I am certain you are going what?, right now, but hear me out. Rutgers returns a star WR in 6-4 lanky, but speedy Kenny Britt. Britt set a record for yards receiving a season ago, he had 1,232 yards and nearly 20 yards per catch. Britt also had 8 TD catches. Next their is the speedster, Tiquan Underwood. Underwood, is 2nd in yards receiving in a season behind Britt and had 1100 yards and 7 TD's a season ago. Both are stud receivers, with game-breaking ability. Oh and 1 more player ready to burst on the scene is Tim Brown, a 5-8 160 dynamo who had 24 catches a season ago. Brown should break on the scene and be a top third option for the Scarlet Knights.
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Tennessee returns more depth at WR than any team I have seen. They are led by steady WR Lucas Taylor. Taylor had 1,000 yards a season ago, and 73 catches. He will be the leader again. The other 2 big-time WR's are Austin Rogers, who had 56 receptions for 624 yards and Josh Briscoe who had a team high 6 TD catches and also had 56 receptions. Those 3 will have competition though. A pair of Percy Harvin like athletes in Gerald Jones and Denarius Moore return as sophomores, should get plenty of touches. Jones was explosive in spring, and Moore had a great performance against Wisconsin in the Capital 1 bowl. Quintin Hancock also returns after catching 3 TD's a season ago. The x-factor is TE Jeff Cottom, a freak athlete at 6-8, but a very inexperienced one as well.
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Clemson should also be very good at WR/TE this season. They are led by Aaron Kelley, who may set ACC records for yards and catches in a career. A season ago Kelly had 88 catches, 1081 yards. and 11 TD's. After him the #2 receiver Tyler Grisham returns. Grisham is a small, but sure handed WR, who had 60 catches and 653 yards a season ago. The x-factor is Jacoby Ford, a player who is rumored to have run a 4.24 40 yard dash. He had nearly 500 yards a season ago and can absolutely fly down the field. Michael Palmer should play TE, but he is not very experienced, though he does have the tools to be successful.
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LSU is another team that should be surprisingly good at WR/TE. The group will be headed up by Brandon LaFell, LSU's leading receiver a season ago. LaFell had 50 catches for 656 yards and 4 TD's. Those numbers should increase with the graduation of Early Doucet as well. After LaFell, Demetrious Byrd returns, known for his game winning catch against Auburn. Byrd had 35 catches for 621 yards and 7 TD's. Don't be stunned if he becomes Jarrett Lee's go to man, this is a player with loads of talent. At TE Richard Dickson is back after a big season and even better bowl game. Dickson had 32 catches, 375 yards and 5 TD's and should be a great target for the new QB at LSU. Talented receivers Terrance Tolliver, Jared Mitchell, and Chris Tolliver should also contribute.
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Texas Tech and their pass-happy offense will be unusually explosive this season returning a great set of wideouts. The star of the team Michael Crabtree returns after catching 125 passes for 1,962 yards and 22 TD's. After him the Raiders are unusually deep. Eric Morris returns after receiving 76 passes and getting 767 yards and 9 TD's. Edward Britton returns after getting 48 passes for 631 yards. Britton is the more explosive receiver of the two, but Morris is more sure handed. Lyle Leong adds depth after a decent freshman season, though this year he will be expected to do much more.
Others To Watch
Ohio State(Brian Hartline, Brian Robiskie, Taurian Washington, Dane Sanzenbacher, Ray Small, Devier Posey, Rory Nicol, Jake Ballard)
Missouri(Jeremy Maclin, Tommy Saunders, Jared Perry, Danario Alexander, Chase Coffman)
Tulsa(Brennan Marion, Trae Johnson, Charles Clay)
Central Michigan(Bryan Anderson, Antonio Brown, Andrew Hartline)
Ball State(Dante Love, Darius Hill, Madaris Grant)
New Mexico State(Chris Williams, AJ Harris, Weston Neiman)
BYU(Dennis Pitta, Austin Collie, Michael Reed)
USF(Carlton Mitchell,Taurus Johnson, Cedric Hill, Marcus Edwards)
Oregon(Jaison Williams, Ed Dickson, Jeff Maehl)
USC(Patrick Turner, Videl Hazelton, David Ausberry, Damian Williams, Ron Johnson)
Arizona State(Michael Jones, Chris McGaha, Kyle Williams)
Maryland( Darius-Heyward-Bey, Isaiah Williams, Dan Gronkowski)
FSU( Preston Parker, Greg Carr)
Oklahoma(Juaquim Inglesias, Jermaine Gresham, Quentin Chaney)
Florida(Percy Harvin, Cornelius Ingram, Louis Murphy)]
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