In Part Two of our look at potential 2011 NFL Draft early entries, we take a look at the wide receivers. A scan of our draft rankings on NFL Draft Day Insider shows that the top five receivers and seven of the top ten are all underclassmen.
Michael Floyd, Notre Dame - Brian Kelly recently commented that Floyd has worked his tail off to become a more complete receiver. We already knew he was a deep ball threat. Mark it down, if he stays healthy, Floyd will be at the top of receiver prospects when draft day rolls around. Probability of Return: 20% Impact: Tai-ler Jones & Duval Kamara
A.J. Green, Georgia - Green is arguably the top receiving talent in the country. He's long, he's lean and he can flat out fly. He's arguably the top deep ball threat of the bunch. Even though UGA has a new starting quarterback, Aaron Murray is an upgrade and Green should be more involved. Probability of Return: 20% Impact: Marlon Brown & Tavarres King
Randall Cobb, Kentucky - The former quarterback can do it all, and he'll likely be asked to do just that once again. If he continues to show growth as a receiver, NFL teams will be hard pressed to pass him up. Probability of Return: 50% Impact: Options are limited beyond Cobb
Julio Jones, Alabama - Physically, he's the most gifted of the group. He's big, he's strong and he's fast. Unfortunately coach Nick Saban likes to pound the rock and Bama doesn't have a quarterback that will throw it 400 times a game, which hurts his numbers. Probability of Return: 60% Impact: Marquis Maze and a host of youngsters like Michael Bowman
Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M - Fuller is not getting a lot of love from the Draftnicks right now. But that will all change once puts up double-digit touchdowns this season. At 6-4, he's another big receiver that scouts drool over. Probability of Return: 60% Impact: Uzoma Nwachukwu, Terrence McCoy & Ryan Swope
Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma - Standing at 5-11, Broyles is the odd duck of the bunch. But he has speed to burn and can also return kicks. Next April, people will be calling him "this year's Golden Tate." Probability of Return: 50% Impact: Kenny Stills
DeAndre Brown, Southern Miss - He has NFL-sized and hands, and he just needs a healthy season to prove he's one of the top receivers in the country. Probability of Return: 50% Impact: Quentin Pierce
Jonathan Baldwin, Pitt - Yet another big target. Playing at Pitt, he doesn't light up the boxscore like some of the others on this list. But that doesn't matter. He's 6-5 and can catch. A strong season and he could bolt. Probability of Return: 75% Impact: Devin Street
Kyle Rudolph (TE), Notre Dame - Rudolph could be in for a big year in Kelly's fast-paced offense. Again, a big year and it's likely the last we've see of him at the collegiate level. Probability of Return: 60% Impact: Tyler Eifert
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