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Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire: Paul Richardson

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By @JordanWevers

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It typically takes a rookie wide receiver in the NFL longer to get acclimated to the game than rookies at most other positions. The jury is still out on Paul Richardson of the Seattle Seahawks, but he could certainly be an intriguing Week 10 addition to your fantasy football roster.

With Percy Harvin recently shipped off to the Big Apple, there are more touches and targets that need to be dispersed within the Seahawks’ offense.

Richardson was the 45th overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft and the first by Seattle. Popular analyst Mike Mayock called him “a poor man’s DeSean Jackson” after Pete Carroll‘s organization elected to take his name off their draft board back in May.

Richardson ran a 4.40 40-yard dash at the combine and certainly elevated his draft stock as a junior with the Colorado Buffaloes in 2013. He caught 83 passes for 1343 yards and 10 scores. His receptions and yardage numbers were second in PAC-12 rankings to only Brandin Cooks, another speedster with similar measurables to Richardson who happens to be having himself a very nice first season in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints.

Richardson never gave much to the return game in college, so it’s clear that Carroll and the Seahawks’ coaching staff have plans to incorporate him into the offensive game plan.

The Seahawks had only two plays from scrimmage over 20 yards against a porous Oakland Raiders defense last week. Richardson certainly possesses big play ability with his speed and finesse. He had a season high of six targets against the Raiders, so it’s pretty clear offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell is trying to get the rookie more involved.

He’s an interesting WR3 or flex play for managers with injuries or Week 10 byes. Seattle gets the New York Giants, who have given up the eighth fewest fantasy points so far to receivers this season.

Like Tavon Austin before him, Richardson is likely a boom-or-bust play. He could break away from the secondary for a long touchdown grab or two, or he could compile a similar clunker line of 3-12-0 like he did last week. One thing Richardson does have working in his favor that Austin did not have in his rookie year, however, is a two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson running his offense.

Jordan Wevers is a writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @JordanWevers, “Like” him on Facebook, or add him to your network on Google.

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