| No. 83 – Chicago Bears | |||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | (2002-03-23)March 23, 2002 (age 23) Missouri City, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Ridge Point (Sienna, Texas) | ||||
| College | Oklahoma State (2021–2022) TCU (2023–2024) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2025 | |||||
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John Paul Richardson (born March 23, 2002) is an American professionalfootballwide receiver for theChicago Bears of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theOklahoma State Cowboys and theTCU Horned Frogs.
Richardson playedcollege football for theOklahoma State Cowboys from 2021 to 2022 and theTCU Horned Frogs from 2023 to 2024.[1] He played in 48 games recording 175 receptions for 1,940 yards and 11 touchdowns.[2][3] Richardson also featured as the Horned Frogs punt returner in 2024, returning 23 punts for 252 yards and one touchdown againstKansas.[4][5]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 3 | 23 | 168 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 5 | 49 | 503 | 10.3 | 4 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | TCU | 12 | 11 | 46 | 536 | 11.7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TCU | 13 | 12 | 57 | 733 | 12.9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Career | 48 | 31 | 175 | 1,940 | 11.1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 30 in (0.76 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.53 s | 1.55 s | 2.59 s | 4.19 s | 6.84 s | 33 in (0.84 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 12 reps | |
| All values fromPro Day[6][7] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the2025 NFL draft, Richardson signed with theChicago Bears as anundrafted free agent.[8] He was cut on August 26, 2025, before signing to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] On January 20, 2026, he signed a reserve/futures contract.[11]
Richardson comes from a football family – his grandfather, Rex, and his father,Bucky, both played in theNFL, and his uncle, Jeff Turner, played atTexas Tech.[2]