All Munir McClain does is catch bombs. So why isn’t he doing it more often?
Utah’s best deep threat has only four catches all season, but three of them have gone for at least 33 yards. With an injury in the WR room, he’s about to get more chances, and he’s out to prove that he can stay healthy — and that he’s much faster than you think.
Utah wide receiver Munir McClain (4) runs downfield during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Weber State Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Eric is a West Valley City native and a graduate of Granger High School and the University of Utah who joined The Tribune in 2003. He hoards rescue cats and guinea pigs, reads historical fiction, watches British baking shows, and obsesses over 1980s hair-metal bands in his spare time.