Wisconsin Football: 5 bold predictions for the 2018 season
5. Three wide receivers have at least 600 yards
The Badgers have their best receiving core in a long time and perhaps even ever. Even though they lost their leading “receiver” in tight end Troy Fumagalli, they return four studs at the position and one brand new freshman who could make some waves.
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Quintez Cephus, A.J. Taylor, Danny Davis and Kendric Pryror all return after fabulous seasons as underclassmen. As a whole, they struggled with injuries, but will look to stay healthy and give quarterback Alex Hornibrook some dangerous weapons.
The group also added true freshman Aron Cruickshank to the mix. The 5-foot-9, 154-pound freshman is lightning in a bottle and is extremely dangerous in the open field. Although he may not be a true receiving threat, the Badgers will certainly try to get him the ball in space.
All of this adds up to the receivers having a great season in Madison. Given there’s no tight end and no huge receiving threat in the backfield, three of these guys will have at least 600 receiving yards. The playbook will be able to open up as Wisconsin moves the ball up and down the field at will against everyone. Cephus, Taylor and Davis are the favorites to top that mark.