Sheldon Richardson hasn’t traveled the straightest path to get to this point.
Considered one of the top defensive linemen in the country coming out of high school in 2009, the St. Louis native originally chose to play for University of Missouri but was academically ineligible, and had to attend junior college instead. He finally joined the Tigers for the 2011 season but a shoulder injury slowed him down.
Richardson finally hit his stride last year. posting 75 tackles — 10.5 for loss — and 4.5 sacks. The disruptive interior lineman garnered second-team All-SEC honors. He is considered one of the top linemen in the draft.