Is Stocker better than Witten?

[TnTom]

The boy has skills. What a great catch in the end zone.

 

[VOLnMiami]

Not even close.

 

[alwaysorange81]

He's tryin to be

 

[Volfan_TrappedN_KY]

No.

 

[govols35]

nope

 

[FulmersSidelineGrimace]

Not as good, but he's a sure fire NFL tight end, the catch he made in the endzone Saturday and the catch against Bama late in the 4th quarter are NFL tight end catches. He'll make some money

 

[Give_Him_6!]

:no:His good but he isn't no Jason Witten Yet!:no:

 

[SpringBokVol]

No. Doesn't even deserved to be mentioned in the same sentence.

 

[thebjd]

Witten is working on a hall of fame NFL career right now.

 

[aaronvol]

no...not yet...but to be honest with you, he could be with another year. witten benefited from a depleted WR group and a very consistent QB. We also played Witten in the slot and as a wideout. I think the tools are there for Stocker to be really good.

 

[utvolpj]

He has the ability to be as good as Witten was in college. I bet many are letting JW's performance in the NFL cloud their judgment a bit

 

[alwaysorange81]

he's still got another season to get there. Who was throwing the ball to Jason Witten BTW? Certainly not there but you have to give him that he has the potential to get there.

 

[GERALD JONES 4 HEISMAN]

nope

 

[alwaysorange81]

He has the ability to be as good as Witten was in college. I bet many are letting JW's performance in the NFL cloud their judgment a bit

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[BearCat204]

I think another year in CLK's system will put Stock right up there with Witten imo

 

[Vol Catdaddy]

The boy has skills. What a great catch in the end zone.

Lets not do this Whitten NFL Pro-bowler this guy may be an all-american but u never know? he has skills though

 

[goooooovols]

Who really knows.....everyone is so quick to say no, all I know is that he is our most reliable receiver right now and there is a lot of upside...just depends what he does with it.

 

[justingroves]

Stocker is able to play for a coaching staff that believes in throwing the ball to the TE.

Kiffin actually knows how to use him.

Witten never got a chance to really show off his ability as a threat.

 

[TnTom]

Witten
RECEIVING STATISTICS
Class/Year NO YDS AVG TD
Fr. 2000 1 11 11.0 0
So. 2001 28 293 10.5 2
Jr. 2002 39 493 12.6 5


Stocker
Year NO YDS AVG TD
2007 4 11 2.8 1
2008 13 139 10.7 0
2009 22 292 13.3 4

If Stocker would have had someone to throw to him before this year he just might be as good.

Witten does have the edge.

 

[smokeybone21]

witten had the speed to outrun db's(michigans anyways). i dont see that out of stocker.

 

[holmes4200]

Witten does it against pro players every week. Stocker is still very unproven

 

[rmsmith]

Hehas the potential to be better than Witten. I just dont think he's quite there, yet.

 

[triadvolfan]

He has the ability to be as good as Witten was in college. I bet many are letting JW's performance in the NFL cloud their judgment a bit

Jason Witten NFL & AFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com

If you change the question to "Is Stocker better than Witten was in college" which I think is the OP's intent then it's closer than I expected but Witten has a decided edge.

Stocker has 292 yards and 4 TDs this season. Still 200 yards and a TD short of Witten's Junior season. Witten outperformed him as a sophomore as well and didn't come back for his senior year.

Those UT offenses that Witten played for were definitely loaded but Witten was as big a reason for their success as anybody.

 

[Gibbs Hall 625]

Flat out NO. He is one of the most improved players though. A closer version of Brad Cottam, than Witten.

Can play in the NFL if he continues at this pace.

 

[VolFan_N_NC]

Not Yet.. But if he has really turned the corner this year and made himself some $$