Wide receivers
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 11:11 amWith the news that WR Jordan Hudson has committed to transfer to SMU, it seems worthwhile to take a new look at the SMU offense for the 2023 season.
Replacing a talent worthy of an NFL draft pick always can be daunting, and Mustang-turned-Kansas-City-Chief Rashee Rice leaves a massive void. But consider the group of targets for the 2023 passing game:
Jake Bailey
Romello Brinson
Joey Bruszer
Carter Campbell
Jamarrion Carroll
Keaton Cheves
Roderick Daniels
Daylon Dickerson
Moochie Dixon
Nic Heck
Hudson
Lonnie Johnson
Jordan Kerley
Teddy Knox
Jaxson Lavender
Conner Moore
Randy Reece
Key'Shawn Smith
Henry Stickler
Many look at this group and argue that there's no clear-cut No. 1 receiver. Maybe that's true, although based on chatter at spring workouts, there certainly are those who think Kerley, Smith, Brinson already can make that claim.
But remember the days when coaches would sing the praises of their starters, followed by some statement about "fingers crossed that nobody gets hurt"? Of the players listed above seven — Kerley, Brinson, Dixon, Smith, Hudson, Bailey and Daniels — already have started college games, and an argument can be made that several more are worthy of starting roles ... and that doesn't even include the incoming freshmen.
Receivers coach Rob Likens, offensive coordinator Casey Woods and head coach Rhett Lashlee have some difficult choices to make — the kind of choices every coach would love to have.
Replacing a talent worthy of an NFL draft pick always can be daunting, and Mustang-turned-Kansas-City-Chief Rashee Rice leaves a massive void. But consider the group of targets for the 2023 passing game:
Jake Bailey
Romello Brinson
Joey Bruszer
Carter Campbell
Jamarrion Carroll
Keaton Cheves
Roderick Daniels
Daylon Dickerson
Moochie Dixon
Nic Heck
Hudson
Lonnie Johnson
Jordan Kerley
Teddy Knox
Jaxson Lavender
Conner Moore
Randy Reece
Key'Shawn Smith
Henry Stickler
Many look at this group and argue that there's no clear-cut No. 1 receiver. Maybe that's true, although based on chatter at spring workouts, there certainly are those who think Kerley, Smith, Brinson already can make that claim.
But remember the days when coaches would sing the praises of their starters, followed by some statement about "fingers crossed that nobody gets hurt"? Of the players listed above seven — Kerley, Brinson, Dixon, Smith, Hudson, Bailey and Daniels — already have started college games, and an argument can be made that several more are worthy of starting roles ... and that doesn't even include the incoming freshmen.
Receivers coach Rob Likens, offensive coordinator Casey Woods and head coach Rhett Lashlee have some difficult choices to make — the kind of choices every coach would love to have.
