Todd McShay: Michael Crabtree and Dez Bryant among college football's elite receivers

Originally Published: November 6, 2008

Film room secrets of WRs Crabtree and Bryant

Scouts Inc.'s Todd McShay breaks down the film and examines the games of standout wide receivers Michael Crabtree of Texas Tech and Dez Bryant of Oklahoma State.

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By Todd McShay
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Who are the top five wide receivers in college football today? My list includes Arrelious Benn (Illinois), Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State), Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech), Percy Harvin (Florida), and Jeremy Maclin (Missouri).

Bryant and Crabtree will be on the same field Saturday night when undefeated Texas Tech plays host to one-loss Oklahoma State in yet another Big 12 shootout with major national-title implications.

I studied two game tapes from this season of Bryant and Crabtree, and here is my breakdown of each player's overall skill set, a unique feature each one brings to the field and a limitation the opposing defense will look to manipulate this weekend.

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