1st round WR Ranking

[dolfin530]

There isn't a clear cut #1 WR this year, like an A.J. Green but there is some good talent. Cordarrelle Patterson has the best combination of size and speed. Keenan Allen is a solid WR but I think people have him rated to high. Justin Hunter has 1st round talent but the knee injury is a concern so I have him in the 2nd round.

Here is my 1st round WR Ranking:

WR-Cordarrelle Patterson 6-3, 205 - Physically the best WR in the draft. Although he is a raw talent, he has tremendous combination of size and speed. Can make the tough catch and can get lots of YAC. Not the most polished WR but he has excellent upside. With a good 40 time he will solidify the top WR spot.

WR-DeAndre Hopkins 6-1, 200 - I really like him a lot. Has good size and and speed. Catches the ball well and is a good route runner. Can get YAC on the short stuff and can also get deep. Patterson has more upside but Hopkins is more polished. Simply a solid WR.

WR-Keenan Allen 6-3, 210 - Many have him the #1 WR. Gifted with size but lacks speed. I just can't put him #1. Probably the most polished WR will make the tough catch. All positives it's just the lack of speed really bumps him down. Will not be the first WR taken, don't be surprised if he falls to the bottom of the 1st round.

WR-Terrance Williams 6-2, 201 - The scheme at Baylor bumps him down but physically has decent size and good speed. Route wise didn't see much variation in the routes. Definitely a deep threat and can make the sideline grab. Decent hands and can make some tough catches. Bottom 1st round WR.

 

[MoFinz]

I love how everyone puts speed as a priority for a top tier receiver, then ignore the fact that Jerry Rice, the best wr of all time, was not a world class burner. How about work ethic? How about dedication? Theres a reason Usain Bolt , Tyson Gay and Carl Lewis didn't play in the NFL. It's a skill set and a mind set too.

 

[dolfin530]

Jerry Rice had some good speed. These guys are not just fast but have good body types, decent hands, and can make plays.

 

[Kevlared]

very true, speed isn't everything. 2 very good examples of this would be hakeem nicks and brandon marshall. 2 wr's not known for speed but are still very good number 1's.

 

[dolfin530]

If Allen runs a 4.5 then I may change my mind about him. I think the combine and pro days will change the thoughts of some players

 

[BlueFin]

Jerry Rice had some good speed. These guys are not just fast but have good body types, decent hands, and can make plays.

Rice ran a 4.7....not good speed. Forty times are overated as football is not track.

 

[dolfin530]

Rice ran a 4.7....not good speed. Forty times are overated as football is not track.

Good point

 

[dolfin530]

Cordarrelle Patterson is a lock as the top WR on my board officially!

 

[retarmyfinfan]

Cordarrelle Patterson is a lock as the top WR on my board officially!

Mine, too. I seen his highlights and that guy has eyes in the back of his head. He sees the whole field after the catch.

 

[finfan54]

Chris Harper 6'2 230 lbs 4.45 40

Priority #1 for Philbin:

Catch the football

 

[SCall13]

Speed is important - absolutely. Especially in this era. More important is route running and hands. But if you have a solid combination of all of the above, then you are a legit receiver. Hartline has DECENT speed and good hands. Runs pretty good routes and can make great catches. Why only one TD catch: Speed, ability to break tackles. It takes it all in todays NFL. Todays WRs need to strive to be "megatron". Todays WRs need to have the total package. It is what it is. The NFL is ever changing. It used to be who had the best running game, defense, a good QB, and capable WRs. It isn't the same anymore. The NFL changes just like everything else. That's why I am not so high on throwing a 12 at a WR this year.

 

[MiamiMuss]

Im very interestd to see what Allen and Hopkins run there 40's times in.I know its not the end game for them but its crucial as to how the WR position gets drafted.Ecspecially late 1st early 2nd round area.

 

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Rk	Chg	Player	College	Ht	Wt	P1	P2	Dif	BIO	VID
1		Luke Joeckel	Texas A&M	6'6"	310	LOT	ROT	-32	BIO	VID
2		Bjoern Werner	Florida State	6'4"	273	DE43	OLB34	-7	BIO	VID
3		Jarvis Jones	Georgia	6'2"	242	OLB34	OLB43	0	BIO	VID
4		Star Lotulelei	Utah	6'3"	325	DT43	DT34	-6	BIO	VID
5		Dee Milliner	Alabama	6'1"	196	CB			BIO	VID
6		Damontre Moore	Texas A&M	6'4"	250	DE43	OLB34	-39	BIO	VID
7		Eric Fisher	Central Michigan	6'7"	305	LOT			BIO	VID
8	--	Barkevious Mingo	LSU	6'4"	240	OLB34	DE43	-16	BIO	VID
9	--	Johnathan Hankins	Ohio State	6'3"	335	DT43	DT34	-5	BIO	VID
10		Chance Warmack	Alabama	6'3"	320	OG			BIO	VID
11	--	Dion Jordan	Oregon	6'6"	246	DE43	OLB34	0	BIO	VID
12		Keenan Allen	California	6'3"	205	WRF	WRP	0	BIO	VID
13		Sheldon Richardson	Missouri	6'3"	290	DT43	DE34	-44	BIO	VID
14		Xavier Rhodes	Florida State	6'1"	215	CB			BIO	VID
15		Geno Smith	West Virginia	6'3"	213	QB			BIO	VID
16		Kenny Vaccaro	Texas	6'1"	215	SS	FS	0	BIO	VID
17		Kevin Minter	LSU	6'1"	245	SILB			BIO	VID
18		Tyler Eifert	Notre Dame	6'5"	249	TE			BIO	VID
19	+57	Cordarrelle Patterson	Tennessee	6'3"	205	WRF			BIO	VID
20		Jonathan Jenkins	Georgia	6'3"	359	DT34	DT43	-18	BIO	VID
21		Tavon Austin	West Virginia	5'9"	176	WRS			BIO	VID
22		Johnthan Banks	Mississippi State	6'1"	185	CB			BIO	VID
23		Datone Jones	UCLA	6'4"	280	DE43			BIO	VID
24		Lane Johnson	Oklahoma	6'6"	303	LOT	ROT	-47	BIO	VID
25		Alec Ogletree	Georgia	6'3"	241	WILB	OLB43	0	BIO	VID
26		Sam Montgomery	LSU	6'4"	248	DE43	OLB34	-13	BIO	VID
27		Jonathan Cooper	North Carolina	6'3"	310	OG			BIO	VID
28		Manti Te'o	Notre Dame	6'2"	255	SILB			BIO	VID
29		Justin Hunter	Tennessee	6'4"	205	WRP	WRF	0	BIO	VID
30		Tyler Wilson	Arkansas	6'3"	215	QB			BIO	VID
31		Desmond Trufant	Washington	6'0"	185	CB			BIO	VID
32		D.J. Fluker	Alabama	6'6"	355	ROT			BIO	VID
33		Giovani Bernard	North Carolina	5'10"	205	RBF			BIO	VID
34		Zach Ertz	Stanford	6'5"	250	TE			BIO	VID
35		Sharrif Floyd	Florida	6'3"	298	DT43			BIO	VID
36		DeAndre Hopkins	Clemson	6'1"	200	WRF			BIO	VID
37		Jesse Williams	Alabama	6'3"	320	DT34	DT43	0	BIO	VID
38		Ezekiel Ansah	Brigham Young	6'5"	270	DE43	OLB34	-56	BIO	VID
39		Barrett Jones	Alabama	6'4"	312	OC	OG	-23	BIO	VID
40		Terrance Williams	Baylor	6'1"	190	WRF			BIO	VID
41		Jordan Poyer	Oregon State	5'11"	190	CB			BIO	VID
42		Arthur Brown	Kansas State	6'1"	228	WILB	OLB43	0	BIO	VID
43		Eric Reid	LSU	6'2"	208	FS			BIO	VID
44		Alex Okafor	Texas	6'4"	260	OLB34	DE43	0	BIO	VID
45		Robert Woods	USC	6'1"	184	WRF			BIO	VID
46	+76	Zac Dysert	Miami (OH)	6'3"	214	QB			BIO	VID
47		Sylvester Williams	North Carolina	6'3"	320	DE34	DT34	0	BIO	VID
48		Matt Elam	Florida	5'10"	206	SS			BIO	VID
49		Eddie Lacy	Alabama	5'10"	220	RBF			BIO	VID
50		Jamar Taylor	Boise State	5'11"	198	CB			BIO	VID
51		Tyler Bray	Tennessee	6'5"	210	QB			BIO	VID
52		Larry Warford	Kentucky	6'3"	336	OG			BIO	VID
53	+42	Tavarres King	Georgia	6'1"	192	WRF			BIO	VID
54		Khaseem Greene	Rutgers	6'1"	220	OLB43	WILB	0	BIO	VID
55		Matt Barkley	USC	6'2"	220	QB			BIO	VID
56		William Gholston	Michigan State	6'6"	278	DE34	DE43	-30	BIO	VID
57	+71	Michael Buchanan	Illinois	6'5"	240	OLB34	DE43	-21	BIO	VID
58		Logan Ryan	Rutgers	6'0"	190	CB			BIO	VID
59		Andre Ellington	Clemson	5'10"	192	RBC			BIO	--
60		Aaron Dobson	Marshall	6'2"	205	WRP	WRF	0	BIO	VID
61		Travis Frederick	Wisconsin	6'4"	330	OC	OG		BIO	VID
62		Justin Pugh	Syracuse	6'5"	298	LOT	ROT	-163	BIO	VID
63		Oday Aboushi	Virginia	6'6"	310	ROT	LOT	-40	BIO	VID
64		Mike Glennon	North Carolina St	6'4"	225	QB			BIO	VID
65		David Amerson	North Carolina St	6'2"	193	CB			BIO	VID
66		Kawann Short	Purdue	6'3"	310	DT43			BIO	VID
67	+104	Malliciah Goodman	Clemson	6'4"	278	DE43	DE34	-270	BIO	VID
68		Jamie Collins	Southern Miss	6'3"	240	OLB34			BIO	VID
69		Phillip Thomas	Fresno State	6'1"	215	FS	SS	-38	BIO	VID
70		Chris Faulk	LSU	6'6"	325	ROT	LOT	0	BIO	VID
71	+60	Sean Porter	Texas A&M	6'2"	230	WILB	OLB43	-51	BIO	VID
72		Quinton Patton	Louisiana Tech	6'2"	195	WRF			BIO	VID
73	+328	Gavin Escobar	San Diego State	6'6"	255	TE			BIO	--
74		Shawn Williams	Georgia	6'1"	218	SS			BIO	VID
75	+326	Jonathan Cyprien	Florida Int'l	6'0"	210	SS			BIO	--
76		Kenjon Barner	Oregon	5'11"	195	RBC			BIO	VID
77		Cornellius Carradine	Florida State	6'4"	265	DE43	OLB34	-17	BIO	VID
78		Will Davis	Utah State	6'0"	186	CB			BIO	--
79	+36	Stedman Bailey	West Virginia	5'10"	195	WRS	WRF	0	BIO	VID
80		Montee Ball	Wisconsin	5'11"	218	RBF			BIO	VID
81		Landry Jones	Oklahoma	6'4"	230	QB			BIO	VID
82	+38	Jordan Reed	Florida	6'3"	239	TE			BIO	VID
83		Stepfan Taylor	Stanford	5'11"	210	RBF			BIO	VID
84		Corey Lemonier	Auburn	6'4"	242	OLB34	DE43	-12	BIO	VID
85		Tony Jefferson	Oklahoma	5'10"	200	FS			BIO	VID
86		Brennan Williams	North Carolina	6'7"	315	LOT	ROT	-49	BIO	VID
87		Robert Alford	SE Louisiana	5'11"	184	CB			BIO	VID
88		Margus Hunt	SMU	6'8"	288	DE34	DE43	-8	BIO	--
89		Da'Rick Rogers	Tennessee Tech	6'3"	215	WRP	WRF	0	BIO	VID
90		Johnathan Franklin	UCLA	5'10"	195	RBC			BIO	VID
91	+60	Leon McFadden	San Diego State	5'10"	190	CB			BIO	VID
92		Mike Gillislee	Florida	5'11"	209	RBF			BIO	VID
93		Brandon Jenkins	Florida State	6'3"	265	OLB34	DE43	-71	BIO	VID
94		Bacarri Rambo	Georgia	6'0"	218	FS	SS	-59	BIO	VID
95		John Simon	Ohio State	6'2"	260	DE43	OLB34	0	BIO	VID
96		Ryan Nassib	Syracuse	6'2"	229	QB			BIO	VID
97		Akeem Spence	Illinois	6'1"	305	DT43			BIO	VID
98		Alvin Bailey	Arkansas	6'5"	320	OG			BIO	VID
99		Nico Johnson	Alabama	6'2"	246	WILB	SILB	0	BIO	VID
100		Joseph Fauria	UCLA	6'7"	252	TE			BIO	VID

More specifically, out of the top 82 players on this list, which two WR's would you like to see drafted by the Fins? Yes, I said two (and one TE). One of these guys will definitely be a Fin - hopefully Jeff grabs two. The other picks can be either a CB, DE or an OL.

[Guys with big jumps in value - I left the their triangles in place - I deleted the others as there is a limit on the amount of images in one post.]

 

[SF Dolphin Fan]

I like your list. Agree with Patterson #1. Patton is another guy I really, really want on this team. I just think he'd be an excellent fit for Philibin's offense.

 

[dolfin530]

I like your list. Agree with Patterson #1. Patton is another guy I really, really want on this team. I just think he'd be an excellent fit for Philibin's offense.

I got Patton in round 2, I like him too.