What wr should i draft 2017

Many of the same qualities Williams possesses, Smith-Schuster does as well. After the catch he knows how to shake tacklers with his strength. Smith-Schuster excels against zone because he can find a hole in coverage and let the pass come to him. In the red zone — particularly when his team has the ball within 10 yards — he should poach touchdowns.

One of the youngest players in the draft this year. He has reliable hands and has an impressive catch radius. With receptions in , Jones caught nearly everything thrown his way.

He can also be used on screens that take advantage of his quickness. If you give Davis credit for his gaudy statistics, then same has to be done with Kupp even though he played in the FCS. Similar to Davis, he was used all over the field and finished his career with receptions for 6, yards and 73 touchdowns.

That includes 65 receptions for yards and 12 touchdowns in five games against FBS teams. Simply, Kupp catches everything. Kupp is a crisp route runner and knows how to set up defensive backs to create separation.

Kupp only has average play speed and decent size, so he has to take advantage of his route running. After the catch he employs an effective stiff arms to push away tacklers. Sometimes a wide receiver evaluation can be hard because of the system they played in.

That argument could be made against Hansen who is coming out of the California air raid offense. Hansen should be an exception. Although Cal only put him on the right side, he had 92 receptions for 1, yards and 11 touchdowns in nine starts and 12 games last season. Hansen is a good all-around receiver who can adjust to badly thrown passes and pull in balls away from his frame. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.

By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Jamey Eisenberg's: Sleepers 3. When I put together my initial sleeper list in June I had to do some speculating on how you all were going to value players in drafts. Stafford is currently being drafted as 15th! This, despite six straight seasons with at least 4, yards and a top ten finish in three of the past four. If you've ever wondered why we encourage you to wait on quarterback, the ability to grab Stafford at the end of your draft is your answer.

Wallace has seen his ADP creep into the 10th round recently, but he's still just the 39th wide receiver being selected. He's finished outside of the top wide receivers once in his entire career. The Ravens lost over targets from to free agency and retirement. Wallace is being drafted at his floor, while his ceiling is a top wide receiver.

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He has great hands too and showed the ability to pluck the ball out the air away from his body and shows good body control. Henderson plays a lot bigger than his size. He has the speed to get deep and can also kill you with underneath stuff due to how good he is with the ball in his hands.

He can win on the outside in my opinion because he's so explosive in and out of his breaks and he showed he can win against man coverage. He might take a while to develop in the NFL as he played against a lower competition and didn't see much press but I think he's going to be a star in the NFL.

I think Godwin ends up being a better pro than Henderson, but I have Henderson here because I think the Eagles badly need someone like this. If Jeffery wasn't here I expecting him to be here long time , I would probably have Godwin above Henderson as Godwin's upside is higher.

I would take Henderson or Godwin in the 2nd personally and be completely fine with that. John Ross, Washington: The Eagles have lacked speed on offense for years and signing both Torrey Smith and Alshon Jeffery has given them such much-needed speed.

However, you can never have enough speed on offense. Ross is an incredibly good vertical threat and has blazing speed that will scare the life out of opposing cornerbacks. Ross needs to get better at using his hands to separate but he should step in and be a weapon for an offense on day 1. I obviously trust the Eagles medical staff a lot more than what I read online, but I would be incredibly nervous if we took Ross at Mike Williams, Clemson: Mike Williams has been criticized a lot by certain people due to his inability to separate.

This is a valid criticism, but Williams doesn't need to consistently separate. He understands how to get open on the sideline by getting on top of cornerbacks using his hands and body and he has the ability to go up and win in contested situations. Williams reminds me of Alshon Jeffery a lot, but Jeffery has more explosion and vertical speed.

Williams is fantastic at going up and get the ball like Jeffery though. He can also go across the middle, catch in traffic and hang in the air a second longer than seems possible.

Williams is an interesting fit here because he's so similar to Jeffery, but I would be fine taking him at I think you would need someone faster in the slot than Matthews to make it work and give the offense a vertical threat if you draft Williams at 14, but having Williams and Jeffery on the outside would be a nightmare for opposing cornerbacks. There isn't much to say that you all don't already know. He can go downfield, go up and get the ball and runs excellent routes. Davis can separate and is explosive in and out of his breaks.

He'll need to learn to get off press, but playing opposite Jeffery would give him a chance to avoid press a lot of the time which will help him have a role from day 1.

The way he gets yards after the catch is incredible for someone his size, he moves incredibly well. Davis may fall in the draft as he missed the combine and if he somehow falls to the Eagles pick, I would expect Howie to sprint to the podium or get Joe Douglas to do it. I would take Davis over any other offensive player at 14 even Christian McCaffrey! The Eagles upgraded the WR position big time this offseason. Jeffery should transform the offense and Smith should give them a much-needed deep threat.

However, they still have work to do. Jeffery could easily miss time and Smith hasn't done a lot the past few years. I still don't think Matthews fits this offense well and I really think they need someone who can get yards after the catch from the slot. I can't watch Matthews run another bubble screen and get 2 yards. I would love the Eagles to come away with someone who can create explosive plays with the ball in his hands. Another vertical threat also makes a lot of sense. You can never have too many weapons in the modern day NFL.

I personally would go into next season expecting absolutely nothing from Nelson Agholor and Dorial Green-Beckham and counting on them to improve would be a mistake. Finally, as with the running backs, I spoke about all these prospects in further detail and how they would fit with the Eagles on my podcast which you can check out here. I'll be ranking the cornerbacks that I've watched next week. I'm also considering ranking my top 14 picks for the Eagles in round 1 all positions and writing up that just before the draft.

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