Chopper0080
2021 - Prove It
For all those who think that we should possibly take Andre Johnson in the first round, all I have to say is look at Koren Robinson. It's almost a rule to be very wary of drafting underclassmen wide receivers in the draft. This is due to the tremendous difference in the physicality of the position from college to the NFL. The few underclassmen receivers that do succeed in the NFL in their FIRST year are always very pollished receivers. The underclassmen who don't succeed are those with tremendous physical ability but lack the pollish in their routes, the ability to seperate and block. This is one reason for us to very wary of drafting Andre Johnson because the one area that he lacks is pollish. This is a very similar to Koren Robinson who was a physically dominant receiver in college, but lacked pollish, and therefore had very little impact in his rookie year. Yes, he has come into his own now, but I believe that we would all want a rookie who has an impact this year. Another example of this is David Terrell.
Be wary of Andre Johnson. He might be dominant, but not until 2004 or late 2003 at the earliest.
Be wary of Andre Johnson. He might be dominant, but not until 2004 or late 2003 at the earliest.