The Hurricanes Should Look For Another Big-Play Wide Receiver
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00:00 Miami's wide receiver success this year is pretty well known, but not many people expected it.
00:07 How about Jacoby George? Big plays after big plays and just continued to make those throughout the season.
00:15 And then of course X gets back on the field after being banged up for much of last season.
00:19 And Colby Young has continued to progress as well.
00:22 That's a really, really good one, two, three punch for the Miami Hurricanes.
00:26 Now, which one or possibly multiple of that group end up turning pro and heading to the National Football League?
00:34 All of them are considered juniors, but as we know, you only have to be three years removed from the high school ranks to turn pro.
00:43 That's something that I'm sure Mario Cristobal and his entire coaching staff, Kevin Beard, etc. are working on.
00:50 Now, if even one turns pro, would you take a transfer portal guy?
00:55 Probably, but this is a complex situation.
00:58 What other players are you confident with?
01:00 Horton, for instance, played some pretty good football this year.
01:04 The long touchdown against A&M and several other plays that showed that the 6'4" guy can get down the field and make plays.
01:10 And he's just one of many examples.
01:13 Obviously, Ray Ray, obviously Washington, some of the other young receivers, they're very talented as well.
01:18 You have to really project which players are going to take a step forward in the spring practices and then into the 2024 season.
01:27 My guess is if it's an elite receiver, even if none of these guys leave, you have to at least consider it because now in today's game, it's changed so much.
01:37 The guys outside the numbers are the ones that end up changing the scoreboard enough that the win and loss column also changes quite a bit.
01:45 Miami's caught up a little bit with some of the other teams at the receiver position, but at worst, if you bring in a sophomore or junior or something that can help them,
01:54 when these three leave after next year, you're not caught off guard with losing all three receivers.
01:58 You have more depth, you have more size, you have more speed.
02:01 So look for Miami to at least take a consideration into signing one receiver.
02:06 And it wouldn't even be out of the realm to think about two, as Miami could lose multiple guys to the draft after this season.