CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) - Illinois wide receiver Justin Bowick doesn't lead the team in receptions or receiving yards.

In fact, he Hank Beatty, Collin Dixon and Hudson Clement in both of those categories. However, no one on the team, including the running backs, has more touchdowns than the 6-foot-4 Ball State transfer.

Bowick has just nine catches on the year, but four of them have ended with him in the end zone. Plus, he had a catch against Duke ruled a touchdown on the field before review spotted him out of bounds at the one yard line.

What makes the former Cardinal and EIU Panther such a threat in the red zone?

"His size," Illinois wide receivers coach Justin Stepp said. "He's got a lot of twitch for a guy his size, which is good to have down there. And the number one thing is that

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