Football
How Do First-Year WRs Perform at OSU In the Mike Gundy Era?
By: Jon Jester
The best way I’ve found to ease the pain of Dura- I mean, Underwood’s leaving has been to focus on this upcoming football season. The mullet. QB1. The President. #FreeJustice. The comparisons to 2011. Put it in my veins.
But, what might have me the most intrigued about this season is what Tyron Johnson might do this upcoming season. When there’s even the hint of a conversation about who is better between James Washington and Tyron, my only response is irrationality.
So, similarly to what we did with Justice Hill last season, let’s look at what first year wideouts have done in Stillwater over the last decade.
Year | Player | Rec | Yards | TDs |
2015 | Jalen McCleskey | 29 | 253 | 3 |
2014 | James Washington | 28 | 456 | 6 |
2014 | Tyreek Hill (JC) | 31 | 281 | 1 |
2013 | Marcell Ateman | 22 | 276 | 0 |
2012 | Blake Webb | 14 | 218 | 1 |
2012 | Blake Jackson | 30 | 598 | 3 |
2012 | Austin Hays | 29 | 394 | 2 |
2011 | Josh Stewart | 19 | 291 | 2 |
2010 | Michael Harrison | 14 | 135 | 3 |
2009 | Tracy Moore | 11 | 183 | 6 |
2009 | Dameron Fooks (JC) | 10 | 147 | 3 |
2009 | Justin Blackmon | 20 | 260 | 2 |
2008 | Bo Bowling (JC) | 10 | 200 | 2 |
2007 | Dez Bryant | 43 | 622 | 6 |
2006 | Adarius Bowman (JC) | 60 | 1181 | 12 |
2005 | Brandon Pettigrew | 11 | 128 | 1 |
2005 | Ricky Price | 16 | 238 | 0 |
Things to note from the stats:
• Adarius Bowman is probably the most similar to Johnson in that an experienced and ready-from-day-one guy comes in and is ready to get significant playing time. *falls out of chair when one sees Bowman’s numbers*
• Interesting to wonder where Dillon Stoner would have been on this list had he not gotten hurt for most of last year.
• Cool to see similarities between Josh Stewart and Jalen McCleskey’s seasons. Never thought about that comparison before but I think it makes for a pretty good one.
• The only factor that can’t be determined from this table is how many targets Johnson will get. I think he’ll get top three targets for sure, but there are four guys on this list who are still in uniform who all deserve starter’s targets (McCleskey, Washington, Lacy, and Ateman).
• Wait, Blake Webb graduated?
• This list makes one realize how special of a position WR has been at Oklahoma State over the past decade.
• Marcell Ateman has been catching passes in an OSU uniform since the Wallace twins were in junior high…
• Bold prediction: Tyron Johnson puts up numbers similar to Dez’ first season and is the second leading receiver in QB1’s final rodeo.
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