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B1G WR/TE rankings: How does Penn State Football stack up?

By Lawrence Santa Maria

Penn State Nittany Lions tight end Brenton Strange (Mandatory Credit: Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports)
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We have ranked the quarterbacks and running backs in the Big Ten, it’s time to take a look at how Penn State Football’s pass catchers stack up against the rest around the conference

The Big Ten is a conference known for old school football, fullbacks wearing neck rolls and ground and pound offenses, first to 17 points wins, even if Penn State Football and Ohio State have bucked that trend in recent years.

College football as a whole is changing, but the arrival of Urban Meyer at Ohio State and his spread offense signified a change of the Big Ten. With Meyer’s presence the Buckeyes offenses matured into explosive ones, scoring points at will forcing the rest of the teams to play catch up.

Football is a game of imitation and now almost every team in the conference is trying to find ways to score more points, evidenced in Happy Valley with Penn State Football’s hiring of Mike Yurcich as the Nittany Lions look to get back to a spread, air-raid attack.

Due to these changes in philosophy, we have seen more and more talented wide receiver recruits flocking to Big Ten country, and now the conference is home to some of the best receiver tandems in the land.

Let’s take a look at the top 10 wide receiver and tight end rooms in the Big Ten, and how Penn State Football stacks up:

10. Wisconsin Badgers 

Wisconsin struggled at the wide receiver position last season, after their top two receivers went down with injury but both are set to return in 2021 and should be ready to go week 1 when Penn State Football comes to Madison.

Danny Davis and Kendrick Pryor will both be back and figure to be in the starting lineup to help quarterback Graham Mertz in the passing game. Last season, Jack Dunn led receivers in receptions with 28 catches for 255 yards and a touchdown.

In typical Wisconsin fashion, the Badgers’ leading receiver last season was tight end was Jake Ferguson. Wisconsin is always heavily dependent upon tight ends in their offense, and the talent at that position helps the Badgers make this list.

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