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5 star wide receivers in the last decade..stars, busts, and in between:

Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:27 am
Posted by LOCO5150
NWA
Member since Sep 2011
4867 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:27 am
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LIVED UP TO THE HYPE
DeSean Jackson, Cal
Percy Harvin, Florida
Julio Jones, Alabama
A.J. Green, Georgia
Jonathan Baldwin, Pitt
Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
Robert Woods, USC
Sammy Watkins, Clemson
Jarvis Landry, LSU
Nelson Agholor, USC

GOOD CAREERS BUT MIXED REVIEWS
Patrick Turner, USC
Derrick Williams, Penn State
Terrence Toliver, LSU
Arrelious Benn, Illinois
DeAndre Brown, Southern Miss
Rueben Randle, LSU
Mike Davis, Texas
Da’Rick Rogers, Tennessee/Tennessee Tech
Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri/Oklahoma

BUSTS
Fred Rouse, FSU/UTEP/Concordia College
Vidal Hazelton, USC/Cincinnati
Deonte Thompson, Florida
Marlon Brown, Georgia
Andre Debose, Florida
Kyle Prater, USC/Northwestern
George Farmer, USC
Trey Metoyer, Oklahoma
Thomas Johnson, Texas A&M
Darius White, Texas/Missouri

UNDETERMINED
Stefon Diggs, Maryland
Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss
Robert Foster, Alabama
Robbie Rhodes, Baylor
Speedy Noil, Texas A&M
Malachi Dupre, LSU
Ermon Lane, Florida State
KD Cannon, Baylor
John “JuJu” Smith, USC


How many of the undetermined will make it to the NFL?
Posted by agrunner
Flower Mound
Member since Dec 2012
4617 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:28 am to
Speedy will even if it's just a return man. However, I think he'll make a decent NFL receiver.
Posted by Farmer1906
The Woodlands, TX
Member since Apr 2009
50165 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:36 am to
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Thomas Johnson, Texas A&M



I don't remember him being a 5 star.

Edit: ESPN, 247, and Rivals all listed him as a 4 star.
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 10:39 am
Posted by chilge1
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2009
12137 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:37 am to
Noil, Treadwell, and Dupre will make a roster. Dont know much about the others
Posted by Beaux
Down On The Bayou
Member since Sep 2005
4585 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:38 am to
Randle lived up to the 5 star billing at LSU but not Toliver
Posted by Jagd Tiger
The Kinder, Gentler Jagd
Member since Mar 2014
18139 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:39 am to

I'd rate DGB, who btw, never played a down for OU, as an "undetermined", I mean sure, he had a great game or two, but mostly against UK level schools. His freshman year was a big nothing, so one season with a few highlites really, you could probably say half - good half - undetermined.

Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
Member since Dec 2011
60117 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:39 am to
Neither do I. Regardless it's a shame what happened, dude had a ton of talent and I'm convinced would have been one of the best receivers in the conference this year had he been able to stick around
Posted by TheMightyTerrier
Member since Nov 2010
2099 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:40 am to
Marlon Brown, from your bust column, made the NFL.
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
123586 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:43 am to
JJ/Lee fricked his career up
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
39965 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:46 am to
Took him forever to learn the playbook but he was great when he did. A nasty injury ended his promising senior year.
Posted by alabamabuckeye
Member since Jun 2010
22206 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:46 am to
I didn't see Amari Cooper on there but then I remembered that he was a 4*. How he was only a 4* is beyond me, his film and camps were great
Posted by gatortrav88
Member since Oct 2014
3807 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:54 am to
stefon diggs is a little better then undetermined

im not sure where deonte thompson was ranked a 5 star but it wasnt rivals wait is this frickin scout rankings? lol they have like 80 5 stars a class
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 10:57 am
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
64455 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:57 am to
how can Terrance Toliver be considered to have mixed reviews? i'm not sure if he has any receptions in an actual game in his NFL career. I don't think he's ever even been on a 53 man roster. He's absolutely a bust. Unimpressive all through college and went undrafted.
Posted by metafour
Member since Feb 2007
3598 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:01 am to
Treadwell is 'undetermined'? He's a 1st round pick next year if healthy and arguably the first receiver off the board.
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
22082 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:02 am to
Never understood how Cooper was not a 5 star guy in high school. When you saw his tape and the video from the all-star games, it was pretty obvious how talented he was compared to the others he was competing with.

Is it a crap shoot, determining a high 4 and a 5? Is it really just subjective to the company/person doing the ratings? Or is there a real objective way they do it?

Maybe this isn't the board to ask this?
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
22082 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:03 am to
Oops sorry, I just asked the same thing. Didn't see yours.
Posted by Stan Gable
Memphis
Member since Oct 2014
584 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:03 am to
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UNDETERMINED
Stefon Diggs, Maryland
Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss
Robert Foster, Alabama
Robbie Rhodes, Baylor
Speedy Noil, Texas A&M
Malachi Dupre, LSU
Ermon Lane, Florida State
KD Cannon, Baylor
John “JuJu” Smith, USC


Seem to be doing ok, so far.
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 11:04 am
Posted by bwallcubfan
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2007
38119 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:04 am to
Duke Williams?
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
64455 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:04 am to
quote:

Treadwell is 'undetermined'? He's a 1st round pick next year if healthy and arguably the first receiver off the board.

because he hasn't played in the NFL yet. Pretty sure all those guys on the undetermined list are guys who have yet to play in the league
Posted by dcega7
Savannah
Member since Jan 2015
21 posts
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:12 am to
Marlon Brown plays on Sundays
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