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blitz8ru

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I know many here were saying that he wasn't a big 12 caliber reciever and din't compare with a Blackmon... I am curious on your thoughts now after the game (no flame intended)?

Obviously since we were leading most of the game we didn't pass much but he did get 62yds off 6 catches. He will be a possession receiver in the NFL good for moving the chains...

Did he play above, at or below your expectations? Just curious. Also how would he stack up against the other receivers in the pass happy B12? :smile:
 
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I'd say he was about at my expectations. I was expecting to see an above average wide-out with all the skills to be a #2 or #3 guy at the next level. He's good, but he's not Blackmon. Don't take that as an insult. Blackmon is arguably one of the top 3 receivers to play in college in the last 10 years. Sanu is not that. He's good, but he's not Jerry Rice.
 
Played good. Probably would play quite well in the Big 12. I don't know if he would crack the Top 3 though in Blackman, Broyles and Wright as I have just seen them play more but for sure would be top 5. Only other WRs I can think of that are great in the Big 12 are Stills from OU also.
 
Yeah he is more of a clutch possession receiver then a home run threat. Our non-slot home run threats are Colemen and Harrison whom have been inconsistent this season. Our WR corp will improve though since they are pretty young.
 
He must be a really good route runner because we left him absolutely wide open a lot. Not as explosive as I thought he would be.
 
All I saw him do is catch open passes and get targeted a **** ton. I guess he got open well, could be route running.

And nobody said he wasn't B12 caliber. He just wouldn't be top 3 or 4.
 
blitz8ru said:
I know many here were saying that he wasn't a big 12 caliber reciever and din't compare with a Blackmon... I am curious on your thoughts now after the game (no flame intended)?

Obviously since we were leading most of the game we didn't pass much but he did get 62yds off 6 catches. He will be a possession receiver in the NFL good for moving the chains...

Did he play above, at or below your expectations? Just curious. Also how would he stack up against the other receivers in the pass happy B12? :smile:
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There were passes thrown throughout the game. Sanu did ok. Perhaps you noticed that Leonard Johnson is also going to be playing Sundays
 
Pretty good player, and when we (ISU) fans compare him to Big 12 receivers, we need to keep in mind the QBs that play in the conf. The best WRs: Blackmon, Broyles, and Wright have Weeden, Jones, and RG3 throwing to them... Instead, Sanu has two different QBs to learn chemistry, timing, route adjustments with. One is a frosh, the other a soph.

That said, he's not Blackmon, and maybe not Broyles either. He was slightly below where I thought he was production-wise, but I did not figure he would kill us w/ Leonard Johnson playing him. RU fans are right to point to their success running the ball w/ Jamison as a reason he didn't produce more. I will point to us having a pretty good secondary though... I expect to see him on Sundays. This is the type of WR ISU needs to develop...
 
Nope he wasn't injured...

He can be a deep threat but this year we used him more as a guy to move the chains... As you saw he is very physical (doesn't shy away from contact) so gets nice YAC after short to intermediate passes. Our other WRs (Coleman, Harrison) were used more as deep threats. Quarron Pratt is also another could clutch possession receiver similar to Sanu...

We only threw it 24 times since our running game was working so well. We completed 13 of 24 passes due to some poor throws by our QBs and some NICE plays on the ball by your DBs (I was impressed with your DB play much of the time). Our WRs didn't really have the opportunity for many catches since we ran successfully so much and ate so much clock (35min time of possession compared to your 25min).

For comparison we had 42 rushing attempts vs 24 passing attempts... Probably our ideal offense especially when playing 2 young QBs...
 
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blitz8ru said:
I know many here were saying that he wasn't a big 12 caliber reciever and din't compare with a Blackmon... I am curious on your thoughts now after the game (no flame intended)?

Obviously since we were leading most of the game we didn't pass much but he did get 62yds off 6 catches. He will be a possession receiver in the NFL good for moving the chains...

Did he play above, at or below your expectations? Just curious. Also how would he stack up against the other receivers in the pass happy B12? :smile:
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I was impressed most by how LJ shut him down.
 
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Sounds like he is a good kid and hard worker. If he comes back and improves, he may make it at the next level.
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Actually he is projected as the 6th or so WR in this upcoming draft. If the updated projections put him in the 1st or early second round he will declare for the draft.
 
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Actually he is projected as the 6th or so WR in this upcoming draft. If the updated projections put him in the 1st or early second round he will declare for the draft.
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I think 6th is about right. Blackmon, Broyles, Wright, Jeffries.... Sanu...

Just guessing the players... Do you have the rankings?
 
I'd say he's well above avg. Would easily see saying he is a BIG XII quality reciever, and likely an above avg BIG XII receiver but in the same convo as the best of the BIG XII, not really close. I'd say he's up there with like tj mo or like a McNutt from the Big ten. I'd say he's probably between those 2 levels. Might be better than a MO or McNutt, but but its hard to tell. I'm giving him a bump there for not having a relaible QB.

Nowhere near the skills total package wise of a blackmon or the top wide receivers. I was impressed w/ him, but not blackmon impressed. Our coverage over the middle and the medium routes yesterday was horrid. If you could keep away from Klein and Knott, I thought you guy should have brought him over the middle more, but didn't seem to capitalize often in there.
 
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blitz8ru said:
Actually he is projected as the 6th or so WR in this upcoming draft. If the updated projections put him in the 1st or early second round he will declare for the draft.
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LJ will go 1st or 2nd round and make ALOT of money.
 
Good hands, big physical player. Seems to have a knack for finding an open pocket. Strong runner in space but not overly athletic. Would be a #1-#3 receiver on a Big 12 team depending on what team you're asking about.
 
He's okay. Probably would catch a lot of balls with a thrower back there. One thing that struck me was that RU had some TALL targets to throw to. Reeves against Coleman didn't work out too well for us that one play.
 
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