Donald Gray

[Covercorner2]

Gray won't have the luxury of benefiting from playing with one of the SEC's top WR's next season

Yea, because he will be one of the SEC's top WRs next season.

[lamont]

I completely disagree. Name 15 better for next year.

There are the obvious ones like Kirk, Ridley, Moore, Stewart, McKenzie, Samuel, Callaway, Mason....then he can fit in somewhere in the middle of the 2nd tier depending on which JR's declare and which highly touted freshmen grow up

[BB30]

Vs lsu, fitz overthrew gray twice on certain TDs. Vs bama, gray dropped a huge gain. He still had good games vs both, but could've had huge games. The important thing is he was able to get open vs bama and lsu, so he has enough talent

Beating Bama next year is a pipe dream. We will have a shot against LSU. Gray could have a very solid season if our OL holds up. Our season will be decided on how well our OL plays and if our D can take a step forward or about 20 steps forward. If our OL holds up Gray probably has a very good year. If they don't we will be an average team at best.

[msstate7]

Beating Bama next year is a pipe dream. We will have a shot against LSU. Gray could have a very solid season if our OL holds up. Our season will be decided on how well our OL plays and if our D can take a step forward or about 20 steps forward. If our OL holds up Gray probably has a very good year. If they don't we will be an average team at best.

Not sure how you thought I was saying we could beat bama. My point was if Gray can get open vs bama and lsu, he can get open vs anyone.

[lamont]

Yea, because he will be one of the SEC's top WRs next season.

He was 18th in SEC in receptions- with only 3 Sr's above him. Now a couple of JR's could declare- but Gray won't be a top 10 returning WR in receptions- and there were some really talented Freshmen this past year plus more coming into the league.

Gray is in no way, shape, or form a Top 10 SEC WR

[Really Clark?]

Gray won't have the luxury of benefiting from playing with one of the SEC's top WR's next season

You said Gray wasn't a top 15 receiver in the SEC. You were wrong. Period. Don't pass go. Wrong. Even with us running the ball more this year he was in top 15. Barring injury he will be next year as well.

[BB30]

According to the SEC website he was 5th in yard per catch and 8th in TDs. Receptions doesn't equal production IMO. He has a legitimate shot to finish in the top 10 in several categories. Possibly not in receptions but I don't think that is the end all be all stat for receivers. I would rather see yds and TDs over a bunch of catches.

[Covercorner2]

He was 18th in SEC in receptions- with only 3 Sr's above him. Now a couple of JR's could declare- but Gray won't be a top 10 returning WR in receptions- and there were some really talented Freshmen this past year plus more coming into the league.

Gray is in no way, shape, or form a Top 10 SEC WR

So he's not going to get better, have more targets/receptions, etc. as he slides into the feature WR role? Interesting.

Literally every guy in the SEC above him in yards was the #1, feature WR on his team.

[lamont]

The SEC is going to be loaded at WR and QB next year after a transition year in 2016

Only 7 of the top 27 pass catchers In the SEC were Sr's and plenty of Freshmen played

QB's like Eason, Lock, Allen, Hurts, Bentley, plus Auburn's transfer are going to make the SEC an offensive league next year. Hell, even Kentucky and Vandy return their QB's. 10 of the SEC's top 13 passers return- plus Auburn gets a damn good transfer

[dawgday166]

I believe he'll be a better than top 10 sec receiver next year. Some of his lack of production is Fitz still growing into his passing role IMO.

[msstate7]

The SEC is going to be loaded at WR and QB next year after a transition year in 2016

Only 7 of the top 27 pass catchers In the SEC were Sr's and plenty of Freshmen played

QB's like Eason, Lock, Allen, Hurts, Bentley, plus Auburn's transfer are going to make the SEC an offensive league next year. Hell, even Kentucky and Vandy return their QB's. 10 of the SEC's top 13 passers return- plus Auburn gets a damn good transfer

And we return the sec's total yardage leader who will probably do it again with his passing improvement

[Covercorner2]

And we return the sec's total yardage leader who will probably do it again with his passing improvement

SEC's total yardage leader at QB, and a top 6 returning WR in yards, yet they will both decrease in production as they gain more experience and a larger role. Makes sense.

[lamont]

You said Gray wasn't a top 15 receiver in the SEC. You were wrong. Period. Don't pass go. Wrong. Even with us running the ball more this year he was in top 15. Barring injury he will be next year as well.

Wrong period??? The guy was 18th in reception and tied for 13th in TD's. He is solid but he is not a top SEC WR

[BB30]

Wrong period??? The guy was 18th in reception and tied for 13th in TD's. He is solid but he is not a top SEC WR

Out of curiosity what site are you pulling these numbers from?

[chef dixon]

Donald Gray isn't dynamic enough at this point to be a top SEC guy. He makes great plays but still hasn't settled into a role with us.

[lamont]

And we return the sec's total yardage leader who will probably do it again with his passing improvement

Only 3 SEC teams don't return a starting QB in 2017. Other teams are going to get better passing the ball also. 4 True Freshman QB's started in 2016. Our WR talent level drops in 2017- teams will force us away from Gray to spread the love to Couch and Myles.

[lamont]

Out of curiosity what site are you pulling these numbers from?

Cfbstats.com

[BB30]

Wrong period??? The guy was 18th in reception and tied for 13th in TD's. He is solid but he is not a top SEC WR

And a large part of the lack of receptions if the fact that Fred Ross a legit top 5 receiver and NFL prospect had 68 receptions good for 2nd in the league. Most of the guys you are looking at are already their teams #1 target. Gray was 5th in yds per reception last year which IMO is a more meaningful stat than receptions. He caught 39 balls for 691yds that tells me he is a pretty solid deep threat. And without a doubt one of the top #2 receivers on any team. There is no reason he won't have a legitimate shot to finish in the top ten in several categories.

[Todd4State]

Are you saying he's hard to see because of his height? It's not like he's barely over 5'. Unless there's a corner out there who's 6'2" and can stick to him like a literal shadow (there's not), a few inches aren't going to make a difference in visibility down the field.

It's harder to get the ball to an outside WR that is smaller. He has a much smaller catch radius and it's more difficult to use his body to shield off defenders.

[lamont]

Let's also don't forget we have to replace 3 starters on the OL- including our Center