SLIDE 2 of 4 Quality Starter tier

Wide receivers in the quality starter tier project to spend their prime in the top 12-50 receivers in the league. Keep in mind the league starts 96 receivers now. Might make a Pro Bowl or two, might not.

3. Henry Ruggs (13th overall)- Ruggs is such an interesting prospect. Never the primary focus at Alabama (Jeudy, Devonta Smith), Ruggs has elite athletic gifts and elite traits. He's more skilled than a guy like John Ross who also ran in the 4.2s, but very few players with as little college production as Ruggs turn out in the league. Major boom, with legitimate bust potential. By the end I kicked him and the next guy out of the "star" tier.

4. Laviska Shenault (15th overall)- a complete RAC monster, Shenault is a difficult comp guy. Mike Renner from PFF comped him to Saquon Barkley, which is at least interesting. I've said he's a taller Deebo Samuel. People that think he won't turn out believe he'll end up like Cordarelle Patterson. If you watch 2018 Shenault and 2012 Patterson and see the same player.... whew. In '18 Shenault was one of the best 10 or 12 players in all of college football.

5. Justin Jefferson (16th overall)- there probably isn't a better marriage between a player's abilities, what the Packers need, and a way that the best-case scenario could lead a player to be available with Green Bay's first pick. Jefferson would not only diversify the skillsets of the Packers' WR corps, but he would also elevate the entire group. An incredibly efficient player with athleticism to burn.

6. Denzel Mims (22nd overall)- Mims was an early top-40 player for me until I had a chance to review what he did at the Senior Bowl. After that he shot up. Mims answered so many questions about the horizontal route tree he possesses. Mims was a fade/sideline master at Baylor, but ate the Senior Bowl DBs for breakfast on a variety of routes.

7. Jalen Reagor (37th overall)- Reagor is a big-time explosive wide receiver, but a guy that had awful quarterback play and a sub-optimal combine experience. On film, he's a versatile, explosive burner. Everything you'd want in a new weapon for LaFleur and Rodgers. A virtual pro day, if accurate should alleviate any of those concerns.

8. Brandon Aiyuk (38th overall)- Aiyuk is an extremely unique prospect almost reminiscent of DeSean Jackson, but more of a RAC monster. He gets deep and does a good job returning kicks. He'd need to spend some time with a good receivers coach (and maybe Davante Adams) to get him in and out of breaks more crisply, but all the gifts in the world are there. High-level athlete.

9. Michael Pittman Jr. (44th overall)- MPJ is a legacy player who is an extremely plus-athlete. He may have only run a 4.5 40-yard dash, but all his other numbers are phenomenal for a 6'4", 220 lbs+ guy. Pittman has the best, strongest hands in the class. He dealt with some rough quarterback play, top to bottom. Very productive in his final season.

10. Tee Higgins (45th overall)- Higgins draws AJ Green comparisons, but athletic testing shows a more limited ceiling than Green’s. Higgins is a big-time catch radius guy who wins more than his fair share of contested catches. Not a phenomenal separator. Really long. His route tree is not very diverse and without elite athleticism, there's a chance he might not win as much as he did in college. Still, he'd be a top-four receiver in most drafts, just not this one.

11. KJ Hamler (48th overall)- Hamler's really good, but the Packers probably won't take him because he's 5'8". That's about all there is to say about that.

12. Donovan Peoples-Jones (57th overall)- DPJ suffered from quarterback malpractice at Michigan. He needs work on his release package because of high slot usage. He's a historically good athlete from a testing perspective. 96+ percentile level. Possesses phenomenal ball skills. Not overly productive.

13. Tyler Johnson (67 overall)- Johnson's an extremely volatile prospect. His production, and if you ask a lot of evaluators, his film, doesn't match his pre-draft process. Johnson didn't (but should have) receive an invite to the Senior Bowl, then blew off the Shrine Game. He didn't run in Indy, and by sheer force of bad luck Minnesota lost their Pro Day to COVID-19. He's an enigma.

14. Devin Duvernay (72nd overall)- slot machine with speed to burn.