White WRs 2008

[backrow]

Kerry Meier is getting huge props from thr announcers. they talked about him at length, calling him the most remarkable story in college football in recent years.

Andy Brodell is having a gerat game as well: 4-95 and a TD!

Edited by: backrow

 

[blue_mentos]

Collie goes over 100 again today with 162 while pulling in another TD

 

[SteveB]

Ryan Tannehill of Texas A&M set a freshman receiving record in yesterday's loss to K-State. 12 rec for 210 yds. This is from a kid who was battling for the starting QB position during two-a-days. Much like another Kerry Meier.

Johnson, Tannehill put up big numbers, but loss stings

Tannehill stiff arms a K-State playerEdited by: SteveB

 

[Colonel_Reb]

Dicky Lyons Jr.'s career is over. Has torn knee ligaments.


http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3641665


LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Dicky Lyons Jr. was supposed to be the vocal veteran leader to bridge the gap between a dynamic passing attack that won two straight Music City Bowls and a cast of young but talented replacements for the Kentucky Wildcats.


But that plan was derailed Monday morning with an MRI that showed Lyons tore two ligaments in his right knee while making a catch during the Wildcats' 24-17 loss to South Carolina.


The prognosis was grim both for Lyons himself and a Kentucky team that has failed to find the offensive magic to approach that of the two last two seasons, when quarterback Andre Woodson, receivers Keenan Burton and Steve Johnson, and tight end Jacob Tamme joined Lyons as playmakers.


Lyons' season and collegiate career are over. Surgery to repair the posterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments will keep him sidelined for eight months to a year, coach Rich Brooks said.


"He's devastated," Brooks said. "You know what kind of personality he is, how much this all meant to him. Tough thing. It's not how anybody envisioned this would end for him at Kentucky."


Lyons, son of former Kentucky superstar Dicky Lyons Sr., finished his career with 141 catches for 1,752 yards and 18 touchdowns. This year, his 33 receptions equaled those of the next two highest totals combined, and he had a team-high 264 receiving yards and two touchdown catches. He also handled 20 of the team's 23 kickoff returns.


"Dicky was the most consistent thing probably we had going on offense, the most consistent receiver we've up to this point," linebacker Micah Johnson said. "You easily rely on if you get the ball in his vicinity, he'll catch it. Somebody else is going to have to step up. He's not the only receiver we've got on scholarship."


Kentucky (4-2, 0-2) hosts Arkansas on Saturday, coached by former Louisville coach Bobby Petrino, before a brutal stretch of games against Southeastern Conference powerhouses Florida, Georgia and Tennessee along with much-improved Vanderbilt.


As for Lyons' chances of catching on with an NFL team despite the injury, Brooks said it's too early to tell. Lyons' 5-11, 190-pound frame is smaller than most pro teams consider optimal for a receiver, but his coach said he thinks Lyons could still make an impact as a return man.


"There's a resume on tape everyone can evaluate," Brooks said.


Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

wide receivers and tight ends: Week 7

Air Force - Kevin Fogler n.s.a.
  Keith Madsen (t.e.) n.s.a.
  Kyle Halderman 1 for 25, 2 carries for 18, and 2 kick returns for 29

Arizona - Rob Gronkowski (t.e.) 2 for 30

Arizona State - Chris McGaha 1 for 39

Arkansas - Lucas Miller d.n.p. injury - concussion
Crosby Tuck n.s.a.

Ball St - Briggs Orsbon 3 for 24 and 1 touchdown
Daniel Ifft 1 for 15

Baylor - Thomas White 4 for 26

Boise State - Tyler Shoemaker n.s.a.
Vinny Perretta 3 for 16, and 1 carry for 27
Tanyon Bissell n.s.a.
Richie Brockel (t.e.) n.s.a.
Chris O'Neill (t.e.) n.s.a.

Bowling Green - Corey Partridge game-high 7 catches for 58 yards and game-high 2 touchdowns

Jimmy Scheidler (t.e.) 2 for 10 and 1 touchdown

BYU -Austin Collie game-highs with 9 catches for 162 yards and 1 touchdown, 2 kick returns for 30, and 1 carry for 5

Dennis Pitta (t.e.) 4 for 29
Andrew George (t.e.) 3 for 22 for a game-high 2 touchdowns
Luke Ashworth n.s.a.

Central Florida - Ricky Ross d.n.p injury

Central Michigan - Bryan Anderson game-highs with 8 catches and 149 yards for 1 touchdown

Joe Bockheim 1 for 32
Sean Skergan n.s.a.

Clemson - Tyler Grisham 2 for 38

Colorado - Scotty McKnight 3 for 30
 Cody Crawford team-high 4 catches for 33 yards and 1 touchdown

Connecticut - Brad Kanuch ---

Florida - Riley Cooper 2 for19
Tate Casey (t.e.) n.s.a.

Florida Atlantic - Rob Housler (t.e.) 4 for 69

Fresno St - Bear Pasco (t.e.) 1 for 9 and 1 touchdown
  Devon Wylie d.n.p. injury

Georgia - Kris Durham n.s.a.

Houston - Mark Hafner (t.e.) 6 for 47

Indiana - Andrew Means 4 for 30

Iowa - Andy Brodell tied for team-high 4 catches for game-high 95 yards and 1 touchdown, and 5 punt returns for 23

Trey Stross 1 for 15
Colin Sandeman 1 for 8
Brandon Myers (t.e.) tied for team-high 4 catches for 64 yards and 1 touchdown
Allen Reisner (t.e.) n.s.a.

Kansas - Kerry Meier game-highs of 9 catches for 94 yards

Kansas State - Jeron Mastrud (t.e.) 5 for 43

Kent St - Alan Vanderink 3 for 13

Kentucky - Dicky Lyons 2 for 12 before blowing out his knee. his season is over.

Louisiana Tech - Philip Beck 2 for 8, and 3 punt returns for 20
Josh Wheeler n.s.a.
R.P. Stuart n.s.a.

LSU - Richard Dickson (t.e.) 6 for 36 and 1 touchdown

Marshall - Cody Slate (t.e.) ---

Michigan St - Blair White 3 for 29

Middle Tennessee State - Patrick Honeycutt game-high 5 catches for 20

Minnesota - Eric Decker team-highs with 9 catches for 86 yards
  Ben Kuznia 2 for 29

Missouri - Chase Coffman (t.e.) game-high 11 catches for 104 yards

Nebraska - Nate Swift 5 for 70, and 1 punt return for 6
 Todd Peterson game-high 8 catches for 77 yards and 1 touchdown

Nevada - Mike McCoy 1 for 1, and 1 carry for 6

Northern Illinois - Matt Simon n.s.a.

North Texas - Sam Dibrell n.s.a.

Northwestern - Andrew Brewer n.s.a.
Ross Lane game-highs with 9 catches for 113 yards

Jeremy Ebert 1 for 5
Eric Peterman 4 for 27

Notre Dame - Robby Parris n.s.a.
  Kyle Rudolph (t.e.) 3 for 30

Ohio - Andrew Mooney (t.e.) 4 for 42
Riley Dunlop 1 for 7

Ohio State - Brian Hartline 1 for 5
Dane Sanzenbacher n.s.a.
Jake Ballard (t.e.) 1 for 8

Oklahoma St - Bo Bowling 2 for 29, and 1 carry for -6

Oregon - Jeffery Maehl 1 for 11

Oregon St - Shane Morales 3 for 57 and 1 touchdown

Penn St - Mickey Shuler (t.e.) n.s.a.
Brett Brackett 1 for 20
Graham Zug 1 for 3

Rice - James Casey (rb/t.e.) ---

San Diego State - Darren Mougey 1 for 8 in first game back from injury
Matthew Kawulok (t.e.) n.s.a.

San Jose St. - Kevin Jurovich d.n.p. illness

SMU - Cole Beasley game-high 8 catches for 94 and 1 touchdown

Stanford - Ryan Whalen team-highs 5 catches for 62 yards
Coby Fleener (wr/t.e.) 1 for 13

T.C.U. - Shae Reagan (t.e.) 2 for 20
Ryan Christian 1 for 16, and 8 carries for 28 yards

Tennessee - Austin Rogers n.s.a.

Texas - Jordan Shipley team-high 11 catches for 112 yards and 1 touchdown, and 2 kick returns for 113 inclduing a 96-yard touchdown

Blaine Irby (t.e.) d.n.p. severely broken leg

Texas A&M - Ryan Tannehill game-highs with 12 catches and 210 yards fgor 1 touchdown

Texas Tech - Eric Morris 2 for 16, and 1 carry for a 1-yard touchdown

Tulane - Cody Sparks (t.e.) n.s.a.

Tulsa - Jesse Meyer n.s.a.

UCLA - Logan Paulsen (t.e.) d.n.p. injured
Ryan Moya (t.e.) game-highs of 6 catches and 63 yards
Gavin Ketchum n.s.a.

UNLV - Ryan Wolfe ---
Casey Flair ---

Utah - Bradon Godfrey 2 for 19
Colt Sampson (t.e.) n.s.a.

Wake Forest - Ben Wooster (t.e.) team-highs with 5 catches and 36 yards
Chip Brinkman 4 for 31

Washington St - Devin Frischknecht (t.e.) n.s.a.

Western Michigan - Branden Ledbetter (t.e.) 6 for 40 and 1 touchdown

Wisconsin - Garrett Graham (t.e.) 1 for 23



small school players:

Bucknell - Shaun Pasternak 3 catches for a team-high 46 yards

Central Washington - Johnny Spevak game-highs with 13 catches, 148 yards, and 2 touchdowns, and 1 kick return for 10

Colgate - Pat Simonds game-highs with 11 catches for 152 yards

Eastern Washington - Tony Davis 1 for 1, and 1 punt return for 10
Nathan Overbay (t.e.) 2 for 28


Henderson St - Garrett Manning 8 for 79 and 1 touchdown

Holy Cross - Brett McDermott d.n.p. injury

Montana - Mark Mariani game-highs with 5 catches, 118 yards, and 2 touchdowns, and 1 punt return for 5

Mike Ferriter 2 for 12

New Hampshire - Mike Boyle 7 catches for game-high 114 yards and 1 touchdown

Scott Sicko (t.e.) game-high 9 catches for 81 yards and 1 touchdown

Northern Arizona - Conrad Meadows 3 punt returns for 71
Shaun Fitzpatrick (t.e.) n.s.a.

North Dakota State - Kole Heckendorf game-highs with 6 catches for 113 yards

North Dakota - Brady Trenbeath ---

San Diego - John Matthews game-highs with 7 catches, 73 yards, and 2 touchdowns

South Dakota - Dan Skelly game-highs with 9 catches and 124 yards

Southern Utah - Tysson Poots game-highs with 8 catches, 144 yards, and 4 touchdowns

Texas St - Cameron Luke game-highs with 9 catches, 154 yards, and 3 touchdowns

Weber St - Tim Toone game-highs with 11 catches, 130 yards, and 1 touchdown

West Texas A&M - Charly Martin tied for game-high 8 catches for game-high 100 yards and 1 touchdown

Hartwick (Division III) Jack Phelan game-highs with 11 catches, 240 yards, and 4 touchdowns

Edited by: Jimmy Chitwood

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

it seems Iowa's Andy Brodell is fully healthy again. he's had scoring catches of longer than 30 yards for three games in a row.

*******************************************

i've been keeping both of these guys in the list all season, but here's a nice piece about Johnny Spevak (that also mentions Charly Martin). Spevak and Martin are currently 1-2 in receiving yards per game in D-II (also in the top 5, North Dakota's Brady Trenbeath is #4, and Garrett Manning of Henderson St. is #5).

CWU's Spevak catching on as a receiver, not a QB

One incompletion revealed the truth.
No, Johnny Spevak was never really a quarterback. He filled that role at Puyallup High School for three seasons, and even led the Vikings to SPSL South titles and playoff berths.

But one early November evening, the transition started.

Spevak's throwing shoulder was aching so bad, it was finally determined he separated it. He still played in a first-round Class 4A state playoff game against Kentwood, but was limited.

In the second half, he came out playing a new position - wide receiver. And on a halfback pass, Spevak sprinted down the field, jumped between two defenders - with one healthy arm - and almost came down with what would have been a spectacular catch.

Spevak never played quarterback again.

As a receiver at Central Washington University, he's the leading pass catcher in the country at the NCAA Division II level.

So far this season, the junior has four 100-yard receiving games in five outings, including a seven-catch, 136-yard performance in Saturday's 38-35 loss at Montana, a powerhouse at the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) level.

He's caught at least one touchdown pass in every game.

His 692 receiving yards this season leads Division II. Charly Martin, of West Texas A&M, is No. 2 with 671.

"I didn't want to play quarterback," Spevak said "It was cool in high school. But I knew I couldn't throw the ball."

Then-Puyallup coach Jeff Gardner had no option when Spevak came to high school, so he made him a quarterback.

When Tom Ingles took over as coach, he stuck with Spevak, who was effective in running the option.

But it wasn't where he wanted to be. In fact, at summer camps, instead of working out with quarterbacks, he'd go out with the receivers.

Spevak admitted, from a skill-set standpoint, he was raw and way behind the other receivers when he arrived at Central in 2005. But the veteran receivers, including Clover Park High product Brian Potucek, gave him tips and helped him learn quickly.

Route-running was a huge emphasis. He struggled early trying to get by defenders who pressed him in coverage. Slowly, he began to understand how to read defenses and trust his footwork.

Last season, Spevak was Mike Reilly's favorite target, racking up 92 catches for 1,210 yards and 14 touchdowns, all team highs.

"I think I run pretty good routes," Spevak said. "I see certain coverages now and do certain things against them. Teams don't press me too much."

Late in the game against Montana, Spevak got behind the secondary, including standout safety Colt Anderson, and hauled in a 56-yard touchdown pass from Reilly.

"I thought playing Montana was a good test. With the bigger schools ... once you're out there, it was just football," Spevak said. "I wanted to see how big a step up it was, and looking at the score, skill-position wise, it was pretty even. I thought we matched up well."

 

[ToughJ.Riggins]

Dicky Lyons Jr.'s career is over. Has torn knee ligaments.


http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3641665


LEXINGTON, Ky. -- [COLOR=#000000">Dicky Lyons Jr.[/COLOR">[/url] was supposed to be the vocal veteran leader to bridge the gap between a dynamic passing attack that won two straight Music City Bowls and a cast of young but talented replacements for the [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=96"][COLOR=#000000">Kentucky Wildcats[/COLOR">[/url].


But that plan was derailed Monday morning with an MRI that showed Lyons tore two ligaments in his right knee while making a catch during the Wildcats' 24-17 loss to [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=2579"][COLOR=#000000">South Carolina[/COLOR">[/url].


The prognosis was grim both for Lyons himself and a Kentucky team that has failed to find the offensive magic to approach that of the two last two seasons, when quarterback Andre Woodson, receivers [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=11375"][COLOR=#000000">Keenan Burton[/COLOR">[/url] and [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=11458"][COLOR=#000000">Steve Johnson[/COLOR">[/url], and tight end [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=11373"][COLOR=#000000">Jacob Tamme[/COLOR">[/url] joined Lyons as playmakers.


Lyons' season and collegiate career are over. Surgery to repair the posterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments will keep him sidelined for eight months to a year, coach Rich Brooks said.


"He's devastated," Brooks said. "You know what kind of personality he is, how much this all meant to him. Tough thing. It's not how anybody envisioned this would end for him at Kentucky."


Lyons, son of former Kentucky superstar Dicky Lyons Sr., finished his career with 141 catches for 1,752 yards and 18 touchdowns. This year, his 33 receptions equaled those of the next two highest totals combined, and he had a team-high 264 receiving yards and two touchdown catches. He also handled 20 of the team's 23 kickoff returns.


"Dicky was the most consistent thing probably we had going on offense, the most consistent receiver we've up to this point," linebacker Micah Johnson said. "You easily rely on if you get the ball in his vicinity, he'll catch it. Somebody else is going to have to step up. He's not the only receiver we've got on scholarship."


Kentucky (4-2, 0-2) hosts [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=8"][COLOR=#000000">Arkansas[/COLOR">[/url] on Saturday, coached by former [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=97"][COLOR=#000000">Louisville[/COLOR">[/url] coach Bobby Petrino, before a brutal stretch of games against Southeastern Conference powerhouses [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=57"][COLOR=#000000">Florida[/COLOR">[/url], [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=61"][COLOR=#000000">Georgia[/COLOR">[/url] and [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=2633"][COLOR=#000000">Tennessee[/COLOR">[/url] along with much-improved [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=238"][COLOR=#000000">Vanderbilt[/COLOR">[/url].


As for Lyons' chances of catching on with an NFL team despite the injury, Brooks said it's too early to tell. Lyons' 5-11, 190-pound frame is smaller than most pro teams consider optimal for a receiver, but his coach said he thinks Lyons could still make an impact as a return man.


"There's a resume on tape everyone can evaluate," Brooks said.


Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

Damn it! I thought Lyons could make a great slot guy in the NFL. Maybe he'll make a rebound as a UDFA in the NFL. We can only hope. Tearing the PCL and MCL is very serious though, he may be finished.

We still have Decker, Shipley, Brodell and Meyer though. Shipley, Decker and Brodell all project as Split Ends and Meyer as a Flanker. All four should get drafted.

Meyer will have to work on his speed a bit though, he only runs a 4.6 which is only enough for a black prospect.

Hey, at least he's tall, which seems to help with whites getting drafted!

 

[backrow]

i am sure that he will get a look from NFL IF, and that's a big IF, he recovers fully without losing any speed.

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

ProFootballWeekly had a short blurb on Dicky Lyons this morning. it shows the kind of double standard white kids are dealing with yet again.

Kentucky senior WR Dicky Lyons Jr. ended his collegiate career against South Carolina last weekend when he tore the posterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his right knee while being tackled after making a catch in the second quarter. Size, durability and character concerns could seriously limit his draft status.

this knee injury is major, but it's the only injury "concern" in his career as testified by the fact he's had 50-plus receptions as both a sophomore and junior and at the time of his injury had twice as many catches as the next Kentucky player this season.

furthermore, his "character concerns" of course don't involve any criminal acts. no, sir. they are strictly resulting from his goofy personality. perhaps if he'd beat up his girlfriend the NFL scouts would appreciate him a bit more.

 

[whiteCB]

Maybe if Lyons was caught hazing freshmen, slapping hoes, or riding around Lexington blasting 50 Cent from a Cadillac on 22s he'd jell with the locker room atmosphere a lot better.

 

[Colonel_Reb]

Right now there are 16 whites in the top 100 in receiving yardage in the FBS.


Austin Collie-5, Eric Decker-6, James Casey-8, Chase Coffman-14, Kerry Meier-24, Dennis Pitta-25, Ryan Wolfe-31, Jordan Shipley-35, Ryan Tannehill-45, Shane Morales-48, Nate Swift-53, Bryan Anderson-62, Eric Morris-84, Todd Peterson-93, Branden Ledbetter andCorey Partridge-tied for 99, Greg Salas-103, Andy Brodell-109, Casey Flair-110, and Ross Lane-119

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

wide receivers and tight ends: Week 8

Air Force - Kevin Fogler n.s.a.
Keith Madsen (t.e.) n.s.a.
Kyle Halderman 1 for 44 and 1 touchdown, and 1 carry for 14

Arizona - Rob Gronkowski (t.e.) tied for team-high 6 catches for 91 yards and 1 touchdown

Arizona State - Chris McGaha ---

Arkansas - Lucas Miller d.n.p. injury - concussion
Crosby Tuck n.s.a. because his coach is an idiot

Ball St - Briggs Orsbon ---
Daniel Ifft ---

Baylor - Thomas White 3 for 35

Boise State - Tyler Shoemaker n.s.a.
Vinny Perretta game-highs with 6 catches for 82 yards, and 1 carry for 2
Tanyon Bissell 0-1 passing
Richie Brockel (t.e.) 2 for 10 and 1 touchdown
Chris O'Neill (t.e.) n.s.a.

Bowling Green - Corey Partridge 6 for 73 and 1 touchdown, and 3 punt returns for 72 including a 73-yarder

Jimmy Scheidler (t.e.) 1 for 4 and 1 touchdown

BYU -Austin Collie 6 catches for game-high 116 yards, and 1 rush for 0

Dennis Pitta (t.e.) game-high 8 catches for 84
Andrew George (t.e.) 1 for 19
Luke Ashworth n.s.a.

Central Florida - Ricky Ross ---

Central Michigan - Bryan Anderson 3 for 78
Joe Bockheim 1 for 24 and 1 touchdown
Sean Skergan n.s.a.

Clemson - Tyler Grisham 2 for 23

Colorado - Scotty McKnight 3 for team-high 32 and 1 touchdown
Cody Crawford 1 for 7

Connecticut - Brad Kanuch n.s.a.

Florida - Riley Cooper ---
Tate Casey (t.e.) ---

Florida Atlantic - Rob Housler (t.e.) 2 for 35

Fresno St - Bear Pasco (t.e.) ---
Devon Wylie ---

Georgia - Kris Durham n.s.a.

Houston - Mark Hafner (t.e.) game-high 10 catches for team-high 160 yards

Indiana - Andrew Means tied for team-high 4 catches for team-high 67 yards

Iowa - Andy Brodell 5 punt returns for 30 but no catches

Trey Stross 3 for 10
Colin Sandeman 1 for 7
Brandon Myers (t.e.) 1 for 25
Allen Reisner (t.e.) 2 for team-high 33 yards and 1 touchdown

Kansas - Kerry Meier 4 for 24, and 1-1 passing for 15 yards

Kansas State - Jeron Mastrud (t.e.) 5 for 42

Kentucky - Dicky Lyons out for year with blown knee.

Louisiana Tech - Philip Beck 3 for 29, and 2 punt returns for 42
Josh Wheeler n.s.a.
R.P. Stuart n.s.a.

LSU - Richard Dickson (t.e.) 2 for 24 and 1 touchdown

Marshall - Cody Slate (t.e.) 3 for 37 and 1 touchdown

Michigan St - Blair White game-high 6 catches for 47

Middle Tennessee State - Patrick Honeycutt 3 for 26, and 1 punt return for -1

Minnesota - Eric Decker ---
Ben Kuznia ---

Missouri - Chase Coffman (t.e.) game-highs with 12 catches and 140 yards for 1 touchdown

Nebraska - Nate Swift game-highs with 8 catches and 112 yards for 1 touchdown, 1 carry for 7, and 1 punt return for 1

Todd Peterson 4 for 52

Nevada - Mike McCoy 2 for 19, and 2 carries for 11 and 1 touchdown

Northern Illinois - Matt Simon n.s.a.

North Texas - Sam Dibrell n.s.a.

Northwestern - Andrew Brewer n.s.a.
Ross Lane tied for team-high 4 catches for 27
Jeremy Ebert tied for team-high 4 catches for team-high 65 yards
Eric Peterman tied for team-high 4 catches for 55 yards and 1 touchdown, and 1-1 passing for a 30-yard touchdown

Notre Dame - Robby Parris ---
Kyle Rudolph (t.e.) ---

Ohio - Andrew Mooney (t.e.) ---
Riley Dunlop ---

Ohio State - Brian Hartline 1 catch for game-high 56 yards
Dane Sanzenbacher n.s.a.
Jake Ballard (t.e.) n.s.a.

Oklahoma St - Bo Bowling n.s.a.

Oregon - Jeffery Maehl ---

Oregon St - Shane Morales 4 catches for team-high 61 yards

Penn St - Mickey Shuler (t.e.) 1 for 9
Brett Brackett n.s.a.
Graham Zug n.s.a.

Rice - James Casey (rb/t.e.) tied for team-high 7 catches for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns, 6 carries for 32, and 0-1 passing

San Diego State - Darren Mougey team-highs with 4 catches for 53 yards and 1 touchdown
Matthew Kawulok (t.e.) n.s.a.

San Jose St. - Kevin Jurovich d.n.p. illness

SMU - Cole Beasley 5 for 37

Stanford - Ryan Whalen team-highs with 3 catches for 34 yards
Coby Fleener (wr/t.e.) 1 for 16

T.C.U. - Shae Reagan (t.e.) n.s.a.
Ryan Christian 1 for 6, and 8 carries for 29

Tennessee - Austin Rogers 2 for 23

Texas - Jordan Shipley team-highs with 8 catches and 89 yards for 1 touchdown
Blaine Irby (t.e.) d.n.p. severely broken leg

Texas A&M - Ryan Tannehill 5 catches for a game-high 104 yards, and 1 carry for 0

Texas Tech - Eric Morris 7 for 70, and 5 punt returns for 30

Tulane - Cody Sparks (t.e.)

Tulsa - Jesse Meyer n.s.a.

UCLA - Logan Paulsen (t.e.) d.n.p. injured
Ryan Moya (t.e.) 1 for 8
Gavin Ketchum 1 for 5

UNLV - Ryan Wolfe game-high 8 catches for 78, and 1 carry for 5
Casey Flair 4 for 39 and 1 touchdown

Utah - Bradon Godfrey 3 for 24
Colt Sampson (t.e.) n.s.a.

Wake Forest - Ben Wooster (t.e.) 1 for 3
Chip Brinkman n.s.a.

Washington St - Devin Frischknecht (t.e.) n.s.a.

Western Michigan - Branden Ledbetter (t.e.) 2 for 42

Wisconsin - Garrett Graham (t.e.) game-highs with 6 catches for 74 yards

small school players:

Bucknell - Shaun Pasternak game-highs with 6 catches, 81 yards, and 2 touchdowns

Central Washington - Johnny Spevak tied for team-high 4 catches for game-high 64 yards, and 1 punt return for 11

Colgate - Pat Simonds team-high 5 catches for game-high 196 yards and 1 touchdown

Eastern Washington - Tony Davis 3 for 16
Nathan Overbay (t.e.) 1 for 5

Henderson St - Garrett Manning ---

Holy Cross - Brett McDermott 2 for 18, 2 carries for 16, and 2 kick returns for 34

Montana - Mark Mariani team-highs with 8 catches and 131 yards for 2 touchdowns, and 2 punt returns for 52

Mike Ferriter 5 catches for 119 yards and 2 touchdowns

New Hampshire - Mike Boyle 5 for 76 and 1 touchdown, 4 carries for 29, and 5 punt returns for 46
Scott Sicko (t.e.) 5 for 45 and 1 touchdown

Northern Arizona - Conrad Meadows team-highs with 4 catches and 141 yards for 2 touchdowns, and 1 punt return for 0

Shaun Fitzpatrick (t.e.) n.s.a.

North Dakota State - Kole Heckendorf game-high 5 catches for team-highs of 55 yards and 1 touchdown

North Dakota - Brady Trenbeath 3 for 24 and 1 touchdown

San Diego - John Matthews ---

South Dakota - Dan Skelly ---

Southern Utah - Tysson Poots ---

Texas St - Cameron Luke game-highs with 6 catches and 83 for 1 touchdown

Weber St - Tim Toone 3 for 51 and 1 touchdown

West Texas A&M - Charly Martin 7 catches for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns

Hartwick (Division III) Jack Phelan 4 catches for 79 yards and 4 touchdowns

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

watching the San Jose St-Boise St game tonight, freshman receiver Josh Harrison caught my eye. despite suffering from a lack of a horrendously poor quarterback, it is obvious Harrison has the ability to become a big-time wideout. that is, if anyone on SJSU's roster can learn to throw the football.

in high school, Harrison had personal bests of 10.68 in the 100-meters, 21.50 in the 200-meters, and 23-feet 7.75-inches in the long jump. he is a tremendous athlete.

Josh Harrison

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

wide receivers and tight ends: Week 9

Air Force - Kevin Fogler n.s.a.
      Keith Madsen (t.e.) n.s.a.
  Kyle Halderman n.s.a.

Arizona - Rob Gronkowski (t.e.) 2 for 12

Arizona State - Chris McGaha 2 for 29

Arkansas - Lucas Miller 2 for 17 and 1 touchdown
Crosby Tuck d.n.p. because his coach is an idiot

Ball St - Briggs Orsbon tied for team-high 5 catches for 47 yards and 1 touchdown, 1 carry for 12, and 1-1 passing for 4 yards and 1 touchdown

Daniel Ifft 1 for 34

Baylor - Thomas White tied for team-high 3 catches for 18

Boise State - Tyler Shoemaker 3 for 21
    Vinny Perretta 5 for 54, and 2 carries for 2 yards
   Tan yo n Bissell n.s.a.
   Ric hi e Brockel (t.e.) n.s.a.
    Chris O'Neill (t.e.) didn't play -injury

Bowling Green - Corey Partridge game-high 6 catches for team-high 21 yards, and 1 carry for 1
  Jimm yScheidler (t.e.) 1 for 16

BYU -Austin Collie team-highs with 7 catches for 113 yards, 0-1 passing, 1 carry for 15, and 2 kick returns for 94 including a 75-yarder
Dennis Pitta (t.e.) 2 for 19 and 1 touchdown
Andrew George (t.e.) 2 for 17 and 1 touchdown
Luke Ashworth n.s.a.

Central Florida - Ricky Ross d.n.p. shoulder injury

Central Michigan - Bryan Anderson 6 for 78 and 2 touchdowns

Joe Bockheim 1 for 12
Sean Skergan n.s.a.

Clemson - Tyler Grisham ---

Colorado - Scotty McKnight tied for team-high 4 catches for team-high 44 yards
 Cody Crawford 3 for 16

Connecticut - Brad Kanuch 1 for 13

Florida - Riley Cooper n.s.a.
    Tate Casey (t.e.) n.s.a.

Florida Atlantic - Rob Housler (t.e.) team-high 6 catches for 62 yards

Fresno St - Bear Pasco (t.e.) n.s.a.
  Devon Wylie tied for team-high 6 catches for 54 yards and 1 touchdown

Georgia - Kris Durham 1 for 10

Houston - Mark Hafner (t.e.) ---

Indiana - Andrew Means d.n.p. injury

Iowa - Andy Brodell ---
Trey Stross ---
Colin Sandeman ---
Brandon Myers (t.e.) ---
Allen Reisner (t.e.) ---

Kansas - Kerry Meier 6 catches for team-high 70 yards and 1 touchdown

Kansas State - Jeron Mastrud (t.e.) 2 for 36 and 1 touchdown

Kent St - Alan Vanderink 1 for 17

Kentucky - Dicky Lyons out for year with blown knee.

Louisiana Tech - Philip Beck 1 for 4, and 1 punt return for 0
   Josh Wheeler n.s.a.
   R.P. Stuart 1 for 14, and 2 carries for -5 and 1 touchdown

LSU - Richard Dickson (t.e.) 3 for 41

Marshall - Cody Slate (t.e.) ---

Michigan St - Blair White team-high 4 catches for game-high 143 yards and 1 touchdown

Charlie Gantt (t.e.) 1 for 4 and 1 touchdown

Middle Tennessee State - Patrick Honeycutt 4 for 29, and 2 punt returns for 19

Minnesota - Eric Decker tied for game-high 7 catches for 51 yards, and 1 carry for 3
  Ben Kuznia 3 for 33

Missouri - Chase Coffman (t.e.) 7 for 50 and 1 touchdown, and 0-1 passing

Nebraska - Nate Swift game-highs with 11 catches, 121 yards, and 2 touchdowns, and 1 punt return for 10

 Todd Peterson 6 for 57

Nevada - Mike McCoy 4 for a team-high 64 yards

Northern Illinois - Matt Simon n.s.a.

North Texas - Sam Dibrell n.s.a.

Northwestern - Andrew Brewer 2 for 25
  Ross Lane team-highs with 5 for 31
  Jere my Ebert 2 for 24
  Eric Peterman 4 for 18

Notre Dame - Robby Parris 3 for 19
    Kyle Rudolph (t.e.) n.s.a.

Ohio - Andrew Mooney (t.e.) n.s.a.
Riley Dunlop n.s.a.

Ohio State - Brian Hartline 1 for 15
Dane Sanzenbacher game-highs with 6 catches for 82 yards
    Jake Ballard (t.e.)

Oklahoma St - Bo Bowling 1 for 9 and 1 touchdown

Oregon - Jeffery Maehl tied for team-high 5 catches for 36 yards, and 3 carries for 30

Oregon St - Shane Morales ---

Penn St - Mickey Shuler (t.e.) 1 for 6
Brett Brackett 1 for 18
Graham Zug 1 for team-high 49 yards

Rice - James Casey (rb/t.e.) team-highs with 6 catches for 51 yards yards and 2 touchdowns, and 2 carries for 45

San Diego State - Darren Mougey 5 for a team-high 41 yards
    Matthew Kawulok (t.e.) n.s.a.

San Jose St. - Kevin Jurovich illness-done for the season
      Josh Harrison 4 catches for game-high 25 yards

SMU - Cole Beasley 5 for 25

Stanford - Ryan Whalen ---
Coby Fleener (wr/t.e.) ---

T.C.U. - Shae Reagan (t.e.) n.s.a.
Ryan Christian 2 for 10, and 2 carries for 7

Tennessee - Austin Rogers 2 for 17

Texas - Jordan Shipley game-and-career-high 15 catches for game-high 168 yards and 1 touchdown, and 1 carry for 17

Blaine Irby (t.e.) d.n.p. severely broken leg

Texas A&M - Ryan Tannehill 6 for 78

Texas Tech - Eric Morris 7 for 39 and 2 touchdowns, and 1 punt return for 3

Troy - Austin Silvoy 3 for 30

Tulane - Cody Sparks (t.e.) 2 for 31

Tulsa - Jesse Meyer n.s.a.

UCLA - Logan Paulsen (t.e.) d.n.p. injured
Ryan Moya (t.e.) 2 for 19
Gavin Ketchum n.s.a.

UNLV - Ryan Wolfe game-highs with 10 catches and 136 yards with 1 touchdown, added 3 carries for 19
Casey Flair 8 for 92

Utah - Bradon Godfrey ---
Colt Sampson (t.e.) ---

Wake Forest - Ben Wooster (t.e.) n.s.a.
   Chi p Brinkman n.s.a.

Washington St - Devin Frischknecht (t.e.) ---

Western Michigan - Branden Ledbetter (t.e.) ---

Wisconsin - Garrett Graham (t.e.) game-highs with 6 catches for 79 yards



small school players:

Bucknell - Shaun Pasternak game-highs with 8 catches and 150 yards for 1 touchdown

Central Washington - Johnny Spevak

Colgate - Pat Simonds team-highs with 4 for 72

Eastern Washington - Tony Davis ---
Nathan Overbay (t.e.) ---

Henderson St - Garrett Manning game-high 8 catches for 77 yards and 1 touchdown, and 1-1 passing for 74 yards

Holy Cross - Brett McDermott 5 for 53 and 1 touchdown, and 1 kick return for 21

Montana - Mark Mariani 2 for 38 and 1 touchdown, and 1 punt return for 18
Mike Ferriter team-highs with 3 catches and 88 yards for 1 touchdown

New Hampshire - Mike Boyle 3 for 63 and 2 touchdowns

    Scott Sicko (t.e.) 3 for 18

Northern Arizona - Conrad Meadows 1 for 9, 3 kick returns for 91, and 2 punt returns for 40
Shaun Fitzpatrick (t.e.) n.s.a.

North Dakota State - Kole Heckendorf d.n.p. injury

North Dakota - Brady Trenbeath tied for game-high 8 catches for 54 yards

San Diego - John Matthews game-highs with 9 catches, 144 yards, and 2 touchdowns

South Dakota - Dan Skelly ---

Southern Utah - Tysson Poots game-highs with 16 catches and 246 yards for 1 touchdown

Texas St - Cameron Luke game-high 9 catches for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns

Weber St - Tim Toone 4 for 78 and 1 touchdown, 2 kick returns for 67, and 3 punt returns for 22

West Texas A&M - Charly Martin game-highs with 8 catches, 147 yards, and 2 touchdowns

became the all-time leading receiver in conference history!

Hartwick (Division III) Jack Phelan game-high 14 catches for an NCAA-high 311 yards and 4 touchdowns

Edited by: Jimmy Chitwood

 

[backrow]

nice TD catch by Blair White, his first of a career. 61 yards!

 

[sot42]

Loved the catch by White who flashed some real speed on the play.


I noticed too that Ryan Allison, a former top wide receving recruit , got the start at linebacker. Although he is already a senior, this kid is a real athlete and could be a comer at OLB.

 

[sot42]

Nate Swift, who has a genuine opportunity to make an NFL roster next season, burned Baylor for a 53 yard TD.

 

[Riddlewire]

Briggs Orsbon had a great day for Ball State as the Cardinals remained undefeated.
5 catches for 47 yards with 1TD reception.
1 rush for 12 yards.
1 of 1 passing for a TD.

 

[FieldThrower]

Austin Collie had yet another 100 yard performance, with 7 catches for 113 yards.

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

Ryan Allison from Michigan State is an incredibly physically gifted athlete. but apparently he suffers from the same ailment that so many of his melanin-challenged peers do.

that being, he's good at so many different positions, that coaches can't settle on just one. so they make up for it by ruining the player's career while keeping him on the sideline for most of it.

 

[Riddlewire]

Cory McCaffrey had 1 catch for 0 yards for Portland State today. That gives him 2 catches for 3 yards on the season.
The woesome Vikings have been blown out in most of their games this season. Perhaps Jerry Glanville ought to rethink his personnel usage. There doesn't seem to have been any reason to burn Cory's redshirt. He's only played in two games and they don't throw to him when he's on the field.
The #16 all-time running back in national high school football deserves better than this team and this coach.

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

stats are updated.

also, Jack Phelan of tiny Hartwick College in Division III has broken his own record this year for most receiving yards in a game. he had 311 yards receiving (breaking his own record for this season's top receiving yardage total with 289 yards) and 4 touchdowns on 14 catches.

Phelan now has 3 of the Top 5 yardage totals in the nation this season. and if i added things up right, in just 6 games he's scored 17 receiving touchdowns (including at least 1 in every game) and totalled 1,056 yards on just 49 catches.

Edited by: Jimmy Chitwood

 

[Colonel_Reb]

There are now 7 whites in the top 25 in receiving yardage in the FBS. Austin Collie is 2nd, Eric Decker is 6th, James Casey is 9th, Chase Coffman is 18th, Jordan Shipley is 20th, Ryan Wolfe is 24th, and Kerry Meier is tied for 25th.

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

the dis-proportionate representation of white athletes at the top in receiving yards is present in the FBC ( Division IAA), as well. roughly half of the spots in the Top 25 are taken by white men.

John Matthews is 3rd, Cameron Luke is 5th, Tysson Poots is 6th, Marc Mariani is 7th, Tim Toone is 8th, Pat Simonds is 10th, Dan Skelly is 15th, Shaun Pasternak is 16th, Bobby Sewall is 19th, Brady Trenbeath is 20th, Mario D'Ambrosio is 21st, and Matt Luft is 24th.

you'd think more coaches would recruit wide receivers who can get open and catch the ball.

 

[ToughJ.Riggins]

Cory McCaffrey had 1 catch for 0 yards for Portland State today. That gives him 2 catches for 3 yards on the season.
The woesome Vikings have been blown out in most of their games this season. Perhaps Jerry Glanville ought to rethink his personnel usage. There doesn't seem to have been any reason to burn Cory's redshirt. He's only played in two games and they don't throw to him when he's on the field.
The #16 all-time running back in national high school football deserves better than this team and this coach.

Yeah it's almost mind boggling that they won't try him at RB, which is his true position it would seem from his stellar, and I mean absolutely stellar, H.S career!