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Keytaon Thompson focused on playing wide receiver for Tony Elliott

After a stellar second season with the Virginia Cavaliers where he split duties as a runner and a receiver, Keytaon Thompson appears set to transition to more snaps as a wide receiver in Tony Elliott’s new offense.

Elliott is clearly incredibly fond of Thompson and both his athletic ability and understanding of the game of football. Last week at the ACC’s media kickoff event in Charlotte, Elliott stated that Thompson “is an extremely, extremely talented football player,” who boasts “an additional sense that not every football player has,” with “a sense of just how to make plays.