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There's probably a little something to that by ndzippy

To normalize for offensive system, I only looked at "market share" within the WR position group, and we stick out like a sore thumb using that lens.

However, it makes sense that teams with more WR-oriented offenses may do a better job of getting young WRs on the field earlier.

I don't have time to look at the same 5-year window, but here is the list of teams by % of catches that went to WRs last year:

86% LSU (2% to TE)
78% USC (6% to TE)
75% Ohio State (12% to TE)
71% Alabama (13% to TE)
69% Oregon (12% to TE)
67% Georgia (15% to TE)
66% Clemson (15% to TE)
61% Texas A&M (26% to TE)
57% Oklahoma (26% to TE)
52% Notre Dame (29% to TE)
46% Washington (29% to TE)

[Of course, these numbers may also have something to do with the fact that ND can't seem to put points on the board against legitimate defenses.]



Full splits by position group, 2020 season

ND: 29% TE, 19% RB, 52% WR
Bama: 13% TE, 16% RB, 71% WR
Clemson: 15% TE, 19% RB, 66% WR
Georgia: 13% TE, 20% RB, 67% WR
Oklahoma: 26% TE, 17% RB, 57% WR
LSU: 2% TE, 12% RB, 86% WR
Ohio State: 13% TE, 12% RB, 75% WR
Texas A&M: 26% TE, 13% RB, 61% WR
Oregon: 12% TE, 19% RB, 69% WR
Washington: 29% TE, 25% RB, 46% WR
USC: 6% TE, 16% RB, 78% WR