Best - from the TE spot, Jurasevich is going to be mostly used as a blocker. I think if he is blocking really well, you'll see him as the H-back in motion in the 3 WR sets and either acting as a lead blocker or motioning away from the play and blocking backside to ensure cutback lanes exist. If he catches 10 passes this year and a TD, I'll be surprised. Herdman is going to get a shot as the receiving TE, but I don't expect a ton from him or Curry. Not a knock on those guys, I just think we'll see more 4 WR sets then double TE.
Receivers - Anthrop returns to 2014 form and leads the team in catches and big plays. Yancy setups up and makes the progress we all expected last year and is 100% bought in on every snap and taking advantage of defenses focusing on Anthrop. Phillips becomes a guy who doesn't drop passes and is the 3rd down guy who gets 5 when you need 4. Posey thrives and the 4th option in his year after knee surgery bounce back year. I don't expect a ton from the 2 JUCOs (I think they will get snaps but JUCO receivers seem to do better in year 2) and Marshall and Hart contribute enough to keep everyone fresh and pick up some big first downs.
Worst - Jurasevich ends up having to play pass blocking RB and can't do much else. Herdman and Curry get a few shots to play but can't gain trust from the coaches
Anthrop has a rough time coming back from knee surgery, Yancy sulks, Philips still is tenative running routes and the passing game completely falls apart. We end up looking like last year and teams dare us to attack the one on one coverage and we can't take advantage.
Most Likely - Anthrop will take a few games to get back into the swing, but Yancy comes on and reminds us of his freshman year. Phillips solidifies his spot at Z and I think he ends up taking more advantage of the attention to Anthrop and Yancy and ends up with double digits in TD catches. French guy hits a few long ones this year and Young starts to come on in the second half of the year - not much, but just enough. I think Marshall breaks into the top 6 over Posey by the 4th game.
Receivers - Anthrop returns to 2014 form and leads the team in catches and big plays. Yancy setups up and makes the progress we all expected last year and is 100% bought in on every snap and taking advantage of defenses focusing on Anthrop. Phillips becomes a guy who doesn't drop passes and is the 3rd down guy who gets 5 when you need 4. Posey thrives and the 4th option in his year after knee surgery bounce back year. I don't expect a ton from the 2 JUCOs (I think they will get snaps but JUCO receivers seem to do better in year 2) and Marshall and Hart contribute enough to keep everyone fresh and pick up some big first downs.
Worst - Jurasevich ends up having to play pass blocking RB and can't do much else. Herdman and Curry get a few shots to play but can't gain trust from the coaches
Anthrop has a rough time coming back from knee surgery, Yancy sulks, Philips still is tenative running routes and the passing game completely falls apart. We end up looking like last year and teams dare us to attack the one on one coverage and we can't take advantage.
Most Likely - Anthrop will take a few games to get back into the swing, but Yancy comes on and reminds us of his freshman year. Phillips solidifies his spot at Z and I think he ends up taking more advantage of the attention to Anthrop and Yancy and ends up with double digits in TD catches. French guy hits a few long ones this year and Young starts to come on in the second half of the year - not much, but just enough. I think Marshall breaks into the top 6 over Posey by the 4th game.
