Tyrice Richie

#3 · WR · Sr. · Northern Illinois6′0″ · 193 lb · Chicago, IL · Marian Catholic

Tyrice Richie: WR · Northern Illinois · #3.

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Tyrice Richie

WR · Northern Illinois · Sr · #3

Moves the chains on third down. Three seasons in the Northern Illinois receiving corps to date. One game to point at: 147 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Central Michigan — Week 8, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Northern Illinois	44	540	12.3	1	50
2020	Northern Illinois	52	584	11.2	4	43
2019	Northern Illinois	32	415	13.0	4	71
Career		128	1,539	12.0	9	71

Season	Team
2021	Northern Illinois	5	6	46
2020	Northern Illinois	6	27	--
2019	Northern Illinois	5	35	--
Career		16	68	46

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 25 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	12.3	1	50

Signature game

Week 8 · 2021

W 39-38

at Central Michigan

8 rec · 147 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Central Michigan on the road in a shootout.

With R. Lombardi — 348 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.4 · T. Rudolph — 6 rec · 160 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Central Michigan · 2nd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +4.07Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 50 yds to the CMich 2 for a
Week 8 · Central Michigan · 2nd and 25 · Q3 · EPA +4.06Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 28 yds to the CMich 28 for a
Week 10 · Kent State · 2nd and 29 · Q1 · EPA +3.58Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 27 yds Tyrice Richie fumbled, forced by Nico Bolden, recovered by KntSt Nico Bolden
Week 8 · Central Michigan · 4th and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.41Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 15 yds to the CMich 28 for a
Week 8 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.29Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 21 yds for a TD (Kanon Woodill KICK)
Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.26R.Lombardi pass complete to NIL 39. Catch made by T.Richie at NIL 39. Gain of 25 yards. Tackled by GT at GT 36.

4 more plays

Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.15R.Lombardi pass complete to NIL 20. Catch made by T.Richie at NIL 20. Gain of 39 yards. Tackled by GT at GT 41.
Week 10 · Kent State · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.07Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 2 · Wyoming · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.01Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 18 yds to the NoIll 48 for a
Week 6 · Toledo · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.92Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Tyrice Richie for 15 yds to the Toled 45 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Thomas Hammock — 14-18 over that span.

2019Northern Illinois5-7HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning

2020Northern Illinois0-6HC: Thomas Hammock · Balanced

2021Northern Illinois9-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 49 (#200 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

49Rotational starter #200 of 468 · 2021?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: td rate (15th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#405 / 655 · 38th pct

11.6

EPA / target#459 / 655 · 30th pct

0.50

Explosive rate#509 / 655 · 22nd pct

7.9%

Catch rate#535 / 655 · 18th pct

65.1%

TD rate#559 / 655 · 15th pct

1.6%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#137 / 557 · 75th pct

Rec yards#178 / 557 · 68th pct

540

Long catch#257 / 557 · 53rd pct

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Fumbles lost#89 / 223 · 36th pct

Yards / catch#358 / 557 · 35th pct

12.3

Rush yards#180 / 273 · 33rd pct

Rec TDs#370 / 557 · 23rd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2021 season

Head Coach

Thomas Hammock

Pass share

37.4%

389 pass / 652 run

Plays / game

80.1

13 games

Team sack rate

2.7%

373 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

44 catches and 5 carries in 9 games

More catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

49 · #200 of 468 WRs · 2021

Three-star recruit. Now #200 at the position.

Tyrice Richie

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Awards

44 catches and 5 carries in 9 games

Five seasons at Northern Illinois

2017