Game-breaking wide receivers usually aren’t top-of-mind when thinking about the Auburn football program. Hardcore fans could likely recall Sammie Coates’ crucial receptions during the 2013 and 2014 seasons or Darvin Adams hauling in darts from Cam Newton in 2010.
The list runs out quickly.
Chip Lindsey’s hire as offensive coordinator this off-season has the current stable of Auburn receivers buzzing about the possibilities and where his offense can take them. Sophomore wide receiver Nate Craig-Myers was giddy on how Lindsey is opening up the playbook.
“That’s every receiver’s dream,” Craig-Myers said of Lindsey’s system. “Your eyes light up.