Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Wide Receivers

C THE GRADE

With the advent of free agency, NFL teams are relying on rookiesmore than ever, especially at skill positions such as receiver andrunning back. It's a middle-of-the-road year for wide receivers.Three players - UCLA's J.J. Stokes, Colorado's Michael Westbrook andOhio State's Joey Galloway - are regarded as sure first-round picks.

Westbrook and Galloway recently have moved ahead of Stokesafter good showings in offseason workouts, including excellent timesin the 40-yard dash. Stokes, at almost 6-5, played better in 1993than '94, when he struggled at times with a leg injury. He hasarguably the best hands among receivers and is a huge target who isespecially …

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