It has been a long time since the Gophers have had a true offensive threat at the wide receiver position. Eric Decker had an outstanding Gopher career and has parlayed that into a lengthy and productive NFL career. But since Decker the Gophers have failed to put a receiver on the field that forces Big Ten defenses to take notice.
Under the Kill/Claeys era there always seemed to be one receiver who would have a solid senior season, but rarely (never) was one developed earlier than that.
Last year’s receiving core was very young. The lone senior was Eric Carter who managed to notch 4 receptions for 86 yards.