Tons of speed at wideout, but it’s not all about #SpeedInSpace
Michigan has its fastest receiving corp in years. Giles Jackson is incredibly fast, Cornelius Johnson can fly at 6-foot-3, incoming freshmen A.J. Henning and Roman Wilson are absolute burners. The speed cannot be ignored by fans, the media, and it definitely can’t be ignored by opposing teams. Although there’s a speed (r)evolution, Gattis values ball-skills even more.
“I can’t lie, speed is a major piece of it,” Gattis
said. “Six years ago in my career, I would have told you speed didn’t matter. Now I’ll tell you speed is the only thing that matters to run a go route and a post route. But ill tell you what, when you’re blessed to coach some guys with speed, and you realize they can do a little bit more with the ball in their hand than you can coach, then you put an emphasis on it. Speed is definitely something I value next after ball skills. It’s really ball skill, speed and then balance and body control. That I think are the three key elements to make elite receivers.”