Ranking the North Texas Mean Green’s roster: Numbers 5-1

[Harry]

UNT lost several of its front-line players after the 2014 season, when the Mean Green finished 4-8, including offensive lineman Cyril Lemon and linebacker Derek Akunne. The cupboard is far from bare, though. Wide receiver Carlos Harris is on track to become one of the most prolific players at his position in program history. Tight end Marcus Smith has established himself as a weapon in the  passing game, while kicker Trevor Moore is one of the elite specialists in Conference USA.

That trio, along with pass rushing defensive end Chad Polk and running back Jeffrey Wilson round out our rundown of the top players on UNT’s roster heading into the 2015 season.

1.) Carlos Harris, WR. Harris is arguably UNT’s top returning player. He was an honorable mention All-Conference USA selection as a junior and enters his senior year with 1,679 receiving yards. His 136 catches already rank 10th in program history. If Harris posts another season like last year, when he caught 70 passes for 836 yards, he will rank among the top three players in program history in both categories.

read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/07/ranking-the-north-texas-mean-greens-roster-numbers-5-1.html/

[Cr1028]

We have seen absolutely nothing of Smith so far, not even in practice. He hasn’t taken a snap.

That puts him in the category of other quarterbacks who have come through Denton who were expected to ride in and save the day despite lacking experience like Joey Byerly, Dajon Williams, Woody Wilson and countless others.

A few have panned out, including Andrew Smith, who took over for Scott Hall when he was injured in 2002, but there have been far more misses than hits when it comes to players in that situation.

Why in his 'Thoughts on UNT's top 25" did Vito list every black qb we have had over the last 15 years as players expected to save the day but didn't include Riley Dodge or Vizza? I'd say those 2 were the most "expected to save the day" qbs we've had in the last 15yrs. I can't remember if Josh Greer was supposed to save the day or not but he had some folks excited around here before the Texas game. I think DaMarcus Smith has more in common with Riley when you look at skill sets, stature, and how highly-touted they were out of high school. I don't see the connection to Byerly or DW.

I'd also say Williams and Wilson had some success and were more talented than their peers on the team but were pulled because of turnovers and sent to the scrap heap never to be heard from again. That failure is on the coaches. A good qb coach can teach a young quarterback to throw the ball away rather than force it to try and make plays.

Edited July 6, 2015 by Cr1028