A Few More Numbers

After Saturday's wind-blown practice I asked Dartmouth head coach Sammy McCorkle about his biggest positional areas of concern (a word he did not use) on offense and defense this spring, and the position areas in which he has the most confidence at this point. Like all coaches, McCorkle took the first question straight on but then circled a bit around the others. Find the BGA Overtime posting HERE.

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Among the onlookers at yesterday's Dartmouth practice sitting at the top of the visiting stands was former Big Green offensive tackle Delby Lemieux, who hopes to hear his name called at the NFL Draft, which begins one week from Thursday in Pittsburgh.

The Steelers Wire has the host team taking Lemieux in the sixth round in its mock draft. Find the story and a comment on the potential pick HERE. 

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Like the rushing leaders, the list of annual Dartmouth receiving leaders has not been updated on the website for two years, so here's my updated version.

Dartmouth's Leading Receivers Since 2000

Year	Name	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD
2000	Damien Roomets ’02	43	483	11.23	3
2001	Casey Cramer ’04	37	525	14.19	6
2002	Jay Barnard ’04	83	899	10.83	8
2003	Jay Barnard ’04	70	861	12.30	5
2004	Bob Murphy ’05	49	560	11.43	5
2005	Ryan Fuselier ’06	51	501	9.82	5
2006	Ryan Fuselier ’06	57	711	12.47	3
2007	Brian Evans ’08	34	631	18.56	7
2008	Tim McManus ’11	60	637	10.62	3
2009	Tanner Scott ’11	45	510	11.33	3
2010	Tim McManus ’11	38	528	13.89	2
2011	Kirby Schoenthaler ’15	25	227	9.08	1
2012	Michael Reilly ’12	44	682	15.50	6
2013	Bo Patterson ’15	25	395	15.80	6
2014	Ryan McManus ’15	68	879	12.92	8
2015	Victor Williams ’16	64	845	13.20	4
2016	Hunter Hagdorn ’20	56	706	12.61	1
2017	Hunter Hagdorn ’20	44	541	12.30	6
2018	Drew Estrada ’20	27	273	10.11	1
2019	Drew Estrada ’20	51	827	16.22	8
2021	Paxton Scott ’24	46	505	10.98	4
2022	Paxton Scott ’24	34	391	11.50	2
2023	Paxton Scott ’24	51	630	12.35	2
2024	Paxton Scott ’24	34	411	12.09	2
2025	Chris Corbo ‘26	45	516	11.47	4
	Most Since 1956*
2002	Jay Barnard ’04	83	(899)	(10.83)	(8)
1993	John Hyland ‘94	(62)	1,076	(17.35)	(9)
1986	Craig Morton ‘89	(44)	(1,063)	24.16	10
1991	Mike Bobo ‘92	(55)	(965)	(18.21)	10

* By number of catches since the start of formal Ivy League play
** Minimum 15 receptions

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EXTRA POINT
Last Monday this space posted pictures of a couple of cardinals on our bird feeder with a mention that the species often mate for life. That came to mind yesterday when the video bird feeder delivered a clip of a male cardinal feeding his mate. It was an overcast day and light wasn't good during their visit so the photo could be better, and yet I can't help but smile at this still from the video of the brightly colored male sharing a seed with the female.

Click photo to enlarge.

And for the record, we had 392 bird visits yesterday, setting another record. ;-)