In which BracketCat counts down the 31st day until kickoff with a profile of wide receiver Taylor Hilgers.
Taylor Allen Hilgers (Aug. 26, 1993) is a walk-on wide receiver from Manhattan who redshirted in 2013 and saw action in two games last season, playing against Stephen F. Austin and Kansas (predominantly on special teams).
I project him as a third-stringer mainly because he's only one of nine returning wide receivers to have played in a game last season, proving how thin our wide receiver depth really is. One hopes we have better options, however.
Hilgers lettered two years under head coach Joe Schartz at Manhattan High School, where he helped the Indians to go 10-1 and earn league and district championships in both 2011 and 2012, including his senior year.