re: Why dont we recruit elite receivers harder

Others have already given good answers but I'll chime in.

First of all, it's not like we don't recruit them. I'm sure we offer all the top WR recruits nationwide every year. My biggest point though, similar to our almost laughable woes in OL recruiting, is that we've had a knack for big time receivers to not produce.

By all accounts, a 4* or high 4* WR should be a big time playmaker. And we've gotten dozens of 4* receivers who have been fair to pretty good for us. Sean Bailey, Wooten, Kenneth Harris, and the list goes on were all 4* receivers that everyone in the SEC wanted. They just didn't live up to the hype for whatever reason. And look at a guy like DGB at missouri, who was the #1 OVERALL player in america to some, and he has barely done anything.

Also as mentioned, unless you're AJ Green it can just be pretty difficult to truly evaluate WRs based on competition. Marlon Brown was the #1 player in his state, but he played in a small league against nobodies and it took him 3 years at UGA to really adjust.