NFL analyst calls Watkins one of the best WR he has seen in the last decade

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Last Thursday on "NFL AM," NFL draft analyst Mike Mayock had high praise for former Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins Sammy Watkins
Wide Receiver (2011 - 2013)
#2 6-1, 205
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View Full Profile . Mayock said that Watkins is one of the best wide receivers he has seen on tape in the last decade.

That is high praise indeed and puts Watkins with some select company. Here are the other wide receivers in the last decade that were selected in the top 5 in the NFL draft which most mock drafts have Watkins.

Year	 Pick	 Player	 	  Team	 		School

2011	 4	 A.J. Green	  Cincinnati Bengals	Georgia


2007	 2	 Calvin Johnson	  Detroit Lions	 	Georgia Tech


2005	 3	 Braylon Edwards  Cleveland Browns	Michigan


2004	 3	 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Cardinals	Pittsburgh


2003	 2	 Charles Rogers	  Detroit Lions	 	Michigan State


2003	 3	 Andre Johnson	  Houston Texans	Miami (Fla.)

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