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Spring Position Roundup – Receiver
March 20, 2016 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER - Playmakers abound for Oklahoma State at receiver, where junior James Washington headlines an established and deep group.
A second-team All-Big 12 selection by both the coaches and the media last year (the two first-team picks were both finalists for the Biletnikoff Award presented to the nation's top receiver and have since departed), a strong case can be made for Washington as the Big 12's top receiver heading into 2016. He is the conference's only returning 1,000-yard receiver and led all returning Big 12 wideouts in yards per game and touchdowns last season. Washington's 1,087 receiving yards last season rank him fifth among returning Power Five Conference receivers heading into 2016, trailing only USC's Juju Smith-Schuster (1,454), Washington State's Gabe Marks (1,192), Virginia Tech's Isaiah Ford (1,164) and Penn State's Chris Godwin (1,101).
While Washington is the centerpiece of OSU's receiver corps, he is far from the only Cowboy who can do damage. Seniors Marcell Ateman and Jhajuan Seales both have more than 1,000 receiving yards in their career.
Ateman emerged as a viable threat last season and is well-positioned to be a central piece of the offensive puzzle in 2016. Ateman ranked third on the team a year ago with 45 receptions and 766 receiving yards and had five touchdown receptions. While Seales' numbers were not spectacular in 2015, he showed up in OSU's biggest games, making two receptions for 89 yards against Baylor and three catches for 59 yards and a touchdown against Oklahoma.
Others to keep in mind include up-and-coming playmaker Jalen McCleskey and veterans Austin Hays and Chris Lacy.
A second-team All-Big 12 selection by both the coaches and the media last year (the two first-team picks were both finalists for the Biletnikoff Award presented to the nation's top receiver and have since departed), a strong case can be made for Washington as the Big 12's top receiver heading into 2016. He is the conference's only returning 1,000-yard receiver and led all returning Big 12 wideouts in yards per game and touchdowns last season. Washington's 1,087 receiving yards last season rank him fifth among returning Power Five Conference receivers heading into 2016, trailing only USC's Juju Smith-Schuster (1,454), Washington State's Gabe Marks (1,192), Virginia Tech's Isaiah Ford (1,164) and Penn State's Chris Godwin (1,101).
While Washington is the centerpiece of OSU's receiver corps, he is far from the only Cowboy who can do damage. Seniors Marcell Ateman and Jhajuan Seales both have more than 1,000 receiving yards in their career.
Ateman emerged as a viable threat last season and is well-positioned to be a central piece of the offensive puzzle in 2016. Ateman ranked third on the team a year ago with 45 receptions and 766 receiving yards and had five touchdown receptions. While Seales' numbers were not spectacular in 2015, he showed up in OSU's biggest games, making two receptions for 89 yards against Baylor and three catches for 59 yards and a touchdown against Oklahoma.
Others to keep in mind include up-and-coming playmaker Jalen McCleskey and veterans Austin Hays and Chris Lacy.
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