South Carolina wide receiver Shi Smith has been targeted 25 times in seven games. That’s third on the team.
His classmate OrTre Smith has been targeted 16, fifth on the team, just behind the currently-out Deebo Samuel.
Wide receivers don’t always have the hardest time getting on the field, but there’s sometimes a gap between getting there and making an impact. Many are the young receivers who get reps blocking, running routes untargeted and learning the feel before actually becoming members of the offense.
So how’d they do it?
“Just the maturity they’ve showed has really been the most surprising thing,” USC quarterback Jake Bentley said.