The Colts traded away their first round draft pick to the Browns last season to try and fortify their backfield in an attempt to balance their offense. Unfortunately for T-Rich’s fantasy owners who were excited by the move, Richardson never found a groove with the Colts and finished the season with just 563 yards rushing on 188 rushing attempts on the season while only finding the end zone four times after 12 trips to paydirt in his rookie season.
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Richardson hasn’t shown any signs this preseason of bouncing back, but what other options do the Colts have in the backfield. With the departure of Donald Brown this offseason, there isn’t a lot of depth at RB for the Colts.
There could be value in the Indy backfield, but pinpointing who would get the carries in place of Richardson is a tricky proposition after Vick Ballard was sidelined for the season with an Achilles’ injury. Here is my take on the Colts possibilities in the backfield as we continue our RB Rundowns. The rankings included are from my top 80 RB which came out last week and which will be updated later this week.
This post is part of a series detailing the backfield situation for each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. Check out my top 80 rankings and click here for the full series.