"you can picture this great future with somebody and then this person is gone."
If we pass on Richardson at 5 and hope he'll still be there 20, we could lose him.
"The emotional connection."
The connection between Pete and Richardson was talked about a lot after the Combine. Pete Carroll was the only person AR mentioned by name.
"Leap of Faith."
Could be used to describe Jalen Carter too with his red flags, but seems to apply more to Richardson as he has bigger boom or bust potential.
Yep, Richardson is the guy if we're to give any merit to these clues.