Then we really only had one year of portal transfer receivers (2023) that included a solid contributor, a depth guy (that was a mid 3* and our lowest-rated incoming transfer in 2023), and a guy who was injured (himself rated higher than the other two). But per 247 at least, Merriweather is a higher-rated transfer than any of our 2023 guys (0.90 4* transfer rating vs Dortch as a 0.89 3* transfer, Davis at 0.88 and Hightower at 0.85).
All in all, I'd say we've done pretty well in getting receivers from HS and now the portal. The trick is keeping them these daysтАж
Yeah, basically I had high expectations for our 3 transfer WRs in 2023 and they did nothing, so "Wilcox & staff on their consistent ability to pull top-notch wideouts" was far from what I was thinking.
We always seem to have at least a strong WR1 and a decent-good WR2, and enough role players to help. When I have gripes with the offense, it's usually been OL, QB inconsistency, and just bad schemeтАж So even if you don't feel there have been "top-notch" receivers I'd argue they at least haven't been a bad or frustrating part of the offense, with the exception of blocking on screens
I was thinking of just Hightower and Davis. Kekoa was good but in my mind that was before the transfer portal era.
Kekoa was very average. Remember Nyan Boateng? Also not very productive.
Vic Wharton and Moe Ways were average too. Those four came from Michigan, Florida and Tennessee.
Then we really only had one year of portal transfer receivers (2023) that included a solid contributor, a depth guy (that was a mid 3* and our lowest-rated incoming transfer in 2023), and a guy who was injured (himself rated higher than the other two). But per 247 at least, Merriweather is a higher-rated transfer than any of our 2023 guys (0.90 4* transfer rating vs Dortch as a 0.89 3* transfer, Davis at 0.88 and Hightower at 0.85).
All in all, I'd say we've done pretty well in getting receivers from HS and now the portal. The trick is keeping them these daysтАж
Yeah, basically I had high expectations for our 3 transfer WRs in 2023 and they did nothing, so "Wilcox & staff on their consistent ability to pull top-notch wideouts" was far from what I was thinking.
We always seem to have at least a strong WR1 and a decent-good WR2, and enough role players to help. When I have gripes with the offense, it's usually been OL, QB inconsistency, and just bad schemeтАж So even if you don't feel there have been "top-notch" receivers I'd argue they at least haven't been a bad or frustrating part of the offense, with the exception of blocking on screens
I completely agree with that.
Btw no use comparing, but 2015 WRs were amazing.
Of course we had Goff distributing it to all 5 or 6 of them.
FWIW the only receivers Wilcox recruited were:
2017: Taariq Johnson, Jeremiah Hawkins & Branden Smith (low 3*)
2018: Nikko Remigio and Monroe Young
2019: Trevon Clark (JC), Makai Polk, Jawaun Johnson (JC), Kekoa Crawford (TR)
2020: Jeremiah Hunter, Mason Mangum, Tommy Cristakos, Aidan Lee
2021: J Mike and Mavin Anderson
2022: Jaiven Plummer, Mason Starling
2023: Nyziah Hunter, Marquis Montgomery (JC), Taj Davis (TR), Marquez Dortch (TR) and Brian Hightower (TR)
2024: Trevor Rogers, Josiah Martin, and Tobias Merriweather
... So a solid top-two guy in each year, with enough turnover that we haven't gotten to see many of them reach their full potential here.