JHoo’s Summer Reading 2010: Receivers

Kris Burd led Hoo receivers with 31 catches for 413 yards last season.

The numbers at the wide receiver position are a little thinner than was the case a week or two ago. Still, UVa has some talent at wide receiver going into the 2010 season, even if it does not have any truly established playmakers.

The Starters

Without looking at the statistics, do you know who led Virginia receivers with 31 catches last year? How about the leader with 413 receiving yards? I asked five or six casual UVa fans those questions and only one gave me the right answer, and he only got it right when it came to receiving yards. I even told two of the victims that it was (a) a wide receiver and (b) that he was going into his third year on the field. It did not help either one.

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