Byrd The Next Great Miami Receiver?

Posted by Andrew on August-14-2009 Add Comments

A school that seemingly always had great talent at the wide receiver position (Michael Irvin, Reggie Wayne, and Andre Johnson to name a few) has found itself searching for a playmaker for the past few years.

Sam Shields was the latest to disappoint after being highly recruited and showing promise as a freshman, setting high marks that had not been seen from a freshman since Wayne was a Cane in 1997. Unfortunately, it has not worked out for the Hurricanes, and Shields has now moved to the other side of the ball to play cornerback.

Now, a deep, very talented group of wideouts jam the depth chart in Coral Gables, with many questioning not if, but who out of the group will be the next great.

LaRon Byrd could very well be...

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