During the 2020 season, a very loud and vocal narrative formed on message boards and Twitter that Brian Kelly won’t play freshman wide receivers after former 5-star receiver Jordan Johnson spent the year on the sidelines without recording a catch. That narrative is about to be put to the test in 2021 with early enrollee Lorenzo Styles.
”Styles is coming. He’s coming,” Brian Kelly said earlier this week when asked about the freshman wide receiver. “I think he’s starting to find a comfort zone now; we’ve got him out at the ‘X’ receiver position. He’s starting to play faster,” he added later.