What makes Steve Breaston a great receiver?  He really isn't one.

Michigan needs to hurry Mario Manningham along as the #2 guy, opposite Jason Avant.  Credible #2 receivers are going to get a lot of balls thrown their way.  That doesn't appear to be the case with Breaston, nor should it be.  He's more of a speed compliment, a nice #3, on the underneath.

Michigan's fortunate in that they have a handful of guys who can assume that #2 receiver role (Manningham, Doug Dutch, Adrian Arrington).

That's not necessarily the case at Ohio State, another program with a fleet, athletic, speed compliment type guy at their #2 receiver position.  You know his name: Ted Ginn. Ted's not a great receiver either.  Maybe he can develop into one, but right now he's everything the Texas DB's said about him---a fast guy with average hands who runs poor routes and doesn't have a great feel for the position.  Teammate Santonio Holmes is not your standard #1 receiver, but he IS competent at the position and holds his own.  If we want to continue this comparison thing, he's not as pure of a receiver as Michigan's #1, Jason Avant, but he's a far superior playmaker.