It's clear that NFL teams find most of their game-breakers at wide receiver early in the NFL draft. A quick glance at this season's top 10 receivers in terms of total yards shows that seven of those players were taken in the first two rounds.
There are later-round success stories out there, though, and a trio of 2013 prospects appears poised to follow in their footsteps.
The players listed could all make an impact at the next level, though neither is an exact clone of the current NFL player he is compared to. They do, however, share some key skills and can contribute in similar ways.
To see how these prospects break down and the NFL players they compare to, and to get access to all of Scouts Inc.'s draft coverage, become an ESPN insider.
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