Kicker, Northern Illinois, 2019–⁠22

John Richardson

Number
No. 39
Height
5′11″
Weight
173 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Orland Park, IL

John Richardson played kicker at Northern Illinois (2019–⁠22).

Career highs

5field goals, career highat Toledo, 2021

Team titles: MAC champions, 2021

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2019Northern Illinois141877.8513072
2020Northern Illinois7977.8461435
2021Northern Illinois222781.54742108
2022Northern Illinois182378.3533185
Career617779.253117300

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Northern Illinois420000
2021Northern Illinois220000
2022Northern Illinois110000
Career750000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Northern Illinois39PKYr 1
2020Northern Illinois39PKYr 2
2021Northern Illinois39PKYr 3
2022Northern Illinois39PKJr. (Yr 4)5′11″173

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2019Northern Illinois––––––2.4 (18 att.)
2020Northern Illinois––––––2.6 (9 att.)
2021Northern Illinois––––––2.2 (27 att.)
2022Northern Illinois––––––4.7 (22 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Northern Illinois 12 games, 18 of 23 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.Eastern IllinoisW 34–⁠272343410
Sep 10atTulsaL 35–⁠3801055
Sep 17vs.VanderbiltL 28–⁠3800044
Sep 24atKentuckyL 23–⁠31113825
Oct 1atBall StateL 38–⁠44132858
Oct 8vs.ToledoL 32–⁠52114614
Oct 15atEastern MichiganW 39–⁠104441315
Oct 22atOhioL 17–⁠24334509
Nov 2vs.Central MichiganL 22–⁠3500022
Nov 9atWestern MichiganW 24–⁠21125336
Nov 16vs.Miami (OH)L 23–⁠29113125
Nov 26vs.AkronL 12–⁠444434012
2021 Northern Illinois 13 games, 22 of 27 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4atGeorgia TechW 22–⁠2100022
Sep 11vs.WyomingL 43–⁠50114647
Sep 18atMichiganL 10–⁠63112114
Sep 25vs.MaineW 41–⁠142227511
Oct 2vs.Eastern MichiganW 27–⁠20222839
Oct 9atToledoW 22–⁠205647116
Oct 16vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠262229410
Nov 3atKent StateL 47–⁠5201033
Nov 10vs.Ball StateW 30–⁠293338312
Nov 17atBuffaloW 33–⁠27243039
Nov 23vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠4201033
Dec 4vs.Kent StateW 41–⁠232237511
Dec 17 ✦vs.Coastal CarolinaL 41–⁠472245511
2020 Northern Illinois 6 games, 7 of 9 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Nov 4vs.BuffaloL 30–⁠49114314
Nov 11vs.Central MichiganL 10–⁠40114514
Nov 18atBall StateL 25–⁠31124125
Nov 28atWestern MichiganL 27–⁠30224039
Dec 5vs.ToledoL 24–⁠41122936
Dec 12atEastern MichiganL 33–⁠41114647
2019 Northern Illinois 12 games, 14 of 18 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.Illinois StateW 24–⁠10122536
Sep 7atUtahL 17–⁠35114625
Sep 14atNebraskaL 8–⁠44224506
Sep 28atVanderbiltL 18–⁠24113914
Oct 5vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠27223828
Oct 12atOhioW 39–⁠36245139
Oct 19atMiami (OH)L 24–⁠27122536
Oct 26vs.AkronW 49–⁠000077
Nov 2atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠48113314
Nov 13atToledoW 31–⁠28112547
Nov 19vs.Eastern MichiganL 17–⁠45113425
Nov 26vs.Western MichiganW 17–⁠14114425

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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