THEM WR'S SEEM TO BE LETTING THEIR RECOGNITION GET TO THEIR HEADS...:neenee:
1. Michigan
The return of Braylon Edwards makes a good receiving corps the best in college football. To have a player with the skills of Carl Tabb sitting on the bench shows just how good everyone else is. Jason Avant would be a great number one receiver on any other team, while Steve Breaston is always a big play waiting to happen. The tight ends can't block, but they're great pass catchers.
Wide Receivers: 1) Braylon Edwards, Sr. 2) Jason Avant, Jr., 3) Steve Breaston, Soph., 4) Carl Tabb, Jr., TE) Tim Massaquoi, Jr., TE) Tyler Ecker, Jr.
2. Oklahoma
Try and find the weakness. Mark Clayton has emerged as one of the nation's most dangerous all-around receivers, and he's even better with the big, strong, fast and experienced other receivers preventing teams from double covering anyone. Yeah, the offensive scheme has a lot to do with the production, but these are talented players that make everything go.
Wide Receivers: 1) Mark Clayton, Sr. 2) Brandon Jones, Sr. 3) JeJuan Rankins, Jr. 4) Will Peoples, Sr. TE) James Moses, Sr. TE) Chris Chester, Jr.
3. Bowling Green
If only the Falcons had any experience ... yeesh! Eight very good receivers return with at least three All-MAC caliber talents highlighted by Cole Magner and Charles Sharon. There's speed, size and a whole bunch of talent as this group should pick apart defenses with ease. This is one of the nation's deepest corps.
Wide Receivers: 1) Cole Magner, Sr. 2) Charles Sharon, Jr. 3) James Hawkins, Sr. 4) Steve Sanders, Jr. 5) Cornelius McGrady, Sr. TE) Steve Navarro, Jr. TE) Todd DiBacco, Sr. <O
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<TABLE cellSpacing=8 width=300 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%">Ranking of Wide Receiver units by conference
1. Pac 10, 6.9
2. Conference USA, 6.86
3. Big Ten, 6.82
4. ACC 6.73
5. Big XII, 6.58
6. SEC, 6.54
7. MAC, 6.32
8. Big East, 6.14
9. Mountain West, 5.69
10. Independents, 5.25
11. WAC, 5.1
12. Sun Belt, 4.28</TD></TR><TR><TD width="100%">
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4. California
The only question is health as just about everyone in the corps has been banged up or out at one time or another. There are three talented veterans led by Geoff McArthur and some fantastic young prospects to get excited about. Look out for freshman Sam DeSa who runs a legitimate 4.20 40.
Wide Receivers: 1) Geoff McArthur, Sr. 2) Jonathan Makonnen, Sr. 3) Burl Toler, Sr. 4) Chase Lyman, Sr. TE) Garrett Cross, Sr. TE) John Rust, Jr.
5. Miami University
Martin Nance and Mike Larkin are as dangerous as they come. Both will be in the NFL and lead an explosive receiving corps. Having complementary players like R.J. Corbin, Ryan Busing and Ryne Robinson is a luxury most MAC teams will never have. Tight end Matt Brandt was a great one, but Dan Tyler looks ready to step in and pick up the slack..
Wide Receivers: 1) Marin Nance, Jr. 2) Mike Larkin Sr. 3) R.J. Corbin, Soph. 4) Ryne Robinson, Soph. 5) Ryan Busing, Soph. TE) Dan Tyler, Jr. TE) Tyler Vogel, Jr.
6. Memphis
This is the deepest, most productive and most talented receiving corps in Conference USA with more than seven great players to rely on. There's size, speed and experience and should shine even brighter with Danny Wimprine throwing them the ball. It will be a shock if this group doesn't combine for 3,500 yards.
Wide Receivers: 1) Maurice Avery, Jr. 2) Darron White, Sr. 3) Ryan Scott, Soph. 4) Chris Kelley, Sr. 5) Tavarious Davis, Sr. 6) Mario Pratcher, Sr. 7) Tavares Gideon, Sr. TE) John Doucette, Jr.
7. Florida State
If Craphonso Thorpe is 100% after his broken leg, the receiving corps will be fine. There are more than enough weapons to get the ball to as Chauncey Stovall and Dominic Robinson appear ready for explosive seasons, while young players like Chris Davis and DeCody Fagg are going to quickly be stars. But it's Thorpe that will be the All-American that everything revolves around.
Wide Receivers: 1) Craphonso Thorpe, Sr. 20 Chauncey Stovall, Sr. 3) Dominic Robinson, 4) Willie Reid, Sr. TE) Paul Irons, Sr. TE) Matt Henshaw, Jr.
8. Louisville
By very high standards, this group, outside of Russell, was a slight disappointment last year. Now this will be among the scariest corps in the country with deep threats to burn and experience to frighten any secondary. The only concern is at tight end where there's no experience returning.
Wide Receivers: 1) J.R. Russell, Sr. 2) Broderick Clark, Jr. 3) Joshua Tinch, Sr. 4) Tiger Jones, Sr. 5) Montrell Jones, TE) Wayne Riles, Soph. TE) Thomas Boyce, RFr.
9. Hawaii
There isn't any one Ashley Lelie-type of talent among the receiving corps, but there are several veterans who all know exactly what to do in the offense. This crew won't make mistakes and will work perfectly with QB Timmy Chang to produce the nation's highest-octane passing attack. The only concern is the loss of leading deep threat Jeremiah Cockheran, but he can be replaced. The rating is based on the unit as a whole and not on the individual players.
Wide Receivers: 1) Chad Owens, Sr. 2) Britton Komine, Sr. 3) Jason Rivers, Soph. 4) Nate Ilaoa, Soph., 5) Ross Dickerson, Soph. 6) Gerald Welch, Sr.
10. Georgia
The talent is there; it just has to stay healthy. Injuries, inexperience and inconsistency prevented this corps, which included Damein Gary and Michael Johnson, from being as good as it should've been last year. Now, Fred Gibson has to be counted on for a full season for the passing game to show any improvement. That's asking a lot. Wide Receivers: 1) Fred Gibson, Sr. 2) Reggie Brown, Sr. 3) Tyson Browning, Jr. 4) Brian McClendon, Jr. TE) Martez Milner, TE) Leonard Pope, Soph.
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1. Michigan
The return of Braylon Edwards makes a good receiving corps the best in college football. To have a player with the skills of Carl Tabb sitting on the bench shows just how good everyone else is. Jason Avant would be a great number one receiver on any other team, while Steve Breaston is always a big play waiting to happen. The tight ends can't block, but they're great pass catchers.
Wide Receivers: 1) Braylon Edwards, Sr. 2) Jason Avant, Jr., 3) Steve Breaston, Soph., 4) Carl Tabb, Jr., TE) Tim Massaquoi, Jr., TE) Tyler Ecker, Jr.
Try and find the weakness. Mark Clayton has emerged as one of the nation's most dangerous all-around receivers, and he's even better with the big, strong, fast and experienced other receivers preventing teams from double covering anyone. Yeah, the offensive scheme has a lot to do with the production, but these are talented players that make everything go.
Wide Receivers: 1) Mark Clayton, Sr. 2) Brandon Jones, Sr. 3) JeJuan Rankins, Jr. 4) Will Peoples, Sr. TE) James Moses, Sr. TE) Chris Chester, Jr.
3. Bowling Green
If only the Falcons had any experience ... yeesh! Eight very good receivers return with at least three All-MAC caliber talents highlighted by Cole Magner and Charles Sharon. There's speed, size and a whole bunch of talent as this group should pick apart defenses with ease. This is one of the nation's deepest corps.
Wide Receivers: 1) Cole Magner, Sr. 2) Charles Sharon, Jr. 3) James Hawkins, Sr. 4) Steve Sanders, Jr. 5) Cornelius McGrady, Sr. TE) Steve Navarro, Jr. TE) Todd DiBacco, Sr. <O
><TABLE cellSpacing=8 width=300 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%">Ranking of Wide Receiver units by conference
1. Pac 10, 6.9
2. Conference USA, 6.86
3. Big Ten, 6.82
4. ACC 6.73
5. Big XII, 6.58
6. SEC, 6.54
7. MAC, 6.32
8. Big East, 6.14
9. Mountain West, 5.69
10. Independents, 5.25
11. WAC, 5.1
12. Sun Belt, 4.28</TD></TR><TR><TD width="100%">
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The only question is health as just about everyone in the corps has been banged up or out at one time or another. There are three talented veterans led by Geoff McArthur and some fantastic young prospects to get excited about. Look out for freshman Sam DeSa who runs a legitimate 4.20 40.
Wide Receivers: 1) Geoff McArthur, Sr. 2) Jonathan Makonnen, Sr. 3) Burl Toler, Sr. 4) Chase Lyman, Sr. TE) Garrett Cross, Sr. TE) John Rust, Jr.
5. Miami University
Martin Nance and Mike Larkin are as dangerous as they come. Both will be in the NFL and lead an explosive receiving corps. Having complementary players like R.J. Corbin, Ryan Busing and Ryne Robinson is a luxury most MAC teams will never have. Tight end Matt Brandt was a great one, but Dan Tyler looks ready to step in and pick up the slack..
Wide Receivers: 1) Marin Nance, Jr. 2) Mike Larkin Sr. 3) R.J. Corbin, Soph. 4) Ryne Robinson, Soph. 5) Ryan Busing, Soph. TE) Dan Tyler, Jr. TE) Tyler Vogel, Jr.
6. Memphis
This is the deepest, most productive and most talented receiving corps in Conference USA with more than seven great players to rely on. There's size, speed and experience and should shine even brighter with Danny Wimprine throwing them the ball. It will be a shock if this group doesn't combine for 3,500 yards.
Wide Receivers: 1) Maurice Avery, Jr. 2) Darron White, Sr. 3) Ryan Scott, Soph. 4) Chris Kelley, Sr. 5) Tavarious Davis, Sr. 6) Mario Pratcher, Sr. 7) Tavares Gideon, Sr. TE) John Doucette, Jr.
7. Florida State
If Craphonso Thorpe is 100% after his broken leg, the receiving corps will be fine. There are more than enough weapons to get the ball to as Chauncey Stovall and Dominic Robinson appear ready for explosive seasons, while young players like Chris Davis and DeCody Fagg are going to quickly be stars. But it's Thorpe that will be the All-American that everything revolves around.
Wide Receivers: 1) Craphonso Thorpe, Sr. 20 Chauncey Stovall, Sr. 3) Dominic Robinson, 4) Willie Reid, Sr. TE) Paul Irons, Sr. TE) Matt Henshaw, Jr.
8. Louisville
By very high standards, this group, outside of Russell, was a slight disappointment last year. Now this will be among the scariest corps in the country with deep threats to burn and experience to frighten any secondary. The only concern is at tight end where there's no experience returning.
Wide Receivers: 1) J.R. Russell, Sr. 2) Broderick Clark, Jr. 3) Joshua Tinch, Sr. 4) Tiger Jones, Sr. 5) Montrell Jones, TE) Wayne Riles, Soph. TE) Thomas Boyce, RFr.
9. Hawaii
There isn't any one Ashley Lelie-type of talent among the receiving corps, but there are several veterans who all know exactly what to do in the offense. This crew won't make mistakes and will work perfectly with QB Timmy Chang to produce the nation's highest-octane passing attack. The only concern is the loss of leading deep threat Jeremiah Cockheran, but he can be replaced. The rating is based on the unit as a whole and not on the individual players.
Wide Receivers: 1) Chad Owens, Sr. 2) Britton Komine, Sr. 3) Jason Rivers, Soph. 4) Nate Ilaoa, Soph., 5) Ross Dickerson, Soph. 6) Gerald Welch, Sr.
10. Georgia
The talent is there; it just has to stay healthy. Injuries, inexperience and inconsistency prevented this corps, which included Damein Gary and Michael Johnson, from being as good as it should've been last year. Now, Fred Gibson has to be counted on for a full season for the passing game to show any improvement. That's asking a lot. Wide Receivers: 1) Fred Gibson, Sr. 2) Reggie Brown, Sr. 3) Tyson Browning, Jr. 4) Brian McClendon, Jr. TE) Martez Milner, TE) Leonard Pope, Soph.
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