![]() ![]() Keytaon Thompson: Thompson ended up being one of the more successful transfer additions of the Bronco Mendenhall era, completing three productive seasons in orange and blue. He was a Day 3 pick of the Green Bay Packers after catching 30 passes for 430 yards and a pair of touchdowns last season. ![]() We’ll see if another year in the system means more production for the tight ends, especially with a less-proven and less-experienced group at receiver.ĭontayvion Wicks: Wicks was great for UVa in 2021 but couldn’t recapture that success last season before heading to the NFL Draft. It seems like a safe bet that Sackett Wood and Grant Misch will enter camp as the favorites to earn a lion’s share of the playing time, but the Hoos also have a group of young TEs who could be in line for a breakout season.Ĭlemson’s offense featured the tight end more under Tony Elliott than last year’s UVa offense did, but that might be due to personnel more than a change in overall strategy. They have a veteran tight end group now, with everyone returning from last year’s team. There was some hope that UVa would find a way to utilize the tight end more in the passing game with a new offense, but in 2022 the Cavaliers still relied heavily on the receivers to catch passes. It feels like a safe bet to say that UVa has enough talent at receiver to keep the chains moving and make short to intermediate plays, and what the Wahoos will really need to identify in camp is a group that can take short plays and make them into long gains.Īt tight end, UVa has some veterans but is still searching for game-breaking talent. UVa also went out and added Malik Washington, a very productive receiver coming in from Northwestern, while also adding four freshmen to the roster. The same could be said for Demick Starling, who like Wilson and Fields hasn’t had a lot of opportunities to this point in his career. Both Malachi Fields and JR Wilson could be in line for breakout seasons if they can stay healthy. That doesn’t mean the position group is going to perform poorly or is devoid of talent, however. UVa’s receivers caught just 75 percent of their catchable passes and, according to ProFootballFocus, accounted for 35 drops in 10 games after having just 34 in 12 games the year prior.Īnd now, UVa’s new receivers coach will try to turn around the group’s fortunes with a much less experienced and productive receiver room. The group had the highest expectations of any unit on the team but struggled with consistency and playmaking in the new offense. While the receivers struggled to find success last season, this is largely a new group.Įven before last November’s tragic events, it was a tough year for Virginia’s WRs in 2022. This year’s group, now led by Adam Mims after he was promoted from an analyst role, has a lot of healing to do and a lot of production to find. They also saw their position coach, Marques Hagans, leaving Virginia for Penn State while pretty much all of their production departed to begin their pro careers or transfer out of the program. UVa’s wideout lost two of their own in November’s tragedy, which has certainly made an impact on that position group. While the entire football program has had to deal with tragedy and adversity over the last year, no group was more impacted than the receivers. The WR room has to overcome a lot of adversity this season. X2Nvb2tpZXNfd2luPXgnIHN0eWxlPSdkaXNwbGF5Om5vbmU7dmlzaWJpbGl0ĮTpoaWRkZW4nIHdpZHRoPScwJz48L2lmcmFtZT4KPC9ub3NjcmlwdD4KCgo= VE0tTUY2UFhYQycpOwo8元NjcmlwdD4KPG5vc2NyaXB0Pgo8aWZyYW1lIGhlĪWdodD0nMCcgc3JjPSdodHRwczov元d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvīS9ucy5odG1sP2lkPUdUTS1NRjZQWFhDJmFtcDtndG1fYXV0aD1LaEg2aGVDĬG9XSlVIbnFWemRFYTd3JmFtcDtndG1fcHJldmlldz1lbnYtMSZhbXA7Z3Rt ICAgfSkod2luZG93LGRvY3VtZW50LCdzY3JpcHQnLCdkYXRhTGF5ZXInLCdH Zi5wYXJlbnROb2RlLmluc2VydEJlZm9yZShqLGYpOwogICAgICAgIHdpbmRvĭy5fZGlkQXN5bmNJbmplY3RHb29nbGVUYWdNYW5hZ2VyID0gdHJ1ZTsKICAg JyZndG1fcHJldmlldz0nKydlbnYtMScrJyZndG1fY29va2llc193aW49eCc7 Z3RtX2F1dGg9JysnS2hINmhlQ3BvV0pVSG5xVnpkRWE3dycrCiAgICAgICAg 元d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvbS9ndG0uanM/aWQ9JytpK2RsKycm ICAgIGo9ZC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KHMpLGRsPWwhPSdkYXRhTGF5ZXInPycmīD0nK2w6Jyc7ai5hc3luYz10cnVlO2ouc3JjPQogICAgICAgICdodHRwczov PHNjcmlwdD4KICAoZnVuY3Rpb24odyxkLHMsbCxpKXsKICAgICAgICBpZiAoĭ2luZG93Ll9kaWRBc3luY0luamVjdEdvb2dsZVRhZ01hbmFnZXIpIHJldHVyījsKICAgICAgICB3W2xdPXdbbF18fFtdO3dbbF0ucHVzaCh7J2d0bS5zdGFyĭCc6CiAgICAgICAgbmV3IERhdGUoKS5nZXRUaW1lKCksZXZlbnQ6J2d0bS5qĬyd9KTt2YXIgZj1kLmdldEVsZW1lbnRzQnlUYWdOYW1lKHMpWzBdLAogICAg ![]()
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