[Editor's note: Promoted from the FanPosts.] --- One of the most promising storylines this spring has been how Nelson Agholor, underperforming 2015 first round pick, has looked spectacular. Everyone from Carson Wentz, to new Wide Receivers Coach Mike Groh have noticed and the excitement level around Agholor is as high as it has been since he was drafted. As much as we all want to see Agholor break out of his 2 year long slump and start pumping out 1000 yard seasons, you have to ask yourself what is to be realistically expected of the young wide out. What would be considered a good year? Have any receivers in the last 50 years gone from this bad to good? Is there any hope?

Well, since the NFL Merger in 1970, there have been 31 Wide Receivers selected in the first round who put up less than 650 yards and less than 4 touchdowns over their first two professional seasons. The good news? Nelson Agholor leads the pack with 59 receptions for 648 yards and 3 touchdowns over 28 games. The bad news? The aforementioned, metaphorical "pack" is comprised of pitiable 3-legged Corgis incapable of instilling fear in even the most mistrustful of toddlers. Those 31 Wide Receivers have the following combined average career stat line:

69 Games Played, 138 Receptions, 1936 Receiving Yards, and 10 TD

Of these 31 receivers, 9 total pro bowl appearances have been made over their collective careers and only once has an All-Pro honor been given. Judging by only their first two seasons in the NFL, you could easily consider these 31 players to be first round busts.

Readjusting the sights to show all first round Wide Receivers since the merger who put up less than 900 yards and less than 6 touchdowns gives you an additional 14 players. These players were all likely considered let downs, too, considering they only did marginally better than Agholor over their first two seasons. Overall, these 14 players went on to have dramatically better careers than the above-mentioned 31 players but when looking at all 44 players mentioned combined (excluding Agholor), I found the following average career stat line:

81 Games Played, 196 Receptions, 2683 Receiving Yards, 16 TD

While this career stat line would probably be considered good for an average NFL wide receiver, it pales in comparison when related to the following combined average career stat line of first round Wide Receivers drafted since the merger:

100 Games Played, 336 Receptions, 4863 Receiving Yards, 31 TD

As you may have expected, players who underperform to begin their careers are more likely to underperform their entire careers and let's face it, to this point Nelson Agholor has a magnificent example of underperformance. While it is far too early to consider Agholor a complete flop, it is evident that the cards are stacked against him at this point. While it has yet to be determined how Agholor's career will play out, let's look at some of the possible outcomes for the young wide out using examples from the 44 other first round wide outs who started their careers on a similar trajectory.

Outcome 1: The "No Way in Hell Will This Ever Happen Again" Scenario

Tim Brown

Career Stat Line: 255 Games Played, 1094 Receptions, 14,934 Receiving Yards, 100 TD

Notable Accomplishments: Professional Football Hall of Fame Inductee, 9x Pro Bowler, Holds numerous NFL records

Brown played 17 years in the NFL, amassing over 20,000 All Purpose Yards & 108 Total Touchdowns

Brown was far and away the outlier out of the 44 players. It would not be fair to expect this level of production out of any receiver in the game today, let alone Nelson Agholor.

Outcome 2: The ‘We Might Actually Forgive You for Drafting Agholor, Chip" Scenario

Eric Moulds

Career Stat Line: 186 Games Played, 764 Receptions, 9995 Receiving Yards, 49 TD

Notable Accomplishments: 3x Pro Bowler

Moulds played 12 years in the NFL and broke the 1000 yard mark 4 times. He took a massive step forward in year 3 posting 1368 yards & 9 TD on 67 receptions.

Ken Burrough

Career Stat Line: 156 Games Played, 421 Receptions, 7102 Receiving Yards, 49 TD

Notable Accomplishments: 2x Pro Bowler, Last player in the NFL to sport the ‘00' Jersey.

Burrough played 12 years in the NFL. While he only broke the 1000 yard mark once, he enjoyed a fairly consistent career as a solid Wide Out. Burrough never lived up to his 1st round billing, but he was not a bad player either.

Haywood Jeffires

Career Stat Line: 132 Games Played, 535 Receptions, 6334 Receiving Yards, 50 TD

Notable Accomplishments: 3x Pro Bowler, 1x 1st team All-Pro Honors

Jeffires (no relation to Alshon) played 10 years in the NFL. After posting a paltry 138 combined yards over his first two seasons, Jeffires posted 7 consecutive seasons over 600 yards. He was never spectacular and his stats were very much a product of the "Run & Shoot" offense, but he was a productive contributor, nonetheless.

Curtis Conway

Career Stat Line: 167 Games Played, 594 Receptions, 8230 Receiving Yards, 52 TD

Conway played 12 years in the NFL & amassed the 1000 yard mark 3 times.

Cordarrelle Patterson

Career Stat Line: 64 Games Played, 134 Returns, 4075 Return Yards, 5 Return TD

Notable Accomplishments: 2x Pro Bowler, 2x 1st team All-Pro Honors

Patterson makes this list solely on his ability as a punt returner. With Darren Sproles retiring, it is not out of the realm of possibility that Agholor gets a chance, and blossoms, as the next Eagles punt returner.

Outcome 3: The "At Least He Wasn't Freddie Mitchell" Scenario

Michael Jenkins

Career Stat Line: 130 Games Played, 354 Receptions, 4427 Receiving Yards, 25 TD

Jenkins played in 9 seasons, never breaking the 1000 yard barrier

O.J. McDuffie

Career Stat Line: 116 Games Played, 415 Receptions, 5074 Receiving Yards, 29 TD

McDuffie played in 8 NFL seasons and broke the 1000 yard mark once. He also contributed over 3200 yards & 2 touchdowns as a special teams return man. McDuffie's career was cut short by a nagging toe injury.

J.J. Stokes

Career Stat Line: 118 Games Played, 342 Receptions, 4293 Receiving Yards, 30 TD

Notable Accomplishments: Super Bowl XXXVIII Champion, Football Outsiders "Least Valuable Receiver" in 1999

Stokes never crossed the 1000 yard marker in any of his 9 seasons.

Ike Hilliard

Career Stat Line: 161 Games Played, 546 Receptions, 6397 Receiving Yards, 35 TD

In 12 NFL seasons, Hilliard did not record over 1000 yards once.

Hilliard is currently the Wide Receivers coach for the Washington Redskins

Tim McGee

Career Stat Line: 134 Games Played, 321 Receptions, 5203 Receiving Yards, 28 TD

McGee played 9 seasons in the NFL and had only one 1000 yard season.

Outcome 4: The "We'll Get ‘Em Next Time" Scenario

Freddie Mitchell

Career Stat Line: 63 Games Played, 90 Receptions, 1263 Receiving Yards, 5 TD

Notable Accomplishments: Surpassing N.A. Brown on the Depth Chart, Catching the 28 yard pass on 4th & 26 from Donovan McNabb

Notable Quotes: "I just want to thank my hands for being so great."

Freddie was a "special" person, and was very entertaining, however, he was not a very good football player. If Agholor's career follows the same Path as Mitchell's did, you can expect him to open a BBQ restaurant within the next 5 years. You can also expect that BBQ restaurant to be shut down within the next 6.

While I cannot tell you what lies ahead in The Book of Nelson Agholor, I can promise that the story line will likely follow one of the four three outcomes above. Agholor is almost certainly not the next Tim Brown, but maybe he can be the next Curtis Conway; a player who has a long, solid career with a couple great seasons. Agholor excelled as a Punt Returner in college, so maybe he will resume that role for the Eagles at some point in 2018 or beyond, like Cordarrelle Patterson has for the Vikings. What do you think will come of Nelson Agholor? Be sure to share in the comments below.

*All statistics were easily found using the Play Index tool found at pro-football-reference.com. Thank you as always PFR!!