INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

TRENT RICHARDSON
Running Back 5-9 225 Alabama
34
NFL Exp: 2
How Acquired: T - 2013 (CLE)
Born: 7/10/90
GP/GS (Postseason): 20/19 (0/0)
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
• Acquired by the Colts in a trade with the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the Colts first-round selection in the 2014 NFL Draft on
September 18, 2013.
• Selected by the Browns in the first round (third overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
PRO CAREER:
• As a rookie in 2012, started all 15 games he played in and led the team with 950 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns on 267 carries.
Also caught 51 passes for 367 yards and a touchdown.
• Set Browns rookie records in rushing yards (950), rushing touchdowns (11), scrimmage yards (1,317) and total touchdowns (12).
• Named to USA Today’s All-Joe Team in 2012.
2013 (BROWNS/COLTS):
• In the regular season opener against Miami (9/8), rushed for 47 yards on 13 carries and caught two passes for 30 yards.
• Rushed for 58 yards on 18 carries and caught five passes for 21 yards at Baltimore (9/15).
• In a Week 3 victory at San Francisco (9/22), logged 13 carries for 35 yards and one touchdown in his debut with the Colts. His first
carry was a one-yard touchdown in the first quarter, which made him the first Colt player to score a touchdown on his first rushing attempt
with the Colts since Gordon Brown on October 4, 1987.
• Made his first career start as a member of the Colts and scored his second touchdown in as many games on a one-yard carry in the
second quarter at Jacksonville (9/29). The score gave Indianapolis a 17-3 advantage. Finished the game with 20 carries for 60 yards
and one score while adding one reception for six yards.
• Led the Colts in rushing with 18 carries for 56 yards in the team’s Week 5 victory against Seattle (10/6). Contributed with a long carry
of 16 yards and tallied 20 yards on the team’s second to last offensive possession to run the clock in the fourth quarter.
2012 (BROWNS):
• Started all 15 games he played in and led the team with 950 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns on 267 carries. Also caught 51 passes
for 367 yards and a touchdown.
• The rushing total ranked 10th in the AFC, topped all AFC rookies and was third among NFL rookies.
• The rushing total set a Browns rookie record, surpassing the previous record of 942 yards by Jim Brown (1957).
• The reception total was second on the team, third among AFC running backs and seventh among NFL running backs.
• The reception total was third among NFL rookies, trailing only Kendall Wright (64) and Justin Blackmon (64).
• Tallied a team-high 54 first downs (36 rushing, 18 receiving), which ranked fourth among all rookies.
• Amassed 1,317 yards from scrimmage, which ranked third among NFL rookies and set a Browns single-season rookie record.
• Tied for second among all NFL rookies in total touchdowns (12), along with Doug Martin, trailing only Alfred Morris (13).
• His 11 rushing touchdowns marked the most ever by a Browns rookie, surpassing the previous mark of nine by Jim Brown in 1957.
• His 12 total scores were the most by a Browns rookie, eclipsing the previous record of 10 set by both Jim Brown and Eric Metcalf
(1989).
• His 72 points were the most-ever by a Browns rookie, surpassing the previous mark of 66 by kicker Jerry Kauric (1990).
• Had three 100-yard rushing games, which tied for the most by a Browns rookie, along with William Green (2002).
• Named to USA Today’s All-Joe Team.
• Registered his first career 100-yard rushing performance and first career touchdowns at Cincinnati (9/16) after rushing for 109 yards
and a touchdown and catching four passes for 36 yards and a score. It marked the first time a Browns rookie rushed for 100 yards
since Lee Suggs ran for 186 yards against Cincinnati on December 28, 2003. Was voted the Pepsi MAX Rookie of the Week for his
performance.
• Over the course of Weeks 2-5, became the first Brown to have a rushing touchdown in four straight games since Peyton Hillis in 2010
and was the first Browns rookie ever to do it.
• Rushed for a career-high 122 yards with a 26-yard touchdown against San Diego (10/28). The rushing total marked the most by a
Browns rookie since Lee Suggs ran for 186 yards at Cincinnati on December 28, 2003
• Rushed for 105 yards on 25 attempts and caught a team-high six passes totaling 31 yards against Baltimore (11/4). Joined Jacksonville’s
Fred Taylor (128 on 9/20/98) as the only rookies to rush for 100 yards against the Ravens.
• Joined Earnest Byner (1984) and Bobby Mitchell (1958) as the only Browns rookies to register consecutive 100-yard rushing games.
• Totaled two rushing touchdowns against Kansas City (12/9) and against Washington (12/16).
COLLEGE:
• Started 15-of-38 career games at the University of Alabama (2009-2011).
• Totaled 3,130 career rushing yards on 540 attempts (5.8 avg.) with 35 rushing touchdowns.
• Added 68 receptions for 730 yards and seven touchdowns.
• Returned 28 kickoffs for 720 yards (25.7 avg.) and one touchdown.
• Ranks among the Crimson Tide career leaders in rushing yards per attempt (second), 100-yard rushing performances (second), rushing
touchdowns (third) and rushing yards (fifth).
• Helped the school capture national championships in 2009 and 2011.
• As a junior in 2011, set Alabama single-season records for rushing yards (1,679), rushing touchdowns (21) and all-purpose yards
(2,083), while tying a school-best with 144 points and 24 total touchdowns.
• Winner of the Doak Walker award for the nation’s top running back and was a
Heisman Trophy finalist.
• Named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year and earned
unanimous First Team All-SEC honors.
• Ranked third on the team with 29 receptions for 338 yards and three touchdowns.
• As a sophomore in 2010, totaled 112 rushing attempts for 700 yards with six
RICHARDSON SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Att: 29 vs. PIT (11/25/12)
Yards: 122 vs. S.D. (10/28/12)
TDs: 2, two times (Last: vs. WAS 12/16/12)
LG: 32t at CIN (9/16/12)