This story writes itself.. Consensus 4-star on all major ranking sites, U.S. Army All-American.... AND still underrated coming out of Wellington. He had 1278 yards in his senior season, against great competition, and Rivals.com still had 13 receivers from Florida ranked above him in their final rankings. That didn’t stop Nick Saban from holding a spot for him on NSD before he ultimately put up the U from the gym at Weelington Highschool.
Richards hit the ground running in fall camp, where he earned significant playing time from day one. He scored a touchdown in his first collegiate game ever and never looked back.