DRAFTMETRICS assumes that this affected all groups equally and, therefore, did not distort the comparative results. Must have an instant release off of the LOS with low pad level and little wasted movement, a burst into the route, one step cuts, impeccable catching ability, and the ability to separate himself from defenders with rare top … Press J to jump to the feed. It might have been a reasonable expectation that at some point in the draft, NFL teams would take more chances on fast receivers with weaknesses in other areas but this does not seem to have been the case. This despite have no success at all, still unexplainable, in the sixth round. Must have an instant release off of the LOS with low pad level, a burst into the route, one step cuts, outstanding catching ability, and the ability to separate himself from defenders with his speed. The importance of speed for a first round draft choice is obvious from the table. DRAFTMETRICS conducted this review this by determining the number of players by group and by round that achieved the milestones of (1) a 5-year career and (2) at least one year as a starter. Let’s go trait by trait and get to know the wide receiver class a little bit more. Must be a constant threat anytime he is on the field. FBS Power 5 Wide Receiver Physical Measurables: Height: 6'2" Weight: 190 lbs. He is typically very athletic, quicker than fast or possesses the speed and is undersized for the position. Megatron is 2" taller, 20 lbs heavier and with all this extra size he still ran a faster 40 and had a higher vertical than Jones. (The population size is even smaller for this exercise as a total of only 228 players achieved the milestones.) Also Yao Ming's hands, Wilt's prowess with ladies, and Jordy Nelson's skin tone so CBs don't honor his speed. As can be seen in the table the percentage of players that ran less than 4.50 was fairly close to the same for Group 1 and Group 2. Quick, someone call Mac! 5'11" wingspan with 7'4" wingspan. Evans uses his large body to shield off opposing corners and safeties, and that's exactly what we need when building the perfect wide receiver. He has earned All-State and All-Conference honors. •If a kid cannot become 6’2” then they can look at the average height and weight of other positions. So what is the ideal size for a wide receiver? College Football Scouts Have Guidelines, Yet All Guidelines Can Be Broken, College Football Talent Does Not Fit Into A Neat Hierarchy. For this purpose, DRAFTMETRICS measured only the number of players in each size group and speed group who became five-year starters (with the same acknowledgement regarding the 2009-2012 draftees as above). Coach Keys: Must be a constant threat anytime he is on the field. What the fuck dude there has to be some problems with having a wingspan that long. Over three-quarters of first round draft choices ran the 60 in less than 4.50 seconds. He has earned All-Conference Honors. Jordy will never get the respect he deserves. To sum it all up, the most significant findings in this analysis are: • Wide receivers measuring between 5-11 and 6-1 make almost half of the receivers drafted • There is not a major difference in success among the three “height groups” o Slight edge to receivers 5-11 to 6-1 • Receivers 6-2 and taller have an inexplicable lack of success in the sixth round of the draft • Speed is very big factor in being drafted early, regardless of height o 77% of first round receivers run the 40 in 4.50 or less, compared to about 50% in the rest of the draft • Wide receivers 6-2 and over and who run less than 4.50 in the 40 have a success rate that is moderately higher than the other groups o This despite having a 0% success rate in the sixth round • Wide receivers 5-11 to 6-1 have the highest success rate among draftees who run the 40 in 4.50 or higher • Faster wide receivers do have a higher success rate, largely the result of rounds five and six, Tony is the founder of DRAFTMETRICS.COM can be e-mailed at draftmetrics@gmail.com and followed on Twitter @draftmetrics, No. Out of every position, I feel like wide receivers have the greatest variety in terms of size and weight: On the one hand, there are smaller guys like Antonio Brown or OBJ, that are really successfull. He must be able to catch a jump ball as easy as a post, shallow, slant, or hitch. It should be mentioned that most of the players studied did run 4.60 or better. 12 Miami extends dominance over Florida State, Baylor returns two kickoffs for TDs, hammers Kansas, No. 5'11" wingspan with 7'4" wingspan. I think the title is pretty self-explanatory. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Size, speed, athleticism. There are no earthshaking trends noted in the next table, which shows the percentage of Wide Receivers who achieve the two milestones discussed above. Perfect size for speed/agility/burst with the catching radius of a pterodactyl.