Is Texas' Jordan Shipley the Next Wes Welker?

As the NFL Combine quickly approaches, many college players will be looking to impress NFL scouts to move up the draft boards.

One of those college players looking to impress is Texas' wide receiver Jordan Shipley.

Shipley has begun to get many comparisons to New England Patriots' starter and superstar slot receiver, Wes Welker.

Both are of comparable size with Shipley at 6'0" 190-pounds and Welker at 5'9" 185-pounds.

Besides the fact that Welker was undrafted and Shipley will most likely get drafted there are more similarities in both of their college stats, with Shipley ending his career with 248 receptions for 3,191 yards and 33 touchdowns.

Welker ended his college career with 259 receptions for 3,019 yards and 21 touchdown.

Both have also scored touchdown returning kicks and punts at the college level too.

A big difference between the two is that Welker was an undrafted free agent and Shipley is currently projected as a second or third round pick pre-NFL Combine.

Also, Welker's 40-yard dash time has been clocked at around 4.65, but Shipley is a little quicker with a 40-yard dash time around 4.47.

Many teams would love to have a talent like Welker on their team and even though Shipley may not be one of the premier receiver names in the 2010 draft, look for him to possible move up to a middle or upper second round projection post-NFL Combine.

Is Shipley the next Welker?

Only time will tell, but if he lands on the right team with the right quarterback, then Shipley may indeed be a major impact at the NFL level with so many teams needing a solid slot receiver.