2011 NFL Draft: Julio Jones Is Either the Next Braylon Edwards or Andre Johnson

March 30, 2011   ·   Brian DiTullio   ·   Jump to comments

Julio Jones Gets Comparisons To Two Big Receivers

Julio Jones is considered one of the top two receivers in the draft with A.J. Green, but his red flag is his inconsistent hands.

Jones drops passes, sometimes they are passes he has no business dropping. So cue the Braylon Edwards comparisons.

Edwards has spent most of his career blaming other people and other factors for dropping passes that hit him right between the numbers. His 2010 season was one of his best seasons, but he also was in a contract year, so you have to take that with a grain of salt.

The other comparison, and in my mind this is the better one, is the Houston Texans' Andre Johnson.

Like Johnson, Jones lit up the Combine with his speed, and that speed may mean he goes off the board before A.J. Green.

NFLDraftscout.com agrees that the speed factor is a big one.

"Playmaking 220-pound receivers with sub-4.4 speed are rare breeds, but Jones entered (Andre) Johnson ter...

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