2012 NFL Mock Draft | Wide Receivers

1. Justin Blackmon • 6-1• 207 • Oklahoma State
Blackmon is a big bodied wide receiver who can make all the plays. He is very physical and has very good hands. Not elite speed but that is ok because he is not a speed receiver. He is smaller than projected but plays very big: Top 10
2. Michael Floyd • 6-3 • 220 • Notre Dame
Floyd has the ability to make all the plays at the NFL level. He has very good speed with a combination of good hands and physical play. Floyd could challenge Blackmon to be the 1st Wide Receiver off the board in April: Top 20

3. Kendall Wright• 5-10 • 196 • Baylor
Wright unlike Blackmon and Floyd is a burner. He didn’t have a great combine workout but does play very fast with pads on. He can play the slot and also has the ability to stretch the field. Comparisons have been mate to Desean Jackson which I would agree with: 1st Round
4. Alshon Jeffery • 6-3 • 216 • South Carolina
There are a lot of different views about Alshon Jeffery and where he projects. His 40 time at his pro day will be a big determining factor to see if he has the speed to get separation. With that being said he is still a first round talent that will be a good big bodied wide receiver in the NFL: Late 1st –Early 2nd

5. Stephen Hill • 6-4• 215• Georgia Tech
Hill has very little game type to watch because he was in a run first offense. With that being said he is a very fast and smooth looking athlete for his 6’4” frame. Additionally he seems to catch the ball well with his hands away from his body. He may be drafted ahead of Jeffery due to his upside: Late 1st –Early 2nd
6. Reuben Randle• 6-3 • 210 • LSU
Randle is a good all around receiver with good size. He does not have the speed that some of the other top tier guys have which does hurt him a little bit. However, he does have good size and catches the ball well. What will end up hurting him is that he played for LSU which was a run first offense: Late 1st – Early 2nd Round

7. Mohamed Sanu • 6-2 • 211 • Rutgers
Sanu seems to be one of the forgotten men in the wide receiver class. He did not perform well at the combine so he has fallen down draft boards. His game however is built on being physical and boxing guys out more like a Tight End style. So as long as he can run crisp routes he will be a good receiver because of the way he uses his body: Late 1st – Early 2nd
8. Brian Quick • 6-4 • 220 • Appalachian State
Quick is a big bodied wide receiver who has the ability to make all the plays. He is a little raw because he didn’t play top level talent like the rest of the guys on this list. However, due to his upside he will be drafted in day 2: 2nd Round

9. Joe Adams • 5-11 • 179 • Arkansas
Adams is multi dimensional as he can play WR full time and he can also be a return/special team player. He is very agile and can get in and out of cuts very well which helps both in the slot and in the return game. Due to his ability to do so much he will be a day 2 pick. Late 2nd – Early 3rd Round

10. Tommy Streeter • 6-5 • 219 • Miami
Streeter has a big frame and is very fast for his size. That said he doesn’t have great hands and he is not a polished route runner. If he is worked with he has all the physical tools to be a #1 wide receiver. Late 2nd- Early 3rd Round

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