As my former Touchdown Wire colleague and current SB Nation NFL majordomo Mark Schofield likes to say, when it comes to quarterbacks, progress is not linear. You never know if, when, and to what degree the light is going to go on, and what will happen if and when it does.
In the case of Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson, who declared for the 2023 NFL draft this week, we’re left with one full season as a starter — 2022, in which he completed 176 of 327 passes (53.8%) 2,549 yards (7.6 YPA), 17 touchdowns, nine interceptions, and a passer rating of 85.5. In two seasons with the Gators before that, Richardson had completed just 39 of 66 passes (59.1%) for 556 yards (8.4 YPA), seven touchdowns, six interceptions, and a passer rating of 83.9.
