Loyal reader BuddhaUMD did something that doesn’t happen much.
He wanted a rundown of a statistic I should be tracking but am not.
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That would be third-down performance by receiver. I already keep track of down-by-down data for quarterbacks, but it makes sense to do the same for wideouts – especially on third down.
So with some time to kill here at the Gossett team house before the Tuesday presser, here’s a chart delineating the targets, receptions, yards and first downs converted for each of Maryland’s receivers this season.
| Player | Targets | Catches | Yards | Conversions |
| Ronnie Tyler | 8 | 6 | 52 | 3 |
| Da’Rel Scott | 6 | 5 | 64 | 4 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 6 | 3 | 42 | 1 |
| Danny Oquendo | 5 | 3 | 48 | 3 |
| Isaiah Williams | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Dan Gronkowski | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Cory Jackson | 3 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| Lansford Watson | 2 | 2 | 34 | 2 |
| Davin Meggett | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Haroon Brown | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Adrian Cannon | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Morgan Green | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Torrey Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The least surprising part of the chart: Danny Oquendo has a first down on every third-down reception this season.
The mildly surprising part of the chart: Ronnie Tyler has the most third-down targets, although it isn’t a huge shock since he’s used as a slot receiver much like Oquendo.
– Patrick Stevens
