The Illinois Fighting Illini wide receiver corps added some depth yesterday when that lanky kid from your high school announced his intention to transfer to Illinois. As a graduate student, he will be eligible this fall and will have two years of eligibility.
At 6-foot-4 and 165 pounds, that lanky kid projects as an outside guy in the mold of a Ricky Smalling. He impressed coaches with his large hands, long strides and ability to somehow return your cross-court tennis shots even though he was all the way over on the other side and it didn’t look like he was moving that fast.