The grading is far from done for Richards. But with that said, his rookie campaign was pretty quiet for a second-round pick. To be fair, there wasn't much room for him to crack the lineup with Devin McCourty and Patrick Chung as starters (and Duron Harmon playing pretty well).
We need at least one more season (preferably two) to ultimately judge this pick.
The Patriots picked up a second-round pick in Tuesday's huge Chandler Jones trade. Over the years, Bill Belichick has developed a reputation for hoarding picks in the Round 2-3 range -- and striking out a lot.