Andre Iosivas & Chase Brown article.

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(07-03-2024, 11:49 AM)Whatever Wrote: Puka Nacau, Jaylen Waddle, Terry McLaurin, Mike Thomas, Chris Olave, Nico Collins, George Pickens, etc, etc.

If you look, you're going to find a lot more good NFL WR's that didn't put up 1k yards in college than good NFL WR's that were drafted on Day 3.

None of those guys popped into my head to look up before I posted, so thank you. Rep for that.

While those are good players who did not have 1000+ yards in college, here are some WRs drafted in the 1st or 2nd round in recent drafts that have not (yet) become good-producing WRs in the NFL (700+ yards in a season)...

2021:
Kadarius Toney
Rashod Bateman
Elijah Moore
Rondale Moore
D'Wayne Eskeridge

2022:
Jahan Dotson
Treylon Burks
Christian Watson
Terrace Marshall
Wan'Dale Robinson
Tyquan Thornton
Alec Pierce
Skyy Moore

2023:
Quentin Johnston
Jonathan Mingo
Marvin Mims

Point being there's still plenty of early-round guys who don't blossom, especially not within their first 1-2 years.

I get being optimistic about Burton. There's a ton to like about him. I'm hopeful he pans out like many others are hoping.
But again, let's not already rule out Charlie Jones from slot or being a good NFL WR just because of his rookie year.
Now if he's through 3 years and still hasn't, I think there's enough to say if it hadn't happened yet it probably won't, but quite a number of players don't boom in Year 1 but come along in Year 2 or Year 3.