Sigmund Bloom's 2012 NFL Draft Stock Watch: Stock Up/Down on Top WR Prospects

No number is more important the 40 time for an NFL draft wide receiver prospect, and times coming in from pro days are setting the wide receiver board in motion.

Stock Up

Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers: Sanu never looked quite as slow on film as the 4.65 40 he posted at the combine, although he's not really as fast as the 4.41 he posted at his pro day, either. Still, the time at least kept his stock from dropping out of the top-75 picks if it didn't improve his standing in the minds of NFL teams.

Kendall Wright, Baylor: Wright told me at his pro day that he hadn't run a 4.61 since "fifth grade"; he still ran one at the combine because of a bad start. Any questions about whether the seemingly speedy wide receiver was really as fast as looked on tape were answered when he ran 4.46 at his pro day, putting him firmly in the first round.

Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech: Hill doesn't need to improve a slow combine time because he ran a 4.36, which is astounding when he weighed in at 6'4" 215. Even though he is one of the rawest WR prospects in the draft due to underuse in Georgia Tech's run-heavy offense, he'll still get a look in the first round because of lethal size/speed ratio.

Stock Down

Joe Adams, Arkansas: Adams was one of the more sudden and explosive wide receivers at the Senior Bowl, but his 4.55 combine 40 time didn't match his performance. When given a chance to run again at his pro day, he couldn't improve, opening up questions about whether he'll threaten defenses deep in the NFL. Adams could fall to the draft's third day.

Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M: Fuller looks the part at 6'4" 217,  but his 40 time in the mid-4.6s at his pro day and inconsistent hands and execution at the Senior Bowl have some wondering if he might be better off as a tight end. He is nothing but a late-round project at this point.

Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina: Jeffery squashed rumors that he was overweight by weighing in at 216 pounds at the combine, but then he chose to not run any tests or drills despite having no reported injury. Teams have to be wondering what Jeffery has to hide, and that's enough to scare them from taking him in the first round.

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