NFL Draft 2014: Why Sammy Watkins Is a Special Wide Receiver

March 28, 2014   ·   Cian Fahey   ·   Jump to comments

It's tough to find a mock draft for the 2014 NFL draft that doesn't have Sammy Watkins going before the 10th overall pick.
Bleacher Report's Matt Miller believes the Clemson wide receiver will go second overall to the St. Louis Rams. CBSSports' Will Brinson agrees.
ESPN's Mel Kiper sees Watkins falling as far as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at seventh overall, while both Dane Brugler of NFLDraftScout.com (via CBSSports.com) and Josh Norris of Rotoworld project that Watkins will land with the Oakland Raiders as the fifth overall selection.
In recent seasons, the two most successful top-10 picks who played the wide receiver position were Julio Jones and A.J. Green.
Both Green and Jones came out of the 2011 draft, fourth and sixth overall, respectively. Both players are at least 6'3", and both played in offenses that asked them to run a variety of routes and make contested catches from game to game.
Sammy Watkins is just 6'1", and he played in an offens...

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