I agree! For every one Mitchell there are a hundred or so bethel Johnson’s!
This year, it would be nice to see bb break his pattern of drafting when it comes to wide receivers and go for a guy with super production in college over a guy with super physical characteristics.
So while a guy like Paris Campbell has super speed, he disappears for quarters at a time in games and runs I limited route tree.
A guy like Harry is not a burner, but he has a ton of yards and catches against double teams almost every game. He runs the whole route tree, plus carries the rock on occasions. He knows how to get open and should be able to learn option routes!
Interesting to note that Branch had back to back 1000 yard seasons in college. He's the only receiver we've drafted to hit that mark each year, although most of the receivers had solid career numbers in aggregate. But you may be on to something that players who can produce at a high level in college are more likely to continue to produce in the pros.
Deion Branch College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
Harry hits that mark. He might not be the fastest, but 4.53 is still better than Deandre Hopkins, Antonio Brown, Michael Thomas, JuJu Smith-Schuster, etc. His jumps were great and he tied Metcalf on the bench. He's got body control and YAC ability. I could probably be convinced at 32, but definitely at 56.
I may dig into the rest of the prospects to see if they hit those thresholds. AJ Brown also looks pretty good. He's another guy I'd strongly consider if he made it to 32.
Isabella looking good.
Jennings just falls short, but he missed a couple games this year and shared targets with Sills, who had something like 35 TDs in the past two years. 13 TDs in 11 games for Jennings while sharing in that offense is really solid.
My sleeper pick for a slot receiver extraordinaire, KeeSean Johnson, also hits that benchmark.
Brown is tiny but talented. Great numbers, great tape, but injury concerns.
Stanley Morgan Jr missed out by 14 yards, but his QBs were HORRENDOUS.
Kelvin Harmon isn't very fast, but GREAT body control and solid production.
I think Anthony Johnson is the last guy who fulfills that arbitrary requirement. Short list.
EDIT:
@sircole What can you tell me about Hart? You've been championing him all year if I recall. He had a couple great seasons, then really fell off, but he could conditionally belong on this list since he has two 1000+ yard receiving years, but his senior year looks a bit grim.
Cody Thompson is the only other guy who is in the ballpark. After 825 and 1,269 yards his SO and JR year, his next two years (redshirt) were only 537 and 647. Mitigating factors? I know Caserio personally led his work out, so presumably he's getting a close look.
