Wide receivers are known for their propensity to attract attention for activities that don’t involve catching passes.Some are good — touchdown celebrations — and others are bad — complaining about not getting the ball enough.Two LSU receivers have taken things to the extremities during the last few weeks, catching local headlines rather than passes.The bad came in the form of senior wide receiver Terrence Toliver, who two weeks ago got into an altercation in Tigerland and subsequently broke his left hand, leaving him to have to fully participate in a cast for the remainder of spring practice.Toliver is expected to be the team’s No. 1 receiver, replacing former Tiger Brandon LaFell, one of the most prolific wide receivers in LSU history.The good news came at the beginning of the spring practice season when sophomore Russell Shepard made headlines for changing from his quarterback position to wide receiver, a move Shepard requested coach Les Miles make.Shepard played in 10 games last season, taking part in 78 plays, 15 of which were at receiver. He caught five passes for 34 yards with a long reception of 13 yards.”I want to be one of the best,” Shepard said. “Toliver is our leader at the receiver position. I’m going to follow him, but at the same time I’m going to push him as well as the other receivers to be the best.”Shepard caught three passes for 19 yards in the Tigers’ first scrimmage of the spring Saturday and added 35 yards on five rushes.With Toliver out, some younger players are left at the position junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson said will have to catch up.”We still have some young guys that we need to get involved with the playbook and understand the game of college football,” Jefferson said. “They are doing as much as they can to help me out, and I’m going to do as much as I can to help them out.”One of those young players is sophomore Rueben Randle.Randle came to LSU last season from Bastrop High School as the No. 1 wide receiver in the nation, according to multiple rankings Web sites.He had 10 receptions for 146 yards last season with two touchdowns in 12 games with three starts, and he scored the only offensive touchdown for the Tigers in the Saturday scrimmage.The former five-star recruit said not getting many touches last year didn’t bother him much.”It was something I was used to,” Randle said. “In high school, I wasn’t the big-time guy until my junior and senior year. I learned from my freshman and sophomore year to be a team player and do what I can.”Junior Deangelo Peterson and sophomore Chase Clement are expected to compete for time to replace former Tiger Richard Dickson at tight end. Dickson left LSU as one of the greatest tight ends in school history with the records for most receptions (89), yards (945) and touchdowns (10).Peterson shone last season as a replacement for Dickson in the middle of the season when Dickson was out with an injury. He caught five passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns last season. He had six catches for 42 yards Saturday.Clement, a defensive line convert, is expected to compete for time at tight end. He played on both defense and offense at E.D. White High School in Thibodaux. He saw action in 12 games as a backup defensive end last season.”I had a feeling [the move] was coming.” Clement said. “I did get recruited to play tight end, but I got switched to D-end when I got here. Right now, I’m in the learning process behind everyone. I got to pick up a whole offense for spring, but I can adjust well because I played in high school.”—-Contact Andy Schwehm at [email protected]