NFL Draft Preview: Wide Receivers
By Keith Myers
I like this WR class more than others do. There aren’t as many speed demons, but almost every receiver is over 6 ft. You’ve got a lot of guys who can go up and get the ball over a lot of NFL corners. I expect 4 receivers to go in the first round.
Justin Blackmon is the best of the class, but he isn’t your typical Randy Moss/Megatron/Andre Johnson style #1 receiver. His much more of a Michael Crabtee type playmaker who does better with short passes that give him room to run. Because of that, it’s possible that Michael Floyd will be the first receiver off the board and go as high as #6.
The Seahawks will likely pick a WR at some point, but it’s difficult to determine where. I could see them picking a receiver in the lower part of the first round if they move down from 12. I could also see them waiting until later in the draft and looking for a developmental project.
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Player
Pos
Pos #
School
5
Justin Blackmon
WR
1
Oklahoma
18
Michael Floyd
WR
2
Notre Dame
26
Kendall Wright
WR
3
Baylor
32
Stephen Hill
WR
4
Georgia Tech
33
Rueben Randle
WR
5
LSU
44
Alshon Jeffery
WR
6
South Carolina
52
Chris Givens
WR
7
Wake Forest
64
Mohammed Sanu
WR
8
Rutgers
76
Brian Quick
WR
9
Appalachian State
87
Marvin Jones
WR
10
California
96
Nick Toon
WR
11
Wisconsin
103
Greg Childs
WR
12
Arkansas
122
Dwight Jones
WR
13
North Carolina
129
Juron Criner
WR
14
Arizona
130
Dwight Jones
WR
15
North Carolina
136
T.Y. Hilton
WR
16
Florida Int
139
Devon Wylie
WR
17
Fresno State
156
Jeff Fuller
WR
18
Texas A&M
157
Jarius Wright
WR
19
Arkansas
158
A.J. Jenkins
WR
20
Illinois
161
Tommy Streeter
WR
21
Miami
168
Marvin McNutt
WR
22
Iowa
174
Danny Coale
WR
23
Virginia Tech
186
DeVier Posey
WR
24
Ohio State
188
Joe Adams
WR
25
Arkansas
196
Ryan Broyles
WR
26
Oklahoma