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Mel Kiper exceprts on WRs
Posted: Thu Mar 5, 2009 12:16 am
by emperorjones
I think I'm not allowed to post the whole thing, so here are some parts:
Wide receivers
1. Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
2. Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
3. Percy Harvin, Florida
4. Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland
5. Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina
Crabtree's..... a big-time player who should have a Larry Fitzgerald-type of career in the NFL.
Maclin will have to adjust to an NFL offense....big-play capability....more explosive with the pads on than his 4.46-second 40...
Percy Harvin reminds me of the Reggie Bush....a scoreboard changer in college....durability is a concern
Maclin should go within the top picks... Harvin deserves serious consideration in the middle of Round 1.
Heyward-Bey's awesome size-speed ratio ... mid-to-late portion of the first round...
Nicks won't wow you in a workout....he makes the tough catches ....wants the ball thrown his way in clutch situations.
Kenny Britt of Rutgers has a ton of talent and is just beginning to touch the surface of his potential. I expect him to be selected late in the first round or among the early or middle picks of the second round.
Re: Mel Kiper exceprts on WRs
Posted: Thu Mar 5, 2009 3:15 am
by IVSKIN
As a guy who thought Clevland was dumb for taking Braylon Edwards over Mike Williams, I give you my WR rankings:
1. Crabtree - Head and shoulders above competition
2. Maclin - Will be a good pro
3. Heyward Bay - Iffy on him, but has potential
4. Robiski - I think this guy will be a great pro, and maybe second best in the draft. But it depends on who drafts him, without an accurate QB, he'll be garbage.
5. Harvin - Same as Robiski, depends on who drafts him. If its someone with a big arm, he could do well, if not, then just another overrated Flordia reciever.
6. Nicks - He's good, not great. I think he is destined to be a #2-3 reciever for life.
Re: Mel Kiper exceprts on WRs
Posted: Thu Mar 5, 2009 3:36 am
by Chewie
Mine :
1- Crabtree (easy call)
2- Maclin (though he's probably too much of a Hester-type to be a fit for the Bears)
3- Britt (has height, speed, blocks, catches with his hands, goes for the extra yard, punishes tacklers)
4- Nicks (has height, just OK speed, great hands)
5- DHB (again, tall guy and has blazing speed, probably the most raw)
6- Harvin (Kind of an ultra back - will see time at RB as well. Prob not a fit for the Bears).
7 -Robiskie (another big target - I could see him as our Rd2 target if we don't go WR in Rd1).