2012 NFL Draft rankings: Wide receivers

by Dan Kadar on Jul 3, 2011 9:30 PM EDT in 2012 NFL Draft

The wide receiver class eligible for the 2012 NFL Draft is as talented as it is deep.

Everyone knows the top players in the class – South Carolina's Alshon Jeffery, Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon and Texas A&M's Jeff Fuller. As the season progresses, players like North Carolina's Dwight Jones, Arkansas' Greg Childs and Stanford's Chris Owusu could be in the first-round discussion.

The talent, though, is such that teams will be able to get a quality and productive wide receiver into the third round.

1. Jeff Fuller | 6'3, 215 pounds | WR | Texas A&M

2. Michael Floyd | 6'3, 228 pounds | WR | Notre Dame

3. Ryan Broyles | 5'11, 185 pounds | WR | Oklahoma

4. Greg Childs | 6'3, 217 pounds | WR | Arkansas

5. Juron Criner | 6'4, 210 pounds | WR | Arizona

6. DeVier Posey | 6'2, 213 pounds | WR | Ohio State

7. Chris Owusu | 6'2, 200 pounds | WR | Stanford

8. Marquis Maze | 5'10, 180 pounds | WR | Alabama

9. Dwight Jones | 6'4, 220 pounds | WR | North Carolina

10. Kendall Wright | 5'10, 185 pounds | WR | Baylor

11. T.Y. Hilton | 5'10, 183 pounds | WR | Florida International

12. Nick Toon | 6'3, 212 pounds | WR | Wisconsin

13. Jarrett Boykin | 6'2, 218 pounds | WR | Virginia Tech

14. Damario Belcher | 6'5, 215 pounds | WR | Indiana

15. Jermaine Kearse | 6'2, 205 pounds | WR | Washington

16. Chris Rainey | 5'9, 175 pounds | WR | Florida

17. Derek Moye | 6'5, 202 pounds | WR | Penn State

18. Travis Benjamin | 5'10, 175 pounds | WR | Miami

19. Brian Quick | 6'4, 216 pounds | WR | Appalachian State

20. Joe Adams | 5'11, 180 pounds | WR | Arkansas

JUNIORS:

1. Alshon Jeffery | 6'4, 232 pounds | WR | South Carolina *

2. Justin Blackmon | 6'1, 207 pounds | WR | Oklahoma State *

3. Mohamed Sanu | 6'2, 218 pounds | WR | Rutgers *

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Less clear at the top this year

Fewer definite talents. I could any of those top 5 seniors out of the 1st round. I like Floyd and Broyles out of the seniors so far (although Broyles may lack the measurables to be picked early), but Floyd has to screw his head on straight.

"Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun."

by ct17 on Jul 4, 2011 8:33 AM EDT reply actions