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)
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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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