Frank Ladson and Colbie Young provide Miami Hurricanes needed WR size
The additions of 6’3 Frank Ladson and 6’4 Colbie Young as transfers during the 2022 offseason have added needed size at wide receiver for the Miami Hurricanes. Ladson and Young are the tallest WRs on the Miami roster. The additions of Ladson and Young have the potential to help Miami in the red zone in 2022.
Miami finished 75th in 2021 converting 59.26 percent of their red zone trips into touchdowns. The length that Ladson and Young have should help Miami improve winning 50/50 balls. During the last full season that Ladson played in 2020, he had 11 receptions for first downs. Four were on third down and one was in the red zone.
As a junior college player, the same metrics are not available for Young. Young had 24 receptions for 472 yards with nine touchdowns last season. Young finished second in receptions and receiving yards and led the Falcons in touchdowns in 2021. In 2022, Young was rated the seventh best WR coming out of junior college.
Ladson should compete to start at WR. Young has a lot of competition during training camp which begins Friday to become a part of the WR rotation. Ladson spent three seasons at Clemson before transferring to Miami and is a South Dade alum. Young had to spend more time acclimating to being in a Power Five program and Miami.
"“The first thing you saw about his tape was a guy with tremendous ball skills and a big catch radius…He’s done a great job coming in getting acclimated, being able to thrust himself into our strength program and getting into South Florida shape.”"
Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald quoted Miami Hurricanes’ offensive coordinator and WR coach Josh Gattis about the progress Young has made since joining Miami. Young progressed in one year of junior college from being an unranked prospect coming out of high school to a junior college player with multiple Power Five offers.
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Ladson has two years of eligibility remaining and Young three. Ladson was the 39th ranked player, seventh WR and fifth in Florida in the Class of 2019. Injuries limited Ladson’s production at Clemson. With a new start, Ladson has a chance to live up to his rankings coming out of high school.