Can Taj Harris set the freshman receptions record?

[OttoinGrotto]

With 5 more games to go, if Harris can maintain a 5 receptions per game average he'll comfortably land in the mid 40s for receptions.

I believe that sets a new receptions record for a freshman.

 

[jr4750]

Thanks for posting this. His progression thus far this year has been awesome. Check out how his stats have grown each week! What a steal of a recruit he was...

 

[Trueblue25]

He’s been unbelievable this year. What a recruitment class

 

[CuseCrew08]

You have to think he is getting more comfortable every week with the offense. I think the Devin Butler experiment is finally over. Excited to see Taj light it up the rest of the way!

 

[sutomcat]

With 5 more games to go, if Harris can maintain a 5 receptions per game average he'll comfortably land in the mid 40s for receptions.

I believe that sets a new receptions record for a freshman.

Last I knew, Alec Lemon had the record with 29. I don't think anyone has broken that yet...

 

[JeffCuse]

The Pork Roll Express is going to be fun to watch over the next couple of years

 

[Chip]

Last I knew, Alec Lemon had the record with 29. I don't think anyone has broken that yet...

According to this, Shelby Hill had 33 in 1990.

1990 Syracuse Orange Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

 

[CusefanATL]

I just point to this. If you want my prediction for next week, its 7 catches.

 

[Pearl309]

These guys need some pounds on them
I thought I was skinny until seeing our wrs

 

[PhatOrange]

Taj had that big catch in the FSU game called back to. Has he had a couple catches negated by penalty?

 

[corpjet]

You have to think he is getting more comfortable every week with the offense. I think the Devin Butler experiment is finally over. Excited to see Taj light it up the rest of the way!

This makes me happy, Devin is still in my dog house from his week 1 performance of not going hard

 

[sutomcat]

According to this, Shelby Hill had 33 in 1990.

1990 Syracuse Orange Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

Good catch. I must have remembered wrong. He was second.

Syracuse University

 

[Chip]

Good catch. I must have remembered wrong. He was second.

Syracuse University

I was just thinking of possible names and looking them up. Couldn't come up with anyone else who could be on that list? Lemon is 29, Ishmael is 27. Harrison didn't break out until sophomore year. Qadry was later than that. Rob Moore (you're dead) in 1987 only had 8 catches outside of the catch heard around the world.

 

[CusefanATL]

researching stats... how crazy is it that we didnt have a 20 catch receiver in 2001?

2001 Syracuse Orange Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

 

[GoSU96]

The candidates would Spot, Alec, Rob Moore, Shelby

 

[PhatOrange]

Mike Williams - 2006 - 24 for 461 in 10 games

 

[OttoMets]

The candidates would Spot, Alec, Rob Moore, Shelby

Quinton Spotwood College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

17 for Spotwood.

How things have changed...imagine having a healthy Spotwood as a sophomore and only getting him 41 catches over a full season.

 

[anomander]

I know it was out of bounds, but the catch that Taj made where he was running down the sideline, but the ball was well behind him. He stopped on the spot and was some how able to turn his whole body and catch a heater across his body. This kid has a crazy catch radius. I am sure teams will start to jam him and increase their physicality, but he has such quickness the kid will be tough be tough to contain. He can put up video game numbers his last couple years.

 

[upperdeck]

 

[upperdeck]

not a real big list..

 

[721Comstock]

not a real big list..

Give Dino a few more years...

 

[OrangeDW]

Quinton Spotwood College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

17 for Spotwood.

How things have changed...imagine having a healthy Spotwood as a sophomore and only getting him 41 catches over a full season.

And as I remember posting in another thread...a decade earlier in ‘87, Tim Brown won the Heisman with similar receiving/return numbers as Spotwood had in ‘97.

 

[SU in Hershey]

Give Dino a few more years...

Interestingly, if the pipeline is "full," as it appears to be (or becoming), we may not see very many frosh with big numbers (let's say, >25 receptions) as there will be quality and experienced depth ahead of them. Unless a truly transcendent talent comes along...which I am VERY much okay with!

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Taj had that big catch in the FSU game called back to. Has he had a couple catches negated by penalty?

Yeah, I think he lost 2 to penalties.

 

[OrangeAl]

Chip has it right. Shelby Hill had 33 as a freshman in 1990 according to cuse.com