Sports Perspectives

By Vince Mullins

Certain things you can count on in this life. Death. Taxes. Jack Bauer beating the bad guys. Drew Smith being properly caffeinated by noon. Texas Tech wide receivers shock and awe defenses every year.

I know everyone saw Mike Crabtree (right, Icon SMI) coming last year, but you didn’t see those huge numbers coming . He doubled the freshman season record for TDs and almost eclipsed 2000 yards. Who will be this year’s Crabtree?

Pretty sure it will be Crabtree.

Last year I told everyone to avoid Jarrett Dillard, then when he was on a worse streak than a mortgage stock I told everyone to acquire him by any means necessary in Week Five . Problem – no one would sell low. That worked for Dillard owners, not so much for those mortgage related stocks. This year, the main Owl flies from Day One given a much easier schedule.

Quick notes for below – New Mexico State WR Chris Williams should return to star status after numerous injuries, SMU representing again on the Top 55 (as are Central Michigan, Texas Tech, Missouri) and NFL talents like Rejus Benn of Illinois and Darius Heyward-Bey of Maryland just cannot produce up to their potential unless QB play improves dramatically.

Your Top 55 fantasy college football wide receivers:

1. Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
2. Chris Williams, New Mexico State
3. Jarret Dillard (right, Icon SMI), Rice
4. Dante Love, Ball State
5. Emmanuel Sanders, SMU
6. Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas
7. Michael Thomas, Arizona
8. Percy Harvin, Florida
9. Malcolm Lane, Hawaii
10. Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
11. Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State
12. Bryan Anderson, Central Michigan
13. Jaison Williams, Oregon
14. Patrick Turner, USC
15. Eric Decker, Minnesota
16. Greg Orton, Purdue
17. Kenny Britt, Rutgers
18. Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma
19. Aaron Kelly, Clemson
20. Austin Collie, BYU
21. Marko Mitchell, Nevada
22. Brennan Marion, Tulsa
23. Jamarko Simmons, Western Michigan
24. Stephen Williams, Toledo
25. Greg Carr, Florida St.
26. Jeff Moturi , UTEP
27. LJ Castille, Houston
28. Cortez Gent, FAU
29. Kealoha Pilares, Hawaii
30. Jeremy Childs, Boise State
31. Julio Jones, Alabama
32. Detron Lewis, Texas Tech
33. Carlos Singleton, Memphis
34. Jamar Bryant, East Carolina
35. Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
36. Lucas Taylor, Tennessee
37. Sammie Stroughter, Oregon State
38. Brandon Gibson, Washington State
39. Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green
40. Trae Johnson, Tulsa
41. Brian Robiskie, Ohio State
42. Danario Alexander, Missouri (knee injury rehab pending)
43. Kenny McKinley, South Carolina
44. Eric Morris, Texas Tech
45. Darius Heyward-Bey, Maryland (decent QB pending)
46. Tiquan Underwood, Rutgers
47. Oderick Turner, Pitt
48. AJ Harris, New Mexico State
49. Erron Riley, Duke
50. Rodriquez Smith, Auburn
51. Kyle Jefferson, Wisconsin
52. Ryan Wolfe, UNLV
53. Eric Peterman, Northwestern (likely not on anyone else’s list)
54. Aldrick Robinson, SMU
55. Arrelius Benn, Illinois

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