Anthony Richardson

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

• Selected by the Colts in the first round (4th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft

2024 SEASON (COLTS):

• Started 11 games and completed 126-of-264 passes for 1,814 yards and eight touchdowns with 12 interceptions. He also registered 86 carries for 499 yards and six touchdowns. In Week 1 vs. HOU, he completed 9-of-19 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns with one interception for a single-game career-high 101.2 passer rating. He also added six carries for 56 yards and one touchdown. Richardson had three completions of over 50 yards (60, 57, 54), the most by a Colts player in a single game since at least 2000. He was the youngest starting quarterback for the opening week in the NFL for the second consecutive season. In Week 11 at NYJ, he completed 20-of-30 passes for 272 yards and one touchdown for a single-game career-high 106.5 passer rating (minimum five passes). He also added 10 carries for 32 yards and two touchdowns. He set a new single-game career-high in passing yards and his seven career rushing touchdowns are the most by a Colts quarterback in his first 11 career starts. In Week 13 at NE, he completed 12-of-24 passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. He also tallied nine carries for 48 yards and one touchdown. It marked his third game this season with at least one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown. In Week 16 vs. TEN, he completed 7-of-11 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown with one interception. He also tallied nine carries for a single-game career-high 70 yards and one touchdown. He passed Mike Pagel (441 in 1983) for the most single-season rushing yards and Andrew Luck (five in 2012) for the most single-season rushing touchdowns by a Colts quarterback in team history.

2023 SEASON (COLTS):

• Started four games and completed 50-of-84 passes for 577 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. He also had 25 carries for 136 yards and four touchdowns. In Week 1 vs. JAX, he completed 24-of-37 passes for 223 yards and one touchdown with one interception as well as 10 carries for 40 yards and one touchdown. He became the youngest quarterback to start a game in franchise history. He is the first rookie quarterback in franchise history to register a rushing touchdown and passing touchdown in a season opener. He also became the fifth NFL rookie quarterback to accomplish the feat dating back to 1970, joining Deshone Kizer (2017), Cam Newton (2011), Chris Weinke (2001) and Archie Manning (1971). Richardson passed Andrew Luck (23 in 2012) for the most completions by a rookie Colts quarterback in his first career start. He joined Mike Pagel (Week 1 in 1982) as the only other Colts rookie quarterback to rush for a touchdown in a season opener. With his 64.9 completion percentage, Richardson passed Jack Trudeau (59.1 percent in 1986) for the best completion percentage by a Colts rookie quarterback in his first career start. Richardson tied Andrew Luck (2012), Peyton Manning (1998), Jeff George (1990) and Bert Jones (1973) for the most passing touchdowns as a rookie in a season-opening start. In Week 2 at HOU, he completed 6-of-10 passes for 56 yards as well as three carries for 35 yards and two touchdowns. He passed George Shaw (54 in 1955) for the most rushing yards by a Colts rookie quarterback in his first two games. Richardson became the first Colts rookie quarterback to rush for a touchdown in each of his first two games. He became the first Colts quarterback to rush for two touchdowns in a single game since Jacoby Brissett in Week 12 of 2020. Richardson compiled two rushing touchdowns in the first quarter and became the first Colts player to log two rushing scores in the opening quarter of play since Edgerrin James in Week 11 of 1999, according to FOX. He became the third quarterback in NFL history with three-plus rushing touchdowns in his first two career games, joining Daunte Culpepper (1999-2000) and Jack Thompson (1979), according to NFL Research. Richardson became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to rush for two touchdowns in a single game surpassing Lamar Jackson (21 years, 357 days), according to NFL Research. In Week 4 vs. LAR he completed 11-of-25 passes for 200 yards with no interceptions for a 98.8 passer rating as well as 10 carries for 56 yards and one touchdown. He passed George Shaw (52 in 1955) for the third-most rushing yards by a rookie Colts quarterback in a single game. Richardson became the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to record four rushing touchdowns in his first three games and is the first quarterback in franchise history to tally one rushing touchdown in three consecutive games. He is the youngest player in the Super Bowl era with multiple passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown in a single game, according to NFL Research.

COLLEGE:

• Appeared in 24 career games (13 starts) at Florida (2020-22) and completed 215-of-393 passes for 3,105 yards and 24 touchdowns with 15 interceptions. Also contributed 161 carries for 1,116 yards and 12 touchdowns.
• In 2022, he started all 12 games he saw action in and completed 176-of-327 passes for 2,549 yards and 17 touchdowns with nine interceptions. Also added 103 carries for 654 yards and nine touchdowns. He finished second on the team in rushing touchdowns and third in rushing yards. Against Vanderbilt, he completed 25-of-42 passes for 400 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Added 25 rushing yards on four carries. At No. 11 Tennessee, he completed 24-of-44 passes for a single-game career-high 453 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. On the ground, he tallied 17 carries for 62 yards and two touchdowns. His 515 total yards were the third-most by a Florida player in a single game. In an opening week win versus No. 7 Utah, he was selected as the SEC Offensive Player of the Week and the Davey O'Brien Award Quarterback of the Week after he completed 17-of-24 passes for 168 yards as well as 11 carries for 106 yards and a single-game career-high three touchdowns.
• Saw action in eight games (one start) in 2021 and completed 38-of-64 passes for 529 yards and six touchdowns with five interceptions. He also recorded 51 carries for 401 yards and three touchdowns. Earned All-Freshman Team accolades. Against LSU, completed 10-of-19 passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. Added seven carries for 37 yards and one touchdown. To begin the season, he registered a rush of at least 70 yards in consecutive games against Florida Atlantic (73) and South Florida (80).
• In 2020, he appeared in four games and completed 1-of-2 passes for 27 yards and one touchdown with one interception. Also contributed 61 yards on seven carries against No. 8 Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl, threw a 27-yard touchdown. Also tallied three carries for 42 yards.
• Redshirted as a true freshman.

PERSONAL:

• Competed at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Fla. and totaled 4,633 passing yards and 37 touchdowns as well as 1,633 rushing yards and 41 touchdowns.
• As a senior, he passed for 1,398 yards and eight touchdowns with just one interception. Also contributed seven rushing touchdowns.
• He recorded 1,567 passing yards and 17 touchdowns and also added 924 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns during his junior season.
• As a sophomore, he compiled 10 passing touchdowns and 13 rushing touchdowns.
• Took classes at the Professional Academies Magnet at Lofton High School and studied fire, EMS and public safety. The school didn't have athletic programs so he was allowed to compete in sports at Eastside.
• Ranked the No. 1 quarterback recruit in Florida.
• Lettered in basketball as well and averaged 10.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game during his junior season.
• Was on the Netflix show, "QB1: Beyond The Lights," during his senior season.
• Ranked as the No.1 quarterback in the Relative Athletic Score system, which dates back to 1987.
• Visited with patients at Riley Children's Health during the 2023 holiday season.
• Engaged to his fiancée, Jada, and they have a son.
• A native of Gainesville, Fla.