Trent Richardson
It’s been a banner year for Trent Richardson in Cleveland. Of course
he’s a rookie and he has no NFL track record but even taking that into account
he’s been impressive. Richardson has been as good as advertised and excepting
injury he’s been a good fantasy football. He’s even been getting
better as the season goes along. Richardson’s past two games have both been 100
yard days for him.
Richardson is a hard runner as everyone knows but he’s also a proficient
receiver out of the back field and when you take his total yardage into account
he’s got almost 800 yards. He’s going to be the battering ram for the Browns at
the goal line too so he’s always the best option to score a touchdown in
Cleveland. They don’t do it very often but when they do get into the red zone
Richardson is the one who’s going to almost every time.
Now he’s going against the Dallas defense and there’s not much to worry
about it if you own him in fantasy football leagues. Dallas has
struggled all year with stopping the run and Richardson is going to be one of
the best backs they’ve seen to this point. If they manage to shut down the run or
if the Browns abandon the ground game he still has fantasy football
value because of his receiving ability. You should never ever bench Richardson
because his skill set makes him useful in every situation. Richardson has been
eclipsed recently by fellow rookie phenom Doug Martin but that doesn’t mean
he’s suddenly less good. Richardson will close the gap between himself and
Martin as the season goes along and this Sunday will be his first step. Expect
another 100 yard day from the Browns running back and at least one score.