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Daddy Hoosier | October 14, 2020
Seniors Whop Philyor (#1) and Ty Fryfogle (#3) are clearly the leaders of the 2020 Wide Receiver group in terms of both experience and production. The two have combined for over 200 catches, 2,500 yards and 15 touchdowns. Whop's tireless energy and 'Frys' steady work ethic are both great examples for younger Hoosiers to follow.
Whop (Tampa, FL) was named second team All-Big Ten by the coaches in 2019 and third team All-Big Ten by the media. He has six career 100 yard games and an IU best five career games with 10 or more catches. Last season he had 14 catches against Michigan State and Nebraska respectively and a career high 182 yards vs Rutgers. Philyor also had two touchdowns apiece at Michigan State and Purdue.
Whop currently ranks 15th on Indiana's career reception list (126) and is 66 receptions away from overtaking James Hardy as the Hoosiers all-time leader in catches. He is 1,169 yards away from becoming Indiana's all-time leader in career yards as well.
Whop has been named to the 2020 Maxwell and Biletnikoff Award Watch Lists (best overall player, best receiver).
Ty Fryfogle (Lucedale, MS) has 75 career catches for 998 yards. He had five catches for a career high 131 yards and a touchdown last season at Penn State and a career high 6 catches vs Ball State. He needs only two yards to eclipse the 1,000 career yard mark and 25 catches to surpass 100 career grabs.
Miles Marshall (#13), So, had 16 catches for 196 yards and a TD in 2019. He hauled in a career-high 4 grabs for 49 yards at Purdue an scored vs Eastern Illinois. Marshall is a versatile receiver who can play in multiple positions and hails from Lilburn, GA.
David Ellis will line up at running back and is expected to get runs between the tackles but he is also likely to see some 'extended handoff' type passes out of the backfield. In this way he will almost certainly factor into Indiana's passing attack.
Sophomore Luke Shayotovich (#19) has one career catch while Juniors Cam Wilson (#25) and Christian Harris (#82) have each appeared in three career games.
The two freshman who are most likely to step in and contribute right away are Rashawn Williams (#15) and Javon Swinton (#18). Williams (Detroit, MI) was listed as a four-star prospect by both ESPN and Rivals and was 2019 Mr. Football finalist in Michigan.
Swinton (North Stafford, VA) has by multiple accounts been turning heads in Fall Camp by making some big plays. As a Junior and Senior in high school he had a combined 74 catches for 1,490 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Both Williams and Swinton are likely to experience some growing pains as Freshman but both could be in a position to contribute early and often as part of Indiana's aerial attack.
Development
Jacolby Hewitt (#2), So
Da'Shaun Brown (#12), Fr
Jordan Jakes (#17), Fr
David Baker (#4), Fr
Production
Receptions
126 - Philyor
75 - Fryfogle
16 - Marshall
1 - Shayotovich
Yards
1,572 - Philyor
998 - Fryfogle
196 - Marshall
-3 - Shayotovich
Touchdowns
9 - Philyor
6 - Fryfogle
1 - Marshall
Receptions per Game
4.2 - Philyor
2.3 - Fryfogle
1.1 - Marshall
0.3 - Shayotovich
Yards per Catch
13.3 - Fryfogle
12.5 - Philyor
12.3 - Marhsall
-3.0 - Shayotovich
Yards per Game
52.4 - Philyor
30.2 - Fryfogle
14.0 - Marshall
-0.8 - Shayotovich
Coach
Grant Heard enters his fourth season at Indiana. From 2017-2019 he was IU's Passing Game Coordinator and in 2020 he has been promoted to Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers Coach. Heard has mentored six All-Big Ten selections for the Hoosiers including Whop Philyor, Nick Westbrook, Donavan Hale, Simmie Cobbs, and Luke Timian.
He has coached several NFL players including Biletnikoff finalist Laquon Treadwell (2015).
Previous Experience
- 2012-2016 WR Coach Ole Miss
- 2010-11 Passing Game Coordinator / QB Coach Arkansas State
- 2008-09 Offensive Coordinator Lambuth
- 2007 WR Coach Western Michigan
- 2005-06 Graduate Assistant Ole Miss
- 2004 Graduate Assistant, N.C. State
Heard played WR at Ole Miss from 1996-2000 and finished his career as the school's all-time leader in receptions and TDs. He played preseason games for the San Francisco 49ers in 2001 and was sent to play in NFL Europe by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2002.
Heard as a bachelor's degree from Ole Miss.
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