Trent Richardson
 Richardson rushing towards the end zone |
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| Alabama Crimson Tide — No. 3 | |
| Running back | Junior |
| Major: Undeclared | |
| Date of birth: July 10, 1990 | |
| Place of birth: Pensacola, Florida | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb) |
| Career history | |
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| High school: Escambia High School, Pensacola, Florida |
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| 2010 BCS National Championship Game 2011 Capital One Bowl 2012 BCS National Championship Game |
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| Stats at ESPN.com | |
Trent Richardson (born July 10, 1990) is an American football running back who played at the University of Alabama.[3] During his three year tenure, he helped lead Alabama to two BCS National Championships and a SEC Championship. He was a consensus All-American, Doak Walker Award winner and a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2011.
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High school career
Richardson attended Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida, where he finished his senior season with 2,090 yards on 228 carries scoring 25 touchdowns. In a game against Milton High School in September 2008, Richardson rushed for 419 yards on 29 carries and scored six touchdowns, a performance that earned him a selection as the first ESPN RISE National Football Player of the Week.[4]
As a junior, Richardson also reached the 400-yard plateau, as he ran for 407 yards in his opening game against Tate High School. He finished his junior season (8 games) with 1,390 yards and 13 touchdowns, and received FSWA All-State 5A second team honors. He sat out his sophomore year due to an injury.
He made the FSWA 5A All-State First Team as a senior, and was named 5A Florida Player of the Year and a finalist for the 2008 Mr. Football. Richardson also received consensus All-American honors and was named to the Orlando Sentinel′s All Southern Team (Florida).
Richardson is frequently compared to Emmitt Smith, who also starred at Escambia (1987 graduate), but his physique and running style are more similar to Earl Campbell.[5] Richardson also drew comparisons to Michael Turner and O.J. Simpson.[6] Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Richardson was listed as the No. 2 running back prospect in the nation (behind only Bryce Brown).[7] He chose Alabama over Florida, Florida State, and LSU, among others.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Trent Richardson RB |
Pensacola, Florida | Escambia HS | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.5 | Jun 2, 2008 |
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 91 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2 (RB) Rivals: 2 (RB) ESPN: 1 (RB) | ||||||
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College career
2009
In his first year at Alabama, Richardson stepped in quickly for the departed Glen Coffee, and shared time at the tailback position with Roy Upchurch and Mark Ingram, Jr.[8] When recruited, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban called Richardson, "the real key to the class," and "an outstanding player at a position that a young player can contribute next year."[9]
Richardson was named SEC Freshman of the Week for Week 2 [10] and Week 4.[11] Richardson was also named to the 2009 SEC All-Freshman team alongside Barrett Jones and Nico Johnson.[12] He also contributed significantly in the 2010 BCS National Championship with 109 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns.[13] For the season he had 145 carries for 751 yards rushing and 8 touchdowns.[14] He also had 126 yards receiving on the season.[14]
2010
Richardson started the first two games of the season with Mark Ingram sitting out due to an injury. In the season opener, he had 10 carries for 66 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also had 3 receptions for 46 yards. The following week against Penn State, he ran for a career-high 144 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown. He also had 4 catches for 46 yards. Trent was named Co-SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts.[15]
For the season he had 112 carries for 700 yards rushing and 6 touchdowns and 266 yards receiving and 4 touchdowns.[16] Richardson also has 634 kick return yards with a touchdown.[16]
2011
With the departure of Mark Ingram to the NFL, Richardson took over the starting role at running back. During the season Trent ran for over 100 yards in nine games. He tied Shaun Alexander with six consecutive 100 yard rushing games. He scored two or more touchdowns in seven games. He set a career high against Ole Miss running for 183 yards and four touchdowns. In the Iron Bowl, Trent ran for a new career high of 203 yards. He won the Doak Walker Award becoming the first player from Alabama to win.[17] He finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting behind eventual winner Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck.[18] In the 2012 BCS National Championship Game, Richardson rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown to secure his second national championship with the Crimson Tide.[19]
For the season Trent had 1,679 rushing yards, breaking Mark Ingram's record for most rushing yards in a season, and 21 touchdowns.[20] He also had 338 receiving yards with three touchdowns.[20] On January 12, 2012, Richardson declared for the 2012 NFL Draft, thus forgoing his final year of collegiate eligibility.[21] At the time of his announcement, he was projected as a first round pick and the top running back prospect in the draft.[21]
College career statistics
| Year | GP–GS | Rushing | Receiving | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G | Rec | Rec–Yards | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G | No. | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | ||
| 2009[14] | 14–0 | 145 | 784 | 33 | 751 | 5.2 | 8 | 52 | 53.6 | 16 | 126 | 7.9 | 0 | 17 | 9.0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 2010[16] | 11–2 | 112 | 719 | 19 | 700 | 6.2 | 6 | 65 | 53.8 | 23 | 266 | 11.6 | 4 | 85 | 24.2 | 24 | 634 | 26.4 | 1 | 91 |
| 2011[20] | 13–13 | 283 | 1740 | 61 | 1679 | 5.9 | 21 | 76 | 129.2 | 29 | 338 | 11.7 | 3 | 61 | 26.0 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Total* | 38-15 | 540 | 3243 | 113 | 3130 | 5.8 | 35 | 76 | 75.9 | 64 | 710 | 11.1 | 5 | 85 | 20.3 | 28 | 720 | 25.7 | 1 | 91 |
Family
Richardson has two daughters who are three and five years old.[22]
References
- ^ "Gators couldn't solve McElroy", ESPN, December 5, 2009, http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=4717584
- ^ "Saban's trademark plays key Bama's win", ESPN, January 7, 2010, http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls09/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=4807215
- ^ NFL Draft - 2013 RB Draft Prospects, CBSSports.com, http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/TSX/2013_RB
- ^ ESPN RISE's Football Players of the Week, ESPN.com, September 19, 2008, http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/football/news/story?id=3597081
- ^ Newberg, Jamie (January 27, 2009), Florida headlines final state rankings releases, Rivals.com, http://www.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=905283, "Trent Richardson's combination of tremendous size and speed is similar to that of Earl Campbell. He's definitely a back that will wear defenses down, yet he has breakaway speed."
- ^ "Is Manti Te'o the next Ray Lewis?", ESPN RISE Magazine, April 15, 2009, http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/football/news/story?id=4017393
- ^ Rivals.com running backs 2009, January 16, 2009, http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=2116
- ^ Melick, Ray (August 5, 2009), "5 battles to watch as the Crimson Tide starts summer football practice", Birmingham News, http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-sports/2009/08/5_battles_to_watch_as_the_crim.html
- ^ Estes, Gentry (May 31, 2009), "No rest for Tide football signees: Many of Alabama's top recruits ready to start summer school in Tuscaloosa this week", The Mobile Press-Register, http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/sports/124376132062580.xml&coll=3
- ^ "Richardson named SEC Freshman of the Week", RollTide.com, September 14, 2009, http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091409aab.html
- ^ "Richardson Gets Second SEC Nod", Scout.com, September 28, 2009, http://alabama.scout.com/2/903776.html
- ^ "3 Tiders On All-SEC Frosh", Scout.com, December 10, 2009, http://alabama.scout.com/2/927952.html
- ^ "Alabama defeats Texas, rolls to first national title since 1992". ESPN. January 7, 2010. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=300070333. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. "2009–10 Overall Individual Statistics". RollTide.com. http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/teamcume.html#TEAM.IND. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ "Richardson earns POW honors", Tidesports.com, September 13, 2010, http://www.tidesports.com/article/20100913/NEWS/100919838/1011?Title=Richardson-earns-POW-honors
- ^ a b c University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. "2010–11 Overall Individual Statistics". RollTide.com. http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2010-2011/teamcume.html#TEAM.IND. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ "Tide's Richardson, Jones nab national awards". The Tuscaloosa News. December 9, 2011. http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20111209/NEWS/111209757/1015/sports?Title=Tide-s-Richardson-Jones-nab-national-awards. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "Robert Griffin III wins Heisman Trophy". Associated Press. ESPN.com. December 10, 2011. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7339011/robert-griffin-iii-baylor-bears-wins-77th-heisman-trophy. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ Barnhart, Tony (January 10, 2012). "Richardson's touchdown run in BCS title game caps illustrious career". http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/16803211/richardsons-touchdown-run-in-bcs-title-game-caps-illustrious-career. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ a b c University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. "2011–12 Overall Individual Statistics". RollTide.com. http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/teamcume.html#TEAM.IND. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "Trent Richardson, Dre Kirkpatrick go pro". ESPN.com news services. ESPN.com. January 12, 2012. http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/story/_/id/7455537/trent-richardson-dre-kirkpatrick-alabama-crimson-tide-enter-nfl-draft. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ "Richardson is ready to be Tide's go-to guy", espn.com, August 15, 2011, http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/44866/richardson-is-ready-to-be-tides-go-to-guy
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