10-23-2018, 09:37 AM
JJAW is #60 in the country in catches per game. How can a guy so good get so few opportunities?
JJAW is #57 in the country in yards per catch. How can a guy with such downfield catching ability be so low?
The real issue is Irwin, the second WR. He is #78 in the country in catches per game. Some of this may have to do with tempo of offense and plays per game, but Stanford simply doesn't use its WRs near as much as other top programs do.
As for JJAW, it's not like he was highly recruited. He had 7 Power 5 offers - Stanford, Maryland, GT, Michigan State, Virginia, Pitt, and Wake Forest. Stanford, GT, MSU, and Pitt don't pass the ball much. If Clemson offered, would he have still gone to Stanford? We'll never know, but you have to think Clemson would have had a real shot given A-W is from South Carolina.
JJAW is #57 in the country in yards per catch. How can a guy with such downfield catching ability be so low?
The real issue is Irwin, the second WR. He is #78 in the country in catches per game. Some of this may have to do with tempo of offense and plays per game, but Stanford simply doesn't use its WRs near as much as other top programs do.
As for JJAW, it's not like he was highly recruited. He had 7 Power 5 offers - Stanford, Maryland, GT, Michigan State, Virginia, Pitt, and Wake Forest. Stanford, GT, MSU, and Pitt don't pass the ball much. If Clemson offered, would he have still gone to Stanford? We'll never know, but you have to think Clemson would have had a real shot given A-W is from South Carolina.