J.J. Arcega-Whiteside is tall, Trenton Irwin is dependable, and Michael Rector was fast. Those three made up the core of the receiving unit last year, and for the Cardinal passing game to improve, they’ll need to find a replacement for the hole Rector left after graduating.
Let’s start with Stanford's returning weapons, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside and Trenton Irwin. The Cardinal will continue to use Arcega-Whiteside as an endzone and third down weapon. His height gives him an advantage against smaller corners, and he proved his value early last season against UCLA.
Trenton Irwin never seems to drop a ball.