College Football Recruiting: Green Beckham or Stefon Diggs, Who's the No. 1 WR?

Stefon Diggs and Dorial Green-Beckham are two of the top 10 players in the country by most accounts. Both are fantastic WR prospects that offer a team a great deal of firepower on the offensive perimeter.

While many have Green-Beckham as their top overall player and WR, some quietly feel that Diggs is more versatile and dangerous.

Let's see who's the true No.1 WR in the country.

Who Is Dorial Green-Beckham?

Green-Beckam is a 6'6", 220-pound receiver out of Missouri. He was named the National Junior Player of the Year by Rivals and is talked about as the best high school player in the country.

He has suffered a bit of a rough upbringing; his high school coach John Beckham is his and his brother's adopted guardian.

DGB has drawn comparisons from Randy Moss to A.J. Green to Julio Jones, but I liken Green-Beckham to Calvin Johnson and Plaxico Burress.

Who Is Stefon Diggs?

Diggs is a prospect from the Mid-Atlantic region that hails from Maryland. He plays for one of the top teams in the country in Our Lady of Good Counsel HS.

He's 6'0" and 190-pounds and does it all for his team. Diggs can play multiple positions and scored 23 TDs as a junior. 

Diggs is a confident player and I compare him to Robert Woods, DeSean Jackson and Hakeem Nicks of the Giants.

Dorial Green-Beckham Scouting Report

DGB is a tall and long-framed athlete with an incredible strike zone. At 6'6", he clearly has the size to tower over defenders and is a natural terror in the red zone. 

Yet he's also in the 220-pound range and runs the 40 in the 4.4 area. He's a phenomenal athlete, has great ball skills and shows a burst in and out of his breaks to gain separation. DGB also can shield a DB away from the ball, flashes pluckability and is very good as a RAC player.

The question I have on him is his release quickness off the line. At times, it seems he needs to build up too much, and this could give physical press corners a glimpse of hope of covering him.

Stefon Diggs Scouting Report

I've been tooting the Diggs horn for some time now, as the 6'0", 190-pounder is as versatile a player as there is in the country. Diggs may not time as a blazer in the 40, but something about giving him the ball and telling him to find the end zone makes him run as fast as anyone in the nation.

He can play WR, RB, slot WR, CB, FS, KR and PR for a team. Coaches debate now as to whether FS or CB is his best position over WR. 

Diggs is a playmaker in every sense of the word. He has good release quickness, can sit his hips down in his breaks, cut on a dime and separate with ease. I also see solid hands and have him as the top RAC player in the country on my board.

Comparing and Contrasting

In comparison, both players have great ball skills, athleticism and speed and are dangerous on the perimeter. But it looks like that's about it.

Green-Beckham is the classic big and physical specimen WR that many love. His size and speed project him undoubtedly as a WR.

Diggs is more of the jack-of-all-trades guy for an offense. He can play WR one play, move to the slot the next, then play RB—all in one series. Toss in the fact he can return kicks and punts efficiently and you see that Diggs is the more versatile player.

Who's Better?

Well, if you want the big, tall and fast guy, then you go with Green-Beckham. He's a specimen, a rare WR prospect that doesn't come around every year.

But if you're looking for a versatile WR that can do a little bit of everything, then Diggs is your guy. He's the type to whom you have to find a way to get the ball—be it on smoke screens, bubbles or reverses. Play him at RB or even Wildcat QB—just put the ball in his hands and magic happens.

Take your pick.