12-28-2020, 10:39 AM
Seems like he just arrived.
Fehoko was a high-school class of 2016 graduate, then went on a Mormon mission for two years, arriving back at Stanford for the 2018 season.
In his true freshman year, he played in 4 games to retain a year of eligibility and caught a single pass for 6 yards.
In his redshirt freshman year (2019), he showed his full promise and hauled in 24 catches for 566 yards. He was named Pac-12 freshman of the week after the Stanford victory over Washington.
In the Covid-shortened 2020 season (his redshirt sophomore year), he truly broke out and recorded 37 catches for 574 yards in six games.
And now his Cardinal career is over before he could really make his mark. In essence, the Stanford football program got 1 1/2 years of productivity from such a unique talent. We can blame the pandemic for this shortened year; but it seems more and more that top athletes come and leave before they can make a lasting impact on the program. Fehoko's performance this year was a true bright spot in a wonky season, and I was pleased to note that he had two more years of eligibility (three if you count the half season this year). But he's gone. Obviously, I wish him all the best, but it's a shame his career at Stanford was so short.
We will probably be saying the same thing about Davis Mills very soon; and in his case, we haven't even seen a full season of his talent. Think back to the days when a QB like Hogan led the team for 4 years.
Fehoko was a high-school class of 2016 graduate, then went on a Mormon mission for two years, arriving back at Stanford for the 2018 season.
In his true freshman year, he played in 4 games to retain a year of eligibility and caught a single pass for 6 yards.
In his redshirt freshman year (2019), he showed his full promise and hauled in 24 catches for 566 yards. He was named Pac-12 freshman of the week after the Stanford victory over Washington.
In the Covid-shortened 2020 season (his redshirt sophomore year), he truly broke out and recorded 37 catches for 574 yards in six games.
And now his Cardinal career is over before he could really make his mark. In essence, the Stanford football program got 1 1/2 years of productivity from such a unique talent. We can blame the pandemic for this shortened year; but it seems more and more that top athletes come and leave before they can make a lasting impact on the program. Fehoko's performance this year was a true bright spot in a wonky season, and I was pleased to note that he had two more years of eligibility (three if you count the half season this year). But he's gone. Obviously, I wish him all the best, but it's a shame his career at Stanford was so short.
We will probably be saying the same thing about Davis Mills very soon; and in his case, we haven't even seen a full season of his talent. Think back to the days when a QB like Hogan led the team for 4 years.