Athlon: The Most Important Player on Every BT Team in 2017 (MN: Steven Richardson)

[BleedGopher]

per Athlon:

Steven Richardson, DT, Minnesota
Richardson should be one of the best defenders in the conference, if not the nation. The Gopher offense should be able to score with most opponents, but Richardson's ability to disrupt opposing offenses and dominate the trenches could be the difference between the Gophers finishing in the middle of the Big Ten West and Minnesota making a trip to Indianapolis in head coach P.J. Fleck's first season.

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/most-important-player-every-big-ten-team

Go Gophers!!

 

[short ornery norwegian]

This is a matter of definition. Richardson may be (on paper) the best player on the team - and is certainly very important to the success of the team.

but, I would say for this season, the Starting Quarterback is the most important player on the team - because, at this point, we don't know who that player is going to be.

If this team gets good QB play, they have a chance to be very good. On the other hand, if this team gets poor QB play, it could be a VERY long season. So, I say the starting QB is the most important player on the team - whoever it is.