Percy Harvin is officially out for the FAU game, but we all kind of saw that coming anyways.

This morning I started looking at Percy’s stats to see what kind of year he was having statistically before he missed games. Currently Harvin is at 714 rec. yards and 442 rushing yards. We don’t know yet if he’ll play next week against FSU, but had Percy played the last 3 games of this season, he could have very well put up 1000 receiving yards and probably 600 rushing yards. That’s 1600 total yards.

In 2005, Reggie Bush had 2,218 total rushing and receiving yards. It got me thinking, does Percy have that ability?

It’s much easier for a pure running back to reach 2000 total yards then it is for a wide receiver. Running backs simply get the ball more. Bush carried the ball 200 times in 2005, whereas, Percy only has 54 rushed to date.

It doesn’t seem likely that Percy can reach that milestone, but it is still possible. Tebow will need to get him the ball more in 2008. Harvin will need to average about 120 yards receiving a game and 50 yards rushing per game. With Caldwell leaving after this season, it really opens up the field for Harvin to get involved. Percy can make things happen. The 120 yards per game shouldn’t be a problem.  It’s the rushing yards I’d be worried about. The Gators have a hot new crop of running backs coming in next year, and likely won’t call on Percy to take many balls out of the backfield.

It will be fun watching Harvin next season as he tries to set Gator records. I hope he does reach 2000 total yards. It would be an amazing feat to see.