0.77Mark-Antony Richards run for 11 yds to the HOU 24 Mark-Antony Richards fumbled, recovered by UCF Alec Holler for a
- Week 13 · Houston · 1st and 20 · Q4 · EPA −0.55Mark-Antony Richards run for 2 yds to the HOU 37
- Week 11 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +0.51Mark-Antony Richards run for 7 yds to the OKST 43
4 more plays
- Week 9 · West Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.45John Rhys Plumlee pass complete to Mark-Antony Richards for 11 yds to the WVU 31 for a
- Week 8 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −0.40Mark-Antony Richards run for a loss of 1 yard to the OU 2
- Week 11 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +0.23Mark-Antony Richards run for 3 yds to the UCF 48 for a
- Week 13 · Houston · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA −0.17John Rhys Plumlee pass complete to Mark-Antony Richards for 4 yds to the HOU 39
Teams and coaches
2020Auburn6-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Balanced
2021UCF9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
2022UCF9-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2023UCF6-7HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 7.5 | 6.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
41.0%
365 pass / 526 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
376 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
8 carries and 3 catches in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2023 UCF MalzahnYear 5 · 7 games
- 2022 UCF MalzahnYear 4 · 1 game
- 2021 UCF MalzahnYear 3 · 11 games
- Dec 2020 Entered the transfer portalAuburn to UCF
- 2020 Auburn MalzahnYear 2 · 3 games
- 2019 Auburn MalzahnYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school WellingtonWest Palm Beach, FL · Class of 2019Four-star, No. 90 in the 2019 class. Signed with Auburn.
Moves
- Transferred from Auburn to UCF, Dec 16, 2020.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Auburn and UCF, 418 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 22 games over four seasons.
2019
- Signed with AuburnFour-star, out of Wellington
2021 11 games
- Transferred to UCFfrom Auburn
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coach2019–2020
Auburn
Played for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Gus Malzahn.