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Ranking the wide receivers in the Big Ten heading into the 2022 season

Ranking the wide receivers in the Big Ten heading into the 2022 season

The Big Ten has been churning out quite a bit of wide receiver talent of late, with names like Jalen Nailor, Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, David Bell, and Jahan Dotson and more all being drafted out of the conference this year.

Even with all the players that left, there is still a lot of weapons around the Big Ten in 2022. Below, we ranked every Big Ten school in terms of the wide receivers they will bring into the season.

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Maryland’s top receiver, Dontay Demus Jr., lost for season

Maryland has lost its top threat on the outside prior to the game against Ohio State.

As if it wasn’t going to be an uphill climb anyway, Maryland’s chances of beating Ohio State on the football field this weekend just got a little tougher.

That’s because Terps’ head coach Mike Locksley announced on Tuesday that star wide receiver Dontay Demus, Jr. has been lost for the season due to surgery on his left knee. That came after Demus exited the game against Iowa on Friday night after already wracking up 61 yards. Maryland went on to lose to No. 3 Iowa 51-14.

It’s obviously a huge loss for the Terrapins. Demus was in the midst of putting quite the year together, having totaled 507 yards already on the season and becoming the team’s main big-play threat on the outside. And with quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa throwing five interceptions against the Hawkeyes, the loss of his security blanket at the receiver position is a big hit.

Now, the Terrapins will head to Columbus to go against a team that seems to be improving quickly, and doing it undermanned.