Who Will Lead the B1G in Receiving Yards?

Mavric

Mavric

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Only eight Big Ten receivers surpassed 800 yards last season and only four return this season. Of those four, only one -- Nebraska’s Jordan Westerkamp -- has his quarterback returning in 2016. That sure sounds like a safe pick to me.


I debated going with both Indiana's Simmie Cobbs and Penn State’s Chris Godwin. But Joe Moorhead’s offenses have tended to spread the ball around more, and the Hoosiers won’t have Nate Sudfeld flinging the ball downfield. It’s a different dynamic over at Nebraska. Tommy Armstrong Jr., the Big Ten’s only returning 3,000-yard passer, should take a step forward this season, and Westerkamp has made big strides every offseason. He increased his receptions from 20 as a freshman to 44 and then 65. There’s little reason to believe he will go in reverse this year.

Westerkamp is a natural playmaker, and he doesn’t need a lot of receptions to amass a ton of yards. He caught more passes thrown over 20 yards last season than any other returning B1G wideout. Cobbs needs to be in space to really take advantage of his skills; Westerkamp can be anywhere. Heck, so can the ball. He’s made acrobatic catches and has the ability to adjust with the offense.
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The good news/bad news is that Nebraska has a lot of talented receivers who will be stepping up, and spreading the ball around makes sense.

But I like the idea of Westerkamp keeping a high yards per reception average.

I expect big things from Stanley Morgan, Jr. and Brandon Reiley this year, and history suggests a breakout year from an unexpected player.

And I totally forgot about Demornay Pierson-El just now. Honestly don't know how he'll fit into the mix.

 
Guy Chamberlin said:
huKSer said:
Guy Chamberlin said:
And I totally forgot about Demornay Pierson-El just now. Honestly don't know how he'll fit into the mix.
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Mr. Jet Sweep
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Yeah, but unless he's also targeted as a receiving threat, Mr. Jet Sweep will be telegraphing every jet sweep.

Actually, every wide-receiver should be getting his share of jet sweeps.
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For all the talk going into last season, DPE was particularly ineffective running the Jet Sweep last year. My own opinion is that teams were already keying on him pretty hard and ready for it.

We had much better success running the Jet Sweep with Reilly and Moore.

 
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