Louisville wide receiver DeVante Parker — one of the top seniors at the position nationally — needs foot surgery and will mi s up to eight weeks. coach Bobby Petrino made the announcement Monday, saying Parker has a broken fifth metatarsal in his left foot; he in practice on Friday.Louisville opens Jalen Lecque Jersey the season Monday night with an ACC showdown against Miami, and Parker also likely will mi s at least six other games. He could mi s as many as eight Luguentz Dort Jersey . “You’re never going to replace a guy like DeVante with one guy,” Petrino told reporters. “We’ll need a lot of guys to step up in his absence.” Parker had considered going pro after last season, but decided Darius Bazley Jersey to return for his senior year.The prime candidates to take over as the go-to receiver in Parker’s absence are senior Eli Rogers and sophomore James Quick. Rogers, who was a high school teammate of former Louisville quarterback , never has caught more than 46 pa ses in a season nor had more than 536 yards. He figured to be targeted more often in Petrino’s attack, James Johnson Jersey and now that seems to be a given. Senior Kai De La Cruz, senior Michaelee Harris, also a former Bridgewater high school teammate, and senior Matt Milton, who began his career at Tenne see, also need to step up their production Andre Roberson Jersey levels. Tight end Gerald Christian should become a more important weapon, as well. While Christian — who began his career at Florida — is lacking as a blocker, he is a good athlete who can get deep. Mike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter .
Share