[Roberton3]

[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=8025.msg63407#msg63407 date=1371602061]I'm expecting Owusu to be a major contributor as a Frosh.  He has freakish athletic talent, and it sure seems his size is going to have him physically up to the challenge of playing early.

But will he be able to get enough of the playbook down to have a shot early? I seem to remember that was an issue cited for some of the younger guys last year, but I may be misremembering.
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Learning the playbook as a WR is probably the easiest of any of the offensive positions.  The bigger issue in a lot of cases is blocking.  Talented high school WRs generally don't get much experience blocking, but being able to block is important in Stanford's offense.  So that's a skill that incoming WRs often need to pick up.  But Owusu's size will help him there.

[Roberton3]

[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=8025.msg63407#msg63407 date=1371602061]I'm expecting Owusu to be a major contributor as a Frosh.  He has freakish athletic talent, and it sure seems his size is going to have him physically up to the challenge of playing early.

But will he be able to get enough of the playbook down to have a shot early? I seem to remember that was an issue cited for some of the younger guys last year, but I may be misremembering.
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Learning the playbook as a WR is probably the easiest of any of the offensive positions.  The bigger issue in a lot of cases is blocking.  Talented high school WRs generally don't get much experience blocking, but being able to block is important in Stanford's offense.  So that's a skill that incoming WRs often need to pick up.  But Owusu's size will help him there.