Rocco Becht's best Penn State receiver target can't sneak up on USC

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Like many other programs across college football, Penn State will be looking at one of its first-year players to step up and elevate an unproven receiver room. With many incoming receiver transfers and a transfer at quarterback, Penn State will need to build continuity on the fly. Quarterback Rocco Becht could build a rapport with a freshman receiver to start this season.

In a recent article, Brad Crawford ranks the top freshmen who will be productive early this season, and Penn State receiver Amarion Jackson cracks his ranking. Here is what he had to say about Jackson:

“A spring riser for the Nittany Lions, Jackson’s pushing to crack the rotation at wide receiver in Happy Valley ahead of Matt Campbell’s first campaign. Assuming Penn State’s starters are Iowa State transfers Chase Sowell, Brett Eskildsen and sophomore Koby Howard, Jackson hopes to crack that next tier of potential targets for new quarterback Rocco Becht, who was the Cyclones‘ previous starter for multiple seasons. Jackson, a three-star signee out of Omaha, Nebraska, arrived as a defensive back before quickly converting to a wideout.”

This season, vs a potentially improved Trojans defense under Gary Patterson, Rocco Becht’s go-to guy could very well be a 1st-year receiver. Amarion Jackson is showing great potential early, prior to camp, and with a new man under center, it is fair game for all of the receivers. In Week 8, it will be up to the Trojans to give the Penn State receiver a game to remember and Rocco Becht a warm welcome to Big Ten football.

This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Rocco Becht’s best Penn State receiver target can’t sneak up on USC

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