6′3″ · 240 lb · Villa Rica, GA
Ellis Richardson: QB · Georgia Southern · #1.
Ellis Richardson
Two seasons at Georgia Southern, two different head coaches: Tyson Summers and Chad Lunsford.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-6vs South Carolina State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 15-13@ Texas State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-31@ New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 25-44@ UL Monroe | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-35vs Troy | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-17@ Coastal Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | W 23-21@ Eastern Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Week 1 · 2018
W 37-6
1 rec · 5 yds
Dominant 31-point win at home against South Carolina State.
With W. Kennedy III — 22 rush yds (1 car) · 1 rec · 8 yds · S. Werts — 163 rush yds (22 car) · 3 TD · 29 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
The plays that mattered most
Season context: team record and system
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Lunsford
Pass share
15.6%
117 pass / 632 run
Plays / game
57.6
13 games
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Georgia Southern — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Fritz, Tyson Summers, and Chad Lunsford. Multi-era developmental context.
