Since Michigan Offensive Coordinator Josh Gattis’ hiring in 2018, the same message of ‘Speed in Space’ has been touted throughout the program. But interestingly enough, in an interview with 247sports Director of Scouting Barton Simmons on the Evaluation U podcast, Gattis mentioned he finds another characteristic more important than how nimble a wide receiver recruit is:
“First and foremost, I’m looking at guys that are natural ball catchers. There’s a difference in the ability to catch a ball and ball skill, and when I talk about anyone could catch a football. I can teach my son how to catch football right in the backyard, you know, but guys that have elite ball skills, they have elite catch radius, those guys that are natural (at) catching the football, they display that catching the ball outside the framework of the body.