The Field is Narrowing
October is in the books and we start looking toward playoffs with only a few weeks left in the season. The field is narrowing in terms of teams likely to get invited to vie for the championship. It is also narrowing for wide receivers performing with such high levels of efficiency as to make the Top 20 Return on Investment list. Turnover in each list (that is, new members coming on and old members dropping off) has slowed and fewer first time names. This ranking does not denote the members are the "best" receivers, but just shows they are highly efficient which is an indication they are likely doing something right. Not all highly efficient receivers have the overall make-up to be NFL level players, but a good number have made their way to training camp despite being relatively unknown. ROI attempts to uncover more guys like that.
FBS
- Same Ol' Same Old - The top four are the same as they have been over the last 3 weeks with Weah, Owens, Wilson and Washington in some variation of that order.
- Welcome Home - Trent Sherfield and Chris Murray both returned to the list after brief absences. Nice to see you back, boys!
- New Comers - Jalen Guyton, a former ND transfer succeeded at the highest level in Texas HS football. Marcell Ateman overcame injury to emerge as a true threat opposite #4 on our list.
- Touchdown Hawks - The average Reception/TD ratio over the top 150 WRs (based on reception yards) is 12.3; only 3 players have a sub-par rate thus far with New Mexico St. WR Jaleel Scott leading the Top 20 ROI list with 1 TD every 4.5 receptions.
- Another One Bites the Dust - And then there were three...Vic Wharton III slipped from the list, leaving Cedrick Wilson, James Washington and Tyre Brady as receivers included on each Top 20 list this year (they have been issued since Week 3).
FCS
- Pugh who? - Last week's #1 Bob Pugh of Indiana State could not make the list this week as he he did not have enough total receptions to qualify so Jordon Gandy moves up to the top spot. Jordon produced 67.7% more yards than his pro rata share of receptions.
- The Byrd is the Word - FCS got one newcomer to the list with Dontez Byrd, a Louisville transfer who also excelled at basketball in High School. The 5'11" wide out immediately established himself in his first year at TT by breaking school records in his inaugural season with 933 yards (at 829 yards through 8 games, he is likely to break his own record).
- Unlucky? - With only 13 seniors posting above average, ROI, it looks like there are fewer "sleeper" candidates this year in FCS, but solid film study will hopefully sift out hidden gems at the WR position.
Here are the top lists for DII and DIII.
Division II
Division III
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