Pick one - WR

[CoachHines3]

I went X.

His hands are just unbelievable. Different athletically than Butler just like Lazard is different athletically from the two of them.

 

[madguy30]

Watching Lazard destroy some punk corners with his blocking was an underrated event.

The receiver blocking in 2017 was pretty great iirc.

 

[madguy30]

I have to go with Butler but likely just because of the 'what did ISU need?' recency bias.

Not listed...he battled injuries but Dylan Soehner was a favorite to watch when he was healthy. Was a bad man if he got some time and space to get downfield after the catch.

 

[cyclonehomer]

Butler's peak was higher than Lazard's IMO, and I think those two are separated from the rest as far as guys I feel I know enough about to really judge.

 

[cyclones500]

You'll have to wait for the QB thread.

True -- but we didn't have to wait for the TE thread to have Kolar for an option.

 

[theshadow]

True -- but we didn't have to wait for the TE thread to have Kolar for an option.

In that case, I demand Tony Booth be added to the list. He had more receiving yards than Doxzon.

 

[MisterO]

Where is the former Miami Dolphin and XFL Champion Todd Doxzon?

In the stands…watching his son Blaze

 

[heitclone]

I went Hakeem, he was on another level at his peak. Lazard is tough to go against though. Give X another year and I think he'll be a legit contender, he's already climbing the ISU receiving record lists. If you're talking all around, every down, he's tough to argue against.

 

[JM4CY]

You'll have to wait for the QB thread.

Someone else can start that one. That will undoubtedly turn into the “how good actually was Brock Purdy” debate for the 150th time. It’s why I didn’t do QBs.

 

[MisterO]

I wanted to go with Hakeem, he was electric for a play, just too many dropped passes. Lazard over Blythe but only because Lazard was a beast of a blocker.

 

[CloneFanInKC]

Still think Ed Williams was as talented as any wide receiver in program history. Underrated career.

Career production didn’t represent/reflect ability; by far IMO

 

[JM4CY]

I wanted to go with Hakeem, he was electric for a play, just too many dropped passes. Lazard over Blythe but only because Lazard was a beast of a blocker.

Lazard was most definitely better than Blythe and I’m not even sure Todd wouldn’t tell you the exact same thing.

 

[Cyforce]

I went X.

His hands are just unbelievable. Different athletically than Butler just like Lazard is different athletically from the two of them.

Lazard and Butler are tough to compare to smaller receivers but I'm comfortable saying Henderson was on another level than X.

 

[carvers4math]

If we are talking tight ends, whar Keith Krepfle?

 

[JM4CY]

If we are talking tight ends, whar Keith Krepfle?

I’ll do a TE one in the coming days. Considering how damn many passes he caught, Charlie seemed like he earned the right to be an option on this kind of a list.

 

[psycln11]

No Sedrick Johnson?

 

[cyclone1209]

Lazard all day, he was effective at all levels all the time. He constantly bailed the offense out of tough spots.

Yes. Also the Lazard TD catch in Norman was a program changing play in my opinion.

 

[BCClone]

Everyone knew it was going to Tracy and he still would get 10-16 catches. Either him or Lazard.

 

[CoKane]

It was really tough picking between Butler and Lazard. Hakeem deserved more of an NFL look than he got

 

[madguy30]

It was really tough picking between Butler and Lazard. Hakeem deserved more of an NFL look than he got

How so?

I wish he would have stuck too but he had plenty of chances with the generally best coaching available and ine team even moved him to TE at one point iirc.

Route running (feet) and inconsistent hands were issues going in and it didn't improve enough.