Darius Joseph

If you take a glance at SMU's stats from last year, you'll notice a whole lot of pass catching going on. Joseph, Jeremy Johnson and Keenan Holman combined for 282 catches in 12 games, with Joseph posting 103 catches himself. Johnson and Holman graduated in the offseason, which would seem to make Joseph a near lock to post a monstrous reception total this year. The problem with this assumption is that quarterback Garrett Gilbert also graduated, meaning SMU might tinker with its playcalling after attempting 51.6 passes per game last year. After all, Gilbert only attempted 38.9 passes per game in his first year at SMU, so the Mustangs will likely scale back the passing volume as they introduce a new starter this year, too. There's a possibility that Texas A&M transfer and former high recruit Matt Davis will step in as SMU's new quarterback, and if he does, his background as a running quarterback will likely cause even more of a decline in SMU's pass attempt volume. Meanwhile, Joseph's miserable average of 7.8 yards per catch illustrates a problematic lack of big-play ability, and SMU has a pretty tough schedule featuring Baylor, Texas A&M, TCU, East Carolina, Cincinnati, Memphis and Houston. Let someone else reach for Joseph.