2026 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Jared Richardson, WR, University of Pennsylvania

• Name: Jared Richardson
• Position: Wide Receiver
• College: University of Pennsylvania
• Height: 6’2”
• Weight: 215
• Twitter: Jaredrich17
• Instagram: Jaredrich17

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2026 NFL Draft?

I am a special athlete with power, explosiveness, and good size that can change a game at any moment. I also like doing the dirty work of blocking and putting cornerbacks in the dirt.

What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?

They are getting a fierce/passionate competitor that doesn’t care who the opponent is, I will attack any defense like it’s all I ever knew.

If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?

Mental health. I feel as though young men in today’s society don’t talk enough about their feelings and as a result it impacts our health significantly.

Who was your role model?

My dad

Who is your favorite NFL team?

New York Giants

Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?

Liam O’Brien (QB)

What is your biggest pet peeve?

When corners celebrate with the seatbelt gesture or whatever after a dropped pass or an overthrown ball

Who is your favorite teacher ever?

Ms. DeSanto, math teacher in high school. She truly prepared me for college.

Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?

Coming back from an injury my junior year of high school. I tore my left labrum and not being able to participate tore me apart, mentally it was rough. Also more general but just losing football games. I don’t take losing lightly

If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?

I pride myself of eating healthy so it would probably be like a Saladworks or a Smoothie King

What is your favorite snack food?

Skittles

What is your degree in?

Health and Societies with a concentration in Healthcare Markets and Finance

If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?

Jay-Z, Tom Brady, and Warren Buffet. I would want dinner with these because they know what it means to be the best in their respective areas of expertise. I would like to pick their brain and make the moves necessary so my future family and I can live comfortably.

What is your biggest weakness?

Need to get my speed down to a true 4.4, I’m unsure as to what it is now but I would assume it’s in the 4.5ish range. I also need to polish up my route running and become more crafty, and need to work on my acceleration/ my first step off the ball