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2011 NFL Mock Draft: Sorting Through the Wide Receiver Class, Part 2

April 26, 2011   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Continued from part one, a more comprehensive look at some of the 2011 NFL Draft class' drawbacks from the wide receiver group.
I'm not overly enthusiastic about Jonathan Baldwin, Titus Young or Greg Little.  Baldwin has always seemed to be a "jump ball" prospect to me, which works fine in college but is only marginally-effective in the pros.  He compares himself to Larry Fitzgerald, and beyond the size and Pittsburgh connection, I just don't see it.  Not a huge fan of his route-running skills either.  Young is a guy who I feel has had every chance to shine leading up to the 2011 NFL Draft, but just hasn't impressed much.  He's yet to display his self-professed world-class speed, and that would concern me if I were drafting a guy whose skillset is largely based on...you know, world-class speed. 
Little is another concern entirely.  I don't feel that he's impressed much leading up to the draft AND he's had a year off footb...

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