Giants Draft pt.4: Wide Receivers

Jerry Reese spoke at the combine yesterday and would not rule out taking another WR in the upcoming draft.  With the injury to Cruz, the inconsistency and pending free agency of Randle, as well as the plethora of good WR's in the draft, he really couldn't look at it any other way.

The only WR that I see as worthy of the #9 overall pick, is Amari Cooper.   He put on a show yesterday with a 4.42 40, a 6.71 3 cone (OBJ's was 6.69) and a 3.98 in the short shuttle.  He had the only sub 4 short shuttle among the receivers.   His standing jumps were more on the average but I really don't want my WR's standing around.  I've seen Cooper consistently high point the ball in gams and win balls with his big 10 inch hands.

In short, Cooper validated his tape, including all that "make you miss" we've seen from him over the years.  The 3 cone and short shuttle explain his outstanding route running, and like Beckham and Cruz, he can beat defenders with his routes.   He's an excellent football player and the on WR worth the #9 pick.

There are a few other WR's I like later like Strong, Dorsett and D.Smith, but Cooper's the only one at 9, and he'll probably be gone.

I like White just okay.  He ran a great 40 and had a 3 cone that was just under 7.0 so - that was good, too.  His shuttles were fine and his jumps were very good.  And his tape from his senior year was terrific.  That said, he's 2 years older than Cooper and not as explosive in his cuts.  So I don't really want him at 9.   He'd be a good player for us, no doubt, but I'm looking for great, and his hands are 9.25 when I really prefer 10 inch hands for WR's and TE's and basically everyone on the Giants.