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
