True enough. I mean the 5th year senior that was the first qb drafted this year out threw him by 1.8 yards per attempt. Not to mention a 67.2 % completion ratio compared to 73.9%. 4319 yards up against 4739. 683 attempts against 497. No comparison.
drunk thoughts:
good data to digest
it’s hard to project him anywhere but up
sure, he checks down… because he plays in the SEC west where all the first and 2nd round defensive picks from this draft, will play major minutes in the NFL this coming season.
I expect his YPA to continue to escalate. It’s the nature of the beast with the pirate way.
Remember, he faced some of the best HS talent in the country….he then goes to SEC west and starts as Freshman….and stood face! I’m not betting the under for Will. I’ve enjoyed watching his progression in this system. It’s truly like playing with Akron in NCAA 14, starting a freshman, breaking all the games records. We are seeing it live at Davis Wade.
Let me step back a moment, …I was a child of Croom. I cried like a baby when we signed Omarr Connor, Keon Humphries and 6’4” Tony Burks…….
Looking back at Dans recruitment history…., he continued to get the heart of Mississippi talent at beginning, like Croom was able to do…..which, as we know, were mostly defensive players. As OM shook the Freeze era, we began to lose our MS talent.
Dan always lacked an elite WR….main reason, he could not recruit an elite Qb. The number 1 qb coach couldn’t recruit an elite qb…. For whatever reason.
Fast forward: Hall of Fame Coach
The hire for Leach on surface definitely had me scratching the knots on my noggin…we run the football in MS and play defense. I give Cohen credit for having balls and sticking with the data. Yes, we knew it would take time. The data tells me that the pirate is right on his normal projection.
Rambling over: summary
Pirate recruits everything that always wanted: Multiple high ranked OL ..Multiple high ranked WR and Multiple top 30 QBs….