Commentary
Class of '08 features abundance of talented wide receivers
Originally Published: August 17, 2007
By
Tom Luginbill | Scouts Inc.
It seems like just when I think I'm done evaluating the best wide receivers in the country, another top flight guy pops up and adds to perhaps the most impressive position group as a whole we have seen in the last three classes. In fact, we are not sure that each and every top 25 program won't end up with at least one, if not two, wide receivers from this class that could become playmakers quickly.
Of course there are going to be guys who fizzle out and don't progress as expected, but the talent level gives us reason to believe there will be a lot of success at the college level and beyond for some. Big and physical is still in vogue, and 25 of the top 30 wide receivers are 6-foot-1 or taller.
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