Originally posted by Pick6:
Nathan Scheelhaase completed 184 passes for 2110 yards and 13 TDs...
AJ Jenkins caught 90 balls for 1276 yards and 8 TDs...
I haven't watched a bunch of tape (only the Northwestern game) but those numbers blow my mind. The next best reciever caught 26 for 226 and 1. This tells me either Defenses didn't care... or Jenkins does a helluva job getting open in space. Illinois was awful... for Jenkins to be this productive is a surprise... and I think with a better supporting cast he will only get better. There was no running game either as the top rusher was qb scheelhaase with 624 yards on 191 carries. My guess is Jenkins wasn't sent deep because there wasn't time to throw it deep and Scheelhaase was running sooner rather than later.
More I look beyond what people think... I believe this will be a very good pick.
Yeah, that's a RIDICULOUS percentage of production from the #1 WR, even in college. And like you said, I don't think defenses were ignoring the fact that he was clearly their #1 WR. He had 1000 yds as a Junior, too.
[ Edited by captveg on Apr 26, 2012 at 9:27 PM ]