WR is about skill more than anything else, so I wouldn't count on him becoming good. Get WR's who are already good.
This is a great point and simply put. It’s something I’ve always went by when looking at receivers
W/ receivers especially, it’s just important to trust your eyes. Lame QB play or a misfit offense can skew the numbers for some guys. Guys like Bateman, who is a first round talent, but he ain’t really getting first round love due to his most recent season. That offense are QB were hopeless. The stats won’t help you, but if you watch Bateman, he’s already good.
in another light, it’s why Pitts is so remarkable and all but a lock to produce in the NFL. It takes just about zero projection w/ Kyle Pitts. What he was doing wasn’t happening in a flukey way, he was just straight dawging anyone who tried him. As you put it, he’s already good. Kelce, Waller required projection based on what they were good at.
DK Metcalf for example. It was no secret that he was good. He just didn’t have the sample size to make teams feel good about picking him. If you just watched him play, he had star written all over him.
But again I love how you put it. Just draft receivers that are already good.