With the NFL draft just around the corner on April 25th in primetime, ViralRead has decided to put together a draft preview by position. Every day, we will post a new top 10 draft prospects by position.
Today we’ve put together a list of the wide receivers in the 2013 NFL draft. WRs in the NFL tend to be pretty clearly either a hit or miss. Here’s how we rank the newest class:
1. Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee
Reminds me a lot of Victor Cruz.
2. Keenan Allen, WR, Cal
Athletic but had poor 40 times. Allen also had a suspicious drug test that also has some teams worried.
3. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson
Set the ACC record for most TDs in a season. Pretty damn impressive.
4. Robert Woods, WR, USC
Woods’ stock took a huge hit after a huge drop-off in numbers from 2011 to 2012. Still, he looks great on tape and I think has the most upside in this group.
5. Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor
Great numbers in college and impressive athlete. The problem with guy’s like this to me is it’s tough to get a read on WRs that use a spread offense like Baylor does. I also thought the same thing about RGIII though…
6. Tavarres King, WR, Georgia
Impressive tools and played in a great system to learn from at Georgia. Here’s a nice play in tight coverage from last years SEC Championship:
7. Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia
Austin is by far the smallest of the top WR prospects but he can FLY. A lot of people have him as the top WR, but to me he’s too small to be a #1. Is he Steve Smith 2.0? He ran the 40 yard dash in 4.25 seconds. 4.25
8. Quinton Patton, WR, Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech isn’t exactly Georgia or Alabama but Patton looks like he can play. Playing for UMass didn’t exactly hurt the aforementioned Victor Cruz’s progress.
9. Chris Harper, WR, Kansas State
Harper immediately reminds me of a smaller version of Superbowl champ Anquan Boldin.
10. Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee
Not overly physical and doesn’t have the best hands but has big play potential.
BUST ALERT: Stedman Bailey, West Virginia