Richardson in 2014
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No. 10 Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | April 13, 1992 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Gardena (CA) Junípero Serra | ||||||||
College: | Colorado | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45 | ||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2016 | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 51 |
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Receiving yards: | 599 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 2 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Paul Richardson (born April 13, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seahawks in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado.
Richardson attended Junípero Serra High School in Gardena, California and Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California. During his career, he had 110 receptions for 1,948 yards and 28 touchdowns. He was also a letterman in basketball and track. In track, he had career-bests of 10.62 in the 100 meters, 21.0 seconds in the 200 meters and 40.66 seconds in the 4x100.
Richardson originally attended UCLA, but was dismissed from the team prior to his freshman season after being placed under arrest for felony theft of a purse, along with his cousin Shaquille Richardson and another teammate, Josh Shirley. He then attended the University of Colorado Boulder. He played in all 12 games that year, recording 34 receptions for 514 yards and six touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2011, he played in nine games recording 39 receptions for 555 yards and five touchdowns. He missed four games due to injury. In April 2012 he tore his ACL which caused him to miss the season. He returned as a starter in 2013. During the season he set the school record for receiving yards in a season of 1201 yards. On December 2, 2013, Richardson announced his intent to declare for the 2014 NFL Draft.