TCU Football: 3 signees who’ll have instant impact in 2020

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 29: Head coach Gary Patterson of the TCU Horned Frogs waits with players before being introduced before the game with the West Virginia Mountaineers at Amon G. Carter Stadium on November 29, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. West Virginia won 20-17. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 29: Head coach Gary Patterson of the TCU Horned Frogs waits with players before being introduced before the game with the West Virginia Mountaineers at Amon G. Carter Stadium on November 29, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. West Virginia won 20-17. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
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The backfield is a major question mark heading into the 2020 season. Leading rusher Darius Anderson is gone after rushing for 823 yards and six touchdowns on 5.5 yards per carry and third-leading rusher Sewo Olonilua is also graduating following a 537-yard season.

Quarterback Max Duggan was second on the team in rushing, so that means the Horned Frogs’ top two running backs are gone, opening up a major hole in the backfield.

Although Dominic Richardson isn’t an early enrollee and a three-star rated running back from Oklahoma, he’s going to get a chance to compete right away. Once he gets on campus this summer, he’s going to be looked at to contribute from day one.

Richardson has solid size at 6-foot-0 and 205 pounds and he’s ranked the No. 682 overall prospect and 49th-best running back in the 2020 class. He’s also one of the top 10 recruits from the state of Oklahoma.

TCU should be able to utilize Richardson right away.