In 2017, Vanderbilt wide receivers combined to catch 171 passes and 21 touchdowns. The bad news? Departed seniors Trent Sherfield, C.J. Duncan, and Caleb Scott accounted for 120 catches and 12 touchdowns.
In 2018, Vanderbilt’s passing game — at least at wide receiver (Andy Ludwig’s offense tends to lean quite a bit on tight ends in the passing game) — will rely a lot on newcomers and some youngsters who haven’t done much in a year or two in the program to catch Kyle Shurmur’s passes. The Commodores can be pretty confident in one proven commodity in Kalija Lipscomb, but aside from that they’ll be looking for some newcomers or guys coming off a redshirt year to contribute.