Michigan State Football: Receiver depth is quietly impressive for 2019
Michigan State football had one of the worst offenses in the country in 2018, but the receiver depth for 2019 could change that.
When you average just 342 yards per game which was good for 117th in the country, your offense isn’t going to get much respect.
Michigan State started the season strong, putting up big numbers in a 38-31 win over Utah State in East Lansing, but then things got ugly. The Spartans managed just 13 points against Arizona State, 19 points against Northwestern at home, seven points and 94 yards against Michigan, six points against Ohio State, six against Nebraska, 14 on Rutgers and six versus Oregon.
Finding the end zone was a major issue for Michigan State in 2018 but the receivers, when healthy, were a problem for defenses.
Felton Davis III went down in a game versus Michigan with an Achilles tear and missed the rest of the year, which especially hurt because it came after Cody White missed a month with a broken hand. White returned to finish his sophomore year as the No. 1 receiver with 42 catches for 555 yards and two scores.
White is back for his junior year and projects as one of the top receivers in the Big Ten and the depth behind him and the three starters is actually impressive.
Darrell Stewart Jr. and Jalen Nailor are the other projected starters while C.J. Hayes, Cam Chambers and Laress Nelson all bring plenty of talent to the table. Javez Alexander is also in the mix with incoming freshmen Tre’Von Morgan (a 6-foot-6 target) and Tre Mosley. Don’t sleep on Emmanuel Flowers, a converted safety, former running back Weston Bridges or sixth-year senior Brandon Sowards to contribute as well.
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It may not seem like it when you just look at the two-deep, but Michigan State’s receiver depth will not be an issue in 2019.