Given the expectations set at the position, one could be excused for finding the stats tallied by Ohio State’s wide receiver corps in Saturday’s spring game a bit underwhelming.
Although the wealth was spread considerably due to the nature of the exhibition, with 17 players in total catching at least one pass, no one wideout caught more than four passes, and walk-on Xavier Johnson led all Buckeyes in receiving yards with just 50. Jaxon Smith-Njigba had a short day of work as expected, but even Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka couldn’t rival their own spring game performances from the previous year as true freshmen, finishing Saturday’s game with a combined five catches for 48 yards.