PFF ranks Gophers WR corps #4 in country, ahead of Clemson, Ohio State

[die hard gopher]

4. MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS

There’s a big reason why the Gophers are heading into their Week 10 bye with an undefeated record and the success of their pass-catching unit is certainly a part of that big reason. In contention for best receiver trio in the nation, Rashod Bateman, Tyler Johnson and Chris Autman-Bell have dominated the competition this season. Bateman leads the way with 644 yards on his 31 receptions, averaging a massive 20.8 yards per catch and 28 receiving conversions. Tyler Johnson has come on slow as opposing defenses know he’s the best player on the field but still has put forth 44 receptions for 625 yards and seven scores. Autman-Bell has secured just 17 passes but churned those into 288 yards, four scores and 10 more first-down receptions. In total, the Gophers receiving corps with their talented trio and the rest of the pass-catchers have combined to average 8.91 yards per route run (9th), 15.64 yards per reception (8th), 129.5 passer rating when targeted (6th) and haul in 58.1% of the contested targets their way (6th). Good luck trying to stop that efficiency.

https://www.pff.com/news/college-pff-rankings-receiving-corps-rankings-for-2019

 

[die hard gopher]

I 100% believe the gophers have the Best WR trio in the Big Ten and one of the best on the entire country with Tyler, Bateman and CAB.

However when the list is "corps" and not "trio," I hesitate a bit. While we do have a better WR trio than Ohio State and several other teams, I think OSU and other teams WR's 4-12 are probably superior to our guys 4-12. OSU has several former top 100 guys and a 5 star freshman who was a top 2 WR recruit who are not part of their top 3 so it's more debatable about who has the better "corps" top to bottom.

But just 1-3, we do have a top 5 WR trio in the country.