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Rob Rang
NFL Draft Analyst
It isn’t lost on NFL scouts that seemingly every year brings a fresh bumper crop of talent at wide receiver.
An increasing number of today’s most dynamic athletes are choosing to catch touchdowns rather than alley-oops or fly balls. Furthermore, the sophisticated offenses being taught at the prep and college levels are producing much more polished pass-catchers than in the past.
A year ago, the first receiver selected — Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba — became a Seattle Seahawk with the 20th overall selection. The next three picks were also wide receivers, with eight of them being selected by the end of the second round. This total was actually less than typical.
Including last year’s class, an average of 10.3 wide receivers have been selected in the first two rounds over the past five NFL drafts. Expect this year’s class to also yield double digits. The top four candidates are all potential top-10 selections, led by another Buckeye legend.
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1. Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State: 6-3, 205, Junior
Overview: As the son of an NFL Hall of Famer, it isn’t hyperbolic to suggest that Harrison was quite literally born to play professional football. The Philadelphia native was understandably a high-profile recruit, signing with an Ohio State squad that already boasted three future first-round picks in Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave and the aforementioned Smith-Njigba.
After turning three of his 11 grabs as a freshman into scores, Harrison emerged as one of the elite players in college football as a true sophomore, hauling in 77 passes for 1,263 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2022. Despite turnover at quarterback and defenses understandably focusing their attention on him, Harrison caught another 67 throws for 1,211 yards and 14 more scores this past season. He was honored with the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top…
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Publish date : 2024-02-15 14:46:11
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