Highsmith and Nicks have more in common than 88
Posted Sep 21, 2009
It's almost eerie to see Erik Highsmith catch passes for Carolina. Wearing number 88, Highsmith not only looks like Hakeem Nicks on the field, he's playing like him. And fresh off a 6-catch, 113-yard performance against East Carolina, Highsmith is drawing the inevitable comparisons to Nicks. For one, Highsmith is now Carolina's first true freshman to have a 100-yard receiving game since, well... Hakeem Nicks.
(WRAL Sports Fan)
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