Missouri has a long line of players who have excelled at their respective positions and have individual traits that help make them stand out. You know, like Drew Lock’s arm strength or the athletic ability and quick twitch of a guy like Sheldon Richardson.
Which is a good starting point for this question: How would you build your ideal player? We’ll start this week with the wide outs.
Wide Receiver
The makings of the best wide receivers are broken down to these categories:
- Athleticism
- Route Running
- Hands
- Explosiveness
Athleticism: Justin Gage; 1999-2002
Wide receiver is a position where you’ll see some of the top athletic specimens in the game of football.