By the middle of the 2017 football season, it became clear that Texas Longhorns wide receiver Devin Duvernay was missing in action.
Following a freshman season that saw the 5’11, 205-pounder with verified 4.38 speed emerge as one of the team’s top deep threats, Duvernay seriously regressed as a sophomore.
Consider this — in 2016 he ranked first among all true freshmen wide receivers in 2016 with a 140.2 passer rating when targeted, according to Pro Football Focus. Only one Big 12 receiver, West Virginia’s Shelton Gibson, averaged more than the 20.