Broyles and Fuller lead new pack of Big 12 Receivers

Broyles and Fuller lead new pack of Big 12 Receivers

Published Jul. 6, 2010 3:13 a.m. ET

Broyles and Fuller lead new pack of Big 12 Receivers

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1. Ryan Broyles, Jr. Oklahoma

The Sooners needed a No. 1 target to emerge from the pack going into last year, and they really needed a player to settle things down once Sam Bradford went down and with Jermaine Gresham out. Broyles stepped up his game and became terrific with a team-leading 89 catches for 1,120 yards and 15 touchdowns for the offense, while averaging a tremendous 15.87 yards per punt return. A steady speedster, he was dominant at times with three, three-touchdown games including a 13-catch, 156-yard, three touchdown effort against Stanford in the Sun Bowl. The problem is his size at a wispy 5-11 and 178 pounds, and he could have problems staying healthy. He was knocked out of the Miami game and missed the Baylor game the week after, but he

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