The Wide Receiver Draft History

[ERey]

Thanks to Shas' draft thread I was quickly reminded of the Ravens draft history in regards to wide receivers. By my calculation, out of 24 total picks Ozzie is batting .083 in picking receivers that were serious threats (Torrey Smith and Jermaine Lewis). After removing those two, Ozzie is batting .090 in picking receivers that were good and deserving of their draft positions (Patrick Johnson and Brandon Stokely). Mark Clayton was good, but he was not a serious threat and certainly not a round 1 pick. Jury still out of Perriman. Campanaro is good for a 7th rounder, but his counterpart on my Madden Game can't even stay healthy.

(EDIT - Consensus is Patrick Johnson was a bust. Ozzie's .090 is really .045 in drafting receivers that were good and deserving of their draft position. That's 1 out of 22 not including Torrey and Jermaine.)

Here they are:

James Roe
Jermaine Lewis
Patrick Johnson
Brandon Stokley
Travis Taylor
Ron Johnson
Javin Hunter
Devard Darling
Clarence Moore
Derek Abney
Mark Clayton
Demetrius Williams
Yamon Figurs
Marcus Smith
Justin Harper
David Reed
Torrey Smith
Tandon Doss
Tommy Streeter
Aaron Mellette
Michael Campanaro
Breshad Perriman
Darren Waller
Chris Moore

[Ghost]

Add Corey Davis to that list and he'll turn this franchise's fortune around.
I'm going to will this into existence.
My mind is a powerful thing.
Along with the MMJ I medicate with. Lol.

[ERey]

Add Corey Davis to that list and he'll turn this franchise's fortune around.
I'm going to will this into existence.
My mind is a powerful thing.
Along with the MMJ I medicate with. Lol.

If they draft Corey Davis and he helps them win a Super Bowl the above list will get a serous upgrade!

[AmishlandRavenFan]

Thanks to Shas' draft thread I was quickly reminded of the Ravens draft history in regards to wide receivers. By my calculation, out of 24 total picks Ozzie is batting .083 in picking receivers that were serious threats (Torrey Smith and Jermaine Lewis). After removing those two, Ozzie is batting .090 in picking receivers that were good and deserving of their draft positions (Patrick Johnson and Brandon Stokely). Mark Clayton was good, but he was not a serious threat and certainly not a round 1 pick. Jury still out of Perriman. Campanaro is good for a 7th rounder, but his counterpart on my Madden Game can't even stay healthy.

Here they are:

James Roe
Jermaine Lewis
Patrick Johnson
Brandon Stokley
Travis Taylor
Ron Johnson
Javin Hunter
Devard Darling
Clarence Moore
Derek Abney
Mark Clayton
Demetrius Williams
Yamon Figurs
Marcus Smith
Justin Harper
David Reed
Torrey Smith
Tandon Doss
Tommy Streeter
Aaron Mellette
Michael Campanaro
Breshad Perriman
Darren Waller
Chris Moore

In the spirit of full transparency, I'd like to say, for the record, I was really excited by:

Devard Darling
Demetrius Williams
Tandon Doss

For anyone old enough to appreciate the movie Slapshot, I'll add this to convey how I feel:

Denis Lemieux: You do that, you go to the box, you know. Two minutes, by yourself, you know and you feel shame, you know. And then you get free.

[Captain Silver]

And dogshit smells bad... in other news...

[bt12483]

How many of these guys were known as being tacticians in their craft when coming out?

At least recently, it seems like we always go for the guys that have one trait (e.g., speed) but never the trait of a nuanced route runners.

[BigPlayReceiver]

How many of these guys were known as being tacticians in their craft when coming out?

At least recently, it seems like we always go for the guys that have one trait (e.g., speed) but never the trait of a nuanced route runners.

Good observation IMO.
I see a few instances of pushing the height threshold too.

From Mark Clayton on, the only tactician we've drafted is Campanaro and there is no second place really.

[Paintballguy]

How many of these guys were known as being tacticians in their craft when coming out?

At least recently, it seems like we always go for the guys that have one trait (e.g., speed) but never the trait of a nuanced route runners.

Which is why I don't want John Ross. I'm on the Corey Davis hype train.

[GOTA]

Patrick 'hands of stone' Johnson was never worth his draft position. He was terrible. Balls would just bounce off of hm. I don't think he made a meaningful catch in his career.

[Bhcforlife]

I had high hopes for Clarence Moore, of course I was young and dumb at the time and infatuated with big receivers. It's too bad he didn't have any balls, because I seem to recall that was the only thing missing from him being a decent player.

[bt12483]

Which is why I don't want John Ross. I'm on the Corey Davis hype train.

Which is why they'll take Ross.over Davis in a month.

If you have height or speed they'll take a chance.

If you are actually a true WR that can catch and run routes...Good luck getting drafted by the Ravens.

[HbgPARavenfan]

Thanks to Shas' draft thread I was quickly reminded of the Ravens draft history in regards to wide receivers. By my calculation, out of 24 total picks Ozzie is batting .083 in picking receivers that were serious threats (Torrey Smith and Jermaine Lewis). After removing those two, Ozzie is batting .090 in picking receivers that were good and deserving of their draft positions (Patrick Johnson and Brandon Stokely). Mark Clayton was good, but he was not a serious threat and certainly not a round 1 pick. Jury still out of Perriman. Campanaro is good for a 7th rounder, but his counterpart on my Madden Game can't even stay healthy.

Here they are:

James Roe
Jermaine Lewis
Patrick Johnson
Brandon Stokley
Travis Taylor
Ron Johnson
Javin Hunter
Devard Darling
Clarence Moore
Derek Abney
Mark Clayton
Demetrius Williams
Yamon Figurs
Marcus Smith
Justin Harper
David Reed
Torrey Smith
Tandon Doss
Tommy Streeter
Aaron Mellette
Michael Campanaro
Breshad Perriman
Darren Waller
Chris Moore

I believe Torrey smith is the ONLY DRAFTED Ravens WR to ever hit 1000 yards...

let that sink in