2 Deep (Wide Receiver U edition)

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It's Gr8 2 B a V said:
#118 Wide Receiver Corp is shaping up to be stacked!
Potential Super Stars in this group include but are not limited to: Marquez North, Jason Croom, Lavon Pearson, Pig Howard, Josh Malone (if he commits), Ryan Jenkins (from what his talked about)

X-Receiver

1. MarQuez North- Still young and raw but definitely showed everyone what the hype was all about. Another offseason and fine tuning of craft and he can be next Alshon Jeffery of the SEC. Arguably the best freshman receiver in the nation this year. Came up big when we needed: Will not forget that miracle one handed catch on 4th down vs. USCe. Sick.

2. Paul Harris- Quiet this year, i think maybe he is red shirted? Definitely has the measurables and can have an opportunity to have impact. It all depends on how he develops over the offseason.


Slot-Receiver

1. Pig Howard- Definitely proved to be the veteran of the wide receiver group this year, albeit some inconsistent play. Pig is a natural football player, regardless of where he lines up. With better scheming and utilization by the coaches, Pig can definitely be a dangerous weapon next year. Signs from the Georgia game show that he has football clutch in him.

2. Toss up - There have been a lot of good things being said about Ryan Jenkins, his speed and break away ability. Vic Wharton and Devrin Young are also in that mix of speed. Will definitely have some good competition here.

Z-Receiver

1a. Lavon Pearson- Coming out of Junior College, this guy looks to be a huge play receiver. From watching his film, he seems to be a pure receiver with great jump ball skills. I believe he will have a huge impact from day 1 and will surprise people who haven't seen before. Great speed and rare jumping ability combination can be deadly.

1b. Jason Croom- With Calvin Johnson measurables, Croom had big expectations, but progressed slower than expected. Croom began to become a very reliable 3rd down and 4th down short yardage possession receiver. Croom really began to show up in Kentucky game but also had flashes throughout the season of his potential. With more coaching and a more physical style of play, he can also become a very dangerous deep threat target as well as a great short yardage possession receiver.

If Malone Commits I could see him at either of the outside receiver positions, I don't know if he will be red shirted or not. A lot will depend on the progression and development mentioned guys above, but it's really hard to keep a 5* talent on the sideline.
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We won't be playing UK every game though.
 
#27
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volfrk86 said:
Malone starts day one along side North with Pig in the slot and Helm at TE
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I think it's gonna be North and Pearson starting with Malone getting decent playing time. Pearson is an EE and coming out of JUCO and has big playmaking ability. I'm all for Malone coming to UT and think he will have a great career here, but there's no way he's passing Pearson on the depth chart in '14.
 
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k-town_king said:
Malone or Pearson over Croom. Smith will play. Blanc and Carter shouldn't see the field. And people need to stop pumping up Croom so much. Let him develop and be him . Yesterday he was Kelvin Benjamin. Today he has Megatron's measurables. If he doesn't have 1000 yards people will call him a bust. CJ runs a 4.35 or something KB like a 4.4. Croom is not that fast.
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I am not too sure about Smith. He had some really critical drops this year.
 
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checkerboards09 said:
I think it's gonna be North and Pearson starting with Malone getting decent playing time. Pearson is an EE and coming out of JUCO and has big playmaking ability. I'm all for Malone coming to UT and think he will have a great career here, but there's no way he's passing Pearson on the depth chart in '14.
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The # 20 overall player in this years class will get a lot of playing time. It will be his position to lose.
 
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white65 said:
I think the Receiving core is going to be fine. I'm more worried about who's going to get them the ball. Having tall Receivers doesn't mean anything if the QB can't get the ball to them. Worley started to throw a good deep ball before he got hurt. But Dobbs struggled to complete a throw past 30 yards. We have 4 QB's that have either talent, experience, or both. I think next year will show if Butch can put young players in a good position.
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I think the receivers made the QBs look bad most of the time. The QBs will be fine next year.
 
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white65 said:
I think the Receiving core is going to be fine. I'm more worried about who's going to get them the ball. Having tall Receivers doesn't mean anything if the QB can't get the ball to them. Worley started to throw a good deep ball before he got hurt. But Dobbs struggled to complete a throw past 30 yards. We have 4 QB's that have either talent, experience, or both. I think next year will show if Butch can put young players in a good position.
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A whole off season in the weight room and working on mechanics and timing with the recievers and I think Dobbs would be alright
 
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VOLINVONORE said:
The # 20 overall player in this years class will get a lot of playing time. It will be his position to lose.
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His to lose? Not really. He's still a freshman who's gonna be competing with Marquez North and one of the most sought after receivers in JUCO. It's far from "his to lose".
 
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I think Wes Rucker said Paul Harris played in five games... it must have been special teams, because I thought he was redshirted too.
 
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#39
Dumb question I know but I have to ask...
X and Y positions....which is on the strong side lined up with the tight end??
 
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It wouldn't surprise me to see Pearson moved around the field and lined up at different spots. He has the versatility and athleticism to line up in the slot or outside, so I'd imagine they move him around a lot based on matchups.
 
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GBOVOLS said:
Neither of those guys are starting material man. Especially in the SEC. I wish our FB program would stop falling in love with these sub par talented Knoxville kids. I know they dreamed about playing for UT but they just aren't good. Not trying to be racist but they aren't good. If you want those guys in you two deep you must like going 5-7 every year.
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Josh Smith is by far the most frustrating WR I've ever watched. Dude has absolutely NO hands
 
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