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Jack Follman’s 2023 Preseason Pac-12 WR/TE Unit Rankings

The top hands groups are some of the best you’ll ever see and there’s tons of depth

Posted on June 7, 2023


  By Jack Follman, SuperWest Sports

Pac-12The Pac-12 has stepped up in the WR/TE unit department.

The top hands groups are some of the best you’ll ever see and there’s tons of depth.

It makes sense given the dynamic offenses in the Pac-12 going into 2023 and it’s a hard group to rank because of that.

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1. Washington

WR Rome Odunze, WR Jalen McMillan, WR Ja’Lynn Polk, TE Jack Westover, TE Devin Culp

The Huskies have an embarrassment of riches at receiver and tight end.

Odunze and McMillan are both returning 1,000-yard receivers, Polk is one of the best No. 3s in the nation, and they have two really experienced, good tight ends.

2. USC

WR Dorian Singer, WR Tajh Washington, WR Mario Williams, WR Brenden Rice, WR Zachariah Branch, TE Lake McRee

Singer had the best stats of a receiver in the Pac-12 last season, arguably, and getting him to USC was a huge score.

Williams and Washington should be really good No. 2 and 3 targets, and Branch is a five-star who could be a standout quickly.

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3. Arizona

WR Jacob Cowing, WR Tetairoa McMillan, WR AJ Jones, TE Tanner McLachlan

The Wildcats have a killer one-two punch with Cowing and McMillan.

Cowing was as good as any receiver in the Pac-12 last year and McMillan could progress into the best receiver in the conference very soon.

McLachlan is one of the better TEs in the conference.

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4. Oregon

WR Troy Franklin, WR Kris Hutson, WR Traeshon Holden, WR Tez Johnson, TE Terrance Ferguson

Franklin is right in the conversation for best receiver in the Conference and should hit 1,000 plus yards and 10 TDs. this season.

Transfers Holden and Johnson could take the group to the next level and Ferguson could be an All-Pac-12 tight end.

5. Arizona State

WR Elijhah Badger, WR Giovanni Sanders, WR Andre Johnson, WR Jordyn Tyson, WR Xaviery Guillory, TE Jalin Conyers

Badger is really good and among the elite receivers in the Conference.

Transfers Tyson and Guillory could really help and Conyers was an All-Conference-level tight end last year.

6. Utah

WR Devaughn Vele, WR Money Parks, WR Mycah Pittman, WR Makai Cope, TE Brant Kuithe, TE Thomas Yassmin

It’s more of the same for the Utes, with questions at receiver and being blessed with outstanding talent at tight end.

Kuithe could be the best in the nation if he comes back 100%.

7. Stanford

WR John Humphreys, WR Bryce Farrell, WR Mudia Reuben, TE Benjamin Yurosek

Humphreys and Farrell are veterans who could come back around and be good players in the Conference.

Yurosek is in the conversation for best tight end in the Pac-12

8. UCLA

WR J.Michael Sturdivant, WR Kazmeir Allen, WR Kam Brown, WR Titus Mokiao-Atimalala, WR Kyle Ford, TE Hudson Habermehl

JMS is a big-time transfer from Cal and Allen and Brown have big play potential. Habermehl is a solid option at tight end.

9. Cal

WR Jeremiah Hunter, WR Mavin Anderson, WR Mason Starling, WR Marquez Dortch, TE Elijah Mojarro

Hunter is quietly one of the best receivers in the Conference. We’ll need to see more out of the rest of the group though.

10. Washington State

WR Kyle Williams, WR Josh Kelly, WR Lincoln Victor, WR Isaiah Hamilton, TE Billy Riviere III

Ihe Cougars lost a lot here and loaded up with transfers from the Mountain West.

Williams, Kelly, and Hamilton all played well in the MWC and should bring quality and depth.

11. Oregon State

WR Anthony Gould, WR Silas Bolden, WR Jesiah Irish, TE Jake Overman

This is definitely the weak spot of the Beavers. They need some playmakers to emerge and lack experience.

12. Colorado

WR Jimmy Horn Jr., CB Travis Hunter, WR Adam Hopkins, WR Omarion Miller, WR Jaylen Ellis, TE Caleb Fauria

A completely new start here, especially after two standouts of the Spring Game transferred out. How cornerback Hunter does filling in at receiver could make a difference.




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