More Hits and Miss from second round
Continuing our look back at the ten second receivers:
46. Jerome Simpson: Tyler Thigpen's old teammate is even rawer than expected. He wasn't expected to help much as a rookie, but hasn't seen the field despite problems in front of him. Behind fellow rookie Andre Caldwell. One catch.
Outlook: I drafted Simpson in my dynasty league four spots before I took Eddie Royal. Whoops. I knew it would take time, but this is still a discouraging start. Hang on to him in deep leagues to see how the Bengals WR situation shakes out. Caldwell is the safer bet, but the situation is still promising.
49. DeSean Jackson: The Eagles finally drafted a keeper. Team's leading receiver with 652 yards and 80 more rushing. A great playmaker that has some mental breakdowns, but has been very consistent for a rookie.
Outlook: Like Royal, he landed in a perfect pass-first situation. He's a solid WR3 as a rookie, and the upside is there to be a borderline WR1 for a long time.
51. Malcolm Kelly: He was playing well in training camp, ahead of Devin Thomas, before a knee surgery slowed him down. He's battled a variety of ailments since and has been slow to recover. Has one catch for six yards. Healthy now for stretch run.
Outlook: This was a lost season. Both Redskins wideouts didn't seem ready for the pros. Hard to take much from it. One of them should step up to a useful spot next year.
53. Limas Sweed: Talked about him last night.
Outlook: Hines Ward is still a few years away from retiring. I'm not too excited about Sweed's prospects, but its early.
58. Dexter Jackson: Drafted primarily as a return guy, he hasn't contributed to the offense. His returns have been solid, not spectacular.
Outlook: A lot of return types take a while to develop receiving skills, but Jackson is still a longshot to matter in fantasy leagues.
Back with some final thoughts on these ten, and my rankings of them in a bit.
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