PHILADELPHIA – Recognized following a tremendous sophomore season, junior wide receiver Jared Richardson has been named second-team Preseason All-America by Sports Illustrated's FCS Football Central on Monday morning.
 
The All-America team consisted of 78 FCS players representing 44 teams and all 13 FCS conferences.
 
Richardson put together an impressive sophomore campaign in 2023, his first look at wide receiver and part of the Quakers' offense. He appeared in nine games, leading the team in receptions (67), receiving yards (788), and receiving touchdowns (8), finishing second among Ivy receivers in all three categories.
 
A first-team All-Ivy honoree, Richardson earned Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week honors twice, the first of which came on the heels of a 12 catch for 139 yards performance at Bucknell with a pair of TDs. In a win at defending Ivy champion Yale, he set Penn's single-game receptions record with 17 for 191 yards and a touchdown. The yardage was the eighth-most in a single game in program history and most in four years.
 
Richardson finished the 2023 season with four 100-or-more receiving yard games, finishing the season with six catches, 138 yards and a season-high three touchdown grabs vs. Princeton.
 
Pro Football Focus (PFF) graded Richardson as the No. 18 overall wide receiver in FCS last season.
 
Penn opens its 2024 slate on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Delaware before returning to Franklin Field for its home opener Sept. 28 vs. Colgate at 1 p.m. Season tickets are on sale now!
 
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