#5
Arizona · 2026

Giovanni Richardson

WRSophomore5' 10", 180 lbsRockford, IL
Arizona Wildcats5-1 · TDC #25
Snap share
28%
3 of 3 started · likely 13–36%
Receptions
16
324th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
187
386th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.7
268th of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.22
17 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

17 plays · +3.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.22
Passing+0.44
Rushing-1.41
1st down+0.05
2nd down+0.38
3rd down+0.71
Standard downs+0.16
Passing downs+0.54
RichardsonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays14%
Run plays2%
1st down11%
2nd down4%
3rd down8%
Standard downs9%
Passing downs5%
RichardsonWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets15—
Target share18.1%209th / 524
Catch rate93.3%5th / 524
Success rate per target86.7%1st / 524
Yards per target9.3175th / 524
Explosive catches6.7%397th / 524
Deep-target rate6.7%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Richardson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
15
14 caught (93%)
Avg. depth of target
6.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.4
89 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
50
of 139 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
7%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted15 targets charted

93% comp6.3 avg. depth6.4 YAC/catch7% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (20%), 3 caught (100%), 19 yds, 6.3 per target3100% · 19yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (7%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 14 yds, 7.0 per target2100% · 14yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (20%), 3 caught (100%), 26 yds, 8.7 per target3100% · 26yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Arizona

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Richardson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
21
11 caught (52%)
Avg. depth of target
9.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.0
44 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
91
of 135 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
10%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted21 targets charted

61% comp9.4 avg. depth4.0 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (14%), 3 caught (100%), 18 yds, 6.0 per target3100% · 18yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target30% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 1 caught (50%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target250% · 7yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 16 yds, 16.0 per target1100% · 16yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (14%), 2 caught (67%), 28 yds, 9.3 per target367% · 28yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farArizona#25 · 5-1328%16187018.1%
2025Arizona#29 · 9-41129%2129928.6%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Giovanni Richardson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Giovanni Richardson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.6 avg. game scoreBest: 7.4 vs Northern Arizona (Week 1)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Northern ArizonaW 35–77.4911312.6043
2@BYUL 17–286.65489.6015
3Northern IllinoisW 42–17—no stats recorded
4@Washington StateW 34–24—no stats recorded
5CincinnatiW 34–75.722613.0019
6@West VirginiaW 52–31—no stats recorded
2026 · 3 games6.61618711.7043

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards17917th / 1457
Yards / carry17—
Touchdowns0—
Long17—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions16324th / 1995
Yards187386th / 1981
Yards / catch11.7268th / 461
Touchdowns0—
Long43—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Northern Arizona✓ WR72~57 (37–69)979%
Wk 2 · BYU✓ WR62~41 (27–50)666%
Wk 5 · Cincinnati✓ WR77~12 (4–20)216%
Season3 GS400110 (51–142)1728%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Arizona roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
12Tre SpiveyWRSR22314415%+1.03
17Isaiah MizellWRSO19359414%+1.27
5Giovanni RichardsonWRSO16187014%+0.22
11Chris Hunter IIIWRSR13155114%+0.21
18Brandon PhelpsWRJR1222637%+1.12
84Rodney Gallagher IIIWRSR117307%-0.15
20Caleb SmithWRFR912519%+0.27
2R.J. MosleyWRFR56907%+0.61
4DJ JordanWRJR11406%-0.41
10Jordan RossWRJR—————
81Scotty BrennanWRSO—————
82Landon KelseyWRSO—————
89Jordan McCord IIIWRJR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Arizona depth chart →