College Football: Wide Receivers Replacing 2018 NFL Draftees
By Talon Graff
LSU Tigers – Jonathan Giles, Terrace Marshall, Stephen Sullivan, Dee Anderson
LSU is the first school on this list who should approach the void filling mission with a committee. Jonathan Giles, who sat out in 2017 due to transfer rules, was granted the privilege of wearing the desired number seven jersey.
To put that into perspective, some of the previous Tigers to don number seven are Tryann Mathieu, Leonard Fournette, and DJ Chark, the man Giles is helping to replace. In his final year at Texas Tech, Giles caught 13 touchdowns and 1,158 yards.
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Terrace Marshall, Stephen Sullivan, and Dee Anderson will round out the committee that should be used in Baton Rouge. Marshall is a true freshman who wouldn’t surprise anyone if he ended up leading this team in receiving in his first year. Sullivan is the leading returning receiver and as a 6’6 235-pound junior, should be a huge red zone target. Anderson is another 6’6 kid with some speed, he could prove valuable.
Colorado State Rams – Olabisi Johnson
A rare sight on this list, a senior who will take over for an NFL departed teammate. Johnson will take over for Dallas Cowboy’s Michael Gallup, who recorded over 2,600 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns in his two years in Fort Collins. Johnson is far from inexperienced though. In 2016, he caught 613 yards and four touchdowns and then followed that up with a 595 yard and a two-touchdown 2017.
Johnson should make a solid push to raise his NFL Draft stock in his final year of college eligibility. The 6’3, 195-pound senior will look to lead a Rams offense that has gone 7-6 in every year of Johnson’s career. A nice going away gift would be a bowl bid and double digits in the win column.
UCF Knights – Dredrick Snelson
The defending “National Champions” will need to replace Tre’Quan Smith who will look familiar in the Saints black and gold. Smith led the team with 1,171 yards and 13 scores. Dredrick Snelson was in second place with 695 yards and eight scores. With his first full year as a starter under his belt, Snelson should feel experienced and bring an upperclassman comfort level to the locker room.
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Snelson has an athletic 6’0 frame in which he has put 206 lbs onto. He can find the end zone in most situations and cause whoever is covering him all kinds of fits. After an undefeated season, the Knights have set the bar for what is expected out of them, regardless who the head coach is.