With Jaylen Warren and LD Brown gone, Dominic Richardson will be the workhorse in Oklahoma State’s backfield in 2022, and the preseason watch lists reflect that.
Richardson was one of 73 named on the Doak Walker Award’s preseason list Wednesday. The Doak Walker is given out annually to college football’s best running back, and no Cowboy has won the award since its debut in 1990.
Entering his junior season, Richardson has ran for 596 yards and seven touchdowns on 123 career carries to this point. When he has been asked to carry the load early in his career, the former Bishop McGuinness standout has produced.