The Bearcats are coming off an historical season, where they saw nine players drafted in this past April’s NFL Draft, one of those happened to be Alec Pierce, who was drafted in the 2nd round by the Indianapolis Colts. However, they also lost Michael Young, Jr., who is also camping with the Colts as well.
The question is, who will fill the shoes for guys like Michael Young, Jr. and Alec Pierce, so let me break it down for you guys. The Bearcats have a load of talent within the wide receiver room between Nick Mardner, who transferred in from Hawaii this spring, Jadon Thompson, Tyler Scott, Chris Scott, Will Pauling, Blue Smith, Tre Tucker, Quincy Burroughs, Drew Donley and more.
You return guys like Jadon Thompson, Tyler Scott, Tre Tucker, who all saw significant time in 2021 alongside Young, Jr. and Pierce, which plays a huge factor heading into the season especially in the midst of the ongoing quarterback battle, as you have three of the top five guys from a season ago back for the 2022 season, along with tight ends Josh Whyle and Lenny Taylor, the Bearcats will be bringing back roughly 75% of their offensive weapons within the passing game.
