Penn State Football: Position Grades For The Army West Point Game

Oct 3, 2015; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions wide receiver Brandon Polk (10) runs with the ball in front of Army Black Knights linebacker Andrew King (11) during the second quarter at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

Wide Receivers / Tight Ends:

Chris Godwin is the best receiver on the team, no questions asked.  He caught four balls for 66 yards, including a great catch for 49 yards on the Nittany Lions’ last scoring drive.  Hackenberg also targeted him a handful of other times.

They need to find ways to get him the ball more often because he’s a play maker.

As for the rest of the wide receivers, it wasn’t a good day.  one catch for 12 yards by DaeSean Hamilton and that’s it.  Conservative game plan aside, and yes I know you are itching for that to be dissected and it will be, the receivers did not get enough separation from Army defenders. I think that also has to do with the routes they are expected to run.

Tight end Mike Gesicki had a nice birthday.  He only had one catch but he made it count, turning it into a 33-yard touchdown.  Other than that, Kyle Carter had one catch for nine yards and tight end/H-back caught his first two balls of the season for a total of 14 yards.

It’s pretty frustrating to watch the known talent of the receivers being wasted.

Grade: C+

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