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Whether or not there is an NFL-caliber receiver on the BYU football roster this year remains to be seen. There’s no Puka Nacua among this group, but there might be a Dax Milne-type who could go in the later rounds next April and stick with a pro team.
As 2024 preseason training camp wraps up soon, it is clear that BYU receivers coach and passing game coordinator Fesi Sitake has an embarrassment of riches on his hands. He’s got a bunch of above-average pass-catchers this season, but no superstars.
In a way, the cousin of head coach Kalani Sitake has a dilemma to figure out: Which guys should get the most reps?
“We have a lot of playmakers, man,” Fesi Sitake said last week. “I have been happy with them. We still have a lot of things we need to clean up.”
Offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick said toward the end of last week that 90% or more of the offense had been installed, so offensive coaches such as Sitake can concentrate on defining the depth charts for the positions they coach.
For Sitake, that’s easier said than done.
He has said for months now that there are six receivers who all deserve to be starters: senior Darius Lassiter; redshirt juniors Chase Roberts, Keelan Marion and Kody Epps; redshirt sophomore Parker Kingston; and redshirt freshman JoJo Phllips.
Redshirt senior Keanu Hill would also be in that mix, but he’s moved to tight end and will probably be the starter in that position for the opener Aug. 31 against Southern Illinois.
“We have six solid receivers, for sure,” said Kingston, who will also be a punt and kick returner, along with Marion. “We are going to need all six, like we did last year. We had people go down.
“Fesi said there has never been a year when he has made it through with all the receivers. We have a solid room, we are deep, and very experienced. I think we have a very…
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Publish date : 2024-08-17 00:58:38
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