It has been back-to-back NFL Drafts with Gophers wide receivers being taken early. Tyler Johnson’s departure affected the 2020 receivers. And now we will see how much Rashod Bateman being taken in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft will affect this upcoming season.
How did I do last year?
A year ago I suggested that this was a downgrade. I was accurate.
This current crop of receivers might be very talented and thus giving us a deep unit. But so many unknowns with the depth of this unit. Bateman may be an absolute beast and his return added significant points to this offense, but overall this unit may be a slight downgrade.