WR Draft Prospects

[Riffer X]

Guys I like that I have seen are Blackmon, Wright (really liking him---tremendous athlete), Nick Toon, Ryan Broyles (even with injury) and love the Jordan White kid from the MAC. Do not like Devier Posey, he is a dropper. I think there is some talent later on like Heck says when it comes to skill guys. Eric Page is a tremendous all around player that any team could use, but we already have Cribbs. Badass player though if you want to take time to convert him to slot and returning kicks, lining up in the backfield, emergency QB, scout team demon and trainer assistant.

2012 Top Wide Receiver Draft Prospects (Updated 2/15/2012)
Rank	Player	Pos	Position Rank	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Projected Round	40 Time
6	*Justin Blackmon	WR	1	Oklahoma State	rJr	6-1	215	1	4.54
15	Kendall Wright	WR	2	Baylor	Sr	5-10	190	1	4.42
21	Michael Floyd	WR	3	Notre Dame	Sr	6-3	224	1-2	4.54
35	*Mohamed Sanu	WR	4	Rutgers	Jr	6-2	215	1-2	4.57
45	*Alshon Jeffery	WR	5	South Carolina	Jr	6-4	229	2	4.56
56	*Rueben Randle	WR	6	LSU	Jr	6-3	208	2	4.57
60	*Stephen Hill	WR	7	Georgia Tech	Jr	6-4	206	2	4.57
71	Nick Toon	WR	8	Wisconsin	rSr	6-2	220	2-3	4.52
74	Juron Criner	WR	9	Arizona	Sr	6-2	220	2-3	4.62
91	Dwight Jones	WR	10	North Carolina	Sr	6-3	226	3	4.53
93	Brian Quick	WR	11	Appalachian State	rSr	6-4	222	3	4.63
99	*Tommy Streeter	WR	12	Miami (Fla.)	rJr	6-4	215	3	4.49
120	Joe Adams	WR	13	Arkansas	Sr	5-11	174	3-4	4.38
122	*Chris Givens	WR	14	Wake Forest	rJr	6-0	195	3-4	4.52
126	T.Y. Hilton	WR	15	Florida International	Sr	5-10	184	4	4.48
137	DeVier Posey	WR	16	Ohio State	Sr	6-2	209	4	4.54
140	Marvin Jones	WR	17	California	Sr	6-2	198	4	4.53
146	*Eric Page	WR	18	Toledo	Jr	5-10	192	4-5	4.53
155	Jarius Wright	WR	19	Arkansas	Sr	5-10	176	4-5	4.34
158	Marvin McNutt	WR	20	Iowa	rSr	6-3	216	4-5	4.52
161	Jeff Fuller	WR	21	Texas A&M	Sr	6-4	217	4-5	4.52
179	Rishard Matthews	WR	22	Nevada	Sr	6-1	215	5	4.54
180	Ryan Broyles	WR	23	Oklahoma	rSr	5-10	188	5	4.52
187	Jordan White	WR	24	Western Michigan	rSr	6-0	215	5-6	4.54
190	Gerell Robinson	WR	25	Arizona State	Sr	6-3	223	5-6	4.58
197	A.J. Jenkins	WR	26	Illinois	Sr	6-0	192	5-6	4.49
200	Marquis Maze	WR	27	Alabama	rSr	5-08	184	5-6	4.49
217	Tim Benford	WR	28	Tennessee Tech	Sr	5-11	199	6	4.52
219	T.J. Graham	WR	29	North Carolina State	Sr	5-11	182	6	4.36
236	Devon Wylie	WR	30	Fresno State	rSr	5-09	186	6-7	4.38
241	B.J. Cunningham	WR	31	Michigan State	rSr	6-1	209	6-7	4.59
252	Lance Lewis	WR	32	East Carolina	Sr	6-1	209	7	4.50
283	LaVon Brazill	WR	33	Ohio	rSr	5-10	192	7-FA	4.49
301	Jarrett Boykin	WR	34	Virginia Tech	Sr	6-2	218	7-FA	4.64
310	Keshawn Martin	WR	35	Michigan State	Sr	5-10	190	7-FA	4.44
323	Danny Coale	WR	36	Virginia Tech	rSr	6-0	200	7-FA	4.43
333	Mike Willie	WR	37	Arizona State	Sr	6-2	217	7-FA	4.59
340	Greg Childs	WR	38	Arkansas	Sr	6-3	215		4.56
352	Aldarius Johnson	WR	39	Miami (Fla.)	Sr	6-2	212		4.57
361	Lavasier Tuinei	WR	40	Oregon	rSr	6-5	209		4.59
372	Thomas Mayo	WR	41	California (PA)	Sr	6-2	207		4.59
379	Damaris Johnson	WR	42	Tulsa	Sr	5-07	170		4.42
389	Jermaine Kearse	WR	43	Washington	Sr	6-1	208		4.50
396	Dorian Graham	WR	44	Syracuse	Sr	5-10	185		4.32
398	Derek Moye	WR	45	Penn State	rSr	6-4	205		4.54
407	Junior Hemingway	WR	46	Michigan	rSr	6-1	228		4.54
408	Travis Benjamin	WR	47	Miami (Fla.)	Sr	5-10	175		4.36
415	Chris Owusu	WR	48	Stanford	Sr	6-0	200		4.48
423	James Rodgers	WR	49	Oregon State	rSr	5-07	188		4.48
425	Jerrell Jackson	WR	50	Missouri	Sr	6-0	185		4.49

[Flugel]

Nice! Warning: I'm going to dare to implement some humor. I had a post that included all the WRs in youtube videos as as well as cut and pastes of pre-draft scouting reports accompanying each guy. Unfortunately, those aired after Gabe started hating his old buddy Flugel for not joining hands in singing Koombaya toward "The Father, The Son and the Holy Grandson" with all those that got saved before the 2012 draft.

Here's some applicable videos I suppose:

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I think Wright is a great option for us at #22 overall. I'd rather add speed to yank Safeties out of the loaded boxes.

Here's a guy that I think we can steal in round 2 from the same college as Greg Jennings:

You Tube

[YtownBacker]

I believe that based on their combines Floyd and Wright will fight to be the #2 WR taken. I do believe that Blackmon, Floyd and Wright will all be gone before the #22 pick.

If you wait until #22 to look at upgrading the WR position then Randle might just be the best available. Jeffery just scares the hell out of me. He could be extra special but he could also be the biggest bust of the draft. If you are considering him, you need to do your homework. Internet reports are that he is well over 230 lbs and not in very good shape. He was physical but not fast and had trouble separating last year.

I do like Joe Adams and Steven Hill as WRs that can be had later in the draft.

[Jax Dawg]

I've never been a fan of Alshon Jeffries, to me he always got more hype than he deserved. Y-town mentioned he was over 230 but I heard from one of the draft gurus he may be over 250 and his stock is dropping faster than home prices in 2007! I guess you could make him a TE if he knows how to block but his 40 time will go up from the reported 4.55 to mid 4.6s or higher. Two thumbs down.

[Solon16]

Broyles, Maze, Bj Cunningham and greg childs after round 5? I'd take all of them after round 4

[TheBestPlayersPlay]

Originally Posted by Flugel

Unfortunately, those aired after Gabe started hating his old buddy Flugel for not joining hands in singing Koombaya toward "The Father, The Son and the Holy Grandson" with all those that got saved before the 2012 draft.

For what it's worth failed attempt at humor aside, this is not a thread that belongs in this section, which is also why I didn't move your WR thread. Neither does any other thread not focused on individual players. See sticky.

And also, it might do you well to remember, I was the one per usual swimming against the tide of popular opinion when I took up with the idea of RG3 being our franchise guy. The forum has done a 180 since then ...and that just goes to show you how intelligent our members are.

[YtownBacker]

Todd McShay's sleeper WR of this years draft - Danny Coales of Virginia Tech. 4.43 speed, great hands and runs great routes.

My only question is; why is he rated as a end of the draft pick or possible UDFA. 30+ other receivers rated above him.

[jason j]

Here's how you become a draft "sleeper"... Or a "steal" on draft day. Thomas Mayo was 5'10" 160 lbs. coming out of high school. He commits to Concord. He stays even as D1 offers start coming in. He follows his head coach to Cal-Penn.

Now he's 6'2". He runs in the low 4.4's. Has stellar hands. He's the kind of kid that will run through a brick wall for you.

I honestly believe he's going to be a solid pro. And he's probably a 5th or 6th rounder.

-jj

[YtownBacker]

Originally Posted by jason j

Here's how you become a draft "sleeper"... Or a "steal" on draft day. Thomas Mayo was 5'10" 160 lbs. coming out of high school. He commits to Concord. He stays even as D1 offers start coming in. He follows his head coach to Cal-Penn.

Now he's 6'2". He runs in the low 4.4's. Has stellar hands. He's the kind of kid that will run through a brick wall for you.

I honestly believe he's going to be a solid pro. And he's probably a 5th or 6th rounder.

-jj

Guys that weren't ready for primetime at 17 or 18 grew and matured. That's how you find Garcons and Colstons.

[Masters]

A guy that I find interesting is Stephen Hill. Big body, wide catch radius, and good speed for his size. He played in Georgia Tech's quirky offense, so he didn't see a lot of balls or been asked to run a lot of different routes.

[Riffer X]

I'll take a polished guy and baller like Broyles any day for the spot he probably goes with his injury. I have a gut that he will be a good one for years and years, just steady year in and year out. I can see him being a Welker type who just puts up mad numbers and is a steady go to guy for the QB.

It is worth the wait for him to recover IMO, but that is given how he tests out with the injury.

[Masters]

Isn't Broyles more of a candidate to be slot WR?