A major question heading into Virginia football’s 2020 season was who, outside of Terrell Jana, would step up to fill the production void left at wide receiver with the departures of Hasise Dubois and Joe Reed. True freshman Lavel Davis Jr. has received high praise for his performance and deservedly so, as the 6’7” wideout has hauled in six catches with two touchdowns and is UVA’s clear big-play threat. But Billy Kemp IV has emerged as sophomore quarterback Brennan Armstrong’s favorite target through the first two games of the season.
The 5’9”, 170-pound wideout has accumulated 17 catches and racked up 166 yards in the first two games of his junior campaign. Ten of those receptions and 96 yards came in Saturday night’s loss to No. 1 Clemson. Workmanlike is an adjective you could use to describe Kemp IV’s performance thus far. Judging from his comments post-Clemson, head coach Bronco Mendenhall would likely agree with that description.
“I think Billy’s one of the best practice players in our program,” Virginia football head coach Bronco Mendenhall said of Kemp IV, who was also hailed by the Cavalier coach for his consistency during fall camp. “Every single day, he hustles, he works, he catches, he competes, he hustles, he works, he catches, he competes, he hustles, he works, he catches and competes … it looks just like practice. He’s really done a nice job.”
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