Georgia WR Tyler Williams has committed to MN

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hungan1 said:
He is an intriguing prospect with a lot of potential. A little seasoning and patience go a long way. He was a former HS QB (a good portion) who has height and speed.

The plus side of the portal is exactly what Tyler Williams is. He saw two incoming recruits that will likely surpass him in a talent-laden Georgia roster. He opted to transfer to a program that wanted him. Thanks to his connection Gophers Assistant WR Coach Isaiah Walker.

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Georgia transfer wide receiver Tyler Williams commits to Minnesota Football

Georgia transfer wide receiver Tyler Williams, the former #111 overall player in the 2023 recruiting class, has committed to Minnesota Gopher Football
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Tyler Williams, Georgia Bulldogs, Wide Receiver

Also plays basketball and holds an offer to play hoops for Florida Gulf Coast. Averaged 11.6 points per game on the hardwood as a sophomore before averaging...
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Hit him in the flat and draw the defense on one side toward him and he throws over the top to Jackson.
 




Dakota2 said:
Lakeland’s competition is higher than anything in Minnesota’s high school football.
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First of all, I doubt that. I think the MN 6A champ in most years could hang just fine with Florida public schools. Sure, they have some football factory private schools and that’s not even talking about things like IMG (which aren’t even mostly Florida kids, the campus just happens to be in Florida).

That said, just because a team is great doesn’t mean they had an All-State corner on him.

I will stand by that him running right by non/broken coverage is not a good assessment of how he will compete in the Big Ten.


Look, he got offered committable by Georgia. Their coaching staff saw him competing against good comp somewhere, probably at camps/combines and liked what they saw enough. That’s what’s worth something. The tape offered by PE didn’t do much for me, in of itself.


My hope is that he will be Dylan Wright physically, but with a better attitude and better ability to grasp the playbook.
 
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GopherMarroon said:

Gophers fill glaring need at receiver with four-star Georgia transfer Tyler Williams -- Story by Andy Greder, Pioneer Press, Via MSN​



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During Gophers’ spring ball practices, all-Big Ten receiver Daniel Jackson was sidelined by what is believed to be a minor injury. Behind him, few reliable options were on display in three practices open to media members.

New winter transfers Jaylen Varner, from Division II’s Emporia State, was injured during the first open practice and sidelined through last week. Former Penn State player Cristian Driver, the son of former NFL wideout Donald Driver, also was out.


On the field, Elijah Spencer dropped passes in multiple practices, and Le’Meke Brockington didn’t make many big plays. Players further down the depth chart didn’t consistently stand out.

Woof. I get it's spring ball but this doesn't exactly instill confidence.

I had/have high expectations that Spencer or one of the freshman from last year would make the jump (Lanier and McWilliams were All American Bowl participants).

The Jackson injury is the most concerning to me as it seems like there's one guy every year who has something that ends up keeping him out most of the season.
 

Transferring in tells us his opinion on our FCS quarterback, HC his staff & culture. MGFGA "Don't complain about the cake before tasting it" Betty Crocker.
 

pharmacygopher said:
During Gophers’ spring ball practices, all-Big Ten receiver Daniel Jackson was sidelined by what is believed to be a minor injury. Behind him, few reliable options were on display in three practices open to media members.

New winter transfers Jaylen Varner, from Division II’s Emporia State, was injured during the first open practice and sidelined through last week. Former Penn State player Cristian Driver, the son of former NFL wideout Donald Driver, also was out.


On the field, Elijah Spencer dropped passes in multiple practices, and Le’Meke Brockington didn’t make many big plays. Players further down the depth chart didn’t consistently stand out.

Woof. I get it's spring ball but this doesn't exactly instill confidence.

I had/have high expectations that Spencer or one of the freshman from last year would make the jump (Lanier and McWilliams were All American Bowl participants).

The Jackson injury is the most concerning to me as it seems like there's one guy every year who has something that ends up keeping him out most of the season.
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It’s spring ball, and there are a lot of guys out.

PJ probably knew it was going to look ugly this spring, and maybe that’s as much a factor as any why he cancelled public spring events.


It’s a thing of, I’d rather look ugly in spring than look ugly in fall camp. The foundation work is messy and ugly. Lay it in spring. Hopefully you can keep building in fall camp.
 




MplsGopher said:
First of all, I doubt that. I think the MN 6A champ in most years could hang just fine with Florida public schools. Sure, they have some football factory private schools and that’s not even talking about things like IMG (which aren’t even mostly Florida kids, the campus just happens to be in Florida).

That said, just because a team is great doesn’t mean they had an All-State corner on him.

I will stand by that him running right by non/broken coverage is not a good assessment of how he will compete in the Big Ten.


Look, he got offered committable by Georgia. Their coaching staff saw him competing against good comp somewhere, probably at camps/combines and liked what they saw enough. That’s what’s worth something. The tape offered by PE didn’t do much for me, in of itself.


My hope is that he will be Dylan Wright physically, but with a better attitude and better ability to grasp the playbook.
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Comparing Florida's HS football to Minnesota's is like comparing Minnesota's HS hockey to Florida's and yes Florida has HS hockey.
 

pharmacygopher said:
During Gophers’ spring ball practices, all-Big Ten receiver Daniel Jackson was sidelined by what is believed to be a minor injury. Behind him, few reliable options were on display in three practices open to media members.

New winter transfers Jaylen Varner, from Division II’s Emporia State, was injured during the first open practice and sidelined through last week. Former Penn State player Cristian Driver, the son of former NFL wideout Donald Driver, also was out.


On the field, Elijah Spencer dropped passes in multiple practices, and Le’Meke Brockington didn’t make many big plays. Players further down the depth chart didn’t consistently stand out.

Woof. I get it's spring ball but this doesn't exactly instill confidence.

I had/have high expectations that Spencer or one of the freshman from last year would make the jump (Lanier and McWilliams were All American Bowl participants).

The Jackson injury is the most concerning to me as it seems like there's one guy every year who has something that ends up keeping him out most of the season.
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Spencer has been disappointing to this point but hopefully he can put it together this year. I'm all for bringing in as many WR as possible to hopefully find a couple that can be reliable options.
 

MplsGopher said:
First of all, I doubt that. I think the MN 6A champ in most years could hang just fine with Florida public schools. Sure, they have some football factory private schools and that’s not even talking about things like IMG (which aren’t even mostly Florida kids, the campus just happens to be in Florida).

That said, just because a team is great doesn’t mean they had an All-State corner on him.

I will stand by that him running right by non/broken coverage is not a good assessment of how he will compete in the Big Ten.


Look, he got offered committable by Georgia. Their coaching staff saw him competing against good comp somewhere, probably at camps/combines and liked what they saw enough. That’s what’s worth something. The tape offered by PE didn’t do much for me, in of itself.


My hope is that he will be Dylan Wright physically, but with a better attitude and better ability to grasp the playbook.
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You’re right in that we don’t know if he can eg consistently catch the ball. We don’t know if he’s a head case or a discipline problem. Why is he leaving Goegia yada yada. But, thinking positively if he turns out to have a litttle better than the 50/50 hands we’ve seen from a few of the others that elite size and speed…are going to help de-constipate the offense. Splash plays, excitement.
 

Pompous Elitist said:
You’re right in that we don’t know if he can eg consistently catch the ball. We don’t know if he’s a head case or a discipline problem. Why is he leaving Goegia yada yada. But, thinking positively if he turns out to have a litttle better than the 50/50 hands we’ve seen from a few of the others that elite size and speed…are going to help de-constipate the offense. Splash plays, excitement.
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If he's a legitimate deep ball threat, which it sounds as though he is, his presence will help our other receivers find daylight ... and will help the running game by keeping the safeties honest. Even if he doesn't make 50 catches.
 




Pompous Elitist said:
You’re right in that we don’t know if he can eg consistently catch the ball. We don’t know if he’s a head case or a discipline problem. Why is he leaving Goegia yada yada. But, thinking positively if he turns out to have a litttle better than the 50/50 hands we’ve seen from a few of the others that elite size and speed…are going to help de-constipate the offense. Splash plays, excitement.
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Love the word “de-constipate”. Will have to put it my word list.
 

MplsGopher said:
First of all, I doubt that. I think the MN 6A champ in most years could hang just fine with Florida public schools. Sure, they have some football factory private schools and that’s not even talking about things like IMG (which aren’t even mostly Florida kids, the campus just happens to be in Florida).

That said, just because a team is great doesn’t mean they had an All-State corner on him.

I will stand by that him running right by non/broken coverage is not a good assessment of how he will compete in the Big Ten.


Look, he got offered committable by Georgia. Their coaching staff saw him competing against good comp somewhere, probably at camps/combines and liked what they saw enough. That’s what’s worth something. The tape offered by PE didn’t do much for me, in of itself.


My hope is that he will be Dylan Wright physically, but with a better attitude and better ability to grasp the playbook.
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If you have seen
MplsGopher said:
First of all, I doubt that. I think the MN 6A champ in most years could hang just fine with Florida public schools. Sure, they have some football factory private schools and that’s not even talking about things like IMG (which aren’t even mostly Florida kids, the campus just happens to be in Florida).

That said, just because a team is great doesn’t mean they had an All-State corner on him.

I will stand by that him running right by non/broken coverage is not a good assessment of how he will compete in the Big Ten.


Look, he got offered committable by Georgia. Their coaching staff saw him competing against good comp somewhere, probably at camps/combines and liked what they saw enough. That’s what’s worth something. The tape offered by PE didn’t do much for me, in of itself.


My hope is that he will be Dylan Wright physically, but with a better attitude and better ability to grasp the playbook.
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If you have seen any Florida high school football I will respect your opinion. If you have not, then not much.

I have seen decades of Minnesota high school football, like most here. Had kids play in the Lake conference. The last decade I have lived the majority of each year in Florida with a lot of opportunity to see Florida high school competition. My assessment is that there is much more talent here and that Florida high school football at all levels is better than Minnesota. Not talking about the elite private academies.
 

Dakota2 said:
If you have seen

If you have seen any Florida high school football I will respect your opinion. If you have not, then not much.

I have seen decades of Minnesota high school football, like most here. Had kids play in the Lake conference. The last decade I have lived the majority of each year in Florida with a lot of opportunity to see Florida high school competition. My assessment is that there is much more talent here and that Florida high school football at all levels is better than Minnesota. Not talking about the elite private academies.
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Dakota2 said:
If you have seen

If you have seen any Florida high school football I will respect your opinion. If you have not, then not much.

I have seen decades of Minnesota high school football, like most here. Had kids play in the Lake conference. The last decade I have lived the majority of each year in Florida with a lot of opportunity to see Florida high school competition. My assessment is that there is much more talent here and that Florida high school football at all levels is better than Minnesota. Not talking about the elite private academies.
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No, you didn't ask, Citi, but I will tell you anyway. Lakeland has won nine Florida state championships and has sent 11 players to the NFL.
 

Dakota2 said:
If you have seen

If you have seen any Florida high school football I will respect your opinion. If you have not, then not much.

I have seen decades of Minnesota high school football, like most here. Had kids play in the Lake conference. The last decade I have lived the majority of each year in Florida with a lot of opportunity to see Florida high school competition. My assessment is that there is much more talent here and that Florida high school football at all levels is better than Minnesota. Not talking about the elite private academies.
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MplsGopher said:
First of all, I doubt that. I think the MN 6A champ in most years could hang just fine with Florida public schools. Sure, they have some football factory private schools and that’s not even talking about things like IMG (which aren’t even mostly Florida kids, the campus just happens to be in Florida).

That said, just because a team is great doesn’t mean they had an All-State corner on him.

I will stand by that him running right by non/broken coverage is not a good assessment of how he will compete in the Big Ten.


Look, he got offered committable by Georgia. Their coaching staff saw him competing against good comp somewhere, probably at camps/combines and liked what they saw enough. That’s what’s worth something. The tape offered by PE didn’t do much for me, in of itself.


My hope is that he will be Dylan Wright physically, but with a better attitude and better ability to grasp the playbook.
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Minnesota high school football IS NOTHING compared to Florida high school football. At all levels. They can train and play all year. We can train all year, and most don't. They put out 200-300 high level players into college every year, we put out 20-25.
 








It sounds like there were a lot of guys ahead of him on the depth chart. Best of luck to him wherever he lands.
 

Over my football lifetime I've concluded you covet and mold true wide receivers, which as an archtype are not that many.

In college and certainly for middle-tier programs like Minnesota, you take a shot on athletes and hopefully coach them up to have the eyes, mind, and hands mostly work together to make the catch most of the time.

Since Mason started in 1997, probably Decker was the best true WR over his time here, although Ron Johnson had "it" too. There have been others of course but we just don't get the real McCoys that often. Good luck to the kid.
 

Tucker32 said:
Why? People got way too excited. He didn't get any time here last year. There was a reason he was buried at Georgia and then here. He is a physical specimen who is not a receiver.
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Maybe he shies from contact. Many high school stars have no clue how physical and violent college football can be, especially at the highest level. And even physically big guys may not be mentally into contact. You only know once you get there. Do you seek contact? Or do you seek to minimize it? Do you turn your shoulder? Or do you relish the big hit?
 

I remember that TD pass and thinking what could become of a team where him and Drake hit their ceiling together. Thankfully it seems like Drake is on that path. Him only playing a few snaps an entire season despite his athleticism and the staffs tendency to pass shows that he wasn’t developing into the type of receiver this team needs. I’m thankful he tried it out here though, best of luck to him!
 

Man, this is a huge bummer and I had a feeling it was coming. Warning sign last year when he couldn't even crack that DJ/Spencer/Brockington rotation and rumors came out that he still needs another year at least. I also had a bad feeling when we weren't hearing anything about him from coaches or reporters over the last 4-5 months.

I suppose it's a good sign that we have a healthy program with real talent and depth unlike we've never had before, all credit to PJ for building this. You guys know that a few years a go, a 6'3 220 lb UGA transfer would have been slotted in as the guy right away.
 

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