Senior wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2021: 44 catches, 540 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′0″ · 193 lb · Chicago, IL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 2001 nationally · Signed with Northern Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2021: 44 catches, 540 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Tyrice Richie
Moves the chains on third down. He has spent three seasons in the Northern Illinois receiving corps. One game to point at: 147 rec yds, 8 receptions against Central Michigan — Week 8, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Northern Illinois, 1,539 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Thomas Hammock.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Thomas Hammock — 14-18 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: td rate (15th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 42.5 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 74.0 | 13.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 47.6 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 104 | 16.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #200 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 44 | 540 | 12.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 52 | 584 | 11.2 | 4 | -- |
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 32 | 415 | 13.0 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 128 | 1,539 | 12.0 | 9 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 6 | -- | 46 | -- |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 27 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 35 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 68 | -- | 46 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021
W 41–14
vs Maine
7 rec · 76 yds
Dominant 27-point win at home against Maine.
With R. Lombardi — 282 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.5 · 119 rush yds (10 car) · 3 TD · M. Ference — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 65 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-21@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 39 | |
| Wk 2 | L 43-50vs Wyoming | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-63@ Michigan | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-14vs Maine | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-20vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | W 22-20@ Toledo | 8 | 98 | 12.3 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-26vs Bowling Green | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 39-38@ Central Michigan | 8 | 147 | 18.4 | 1 | 50 | Season-high 147 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 47-52@ Kent State | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Total | 44 | 540 | 11.1 | 1 | 50 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Quian Williams’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kenneth Womack's junior season at Western Michigan (2024).
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Player DNA