NFL's next great Wide Receiver

Every once in a while there comes a player who is a can’t miss wide receiver. Wide receiver, in my opinion, is the toughest position to evaluate from the college level to the pro game. A lot of great college WRs are serviceable in the NFL. I’m not saying it’s hard to evaluate them in general. I’m saying it’s hard to see which guys actually will dominate the NFL like they did in college.

Last year the guy was Michael Crabtree. I’m on record as saying I don’t think he’s going to be great in the NFL. My opinion is that he will probably be a good receiver but he won’t meet expectations of being a true great.

Guys like Calvin Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald come along every once in a few years. You know w/o a doubt they are going to be natural stars. Those guys have the ball catching ability and playmaking ability that will fit in with any offense. (And I still think that Calvin Johnson has more ability than Larry Fitzgerald. Just wait until Stafford actually develops.)

This year there is another talent like that coming through the draft. The hype around Oklahoma State WR, Dez Bryant, is legit. The next great super receiver will be playing on a lucky NFL team next year. He has all the tools similar Calvin Johnson. He has the size, speed, body control, and ball catching skills that Calvin and Fitzgerald have. Bryant is a big play waiting to happen on every snap. If you get a chance to watch a Oklahoma State game do yourself a favor and watch for Bryant. To me, he is part Calvin Johnson and part Brandon Marshall and I can’t wait to watch him play on Sundays.