Dec. 14, 2008; Glendale, AZ, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver (19) Bobby Wade against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Bobby Wade's Importance to Arizona Recruiting

Originally posted on Arizona Wildcats on SI
By Caleb Sisk | Last updated Jul 28, 2025 10:00 AM ET

The Arizona Wildcats are one of the better teams in the nation when it comes to recruiting a plethora of different positions in a plethora of different recruiting classes, including the wide receiver position, which is a position that they have recruited very well as of recently.

The wide receiver position is very crucial when it comes to the success of a college program, as you have to have someone who can get open and make plays down the field away from the quarterback, who delivers the pass.

This is exactly why the Wildcats recruit the wide receiver position so heavily; it’s because they simply want better players at the position and want the best of the best to come to the state of Arizona and help them win football games.

While some teams have more of a difficult time recruiting wide receivers this is not something that the Wildcats have to deal with as they have one of the better recruiting coaches at the wide receiver position, simply due to the fact that he has a past and can relate to a lot of the players who are going through what they are going through with the recruiting scene right now

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That coach being Bobby Wade, who is the wide receiver coach at Arizona and arguably the greatest wide receiver to ever play at the University of Arizona. Wade has plenty of talent is one of the better players, and the past time and would go on to have an NFL career. He also is arguably the most popular coach outside of the head football coach for the Arizona Wildcats, which makes him such a crucial part to recruiting players at the high school level.

The Wildcats have landed multiple different receivers that fit the picture of what they are looking for as a group and a collective of guys from the high school level including a guy like Caleb "The Jet" Smith, who is one of the better players in the country and one of the most underrated prospects in the class who committed to the Wildcats are very early on and brings a lot of playmaking ability to the table.

While many things can be thanked for his commitment one that is for certain as Coach Wade, who played such a huge factor in his recruitment along with another guy like RJ Mosley, who can say something similar about the fact that Wade also recruited him very heavily, and Mosley is one of the best outside receivers in the country when it comes to his physicality and his outstanding measurements.

Wade will continue to be one of the better coaches for the Wildcats as they look to improve their recurring class even more.

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