As the Jaguars continue to struggle this season, we take a look at their promising receiving corps. At the beginning of the season, with the running game suffering, SU receivers were carrying the load for the team.

Tight end Brian Washington leads the Jags with 5 touchdown grabs; with only ten total touches this season. Washington is the target for most of the short yard situations, especially in the red zone. The longest reception this season for Washington has been 28 yards. Washington has 132 yards on the year and is averaging 13.2 yards per catch this season.

Southern’s leading receiver is junior Gerard Landry. Landry returns to the Jags after a breakout season in 2005. The second receiver, Landry, caught 39 passes for 574 yards and four touchdowns. This season Landry has become the leading receiver with 28 grabs for 435 yards and three touchdowns. Landry is averaging 15.5 yards per catch with his longest reception being a 55 yard bomb.

Freshman Juamorris Stewart is next up for the Jags. Stewart, a transfer from Southern Miss., has 12 receptions for 149 yards so far in the season. Stewart has the longest reception of any Jaguar this season, with a 65 yard gain. Stewart has only one touchdown this far in the season.

Rounding out the receivers is another transfer at receiver for the Jags is Del Roberts. Roberts is a sophomore transfers from the University of North Carolina. Roberts has 17 receptions for 116 yards and one touchdown. Joining Roberts is red shirt junior Albert Turner and Marquarius Roberts. Baton Rouge native, Turner, has 8 receptions for 94 yards, but has yet to get into the end zone. Henderson has 9 grabs for 72 yards and one touchdown on the year.

Southern’s receivers are a big asset for the Jags, but with the sputtering running game, and the round robin that has developed at QB, the receivers may not get to make the impact that they were able to at the beginning of the season.