Editor's note: NFL.com analysts Lance Zierlein and Chad Reuter will provide overviews for each position group in the 2017 NFL Draft (April 27-29 in Philadelphia) over the next two weeks, continuing today with wide receivers.
This year's receiver group would be described best as average. That doesn't mean that there won't be playmakers coming out of this draft, but in terms of comparable talent with previous years' classes, teams will find the usual number of suspects awaiting their call.
Boom or bust
Curtis Samuel, Ohio State: Samuel did pretty much anything he was asked to do by Buckeyes coaches. NFL teams are trying to figure out what his best role is at the next level, however. If Samuel takes to the mental aspects of the receiver (or running back) position as his new team hopes he will, there's Pro Bowl potential here. There will be learning curve if he's asked to become a pro route runner as a receiver. There's a fine line between being a jack of all trades and not finding a position fit.
