Where does Jackson rank?

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Good topic @gopherbadgerman

Couple interesting notes regarding receivers previously mentioned -

Spaeth was the John Mackey Award Winner in 2006. In addition to his prodigious reviving talents, he was a hellish blocker.

Decker was ready to matriculate to St. John’s to play for the Johnnie’s, until Mase offered him his last scholarship in that class; this was his only scholarship offer. I think as recruiting has evolved/matured and been provided more exposure via technology, he wouldn’t be as overlooked now, as he was then.
 

Eric Decker is my number one. Jackson seems to slot in around #5 with a strong finish to the season. Bateman and Tyler Johnson were awesome but I do believe they benefited from each other being dangerous in opponents eyes...how do we stop them both?
 



50PoundHead said:
I think he has flown below the radar a bit. Part of that is he hasn't had consistent play from the QB and he's not as explosive (or the offense isn't designed to allow him to be explosive) as some of the other guys mentioned above. But he is clutch and has made so many great catches during his time with the Gophers.
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Forget career stats. He played three years in a run heavy offense compounded with a year with AK. He's a Gopher great alongside Bateman, TJ, and Decker.
 


Dakota2 said:
Forget career stats. He played three years in a run heavy offense compounded with a year with AK. He's a Gopher great alongside Bateman, TJ, and Decker.
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I don't know if you are responding to me because I never mentioned his career stats. His production compared to others has clearly suffered due to both system and QB play. I was only comparing his physicality compared to the other receivers mentioned earlier. It will be interesting to see how he tests at the combine in terms of strength and speed. His receiving skills are excellent.
 

50PoundHead said:
I don't know if you are responding to me because I never mentioned his career stats. His production compared to others has clearly suffered due to both system and QB play. I was only comparing his physicality compared to the other receivers mentioned earlier. It will be interesting to see how he tests at the combine in terms of strength and speed. His receiving skills are excellent.
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Someone mentioned career in comparing DJ to someone else.

Personally, I don't care how he tests in the combine. Great physical skills obviously help but some guys have an innate ability to make the big play. Danny is one of those.

Now, if you want a combination of elite athletic skills and that innate ability to make the big play you have Koi Perich and AWJ.
 

4th in catches
7th in yards
7th is tds

Has a real chance of finishing 2nd in catches, 4th in yards, and 5th in tds...
 




gopherbadgerman said:
I like Dan Jackson. He’s in the top 5 all time in receptions and getting up there in yards. Where would you rank him in gopher WR history?

In the last 25-30 years I’d take Bateman, ED, TJ, Ron Johnson over him, but outside of them he’s been pretty good.
Thoughts?
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Pretty clear top 4

He is in the mix for #5
 


Charlie Sanders is on my list. Someone mentioned Ernie Wheelwright. I thought Kill was going to kill him in the second half of the USC game.
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
Good topic @gopherbadgerman

Couple interesting notes regarding receivers previously mentioned -

Spaeth was the John Mackey Award Winner in 2006. In addition to his prodigious reviving talents, he was a hellish blocker.

Decker was ready to matriculate to St. John’s to play for the Johnnie’s, until Mase offered him his last scholarship in that class; this was his only scholarship offer. I think as recruiting has evolved/matured and been provided more exposure via technology, he wouldn’t be as overlooked now, as he was then.
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I don't know what Mase knew at that point but measuring WRs it is weird.

Decker and Jackson's skill sets are that they have great hands and can make the play even while enduring contact / body control to stay in bounds and etc.

Those aren't really easy to see / measure until you SEE them do it time and again in the game.
 



Ask me next year because he's number one on my list this year!
 

A_Slab_of_Bacon said:
I don't know what Mase knew at that point but measuring WRs it is weird.

Decker and Jackson's skill sets are that they have great hands and can make the play even while enduring contact / body control to stay in bounds and etc.

Those aren't really easy to see / measure until you SEE them do it time and again in the game.
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Good post.

My point regarding Decker is that he was overlooked by everyone, not just Mase and with the increased use of technology, that wouldn’t be the case today.

“If Koi was back in Decker’s HS era, curtesy of the Wayback Machine Sherman, I doubt he’d have been a national recruit,” Mr. Peabody.
 
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Great thread. I think TJ deserves more love here. He set the standard for Bateman, CAB and Daniel Jackson. Though not fast, IMHO he was one of if not the most complete receiver we've had in recent history. He started the expectation/ trend of making circus catches the norm.
 

STPGopher said:
Great thread. I think TJ deserves more love here. He set the standard for Bateman, CAB and Daniel Jackson. Though not fast, IMHO he was one of if not the most complete receiver we've had in recent history. He started the expectation/ trend of making circus catches the norm.
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It always seems like there's guys faster and seemingly more capable.

But in the end it's body control, hands, and the ability to deploy that ON GAMEDAY.
 

STPGopher said:
Great thread. I think TJ deserves more love here. He set the standard for Bateman, CAB and Daniel Jackson. Though not fast, IMHO he was one of if not the most complete receiver we've had in recent history. He started the expectation/ trend of making circus catches the norm.
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The drop on the slant at Iowa going into the end zone at the end of the 3rd quarter tho... 🤢

The catch in the Outback Bowl in the end zone was indescribable (so I won't try to describe it)
 

Ski-U-Ham said:
The drop on the slant at Iowa going into the end zone at the end of the 3rd quarter tho... 🤢

The catch in the Outback Bowl in the end zone was indescribable (so I won't try to describe it)
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I get it, but look at the wins he made plays in. Auburn game (since it was mentioned) was his curtain call and NFL audition. He smoked Smoke Monday on that day. That one handed grab against Penn State was another one of many. Strength and body control were tremendous.
 


GophersInIowa said:
He’s not the biggest or fastest guy but he keeps producing. This is a big time veteran move.

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Yep
Tied for 3rd in catches
5th in yards and 6th in tds

Has a decent shot to finish his career 2nd in catches,4th in yards, and 5th in tds
 

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