Jesse Legree Is Outshining Jeremiah Smith as a True Freshman

Jesse Legree at Oregon State might already be the favorite player in the nation, according to www.barstoolsports.com — at least in the non-my-own-teams category.

Jeremiah Smith is overshadowing all wide receivers in college football by being the best wide receiver to ever receive footballs, the source states. But Legree is putting up numbers that dwarf Smith's first five games as a true freshman. No specific statistics are provided in the source, so the exact gap is not confirmed.

What makes it striking is the contrast in build. Smith is a 6-4, 225-pound monster of a human who moves in a way that should not be legal for his size. Legree is half a foot shorter and 50 pounds lighter — and still out-producing him on the stat sheet.

The source's excitement is built on a specific play: Legree catching a drag route a yard past the line of scrimmage, turning the corner, and running by the entire defense for 50-plus yards. That play, the source says, might be its favorite in football.

Odell Beckham used to do that, and it rocked. The source goes further: "Jesse Legree might be even better."

For a true freshman nobody had circled on the calendar, that is a bold claim — and the source is leaning all the way in.

SIZE AND STYLE COMPARISON

The difference starts with the frame. Jeremiah Smith is listed as a 6-4, 225-pound monster of a human who moves in a way that should not be legal for his size, per www.barstoolsports.com.

Jesse Legree at Oregon State is half a foot shorter and 50 pounds lighter than Smith, according to the source. Exact measurements for Legree are not specified, so his precise numbers remain unconfirmed.

What the source emphasizes is not the build but the burst. Legree catches a drag route a yard past the line of scrimmage, turns the corner, and runs by the entire defense for 50-plus yards. That play, the source says, is its favorite in football.