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Weekly Roundup | Wide Receivers

Erik Turner
03/30/2018
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Continuing our Weekly Roundup series, we’ll be looking at some of the best prospects at the wide receiver position and what we learned about them this week.

DJ MOORE – MARYLAND

The former Terrapin’s stock is going up since an impressive showing at the combine, and after another good showing at his pro day, it looks like he’ll be a 1st round pick and maybe even the first WR off the board when the draft rolls around. The Panthers are a potential landing spot for the athletic wideout, with OC Norv Turner watching his pro day workout like a hawk:

CALVIN RIDLEY – ALABAMA 

Ridley has thus far been the consensus #1 WR in this draft class, a former 5 star recruit who had stellar production for the Crimson Tide. But an unremarkable combine performance added to the fact he will be an old rookie, entering the league at age 24, is making some people question his star potential as a pro. He was able to rebound in his pro day Wednesday, and during interviews guaranteed he’s in fact the best wide receiver of the class. Ridley still is the favorite to be the first WR selected in this year’s draft, but it’s not as safe a bet as it seemingly was prior to the combine.

COURTLAND SUTTON – SMU 

While Sutton had his pro day today, Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett worked extensively with him. The 6 foot 4, 218 pound WR had a great workout and is an intriguing prospect, but our draft specialist Brad Kelly doesn’t sound very optimistic about him on the latest Cover 1 podcast, despite believing he will be a first or second day selection.

MICHAEL GALLUP – CSU 

The talented all around wideout was able to improve on combine numbers at his pro day and is another possible first or second day pick in this draft.

ANTHONY MILLER – MEMPHIS

His pro day will be on April 10, and it will be interesting to see his 40 time. Miller is a dangerous weapon playing in the slot or outside, and his production in the red zone was truly on another level.

 

DANTE PETTIS – WASHINGTON STATE

Pettis is still struggling with an ankle injury suffered last November, which prevented him doing any combine or pro day drills. Despite not being able to take advantage of those opportunities, our own Brad Kelly has Pettis as his #1 WR in this class and believes someone will get tremendous value drafting him on day two or three.

CHRISTIAN KIRK – TEXAS A&M

The former Aggie caught passes from Jhonny Manziel at his pro day, and it looks like they were able to help each other. Kirk’s being compared to the productive Lions WR Golden Tate, and is another interesting prospect in a deep 2018 WR class.

JAMES WASHINGTON – OKLAHOMA STATE

Washington was able to take advantage of his pro day, improving his vertical jump from 34.5 inches at the combine to an impressive 39 inches at his latest workout. His 4.5 speed isn’t lightning fast by any means, but this guy knows how to get open deep.

DJ CHARK – LSU

He will be holding his pro day next Wednesday and will surely be watched closely by all WR-needy teams. Chark, who impressed at the NFL Combine, has the best combination of size (6’3″) and speed (4.3) in this class.

This is really a deep group of talented guys, with other names like Penn State’s DaeSean Hamilton, Texas Tech tandem Keke Coutee and Dylan Cantrell, and others. It will be fun to follow these guys and see who ultimately finds the most success at the pro level.

2018 NFL Draft | Anthony Miller | Calvin Ridley | Christian Kirk | Courtland Sutton | DaeSean Hamilton | Dante Pettis | DJ Chark | DJ Moore | Dylan Cantrell | James Washington | KeKe Coutee | Michael Gallup | Weekly Roundup | Wide Receiver

Erik Turner

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