TRACY MOORE

Dunn: Tracy last year was an inside receiver. We’re moving him outside this year. He’s going to be the “Z” for us. He’s trying to fill Blackmon’s shoes. Those are some pretty big shoes to fill. But he’s handled it really well so far.

He did a great job this spring. The transition from inside to outside receiver is a big one. He did a great job handling all the new plays and the nuances of the position. There’s a lot more of a running load in his new position. He was bigger for a while. So he needed to increase his cardio and probably lose a few pounds to go all game like we need him to do. He has done all of those things.

Wow. So he’s been working hard.

KD: It’s a lot of hard work. It’s a lot of training. It’s a lot of staying on track and not getting too heavy. He was probably 225 and now he’s maybe 212 or 213.

Does losing that weight make him quicker off the line?

KD: I don’t know that he’ll be faster. Generally, it doesn’t really equate that way – losing weight to gain speed. He might be a touch quicker. He’ll certainly be able to play longer. He should be just as fast in the fourth quarter now as he is in the first. So, that will help tremendously.

He’s got a great attitude. He’s playing good football right now. He has done a great job of leadership with the kids out there over the summer right now because we can’t be involved with them at all.

I know he goes out there, does a great job orchestrating our workouts. So, good stuff. I think he’s due for a big season because he has great ball skills. He sees that this is his last year. Generally, when guys see it’s their last year, they try and squeeze a little more out of the season.

c.J. curry

KD: Behind Tracy, we have a C.J. Curry, a true freshman in from Georgia last year. He’s just done a great job from what I understand of picking up the offense and making plays.

He has done a great job coming in and adapting. He catches the ball well. He’s certainly physically ready to play. He looks like a veteran. He’s big. He’s thick. He can run. He just has that presence about him.

That’s rare for a freshman.

KD: Very. He’s a 6-foot 2-inch, 210-pound kid who can run. We’re fortunate to have him in the situation that we’re in because losing some of the guys from last season left us short. We need some guys to be able to come in and play right away.

We didn’t necessarily want to wholesale go down the junior college route, either. We did that a little bit, but if we could, we wanted to have guys in here for four and five years. And he fits all that. He’s big, fast, strong and ready to play. Plus, he’s got four years of eligibility with us.

We’re excited about him. But, until you put pads on all these guys you don’t know. Until you get the kids out of pajamas and put them in pads, it’s really hard to project.

BrandOn shePerd

KD: Another young kid. He’s another one of those guys that’s physically talented. He’s another true freshman with a big, big body that can run. He catches the ball real well. I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw him try to challenge for a job out there.

nick rOckweLL

KD: Nick is a walk-on who has been real steady for us. He played last year at times and did a nice job of jumping in there behind Blackmon. He’s a good sharp kid.