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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2018R4 · #129
OT· Round 4

Will
Richardson.

Will Richardson
Bomb Grade
56/100

North Carolina St. official athletic logoNorth Carolina St.· 6'6"· 306 lb· 5.26s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★☆☆stars.8756
National · #456HS class · 2014
Hugh M Cummings, NC
247Sports composite via CFBD
R4 · #129 · JAX
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

The Jaguars' offense is a run-heavy scheme based on outside zone and inside zone with RPO elements, and features frequent play-action passing.

Left tackleRight tackleSwing tackle
Best role

Richardson projects as a backup swing tackle who can fill in at either tackle spot, with the potential to develop into a reliable starter, specifically in a zone-blocking scheme.

Wrong fit

Richardson's value diminishes in a gap scheme that asks its offensive linemen to consistently move defenders off the line of scrimmage with raw power.

Richardson's light frame and quickness make him a natural fit for zone blocking, but he struggles with power in his run blocking and needs to develop better technique to handle NFL pass rushers.

07Athletic testing
Height
6'6"
Weight
306 lb
40 yd
5.26s
Vertical
31.5"
Broad
9'0"
3-cone
7.80s
Shuttle
4.83s
Relative Athletic Score
5.99
/10 · official

Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.

06Athletic profilevs. OT on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
5.26sp50
Vertical
31.5inp50
Broad jump
108inp50
Three-cone
7.80sp50
Shuttle
4.83sp50
Bench
rep
08College production

Offensive linemen do not accumulate box-score statistics, so there is no season table here. Games and starts are only listed when an official source publishes them.

/ Efficiency, 2026
elite
Predicted Points Added / play
+2.125
percentile at position
96%
PPA · pass
+2.125
CFBD PPA — 0 = league-average play
/ Usage share, 2026
1.5%of team plays
24 percentile at positionMorehead State
Pass plays · 3.8%Run plays · 0.0%Third down · 0.0%Passing downs · 5.0%
CFBD usage — share of the offense's plays involving the player
Share of production2026 · Morehead State
5%of the offense's positive expected-points output
Production share5%
Snap share2%
  • David ParsonsQB36%
  • Anthony IceWR16%
  • Riley PurcellWR10%

#7 of 11 tracked contributors · Produced well above his snap share · CFBD — usage x PPA per tracked player

10In hindsight

Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.

Pro Bowls
0
All-Pro
0
Seasons
4
Career AV
4
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