Through two seasons, Spielman has 121 catches for 1,648 yards, putting him on track to threaten Morgan’s school records (187 and 2,747, respectively) as soon as this fall. Whereas Morgan was a clear frontman for a position group that traditionally is not short on talk, Spielman is a much different kind of personality.
“We just need JD to be JD. We don’t need JD to be anything else,” he said last week in Chicago. “He was a huge part of what we did last year, and we’re looking forward to him being the same thing … We’ve tried to urge JD on from a leadership standpoint.