With former four-star recruit and Iowa City native Oliver Martin officially being ruled immediately eligible for the 2019 season, many Iowa football fans took to Twitter to claim this the best wide receiver group in the Kirk Ferentz era. I was one of those people boldly making this claim before a single snap has been played.
But I’m going to take it one step further. I think next year’s group could be even better.
None, I repeat none, of the top five wide receivers, graduate after this season, and unless something ridiculous happens and Ihmir Smith-Marsette or Brandon Smith has one of the best seasons in Iowa football history, I expect each of the top five wide receivers to return next year.