2017 NFL Draft the Wide Receivers

Without looking it up (because I had to), who are the starting wide receivers for the Kansas City Chiefs?

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A: Chris Conley and Jeremy Maclin - the latter of which I honestly thought had retired.

But I bet you know that Travis Kelce can go for 1,200 a season and their rushing attack is routinely Top 10. And, that's with a "QB guru" like Andy Reid as head coach.

That's certainly fair.

And if Adams, Hooker, and Howard are all off the board, I would very strongly consider Corey Davis.

 

I just think Corey Coleman would be ideally suited as a #2 WR, and he and Davis would be a helluva duo, but we could play this game all day. Think of all the smash-mouth Steelers teams over the years. They always had talent at WR and great balance on offense. Kelce and KC are pretty good, but not as dynamic as Dallas...Anyway, that's getting off point. For me, it really boils down to who has experience as the focal point of an offense, and more importantly, who will get us in the endzone more often...Answer on both: Corey Davis.

The funny thing is, we both agree Davis and Howard are outstanding talents worthy of #12 selection...Howard is the best TE prospect to come out in a while, and IMO Davis the best WR to come out in years....

If both safeties and Davis are gone, I would strongly consider OJ Howard...That's how close we have it, and that's okay. The ironic thing is, way back at the beginning of our offseason, I think it was you SAS that turned my attention on Davis as being among the very best players in this draft...

 

Hell, I would too. The funny thing is Howard is likely the first offensive player off the board provided no team reaches for a QB first.

 

Leonard Fournette?

 

I have Howard going to the Titans and Fournette to the Panthers. That doesn't seem so farfetched does it?

 

Agreed ...It's possible, but I don't think "likely" that Howard gets drafted before Fournette. And honestly, it wouldn't be the shock of the century if Davis or Williams or Ross or one of the top OT's went ahead of him either. We just don't know how it's gonna fall, though I think it's safe to assume OJ Howard is among the best offensive players available....

Personally, I only have two offensive players rated higher, Fournette and Davis...So it's not like I'm down on OJ Howard. There's a few defensive players I'd take over him as well, but OJ ranks very high on my big board...

 

That's fair. From what I've seen, Fournette's average draft position is ahead of Howard's.

I've got Fournette at #2 (Carolina trades up) and Howard at #4. That would obviously change if Carolina doesn't move and San Francisco takes Solomon Thomas at #2.

I agree with your assessment though, that neither of them make it out of the Top 10.

 

Top 5 Receivers

1. O.J. Howard (TE)
2. Christian McCaffrey (RB)
3. Mike Williams
4. Corey Davis
5. Juju Smith-Schuster