Is Louisville WR DeVante Parker This Year’s Odell Beckham Jr.?

April 10, 2015   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

Odell Beckham Jr. wasn't the first wide receiver selected in the 2014 NFL draft. Or the second.
However, by the time the dust settled, it was Beckham who rose to the top of the most loaded class of young receivers in recent memory, reeling in 91 passes for 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns—in 12 games, no less.
This year's crop of young wideouts may not be quite as stacked as 2014's draft was, but it's still a deep and talented group. And once again, buzz is building in some circles that the presumptive first receiver off the board may not wind up being No. 1 when we look back.
That's the latest from Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, who reports that Louisville wide receiver DeVante Parker is picking up steam as a potential top-10 pick on April 30:
The receiver who I hear scouts gush quietly about the most is Louisville's DeVante Parker. A year ago around the combine I wrote what several evaluators I really trusted were telling me that Odell Beckham J...

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