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Photo by: Frank Fortune - Georgia Southern Athletics
Position Preview: The Wide Receivers
9/1/2015 7:34:00 AM | Football
Group looking to make big plays this season
The Georgia Southern football team set the bar extremely high in its first season of FBS play. By winning the Sun Belt Conference title, the Eagles duplicated what just two other teams in the history of college football had accomplished, and became the only team to do it with an undefeated league record. With 13 starters back, five on the offensive side of the ball and eight on defense, Georgia Southern will try to meet and surpass that standard in 2015 by reaching the first bowl game in school history.
With the season opener at West Virginia getting closer each day, GSEagles.com will break down each position group now that camp is over and the regular season is rapidly approaching. Today, we take a brief look at the wide receivers, led by coach Matt Barrett.
COACH BARRETT ON THE RECEIVERS:
"We have very high expectations. You improve a lot from year one to year two. The guys are doing some things out there right now better than we did them last year, and to be able to say that at this point in time a couple of weeks into camp is an exciting thing. BJ Johnson is a guy with tremendous ball skills, strength and competitiveness. He's had a great fall camp. Derek Keaton played a lot last year - played well - and had a tremendous spring. He has continued that into fall camp. Myles Campbell is a great competitor who has made a ton of plays in fall camp. Ryan Longoria has done a nice job coming back off an injury and has had a really good fall camp. He's a tough competitor as well. Whether it's run or pass, we have a job to do and we focus on doing that job full speed and aggressively and the guys have done a good job with that."
BRIEFLY:
• The Eagles return several deep threat options in juniors BJ Johnson and Montay Crockett and senior Derek Keaton.
• Johnson led the squad in receptions last season with 23 and finished with 312 yards and three TDs. Crockett caught three passes for 72 yards, and Keaton recorded five receptions for 42 yards.
• Senior Ryan Longoria is penciled in as the starter at the X receiver spot. The transfer from Fullerton College caught one pass last year, but is expected to be a factor this fall.
• Junior Keigan Williams and sophomore Myles Campbell, along with true freshman Malik Henry, put together impressive fall camps and are poised to contribute this season.
Monday, Aug. 24 - LINEBACKERS
Tuesday, Aug. 25 - QUARTERBACKS
Wednesday, Aug. 26 - SECONDARY
Thursday, Aug. 27 - TIGHT ENDS/H-BACKS
Friday, Aug. 28 - DEFENSIVE LINE
Saturday, Aug. 29 - RUNNING BACKS
Sunday, Aug. 30 - SPECIALISTS
Monday, Aug. 31 - OFFENSIVE LINE
TODAY - WIDE RECEIVERS
With the season opener at West Virginia getting closer each day, GSEagles.com will break down each position group now that camp is over and the regular season is rapidly approaching. Today, we take a brief look at the wide receivers, led by coach Matt Barrett.
COACH BARRETT ON THE RECEIVERS:
"We have very high expectations. You improve a lot from year one to year two. The guys are doing some things out there right now better than we did them last year, and to be able to say that at this point in time a couple of weeks into camp is an exciting thing. BJ Johnson is a guy with tremendous ball skills, strength and competitiveness. He's had a great fall camp. Derek Keaton played a lot last year - played well - and had a tremendous spring. He has continued that into fall camp. Myles Campbell is a great competitor who has made a ton of plays in fall camp. Ryan Longoria has done a nice job coming back off an injury and has had a really good fall camp. He's a tough competitor as well. Whether it's run or pass, we have a job to do and we focus on doing that job full speed and aggressively and the guys have done a good job with that."
BRIEFLY:
• The Eagles return several deep threat options in juniors BJ Johnson and Montay Crockett and senior Derek Keaton.
• Johnson led the squad in receptions last season with 23 and finished with 312 yards and three TDs. Crockett caught three passes for 72 yards, and Keaton recorded five receptions for 42 yards.
• Senior Ryan Longoria is penciled in as the starter at the X receiver spot. The transfer from Fullerton College caught one pass last year, but is expected to be a factor this fall.
• Junior Keigan Williams and sophomore Myles Campbell, along with true freshman Malik Henry, put together impressive fall camps and are poised to contribute this season.
Monday, Aug. 24 - LINEBACKERS
Tuesday, Aug. 25 - QUARTERBACKS
Wednesday, Aug. 26 - SECONDARY
Thursday, Aug. 27 - TIGHT ENDS/H-BACKS
Friday, Aug. 28 - DEFENSIVE LINE
Saturday, Aug. 29 - RUNNING BACKS
Sunday, Aug. 30 - SPECIALISTS
Monday, Aug. 31 - OFFENSIVE LINE
TODAY - WIDE RECEIVERS
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