On Monday we looked at what each team in the Pac-12 had returning in terms of the rushing game. Here's the breakdown for the South and the North.
Tuesday, we turned our attention to the wide receivers. We're looking at returning receiving yards, returning receptions and returning receiving touchdowns. The South came first; today we look at the North.
As a reminder, here's how the teams ranked last year in passing offense:
Washington State
Oregon State
Arizona
USC
UCLA
Arizona State
Oregon
Washington
California
Stanford
Colorado
Utah
Here's what the teams in the Pac-12 North have coming back.
California
Receiving yards in 2012: 2,499
Receptions in 2012: 212
Receiving touchdowns in 2012: 13
Returning yards: 1,465
Returning receptions: 118
Returning touchdowns: 6
Percentage of yards returning: 58 percent
Percentage of catches returning: 55 percent
Percentage of touchdowns returning: 46 percent
Biggest statistical returner: Chris Harper, 544 yards, 41 catches, 2 TDs
Biggest statistical loss: Keenan Allen, 737 yards, 61 catches, 6 TDs
Oregon
Receiving yards in 2012: 2,888
Receptions in 2012: 250
Receiving touchdowns in 2012: 35
Returning yards: 2,376
Returning receptions: 204
Returning touchdowns: 31
Percentage of yards returning: 82 percent
Percentage of catches returning: 81 percent
Percentage of touchdowns returning: 88 percent
Biggest statistical returner: De'Anthony Thomas, 445 yards, 45 catches, 5 TDs
Biggest statistical loss: Kenjon Barner, 256 yards, 20 catches, 2 TDs
Fun fact: Oregon is the only team in the league (I'm not sure about the rest of college football) that returns a quarterback and an offensive linemen who return with touchdown "receptions." Jake Fisher fell on a fumble in the end zone, but because it came on a swing pass to Thomas, he gets credit for the receiving touchdown, but not the catch. And let's not forget the awesomely bizarre Bryan Bennett-to-Marcus Mariota connection.
Oregon State
Receiving yards in 2012: 3,992
Receptions in 2012: 315
Receiving touchdowns in 2012: 27
Returning yards: 2,513
Returning receptions: 199
Returning touchdowns: 13
Percentage of yards returning: 62 percent
Percentage of catches returning: 63 percent
Percentage of touchdowns returning: 48 percent
Biggest statistical returner: Brandin Cooks, 1,151 yards, 67 catches, 5 TDs
Biggest statistical loss: Markus Wheaton, 1,244 yards, 91 catches, 11 TDs
Stanford
Receiving yards in 2012: 2,802
Receptions in 2012: 240
Receiving touchdowns in 2012: 19
Returning yards: 490
Returning receptions: 57
Returning touchdowns: 1
Percentage of yards returning: 17 percent
Percentage of catches returning: 23 percent
Percentage of touchdowns returning: 5 percent
Biggest statistical returner: Ty Montgomery, 213 yards, 26 catches, 0 TDs
Biggest statistical loss: Zach Ertz, 898 yards, 69 catches, 6 TDs
Washington
Receiving yards in 2012: 2,767
Receptions in 2012: 266
Receiving touchdowns in 2012: 19
Returning yards: 2,643
Returning receptions: 251
Returning touchdowns: 17
Percentage of yards returning: 95 percent
Percentage of catches returning: 94 percent
Percentage of touchdowns returning: 89 percent
Biggest statistical returner: Kasen Williams, 878 yards, 77 catches, 6 TDs
Biggest statistical loss: Cody Bruns, 103 yards, 13 catches, 2 TDs
Washington State
Receiving yards in 2012: 3,965
Receptions in 2012: 363
Receiving touchdowns in 2012: 23
Returning yards: 2,791
Returning receptions: 275
Returning touchdowns: 18
Percentage of yards returning: 70 percent
Percentage of catches returning: 75 percent
Percentage of touchdowns returning: 78 percent
Biggest statistical returner: Brett Bartolone, 435 yards, 53 catches, 4 TDs
Biggest statistical loss: Marquess Wilson, 813 yards, 52 catches, 5 TDs