The Wraiths are on track for their best season yet thanks to some big improvements on both offense and defense. The team picked up several key defensive players during the off-season. The first of these pick-ups was Franklin Harris Jr., who had been well-received so far as a CB and had a bright future ahead of him. Unexpectedly, though, the Wraiths had an opportunity to trade for one of the best CBs in the league, Legion veteran Philippe Carter. The move bolstered the Wraiths’ secondary, but moved Harris out of a starting spot and forced the team to give up TE Joseph Askins, who had just put up his best year yet at his position and added a much needed level of consistency to the Wraiths’ Offense. Then, Harris did the unthinkable. In order to help a team he had just joined, he took a leap of faith and changed positions to TE, walking away from a position that he had exceled at in order to try his hand at a needed position in bold new territory. All in order to help a team that he had no reason to be loyal to yet.
Harris’ performance has been fairly good considering he stepped into the new position at the last minute. On top of that, in an offense already dominated by three other monster receivers in Bailey Cook, Josh Garden, and Eric Kennedy, Harris found himself with a bigger battle for targets than Askins had to deal with in S4. The result has left his work on the field mostly unnoticed, but he remains an essential part of the team’s offensive success and deserves real credit for the work he’s done so far. Currently holding claim to 353, Harris ranks #23 in receiving yards, putting him in range of other established Tight Ends like Charlie Law and Steven O’Sullivan. He hasn’t molded himself into a vertical threat the way that Law has, but Harris has found ways to contribute by helping pick up mid-range yards when defenses spread out too much, resulting in 3rd down conversions that might not have come without his assitance. All of this is even more impressive when you consider that Harris has exceled so far in both run and pass blocking, something that many Tight Ends do not focus on. I expect this budding TE to continue to grow as a player and remain a key asset for the Wraiths this season and for many more to come.
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Harris’ performance has been fairly good considering he stepped into the new position at the last minute. On top of that, in an offense already dominated by three other monster receivers in Bailey Cook, Josh Garden, and Eric Kennedy, Harris found himself with a bigger battle for targets than Askins had to deal with in S4. The result has left his work on the field mostly unnoticed, but he remains an essential part of the team’s offensive success and deserves real credit for the work he’s done so far. Currently holding claim to 353, Harris ranks #23 in receiving yards, putting him in range of other established Tight Ends like Charlie Law and Steven O’Sullivan. He hasn’t molded himself into a vertical threat the way that Law has, but Harris has found ways to contribute by helping pick up mid-range yards when defenses spread out too much, resulting in 3rd down conversions that might not have come without his assitance. All of this is even more impressive when you consider that Harris has exceled so far in both run and pass blocking, something that many Tight Ends do not focus on. I expect this budding TE to continue to grow as a player and remain a key asset for the Wraiths this season and for many more to come.
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