Yep. The WR group needs CJ to take his next steps so he
by BillyGoat 
, At Thanksgiving with Joe Bethersontin, Friday, July 24, 2026, 08:17 (1 day, 12 hours, 32 min. ago) @ Mike (bart)
can create an offense where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
There are some big signs of progress, but our WR group, as it currently stands, does not appear to be a "plus" for a playoff team.
There's all sorts of opportunity for growth, of course. Faison is a full-time football player for the first time. Graham very well might be an OSU-quality stud. Maybe Greathouse delivers a "Brian Smith/Jonas Gray" senior year performance after a disappointing start. If Gilbert can stay healthy or Porter can get healthy...
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- DT Parks to ND -
HumanRobot,
2026-07-23, 14:31
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- 5 out of 6 ain’t bad -
NDinVA,
2026-07-24, 17:49
- Oh and by the way - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-07-24, 18:50
- I'm not a big recruiting reel guy -
Jay,
2026-07-24, 09:51
- Brother Rice won class 7A last year -
Domer99,
2026-07-24, 11:14
- I can't figure out how Brother Rice and Carmel (Mundelein) -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-24, 11:32
- I don't know this -
Domer99,
2026-07-24, 15:11
- I think history explains this - Mark, 2026-07-24, 15:28
- I don't know this -
Domer99,
2026-07-24, 15:11
- I can't figure out how Brother Rice and Carmel (Mundelein) -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-24, 11:32
- Getting out over my skis a bit here. - San Pedro, 2026-07-24, 10:39
- Brother Rice won class 7A last year -
Domer99,
2026-07-24, 11:14
- I don't think I'd trade ND's roster or the likely roster -
omahadomer,
2026-07-23, 19:55
- It’s hard to really know about other teams but agree broadly -
Dallasdomer,
2026-07-24, 04:56
- WR is a glaring question mark -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 07:55
- Agreed.
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San Pedro,
2026-07-24, 08:49
- Yep. The WR group needs CJ to take his next steps so he -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-24, 08:17
- Camp will be pretty telling -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 08:37
- Definitely. Though it sounds like incredibly limited media -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-24, 08:52
- Denbrock ran 12 personnel less than 10% at LSU. -
KGB,
2026-07-24, 10:36
- Faison will be a slightly lesser version of Makai Lemon -
BPH,
2026-07-24, 11:34
- good comp for his upside -
KGB,
2026-07-24, 12:05
- good comp for his upside
- Faison will be a slightly lesser version of Makai Lemon
- running mostly 12 with Carr would be a big bummer -
Jay,
2026-07-24, 08:54
- It's pretty much the entirety of the Bear case -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 09:19
- sure on critical downs -
Jay,
2026-07-24, 09:40
- How would that match up with NDs schedule? - Mark, 2026-07-24, 13:50
- I definitely don't want to see that - Mike (bart), 2026-07-24, 11:22
- It would be a return to the dark days. -
San Pedro,
2026-07-24, 09:42
- dug up some passing depth numbers for Carr -
Jay,
2026-07-24, 11:13
- I expect the number to increase. - San Pedro, 2026-07-24, 12:46
- dug up some passing depth numbers for Carr -
Jay,
2026-07-24, 11:13
- I suppose. Though I like Richie's potential at the boundary, - BillyGoat, 2026-07-24, 09:22
- sure on critical downs -
Jay,
2026-07-24, 09:40
- It's pretty much the entirety of the Bear case -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 09:19
- Denbrock ran 12 personnel less than 10% at LSU. -
KGB,
2026-07-24, 10:36
- Definitely. Though it sounds like incredibly limited media -
BillyGoat,
2026-07-24, 08:52
- Camp will be pretty telling -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 08:37
- I am eager to put this nonsense to bed this fall -
KGB,
2026-07-24, 08:00
- It's at least a little bit disconcerting -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 08:34
- Faison and a healthy Gilbert have the ability to rewrite - BillyGoat, 2026-07-24, 08:56
- Carr’s ability to feather balls will be a huge benefit here -
Joe I,
2026-07-24, 08:22
- It's at least a little bit disconcerting -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 08:34
- Agreed.
- WR is a glaring question mark -
Mike (bart),
2026-07-24, 07:55
- It’s hard to really know about other teams but agree broadly -
Dallasdomer,
2026-07-24, 04:56
- Based on star rankings - BPH, 2026-07-23, 17:44
- Yawn. Just another 4-star player to ND. -
Joe I,
2026-07-23, 14:38
- Did not realize that he is Zorich’s godson. -
Jason93,
2026-07-23, 15:37
- And Tony Jones Jr's cousin* -
MEH,
2026-07-24, 05:00
- Interesting recruiting story -
Dallasdomer,
2026-07-23, 16:44
- It was surprising about how the story came out - Domer99, 2026-07-23, 19:25
- that story doesn't make a ton of sense -
KGB,
2026-07-23, 17:35
- I can see a way it does -
Mark,
2026-07-24, 07:23
- My question is more about the delay - KGB, 2026-07-24, 07:58
- I kinda think many of them don’t. -
Dallasdomer,
2026-07-23, 17:47
- I can see a way it does -
Mark,
2026-07-24, 07:23
- And Tony Jones Jr's cousin*
- Did not realize that he is Zorich’s godson.
- 5 out of 6 ain’t bad -
NDinVA,
2026-07-24, 17:49