NFL Draft 2011: Top 10 Wide Receivers Heading Into The NFL Combine
With the NFL combine just a day away players are getting set to prove to scouts why they're the best.
The wide receivers will put themselves through a lot. 40-time, vertical, everything to prove they can produce at the NFL level.
There are some top receivers entering this year's draft and here they are, the top ten wide receivers entering this year's draft.
10. Cecil Shorts, Mount Union
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Ok, yes he isn't a Division One receiver but his stats prove why he's easily a top ten receiver.
With quarterbacks from Mount Union, Cecil Shorts has produced 63 receiving touchdowns in a four year period.
In comparison with some other top receivers in this draft, A.J. Green from Georgia, has only produced 23 touchdowns in a three year span.
Yeah, numbers don't lie especially when he only has one season where he had less then 18 touchdown receptions and less then 1,000 yards receiving. Funny thing is, that season, he wasn't even a starter and it was his freshman year.
He will be a mid to late round pick but his numbers speak for himself.
Career Stats: 259 receptions, 4,705 yards receiving, 63 touchdowns receiving, 18.2 yards per catch
9. Tandon Doss, Indiana
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He isn't the greatest of kick returners, but if you need one Tandon Doss can fill it in.
He had a down 2011 season compared to his 2010 year. His stats aren't that great, but considering he's only played three years of college ball would explain that.
His 2010 season was great. He racked in 77 receptions for 962 yards and five touchdowns. In 2011 he was able to produce more scores with seven, but had less receptions (63) and less yards (706).
He has great hands and has the exact size you would look for in an NFL receiver (6'3, 200 pounds).
Career Stats: 154 receptions, 1,854 yards receiving, 13 touchdowns receiving, 12 yards per catch
8. Jerrel Jernigan, Troy
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Another player who doesn't play for the big name school like a USC or an Ohio State.
Jernigan along with being a solid wide receiver, is also a solid kick returner. So in actuality, his double threat bumps him up on the list.
He's got great speed and has great athleticism and could be a solid receiver at the next level.
One problem, he's 5 foot 9, really small for an NFL receiver. Players like DeSean Jackson have shown you don't have to be tall to cause havoc in the NFL, but that's his one downside.
Career Stats: 262 receptions, 3,128 yards receiving, 18 touchdowns receiving, 11.9 yards per catch
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7. Randall Cobb, Kentucky
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Randall Cobb has been Kentucky's biggest offensive weapon the last couple of seasons.
He has great hands and when he gets the ball it just seems as if he can't be stopped. He knows what to do when that ball reaches his hands.
He doesn't have the greatest of speed and isn't the biggest guy out on the field (he's 5'11) but he could be a solid player for whoever drafts him.
He produced last season bringing in 84 receptions for 1,017 yards and seven touchdowns.
He deserves a look and has some solid upside.
Career Stats: 144 receptions, 1,661 yards receiving, 13 touchdowns receiving, 11.5 yards per catch
6. Leonard Hankerson, Miami
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Much like Cobb, Leonard Hankerson had a solid senior year and produced good numbers for Miami.
Through 13 games, Hankerson brought in 72 receptions for 1,156 yards and 13 touchdowns. All of that and managed to have a 16.1 yards per catch average.
His size is the ideal NFL receiver. He's 6'3 and 205 pounds and has the big hands you would look for in a receiver.
He knows how to be a receiver plain and simple. He has all the intangibles and skills you would need. He's a great route runner, has great hands and can take any hit you throw at him.
He could be a middle round pick or go as high as the back end of the second round come the 2011 Draft.
Career Stats: 134 receptions, 2,160 yards receiving, 22 touchdowns receiving, 16.1 yards per catch
5. Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh
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Jon Baldwin has serious height and size being 6'3, 230 pounds. These next three wide outs can be interchangeable. They are all really good picks for the second round, even possibly a late first round pick.
He has tremendous numbers and tremendous speed. In his last season at Pittsburgh Baldwin produced five touchdowns and 822 yards on 53 receptions.
That's a down year compared to his 2010 season in which he brought in 57 receptions, 1,111 yards and eight touchdowns.
He had a solid career at Pittsburgh and is definitely a top receiver going into the NFL Draft.
Career Stats: 128 receptions, 2,337 yards receiving, 16 touchdowns receiving, 18.3 yards per catch
4. Torrey Smith, Maryland
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He's a fast and scary wide receiver coming out of Maryland, much like Oakland Raiders first round pick from a couple of years ago, Darrius Heyward-Bey.
He most likely will end up a second round pick, but could sneak into the late, late first round. He has pretty good size at 6'1, 205 pounds.
He produced in his final season at Maryland with 67 receptions and 1,055 yards while catching 12 touchdown passes.
He can play both wide receiver and can be a solid kick and punt returner too.
Career Stats: 152 receptions, 2,215 yards receiving, 19 touchdowns receiving, 14.6 yards per catch
3. Titus Young, Boise State
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He's been a big part of the Boise State passing game along with fellow NFL draftmate, Austin Pettis.
He isn't the biggest guy (He's 5'11 and 170 pounds) and doesn't exactly have the hand size you would look for in an NFL receiver.
But, he was able to produce at Boise State and has explosive speed and is very hard to even get a finger on.
The last two seasons at Boise he was able to break 1,000 yards and at least 70 receptions. In 2011 he brought in 71 receptions for 1,215 yards and nine touchdowns.
Titus shouldn't be overlooked and is a top receiver in this year's draft.
Career Stats: 204 receptions, 3,063 yards receiving, 25 touchdowns receiving, 14 yards per catch
2. Julio Jones, Alabama
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Julio Jones is definitely the second best receiver and is definitely a first round pick in this year's draft.
No doubt about it, Jones is a great, athletic receiver coming out of Alabama.
He's 6'4 and 220 pounds something every NFL team will find as the perfect size.
Jones was a starter for all three seasons in Alabama and proved he's a top receiver each and every year.
In 2011, Jones caught 78 passes for 1,133 yards and seven touchdowns. No doubt about it, he's the second receiver off the board.
Career Stats: 179 receptions, 2,653 yards receiving, 15 touchdowns receiving, 14.8 yards per catch
1. A.J. Green, Georgia
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I mean do I really have to explain why A.J. Green is the top receiver in the draft? He's the consensus number one receiver on every draft board.
He has great size, great hands and can go up and get the ball. No matter where the pass is, Green has a shot to catch it.
In 2011 he was able to catch 57 passes for 848 yards and nine touchdowns. Thing is, he did that in nine games instead of the 13 Georgia played.
Green is a can't miss prospect and is a top 10, if not a top 5, pick in this year's draft.
Career Stats: 166 receptions, 2,169 yards receiving, 23 touchdowns receiving, 15.8 yards per catch
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