SEAN GARDNER/The Reveille (LSU) LSU WR Michael Clayton celebrates after scoring a touchdown last season during a game at Tennessee. Clayton leads a talented group of wideouts against the UA.

With receivers like Washington's Reggie Williams, USC's Mike Williams and Washington State's Devard Darling, the Pacific 10 Conference is loaded with talent at the wideout position.

In order for the Wildcats to be successful this season, the defense will have to do a good job containing those receivers.

However, the job of stopping NFL-caliber receivers doesn't start when Arizona opens Pac-10 play. It starts tomorrow night at 7 p.m., when the Wildcats face No. 13 Louisiana State at Arizona Stadium.

Much like their Pac-10 opponents, LSU has a stellar receiving corps.

"(LSU's receivers) will be as good as any group in the Pac-10," head coach John Mackovic said. "We are going to have a lot of work to do (to contain them)."

The biggest standout in LSU's receiver stable is junior Michael Clayton. He is currently on a streak of 27 consecutive games with at least one catch. The streak runs just over two seasons with the Tigers, and has included 110 catches for 1,655 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Clayton padded that total last week in LSU's 49-7 win over Louisiana-Monroe, with six catches for 152 yards and two touchdowns. The most remarkable stat of his big day was that 105 of those yards came after contact with a defender.

To validate Clayton's athletic abilities, you could see the honorable mention All-American on the Tigers' defense. He started playing safety in last year's Cotton Bowl against Texas and could see time in the secondary against the Wildcats.

Clayton will get playing time on LSU's special teams units as well. He is the holder on the kicking team and is on the kickoff and punt coverage teams.

Complementing Clayton on the other side of the offense is senior receiver Devery Henderson. Henderson led the Tigers last season in receiving touchdowns with eight, including the last-second game winner against Kentucky (dubbed the "Bluegrass Miracle"). The play won an ESPY award from ESPN as College Play of the Year.

Add in sophomore Skyler Green, freshman Dwayne Bowe and sophomore tight end Eric Jones, and you have one of the best pass-catching groups in the nation.

"(LSU's receiving corps) is a top-notch bunch of guys," said Arizona sophomore safety Darrell Brooks, who will play a large role in the Wildcats' attempt to contain the Tigers passing game. "They have some big -name, big-impact players who make plays," he said.

Like Arizona, LSU split time between its two quarterbacks last week. Juniors Matt Mauck and Marcus Randall will have the responsibility of getting their receivers the ball. Last week, the two combined to throw for 306 yards and 4 touchdowns.

"They are one of the best receiving corps in the nation," Brooks said. "We are going to do everything we can to play our game and shut them down."