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Thanks for posting this. Great in-depth analysis by gregmorrissey

From the article and his follow-up comments, it is clear the original poster did pretty thorough research.

While it shows that Freshman wide receivers being major contributors are rare, it also shows that Notre Dame has also failed beyond its peers.

They've had 10 guys qualify.
- Kevin Austin, Chase Claypool, Jordan Johnson, Xavier Watts, Javon McKinley, Kendall Abdur-Rahman, Lawrence Keys III, Micah Jones, Braden Lenzy, Jafar Armstrong


5 guys didn't see a snap.
- Kendall Abdur-Rahman, Lawrence Keys III, Micah Jones, Braden Lenzy, Jafar Armstrong


3 guys got on the field but had 0 receptions
- Jordan Johnson (2 games, 26 snaps), Xavier Watts (1 game, 16 snaps), Javon McKinley (1 game, 6 snaps)


Only Chase Claypool and Kevin Austin had anything resembling contributions
- Chase Claypool 11 games, 102 snaps, 5 receptions, 81 yards, 0 TD
- Kevin Austin 11 games, 119 snaps, 5 receptions, 90 yards, 0 TD



For comparison, I pulled Alabama, Clemson, and Oklahoma as peers:
Alabama
#: 11
4 with 0 receptions, 1 with 1 reception for -2 yards
Their top 6 all saw at least 100 snaps with their top 4 (DeVonta Smith, Henry Ruggs III, Jaylen Waddle, Jerry Jeudy) being pretty solid contributors


Clemson
#: 11
Only 1 without a reception -- he had 0 games played so potentially injured.
The other 10 played in nearly every game, had at least 2 receptions, typically 15 to 20, ~200 yds receiving, and a couple of touchdowns.


Oklahoma
#: 8
1 played in 0 games, 1 played in only 1 game, 1 played in 7 games, the rest played in most of the games
4 had over 10 receptions, 5 had over 100 yards, 5 had at least one touchdown