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Top 5 Receiving Performances of the 2016-2017 Bowl Season

By Zach Bigalke

Dec 27, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Baylor Bears wide receiver KD Cannon (9) catches a pass for a 30 yard touchdown as Boise State Broncos cornerback Jonathan Moxey (2) defends during the first half during the Cactus Bowl at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 27, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Baylor Bears wide receiver KD Cannon (9) catches a pass for a 30 yard touchdown as Boise State Broncos cornerback Jonathan Moxey (2) defends during the first half during the Cactus Bowl at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 17, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles wide receiver Allenzae Staggers (15) runs against UL Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns during the R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl college football game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Southern Mississippi won 28-21. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles wide receiver Allenzae Staggers (15) runs against UL Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns during the R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl college football game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Southern Mississippi won 28-21. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports /

In a 28-21 victory over UL-Lafayette at the New Orleans Bowl, Allenzae Staggers put on a display of receiving prowess matched by few others this bowl season. After an uneven season that saw Staggers finish with 292 yards against Rice but fail to finish in triple digits in receiving yards in any other game, he finished his first year of FBS football with a bang. The junior college transfer finished with 230 yards and a touchdown on 11 catches, averaging over 20 yards per reception.

On the first offensive play of the game for Southern Miss, he caught a Nick Mullens pass and ran into the red zone for 55 yards:

His second catch was even better, as he evaded several Ragin’ Cajuns defenders to go 66 yards before being forced out of bounds. The reception put the Golden Eagles in position for another touchdown as they took a 14-0 lead:

The 230-yard receiving effort set a new Southern Miss bowl record, and Staggers now owns the first- and third-biggest single-game performances in Golden Eagles history. After coming out of East Mississippi Community College, the focus of Netflix’s series Last Chance U, Staggers proved that he is a legitimate FBS talent in his first bowl game and should be around to terrorize Conference USA defenders again next season.

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