1. Corey Davis WR Western Michigan: a wide receiver from western Michigan is the number one receiver? Yes he is. This is a guy that has a minimal amount of weaknesses. He has the size, speed and route running. He is electric after the catch and has soft natural hands. He also has the catch radius so his QB can miss and still complete the pass. Some weaknesses or things to be nervous about is the competition he faced and his strength. He tends to get pressed at the line and needs to get stronger. Overall, he is a complete receiver who will start from day one.
grade: 89 Round 1
2. Cooper kupp WR Eastern Washington: I am officially the captain of the Cooper kupp bandwagon. This guy is just so good. He has very good size. He has good play speed and is pretty quick for his size. He has unbelievable hands. He never drops the ball. Like ever. He is also explosive after the catch. If you don’t believe me watch his game vs Oregon. He was unbelieveable. He is also a very reliable route runner and has an understanding for the entire route tree. He is also one of the most productive wide receivers in college football history. There are pretty big concerns though. Even though he plays fast, he ran a 4.6 at the combine. He also did not face the competition consistently throughout his career. Outside of that he is pretty clean. He is also one of the toughest players in the draft, fighting through injuries and not missing games. This guy is a stud.
Grade:88 Round 1
3. Mike Williams WR Clemson: The most well known receiver in the draft. There are some things I REALLY like abou Williams as a prospect. One is his size. He is a big dude legit size. He also has an unbelievable catch radius. He has the ability to make catches that make you rewind and look to see if your eyes saw correctly. He also is very good after the catch and has good speed for his big frame. His toughness and work ethic are positives. He came back from a neck injury that was life threatening and came back better as ever. But he has his concerns. First is his route running and ability to separate. He is an okay route runner, but he doesn’t get much separation. The reason he makes so many hard questions is because he never gets wide open. He isn’t the fastest guy or the quickest, and he has consistent concentration drops. The injury history and little injuries he constantly had, causes me to pause a bit. He can make incredible plays but he has holes in his game.
Grade: 87 round 1
4. John Ross WR Washington: Guy is a burner. He is a once in a generation type of Burner. Don’t believe me? He broke the record for 40 time at 4.22 while hurt. But he isn’t just fast in shorts and a tshirt, that speed translates. He makes fast guys look like they are stuck in the mud. He is equally as quick as fast. Guy is shifty. He also is a very good route runner and has the ability the separate. He has good hands but his lack of a catch radius limits him. His ability to come back from two torn ACL’s and still has the ability to run like that shows his toughness. But he has issues as do most prospects. First is his catch radius. Unless the pass is accurate, he isn’t a guy to go up and get it. He also lacks size. He has smaller height and is razor thin. He is a take the top off the defense finess player. He also has shown a lack of ability of separate at times and has some concentration drops. His injury history is the biggest issues. This guy seems to get hurt all the time and has torn his ACL twice. Overall we all know what he is. A Burner who has the ability to take the top off the defense at any play.
Grade: 86 Round 1
5. Carlos Henderson WR Louisiana tech: another guy who I really like. He has three things that remind me of Antonio brown. The first is his quickness. This guy is cat quick. He has soft reliable hands. But this guy is the best in the draft after the catch. He can make 6 guys miss easily. He is so fast and quick, just get the ball in his hands and let him fly. He has an underrated catch radius for his size. He is also a solid route runner and offers return ability. But he has some question marks. His size is a big issue. Like Ross, he is undersized but is also very skinny. Who knows how he will hold up or if injuries will be a concern. Despite his quickness, his size makes it difficult for him to separate. He also has a smaller sample size and didn’t play high level competition.
Grade: 86 Round 2
6. Zay jones WR East Carolina: Highlu productive guy. Had the most catches in FBS history. He has things about his game I really love. First is his hands. Very reliable and rarely drops it. He is a savvy route runner, knows how to get open. He also has long arms so he has a very big catch radius, allowing error for the QB and Still completing the pass. He being the leader for catches ever shows great intangibles and his work ethic is great. He also ran a 4.46 at the combine. He has some major concerns for me. Even though he ran a 4.46 he lacks burst and speed. It jumps at you immediately. He has a really difficult time with seperating from opponents. He is also not explosive after the catch, again showing is lack of explosiveness and speed.
Grade: 85 Round 2
7. Juju smith schuster WR USC: Guy had huge hype and had a down year. But he has potential to be really good. He has great size. He has natural hands and the length that helps him have a very wide catch radius. He is also explosive after the catch once the ball is in his hands. But his lack of speed and quickness, his lack of polish in the run game, his lack of seperation and lack of production scream boom or bust prospect.
Grade:84 Round 2
8. Dede Westbrook WR Oklahoma: he had a very productive career, heisman finalist worthy. He has GREAT hands and a GREAT catch radius. He also has great speed and quickness. He also is a very crisp route runner. But for all the strength he has, weaknesses come. He is injury prone, he has off the field issues, his size and strength are an issue, and he isn’t explosive after the catch despite his great speed.
Grade: 82 Round 2
9. Isaiah ford WR VTECH: this is a hard one because he doesn’t really have any strengths or weaknesses. He is just a pretty good player. He has solid size pretty good speed he’s a good route runner he has pretty good hands but has some drops. His catch radius and route running are his strengths. He needs to add strength, improve run after the catch, his speed is average and needs to be better, and his seperation has to improve.
Grade: 80 Round 3