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I've been a fanatic since I was a Freshman in 1985, so I've seen your everyone on your lists multiple times but Francis. A notable absentee was Dillon Mitchell who was both better and had at least as good of a Duck career as half the WRs you listed. Best is a subjective term but I expect Franklin to go higher in the NFL draft then any of those WRs. Dude is a cut above talent unlike any Duck receiver I've rooted for. He is also the 2nd highest WR recruit they've ever landed to oft injured Cam Colvin.
Dickson went 3rd round iIrc. We shall see in a couple years but Ferguson has such length, agility and coordination for a guy his size. Given health, I expect he'll go in the top half of his draft as well.
Hell, Moliki, Thornton and Cota are solid talents as well. Downplay whats in front of you all you want, but I'll step out to claim this is at least as good a receiving corps as I've ever seen Oregon feature.
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in 2001 Oregon had Sammie Parker, Keenan Howry, & Jason Willis at WR; and Justin Pelle & George Wrightster at TE. They also had Maurice Morris and Onterio Smith catching passes from the backfield. The following year they lost Pelle at TE and Morris at RB but stiill had Parker, Howry, & Willis at WR, but added Demetrius Williams; and also added Terrence Whitehead at RB
lets see now, I wonder where Parker, Howry, and Williams rank in Oregon's receiving marks:
so, on that team, they had guys who rank 1st, 4th, 5th, & 11th in career receptions. They also had a TE who spent 6 seasons in the NFL
in 2011, they had De'Anthony Thomas, Lavasier Tuinei, Josh Huff, David Paulson and Colt Lyerla as receivers with LaMichael James and Kenyon Barner catching balls out of the backfield
in 2012, they had De'Anthony Thomas, Byron Marshall, Josh Huff, Lyerla, Dwayne Stanford, Bralon Addison, and Keanan Lowe
in 2014,
(check this out), they had Byron Marshall (74 receptions that year), Dwayne Stanford, Devon Allen, Darren Carrington, Pharoh Brown, Charles Nelson, and Evan Bayless
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I like the current receiving unit. They are pretty good, although, IMO, there's too big a separation between Franklin and the rest of the WR's
but this unit will need to do a lot more this season to come anywhere close to the 2002 or 2014 teams, or even the 2012 or 2001 teams. If Caleb Chapman could get healthy, that would help. But he's a senior, like Cota so they won't be around next season. Franklin should be though along with Thornton and Hutson. And the three sophomore TE's will probably be back. Then there is Jurrion Dickey, Ashton Crozart, and Kenyon Sadiq coming in. So next season's squad might be loaded