Really - gold bar These guys overrate the draft picks so much as do many.
In this list Watkins is a better player than ever single one. 24 out of 24 times, Watkins would be preferred over the players listed. Plus, Watkins is in a playmaking position that can change an entire appearance of a team (The flow of the game, how the defense can defend you, etc)
There are only 2 close (Jenkins and Bly)
Here is how it stacks up including Watkins
1) Watkins - potential superstar
2) Jenkins and Bly - Very Good players / border line pro bowl (A notch below Watkins)
3) Average or Below Average Starting caliber players (Havenstein, Saffold, Laurinatis, Tinoisamoa, Fisher, Polley, Conwell, McCleon, Holcomb)
4) Average backups (Kendricks, Weigert, Banks)
5) Barely making roster players (Joyner, Quick, Avery, Bartell)
6) Disaster (Pead, Leonard, Klopfenstein, Shepherd, James)
Rob Havenstein - 2015
Lamarcus Joyner - 2014
Brian Quick - 2012
Janoris Jenkins - 2012
Isaiah Pead - 2012
Lance Kendricks - 2011
Rodger Saffold - 2010
2000s
James Laurinatis - 2009
Donnie Avery - 2008
Brian Leonard - 2007
Joe Klopfenstein - 2006
Ron Bartell - 2005
Pisa Tinoisamoa - 2003
Travis Fisher - 2002
Tommy Polley - 2001
Jacoby Shepherd - 2000
1990s
Dre' Bly - 1999
Robert Holcombe - 1998 (No. 37)
Dexter McCleon - 1997
Tony Banks - 1996
Ernie Conwell - 1996
Zach Wiegert - 1995
Jesse James - 1995
