Best WR from the 2009 Draft

[dropshot001]

austin collie has to be considered here.

 

[JBregz]

I'd say right now it's Percy Harvin. He's done the most for his team.

 

[Raidersabc123]

GET MURPHED!!!!

 

[jms493]

austin collie has to be considered here.

when he plays.....

 

[steeljake]

i am going with wallace, call me a homer all you want. he is fast, he is a possession guy and he can play special teams. he is basically holmes but taller, faster and less stupid.

 

[steeljake]

austin collie has to be considered here.

lol... if he wasnt on the colts he wouldnt have 200 yards rec... stfu.

 

[dropshot001]

lol... if he wasnt on the colts he wouldnt have 200 yards rec... stfu.

not all the colt's wide receivers make it big....anthony gonzalez comes to mind here.

 

[Hasselbeck]

I say Nicks. If he didn't get hurt last season and miss 3 games he would have topped Mike Wallace's numbers IMO.

Very good class though. Full of studs.

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

IMO I think Wallace is more than just a deep threat.

10 out of 16 games he had 3 catches or less, 8 of those games he averaged over 20ypc ...so yeah he is pretty much a deep threat kinda receiver. one game with 8 catches, one with 7 and the rest 5 and under. great threat down the field but idk how you really define him as anything else.

 

[Obst]

 

[Rudi]

Great class, but I went with Maclin just because whenever he gets his hands on the ball the play can be broken for a TD. Nicks and Wallace are beasts too tho

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

10 out of 16 games he had 3 catches or less, 8 of those games he averaged over 20ypc ...so yeah he is pretty much a deep threat kinda receiver. one game with 8 catches, one with 7 and the rest 5 and under.

Steelers = 29.9 pass attempts per game, 5th to last. It's no wonder Mike had so many 5 catch or less games.

great threat down the field but idk how you really define him as anything else.

IMO
A possession receiver is basically a WR who is going to pick up 1st downs and maintain possession of the ball. They become more important on 3rd downs

On the same team that was 5th to last in passing attempts, Wallace had more third down conversions(18) than Nicks(14), Maclin(11), and Harvin(17). He also had the highest third down average yards per catch with 15.9.

I don't think he's as good a possession receiver as Nicks though. Nicks is the best possession guy of the class, maybe Crabtree could be up there if he had a better QB. So I'm not really trying to pin Wallace up there with as good a possession WR as Nicks, or other elite possession guys, but I think he's every bit as good a possession guy as Maclin or Harvin, and I think he's actually one hell of a possession WR. He's very important to keeping the Steelers offense alive on 3rd downs, especially on 3rd and long.

3rd down breakdown
Nicks: 13 of 14 for 92.8% 3rd down conversion rate. (One of the best percentages in the league)
Maclin: 8 of 11 for 72.72% 3rd down conversion rate.
Wallace: 13 of 18 for 72.22% 3rd down conversion rate.
Harvin: 11 of 17 for 64.7% 3rd down conversion rate.

For the record, this doesn't take into account the number of targets/drops on 3rd down, which I think is very important to the outcome of who we call possession guys. I do however, find it hard to believe that with the Steelers being 5th to last in passing attempts, Wallace would have more targets on 3rd down than anybody else here.

Nicks: 55 1st downs. (79 receptions - 69.6% conversion rate per catch)
Wallace: 48 1st downs. (60 rec - 80% conversion rate per catch)
Harvin: 45 1st downs. (71 rec - 63% conversion rate per catch)
Maclin: 41 1st downs. (71 rec - 64.2% conversion rate per catch)

For perspective
Reggie Wayne: 19 of 23 for 82.6% (72 1stD, 111 rec - 64.86% con. rate per catch)
DeSean Jackson: 9 of 11 for 81.81% (33 total 1stD, 47 rec - 70.21% con. rate per catch)
Roddy White: 29 of 36 for 80% (73 total 1stD, 115 rec - 63.47% con. rate per catch)
Wes Welker: 13 of 18 for 72.22% (47 total 1stD, 86 rec - 54.65% con. rate per catch)
Andre Johnson: 8 of 12 for 66.66% (59 total 1stD, 86 rec - 68.6% con. rate per catch)

Summery: Wallace moves the chains, period. He has fewer catches per game, which is directly related to the 29.9 pass attempts (5th least in league) but converts first downs like nobody else in the league. 8 out of 10 catches go for a 1st down!? Moving chains.

 

[hoodyallen]

Right now I'd have to go with Nicks. Maclin would probably come in 2nd for me, he played really well last year, arguably better offensive player than D-Jax. Harvin and Crabtree are really talented but are both inconsistent. Britt probably has the most upside but has played inconsistent and has proven to be a huge idiot off the field. Mike Wallace is a nice vertical threat but I don't think he's ever going to be a star.

1. Nicks
2. Maclin
3. Britt
4. Wallace
5. Harvin
6. Crabtree

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

Mike Wallace is a nice vertical threat but I don't think he's ever going to be a star.

issed:

 

[Boss AZ]

:shifty:

 

[nflman2033]

Being a cowboys fan I don't want to, but I think I have to go with Nicks

 

[steeljake]

not all the colt's wide receivers make it big....anthony gonzalez comes to mind here.

holy shit... who are you and why are you posting here?

 

[ralaw]

Nicks pretty easily.....I don't even understand why Britt is getting mention in this thread. Britt had a good year, but IMO Nicks still had a better rookie season and 2nd year.

1. Hakeem Nicks
2. Mike Wallace
3. Jeremy Maclin
4. Percy Harvin
5. Kenny Britt
6. Michael Crabtree

 

[EmpireWF]

Nicks pretty easily.....I don't even understand why Britt is getting mention in this thread. Britt had a good year, but IMO Nicks still had a better rookie season and 2nd year.

1. Hakeem Nicks
2. Mike Wallace
3. Jeremy Maclin
4. Percy Harvin
5. Kenny Britt
6. Michael Crabtree

no opinion, that's a fact.

 

[nflman2033]

Nicks pretty easily.....I don't even understand why Britt is getting mention in this thread. Britt had a good year, but IMO Nicks still had a better rookie season and 2nd year.

1. Hakeem Nicks
2. Mike Wallace
3. Jeremy Maclin
4. Percy Harvin
5. Kenny Britt
6. Michael Crabtree

This list is nflman2033 approved.