In the two decades that the Texas Tech football team has been at the forefront of college football’s spread passing attack revolution, the Red Raider offense has almost always featured standout slot receivers. Players like Wes Welker, Danny Amendola, Jakke Grant, Eric Morris and Keke Coutee have all excelled in the slot for the Red Raiders making Texas Tech football synonymous with the position.
But heading into this offseason, there was a huge question about which member of the current roster would step up and fill that role in 2019. Having to replace the 62 receptions, 804 yards and four touchdowns produced by Ja’Deion High last season but with no logical successor on campus, head coach Matt Wells and his staff took a chance on Nevada transfer McLane Mannix, knowing that the junior-to-be might have to sit out the upcoming season.