10-13-2011, 03:55 PM
Stanford's three TEs, as a group, are averaging 18.8 yards/reception this year. That would be outstanding for a group of WRs. For a group of TEs, it's off the charts. Those are big-play numbers. Points of comparison:
- UCBerkeley's WRs as a group are averaging 15.7 yards/reception; their # 1 receiver, Keenan Allen, is averaging 17.1 yards/reception.
- SC's WRs as a group are averaging 13.1 yards/reception; their # 1 receiver, Robert Woods, is averaging 13.6 yards/reception.
When you see a team that throws a lot to its TEs and its backs, as Stanford has done, you normally expect to see lots of short completions. That hasn't been the case with Stanford's TEs. Rather, Stanford's TEs have been legitimate big-play guys this year, by any standard.
- UCBerkeley's WRs as a group are averaging 15.7 yards/reception; their # 1 receiver, Keenan Allen, is averaging 17.1 yards/reception.
- SC's WRs as a group are averaging 13.1 yards/reception; their # 1 receiver, Robert Woods, is averaging 13.6 yards/reception.
When you see a team that throws a lot to its TEs and its backs, as Stanford has done, you normally expect to see lots of short completions. That hasn't been the case with Stanford's TEs. Rather, Stanford's TEs have been legitimate big-play guys this year, by any standard.