JohnRichardson

KK#39NIU Huskies

5'11" • 173lbs • RS Jr.

Draft Eligibility:2023

Overall Grade '22: 74; 126th/222 - Ks
FG Attempts '22: 23; 18th/222 - Ks
FG% '22: 78.3%; 92nd/222 - Ks
FGM 50+ '22: 1; 21st/222 - Ks

John

Richardson

#39

NIU Huskies

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Summary Bio

Last updated: 10/28/2026

John Richardson was a kicker for the Northern Illinois Huskies who earned a 74.0 PFF field-goal grade in the 2022 season, 126th among 222 qualified kickers. He connected on 18 of 23 field-goal attempts for a 78.3% conversion rate on the season.

From 50-plus yards, he converted 1 of 1 attempts. On extra-point attempts, he converted 31 of 31 on the year.

As a kickoff specialist, he produced an average opponent starting field position at the 29.4-yard line, earning a 63.4 kickoff grade.

Career

Teams

Year

Northern Illinois Huskies

2018 - 2022

PFF Grades

2022

Regular

Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).

FIELD GOAL

74.0

AVG

126th/222 Ks

KICKOFF

63.4

AVG

196th/384 Ks

Highest Graded Games

vsILEA

N/S

Week 1, 2022

@OKTU

N/S

Week 2, 2022

vsTNVA

N/S

Week 3, 2022

Lowest Graded Games

vsILEA

N/S

Week 1, 2022

@OKTU

N/S

Week 2, 2022

vsTNVA

N/S

Week 3, 2022

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Season Stats

2022

Regular

Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).

FG ATTEMPTED

18th/222 Ks

FG MADE

18th/222 Ks

PAT ATTEMPTED

119th/222 Ks

PAT MADE

116th/222 Ks

Field Goals

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FG Attempted

FG Made

50+ FG Attempted

50+ FG Made

FG %

78.3%

119

PAT Attempted

116

PAT Made

Kickoffs

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Rank

Kickoffs

133

Kickoff Return %

58.6%

320

Yards per Return

12.6

101

Average Field Position

29.4