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left decimated. Only Gregory Phillips, a senior, returns with
any starting experience — he has eight career starts — and
he's also the only player among the eight on the roster be-
fore signing day to have at least 250 career offensive snaps.
So Brohm and Shephard attacked the position group hard
in December and January, ultimately signing five receivers
on Feb. 1, including Wright and Zico, both junior college
players. D'J Edwards and Tyler Hamilton enrolled in January
and will participate in spring ball. KeyRon Catlett, Zico and
Wright will arrive in the summer.
"While we like the returning guys on our squad, they ha-
ven't played as much, so you don't know quite extensively
as much about them, so you want to add to that position,"
I
saac Zico almost couldn't believe it.
Purdue had only one touchdown among its re-
turning wide receivers?
The depth chart seemed too perfect.
When Terry Wright looked at the roster, one thing
stuck out: "Opportunity to just play."
That's exactly how Jeff Brohm and receivers coach
JaMarcus Shephard sold it during the recruiting pro-
cess.
With starting receivers DeAngelo Yancey, Camer-
on Posey and Bilal Marshall gone, as well as Week 1
starter Domonique Young, whose season ended early
with an injury, the Boilermakers' receiving room was
Union-Recorder
Isaac Zico
showed big-play
capability as a
sophomore at
Georgia Military
College in 2016,
and he's hoping
to have ever
better numbers
as an outside re-
ceiver at Purdue.
Dynamic
Duo?
After 'JUCO grind,'
Wright, Zico have big
plans for Purdue
BY STACY CLARDIE SClardie@GoldandBlack.com
