3) Terrelle Pryor

Let me guess, the minute Pryor landed in Washington after Desean Jackson left you had your sights set on him? You probably remembered Pryor was somehow a WR2 to low end WR1 inside of the dumpster fire that was the Cleveland Browns last season. Now he is on a team that actually passes the ball well and has a quarterback who isn’t absolute trash. He is also 6 foot 4, ripped out of his mind, fast, and he is flat out one of the best athletes, not just receivers, in the NFL today. He ran a 4.4 forty yard dash in high school, per Rivals.com.

You put all of this together and thought wow, Pryor is going to have the breakout year of his career and he might even put up top 10 receiver numbers this year. Me too. Pryor was projected to be the 14th overall receiver this year. Currently, he ranks as the 67th overall receiver in PPR. The reasons for this difference between projection and actual production is obvious to those of us watching.

Pryor simply lacks some of the subtleties of the receiver position (this is understandable considering he used to be quarterback). Each game he blows opportunities because of either drops (dropped a long touchdown in week one), poorly run routes, or fading away from the ball instead of attacking it and coming back to it. The targets are not even there at this point. Pryor has been targeted only 8 times over the past 2 games, per rotoworld.com.

The Verdict:

Eventually, Pryor will be a top receiver in this league if a team is willing to be patient with him. He has proven that he is capable of running receiver-like routes and has the talent to be a starting receiver in the NFL. Although, he has also proven that he can do neither of those two things consistently yet. He will get coached up on his route running technique and ball skills as his career progresses. Pryor may not figure it all out this year, but I expect him to turn it around to the point where he is at least able to put up 1,000 yards this year.