The Facts: The Seahawks picked Richardson, the receiver from Colorado who had been playing at about 160 pounds. His durability was a fair question. Richardson still looks pretty scrawny. He’s listed at 6-foot, 183 pounds. But he’s been a star in training camp over the first few days. Tuesday, he caught another deep touchdown pass, this one from Terrelle Pryor, having beaten cornerback Tharold Simon by a wide margin.
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As Tribune staffer Dave Boling notes, the fact that Richardson had 21 career touchdown catches on some bad Buff teams was impressive. He’d run a 4.33 in the 40, and had a 38-inch vertical. But the big thing was that the number of yards he gained on his scoring catches was so outlandish (841) it had to be a misprint. That’s averaging 40 yards on every TD. “He continues to show that he’s really, really fast and he can get up on you and he’s real comfortable catching everything that you throw at him,” HC Pete Carroll said Tuesday. “We’re real excited about Paul and hopefully we’ll just keep learning him and figuring him out and figure out how to best utilize his talents. He got talents; he’s really quick in and out of his breaks. I love his catching range so we’ll try to figure it out but we’re real excited right now. ..." Richardson probably isn't a great re-draft prospect, he should be on your Dynasty radar. Richardson not only gets deep, but catches the ball when it gets there, even if it’s in traffic. And he’s not just a burner, but has unleashed a couple open-field jukes that shows he can be elusive, as well.