FSU great Rashad Greene's freshman season would have led FSU receivers in every category in 2024, and he only appeared in nine games.
How crazy is that? On one hand, that tells you how special Rashad Greene was as a freshman, but also how poor the passing game was last season.
There's one true freshman who has consistently gotten praise from the coaching staff and his teammates. Freshman Jayvan Boggs, a former UCF commit who flipped after Gus Malzahn took the offensive coordinator job at FSU.
Ironically, Boggs has a similar ranking to Greene out of high school. Greene was the No. 17 receiver nationally, and Boggs is the No. 24 guy. Greene was the No. 25 player in Florida, and Boggs is No. 27.
Both are 6'0", but Boggs is about 30 pounds heavier and likely not quite as fast. However, Boggs makes great use of his physicality to make contested catches, much like Greene did in his FSU career.
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It's rare for freshmen to become impact players, and I don't want to put that pressure on Boggs. However, what type of numbers would he need to put up to be in the same ballpark as Green's freshman season?
Greene had 38 receptions, 596 yards, and seven touchdowns (in the first nine games). Greene's freshman season started modestly, with three receptions for 126 yards and two touchdowns against FCS competition.
However, his three-game stretch against Oklahoma, Clemson, and Wake Forest is what made his freshman season great. He had 23 receptions for 331 yards and three touchdowns. He had 12 receptions for 163 yards and a touchdown against Wake Forest alone.
He missed four games (in regular-season) with an injury but got back on track with 12 receptions for 139 yards and a touchdown over the final three games he played.
Let's say Jayvan Boggs can average three receptions and 35 receiving yards per game and stay healthy the whole year. That would put him at 36 receptions for 420 yards.
He could have some games where he exceeds those averages by a lot, and others where he may not. It's all about the consistency, and that's something Greene brought as a freshman when healthy. That's where Boggs, weighing 200 pounds, could be beneficial over Greene's slight frame.