Even after an up-and-down preseason debut last week, Richardson gets the nod as the team’s Week 1 starter.
The expectation has been that Richardson would start, but Gardner Minshew made it interesting throughout the offseason and into last week, with reports circulating that he had an outside chance at starting for the Colts to open 2023.
With the threat of Minshew starting out of the way for the foreseeable future, it’s all systems go for Richardson in fantasy this season. Likely to be carried by his rushing ability, especially in the early going, the 4th overall pick from this year’s draft becomes an intriguing option later in fantasy drafts as a dark horse QB1.