Texas Football: WR situation following Lil’Jordan Humphrey departure

H Receiver (Slot)

1.) Joshua Moore (Sophomore)

2.) D’shawn Jamison (Sophomore)

3.) Jake Smith (Freshman)

4.) Jordan Whittington (Freshman)

The H-receiver, better known as the slot receiver, will be a very interesting battle to watch in spring and fall camp.

Humprey occupied this spot in 2018. He was on the field so much that nobody else got much time at the position.

Sophomores Joshua Moore and D’shawn Jamison did see some action in the slot. But Moore’s season was ended early due to a shoulder injury and Jamison was typically only brought in for jet sweep like action.

Moore should be the front-runner to start come September. He combines quickness and elusiveness with very strong hands. Moore had seven receptions for 53 yards and a touchdown in six games before his injury.

Jamison was recruited as a defensive back but made the switch to wideout subtly over the spring and summer because the back-four of the defense was so deep. He had four catches and four rushes in 2018, most coming off of jet sweeps and screen action. Jamison is a problem for defenses in space and should see some more plays called for him come 2019.

Looking at the projected third and fourth H-receivers is where it gets tricky.

Jake Smith and Jordan Whittington are the two highest recruited receivers in this very deep 2019 class. They both have very similar skill sets, allowing them to line up in virtually every position on the offensive side of the ball.

It will be interesting to see how Herman uses these two, but you have to imagine they will see a decent chunk of playing time come 2019.

Both Smith and Whittington already have the speed, explosiveness, and make-you-miss ability to contribute in this offense.

Whittington will have the early edge as he plans to enroll for spring camp.