Rico Bussey Jr - RSJr - 47 rec/677 yards, 14.4 ypc, 7 TDs
There was a time, not too long ago, when North Texas won conference championships by keeping its head down and running the ball. There was a time, even more recently, when North Texas didn’t win anything at all. All that changed in 2017, and it’s about time.
The Mean Green see their top three receivers return this year, none of them seniors, after having contributed a combined 20 TDs to last year’s offense. The only man down was Turner Smiley, who added another five TDs and 623 yards before graduating last year.