NFL Draft Board: Top 10 WR’s

The Miami Dolphins need a wide-receiver and they may draft one on Thursday. They may also have to wait until Friday to grab one in round two if they don’t get who they want on day one. Everyone has their list of players so I figured I may as well have mine.

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Here is my look at my top 10 wide-receivers in this years draft. In the order that I would take them.

10 – Sammie Coates*, WR, Auburn
Height: 6-1. Weight: 212.
40 Time: 4.43.

A fantastic athlete with solid deep speed, Coates has a big frame you look for in a  wide-receiver on the outside. Coates is a post and fly route runner who can get behind defenses. He has strong hands and can use his body to shield defenders but he is also a project at the NFL level. A day three pick should Miami not find anyone suitable on day one and two.

9 – Breshad Perriman, WR, Central Florida 

Height: 6-2. Weight: 212.

Perriman is an NFL pedigree, his father Bret played wide-receiver for the Lions. There are parts of Perriman’s game that I really like. He has very good hands and can be a dominant outside receiving threat but he lacks an aggressiveness towards fighting for balls. Something Miami fans hated about Mike Wallace.

8 – Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State
Height: 6-2. Weight: 217.
40 Time: 4.44.

Strong is a solid athlete with decent speed but at Arizona  State he ran basic routes and the NFL is anything but basic. That is a concern for me as I evaluate the talent at 14. It’s likely he won’t drop to round two but if he does he may be better slated for a mid-round 2nd.

7 – Devin Smith, WR, Ohio State
Height: 6-0. Weight: 196.
40 Time: 4.42.

Smith is a deep ball threat that would replace Mike Wallace but Tannehill still needs to get the ball to him or it won’t really matter. Smith had a solid career at Ohio State just like another OSU first round pick, Ted Ginn, Jr. Not saying they are the same but if I am looking for a receiver in late round two or three, Smith isn’t a bad choice.

6 – Nelson Agholor, WR, USC
Height: 6-0. Weight: 198.
40 Time: 4.42.

Rising fast, Agholor is getting a lot of first round play and could be the 4th WR taken in round one. Agholor has very good speed and can contribute as a wide-receiver and return specialist. He has very good hands and runs solid routes but he is considered by many to be a secondary receiver and the Dolphins have that in Kenny Stills. They need a go-to outside number one threat.

5 – Philip Dorsett, WR, Miami
Height: 5-9. Weight: 185.
40 Time: 4.33.

Dorsett has been compared to T.Y. Hilton in terms of what he can become. The Dolphins messed up by not drafting Hilton when they had the chance and passing on a local prospect might come back to hurt them. Projected to be drafted at the bottom of round 1 or round two, Dorsett has some growing to do but could develop quickly. He is a value pick in the 2nd round if he is still there when Miami selects.

4 – DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville
Height: 6-3. Weight: 209.
40 Time: 4.45.

Parker gets projected to Miami at 14 more than any other player, that is until his stock rose and now many believe he won’t get past Cleveland two picks before Miami. Parker is a very good athlete with solid hands but he doesn’t fight for the football and he doesn’t often attack the ball at its highest point. That being said he is NFL ready and could be the piece Miami needs on offense.

3 – Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Oklahoma
Height: 6-5. Weight: 237.
40 Time: 4.49.

This is actually the number one wide-receiver on my board but like in the real draft his stock is dropped due to serious character concerns. While still a little raw, DGB could be elite. Like Calvin Johnson elite. He has every trait you want in a wide-receiver and can be explosive and dominant. He is also consistent. The problem though is off the field. Because of his off-field issues, DGB could go in round one or drop to round five. Some believe he could go undrafted although I don’t buy that at all. If DGB is sitting on the board when Miami selects in round 2 I would take him. I would take him late in round one but not at 14.

2 – Kevin White, WR, West Virginia
Height: 6-3. Weight: 215.
40 Time: 4.35.

Prior to the NFL Combine, White was the 2nd best WR in the league. I don’t put a lot of stock into what players do at the combine in terms of them rising so I keep him here as the 2nd best WR in the draft. Although I will say the margin is minimal.

White is going to change a football teams offense. Just like Amari Cooper who sits at number one.

1 – Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
Height: 6-1. Weight: 210.
Projected 40 Time: 4.40.

Cooper is NFL ready now and while there are some parts of his game that need to be changed there is no question about his ability to play the position from day one. He has great hands, solid speed, size, and determination. He needs to fight for the ball more and attack at the highest position but he catches the ball with his hands and his constancy is very good.