Saban and Green, LSU's only returning receiver with a lot of experience, helped sketch the following fabulous five receivers: 1. POINT GUARD: The 5-foot-10, 195-pound Green, a former quarterback from Higgins High in the New Orleans area, is the Tigers' playmaker and tries to model himself after former LSU point guard Josh Reed, an LSU tailback-turned-receiver who is LSU's all-time leading receiver with 3,001 yards. "Skyler Green is a small, quick, great runner with the ball," said Saban, who previously coached at NCAA men's basketball powerhouse Michigan State, which won the 2000 national championship. "He has speed, but he is better running with it than he is actually being a deep threat. Even though he has the speed to vertically stretch the defense." Like most good point guards, Green could play off guard if need be. 2. OFF GUARD: The 6-2, 199-pound Carter of Melbourne, Fla., is LSU's new deep threat, replacing Devery Henderson, a second-round pick of the New Orleans Saints. "Xavier Carter has great size and great speed and is a great vertical threat," Saban said. 3. SMALL FORWARD OR BIG GUARD: St. Martinville true freshman Early Doucet at 6-0 and among the heaviest receivers at 213 could play any of the above three slots. "Early is strong," Green said. "He's fast. He's an across-the-middle type guy. But he can catch the deep ball, and he can catch the short ball. It's all about what you do after you catch it, and he's one of those guys who's very special when he has the ball in his hands." 4. POWER FORWARD: The 6-2, 195-pound Craig "Buster" Davis, a sophomore from Walker High in New Orleans, is the enforcer. "Craig is probably the best blocker receiver we have," Green said. "He gets in there. He puts his head into it. When he blocks you, you're not coming off his block." 5. CENTER: Replacing the versatile 6-4, 205-pound Clayton, a first round pick of Tampa Bay, at the post is 6-3, 213-pound Dwayne Bowe, a sophomore from Miami, Fla. "He's your cross-the-middle kind of guy like a center on the basketball team," Green said. "He's just that big ole guy who's going to use his body and stretch. He's going to work to get in there. He's going to fight for position on the ball. I see Dwayne Bowe being more like Clayton than anybody else -- height, size and the way he uses his hands." http://www.shreveporttimes.com/lsu/html/03D4CEA1-3158-4851-B63D-515E73802047.shtml
