Western Kentucky's coaches were confident in the team's depth at receiver entering fall camp, saying they thought it was a group deeper than on last year's 9-4, bowl-game-winning team. The Hilltoppers - who graduated Lucky Jackson and Quin Jernighan - ar e now down their top four reception leaders from 2019 after the departure of Jacquez Sloan late in camp and Jahcour Pearson on Monday, two games into the season. Now, less experienced players will have an opportunity to step up moving forward. "We'll cer tainly miss J.P.," WKU offensive coordinator Bryan Ellis said Tuesday in a Zoom with reporters. "J.P. made a lot of plays around here the last two years, so we'll miss him. We wish him nothing but the best, but I think we've got capable bodies."Pe arson, who announced his intentions to transfer in a tweet Monday, entered the season as WKU's leading returning receiver after posting 804 yards and seven touchdowns on 76 receptions in last fall's All-Conference USA Second Team campaign. Pearson and Sl oan combined for 110 receptions, with Jackson and Jernighan adding another 126. In total, that's 75% of the team's 313 receptions from last year. Pearson had nine receptions - tied for most on the team - and 96 yards - the second-most on the team - throu gh the first two games of the season, which included losses to Louisville and Liberty. "JP was a good person - my dog, for real, for real - but hey, the team's just got to keep moving forward. Still be in contact with him, keep him close, but us as a who le, we've just got to keep moving forward," WKU quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome said. "Next guy up, he's just got to do his job, play, and me too. Just got to keep playing, trying to perform, lead us to a victory. Do the best we can." - BG Daily News
rSr/2022  WR Jahcour Pearson, Mississippi
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