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Are both KC and Mario gone?

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After this season?

They were absolute gems out of the portal that made our offense so much more potent.

It's a huge drop off to WR's 3 and 4. How do we replace that kind of talent
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Mario is not eligible. He could transfer I guess.
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Bussey was a 5 star recruit and isn't even in the same tier as either of those two in terms of burst, wiggle and the ability to get open
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Theres gonna be plenty of talent to buy


Also for what it's worth my nephew played 7v7 with Jerome Myles and says he's the best athlete he's ever seen and my nephew has gone to some big time camps.
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Slyfox07 said:

Bussey was a 5 star recruit and isn't even in the same tier as either of those two in terms of burst, wiggle and the ability to get open

Bussey played at a small school is still learning the position. Not saying he will end up producing like they have but I wouldn't count him out.
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EKG1996 said:

Slyfox07 said:

Bussey was a 5 star recruit and isn't even in the same tier as either of those two in terms of burst, wiggle and the ability to get open

Bussey played at a small school is still learning the position. Not saying he will end up producing like they have but I wouldn't count him out.

Fair enough, but I'd say he's WR 4 at this point behind #3

I've also never seen him break a Kickoff like I expected him too. B+ speed to my eye
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Buzzkill said:

Theres gonna be plenty of talent to buy


Also for what it's worth my nephew played 7v7 with Jerome Myles and says he's the best athlete he's ever seen and my nephew has gone to some big time camps.

We need to buy a QB2 also imo
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Slyfox07 said:

Bussey was a 5 star recruit and isn't even in the same tier as either of those two in terms of burst, wiggle and the ability to get open


Craver is a sophomore, and Bussey is a freshman. I'd give Bussey some time, he's shown some flashes.

Edit: my bad Bussey is sophomore. Regardless expecting a sophomore to contribute on the level Craver has is pretty high. Craver is pretty darn good, but Bussey has been wide open at times just not thrown to.
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swrdply400mrelay said:

Slyfox07 said:

Bussey was a 5 star recruit and isn't even in the same tier as either of those two in terms of burst, wiggle and the ability to get open


Craver is a sophomore, and Bussey is a freshman. I'd give Bussey some time, he's shown some flashes.

Is he a true fish? I could have sworn he was in year two.

Maybe i'm just confused
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swrdply400mrelay said:

Slyfox07 said:

Bussey was a 5 star recruit and isn't even in the same tier as either of those two in terms of burst, wiggle and the ability to get open


Craver is a sophomore, and Bussey is a freshman. I'd give Bussey some time, he's shown some flashes.

Bussey is not a freshman, he's a true sophomore
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Slyfox07 said:

EKG1996 said:

Slyfox07 said:

Bussey was a 5 star recruit and isn't even in the same tier as either of those two in terms of burst, wiggle and the ability to get open

Bussey played at a small school is still learning the position. Not saying he will end up producing like they have but I wouldn't count him out.

Fair enough, but I'd say he's WR 4 at this point behind #3

I've also never seen him break a Kickoff like I expected him too. B+ speed to my eye


He broke a huge one vs Notre dame tha got called back by a BS holding call that had no effect on the play.

That being said, it was a blessing bc I don't think our defense would have stopped ND from going right back down the field to score and win.
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Bussey gets open quite a bit, Marcel just doesn't look his way much. Still has a ton of room for growth

Craver is back next year. Could be a #1.

Bethel-Roman is getting better.

Williams, Tk normal, both are looking good

Love the 4 man freshman haul.

Wouldn't hurt to go after a true #1 in the total. But tons of speed and options next year
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Bethel-Roman is developing nicely and he's just a RS freshman. He's blazing fast and started coming on down the stretch. We may have something in Izaiah Williams as well. Bussey needs to take a big step next year. Hopefully Myles comes back 100% and is as good as his recruiting ranking. I think TK Norman will surprise people. Supposedly the incoming freshman Madden Williams is really good. There are pieces behind Craver to have a good receiver corps next season. I fully expect the staff will try to grab another elite receiver out of the portal as well.
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Not to derail but KO returns for Bussey were brought up. Search of 2025 SEC kickoff return leaders showed this.

Top Kick Returners (Avg. Yards/Return):

Rayshawn Pleasant (Auburn): 26.2
Terry Bussey (Texas A&M): 24.4
Rodney Hill (Arkansas): 23.9
Barion Brown (LSU): 21.1
Nyck Harbor (South Carolina): 20.8
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ironmanag said:

Mario is not eligible. He could transfer I guess.

So, what's the deal with this?
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Have to be 3 yrs removed from hs to be draft eligible I believe. Concepcion is , Craver isn't.
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If Myles didn't het reinjured, he would have been top 3 WR and a starter. He adds size, speed and catch radius. Losing him was huge as he was owning practices catching everything.

Hoping he comes back 100% as integral to the team. Gregory just signed will be similar.
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Sterling82 said:

ironmanag said:

Mario is not eligible. He could transfer I guess.

So, what's the deal with this?


Means he's not eligible to go pro.

He'll be back unless something ($) somehow pulls him away from Marcel Reed.
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90ags said:

If Myles didn't het reinjured, he would have been top 3 WR and a starter. He adds size, speed and catch radius. Losing him was huge as he was owning practices catching everything.

Hoping he comes back 100% as integral to the team. Gregory just signed will be similar.


How good is Gregory?
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halfastros81 said:

Have to be 3 yrs removed from hs to be draft eligible I believe. Concepcion is , Craver isn't.

Thanks
Sterling82
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Aggie87 said:

Sterling82 said:

ironmanag said:

Mario is not eligible. He could transfer I guess.

So, what's the deal with this?


Means he's not eligible to go pro.

He'll be back unless something ($) somehow pulls him away from Marcel Reed.

Thanks
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KC is not necessarily going to the 2026 draft.
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Buzzkill said:

Theres gonna be plenty of talent to buy


Also for what it's worth my nephew played 7v7 with Jerome Myles and says he's the best athlete he's ever seen and my nephew has gone to some big time camps.
Very little time to buy. Portal is like a week in January and then not open again until 2027.
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Slyfox07 said:

Buzzkill said:

Theres gonna be plenty of talent to buy


Also for what it's worth my nephew played 7v7 with Jerome Myles and says he's the best athlete he's ever seen and my nephew has gone to some big time camps.

We need to buy a QB2 also imo
got Casuga for QB. Surely him or one of our other backups can do the job, unless some decent guy who wants a graduate degree would come here to be a backup.
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Hubert J. Farnsworth said:

90ags said:

If Myles didn't het reinjured, he would have been top 3 WR and a starter. He adds size, speed and catch radius. Losing him was huge as he was owning practices catching everything.

Hoping he comes back 100% as integral to the team. Gregory just signed will be similar.


How good is Gregory?
Gregory is supposed to be very good, like improved on improved to the point now he could see significant time next season. Enrolls early.

I'd argue we should get 1 elite WR out of the portal.
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Eddie Vedder said:

KC is not necessarily going to the 2026 draft.


He came out on senior day with the seniors. So did York. I assume both are gone
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We're in the mix for Coleman at Auburn.
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Logos Stick said:

We're in the mix for Coleman at Auburn.


We are? Where are you seeing that? I'd love to get that guy.
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beerad12man said:

Bussey gets open quite a bit, Marcel just doesn't look his way much. Still has a ton of room for growth

Craver is back next year. Could be a #1.

Bethel-Roman is getting better.

Williams, Tk normal, both are looking good

Love the 4 man freshman haul.

Wouldn't hurt to go after a true #1 in the total. But tons of speed and options next year
I think Bussey will be very good once he gets more looks.
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ABR will be our X next year and I think Mario will be the Z. If Williams continues to develop I could see Mario playing the slot role again next year. Bussey is going to surprise some people next year when he makes a big developmental leap. The position has started to click a bit for him this year, and I think next year he'll take off with a chance to have a big senior season the year after that. People that say he's not fast or explosive don't know what they're looking at
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It would be immensely helpful if every ball thrown his way didn't require some sort of circus catch.
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Eddie Vedder said:

KC is not necessarily going to the 2026 draft.
Concepcion is getting multiple late first round projections. He's quite polished, and has very little athletic upside. Those kind of guys are taking massive risks coming back to school, particularly when they just had an all American season.

Now, NIL has certainly changed that calculation, but typically only for guys with significant higher pick upside and sometimes because they want to chase a championship (eg Egbuka). I doubt A&M is a legit title contender next year, and Concepcion is unlikely to improve his stock on a squad losing their all conference caliber RB and nearly every offensive lineman.

Additionally, this is an iffy WR class. Carnell Tate, Makai Lemon, Chris Brazzell, Jordan Tyso, etc are good players, but they aren't comparable, as a group, with the talent and depth of 2027, ie Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Williams, Cam Coleman, Nick Marsh, Ryan Wingo, etc. The financial risks for a guy like Concepcion are immense.
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Slyfox07 said:

Bussey was a 5 star recruit and isn't even in the same tier as either of those two in terms of burst, wiggle and the ability to get open

Notice when all those great plays were made? Bussy 80% of the time knew who to block.
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Buzzkill said:

Theres gonna be plenty of talent to buy


Also for what it's worth my nephew played 7v7 with Jerome Myles and says he's the best athlete he's ever seen and my nephew has gone to some big time camps.

Great athlete but I think he's had 3 season ending knee injuries in a row. Probably won't ever play much here if I had to guess, but I sure hope he does.
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Slyfox07 said:

Bussey was a 5 star recruit and isn't even in the same tier as either of those two in terms of burst, wiggle and the ability to get open


Bussey should be playing a mix of TB, and Slot
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