The Facts: During his rookie season, Riddick played just 49 snaps -- carrying the ball nine times for 25 yards and catching only four passes for 26 yards. Under new coordinator Joe Lombardi, Riddick could see increased snaps playing the Darren Sproles role from the New Orleans Saints' offense.
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The shifty running back out of Notre Dame was drafted last season to be Reggie Bush's understudy. "He's hard to guard one-on-one, so that is going to be good for us to have another piece of the puzzle," Bush said this weekend of Riddick's role in the Lions' new offense. Bush said that despite Riddick's meager playing time, the young back is ahead of where Bush himself was after his rookie season. "He has a natural given ability to be able to make people miss in space," Bush said. "He's far more advanced now compared to where I was as a rookie. I wasn't as good of a natural runner, it took me a couple years to get to that point and he already kinda has that. So, I'm sure you'll see him used a lot in the passing game this year and the running game. ..." Fantasy football owners in redraft leagues probably shouldn't get too excited about Riddick, but Dynasty owners might want to pay attention.