A look at the 2007 junior class as players decide whether to enter the 2008 NFL draft.In an announcement surprising only for how long he took to make it, Cal wide receiver DeSean Jackson said today that he will skip his senior season and declare for the 2008 NFL draft.
Jackson instantly becomes the top wide receiver prospect in the 2008 draft, ahead of Limas Sweed of Texas, Early Doucett of LSU and Malcolm Kelly of Oklahoma. Jackson is a productive wide receiver and a phenomenal punt returner, and NFL scouts probably have him right about where they had Ted Ginn last year. Ginn ended up going ninth overall to the Dolphins.
If there are any doubts about Jackson, they're about his size. He's listed at 5-foot-11 and 172 pounds, and you don't see many NFL players tipping the scales shy of 175. He could definitely stand to be a little bit bigger, but other than that he's got everything NFL teams look for, and he's a definite first-round pick.
See the full list of 2008 NFL draft early entries.
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1-15-2008 @ 8:57PM
1000 Steps said...
Jackson is MUCH better than Ginn though and will make a great pro.
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1-16-2008 @ 12:28AM
ken said...
Unless he disappears for half the season like he did this year
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1-16-2008 @ 1:31AM
teke184 said...
Just because Jackson is better than Ginn doesn't mean he'll be drafted anywhere near the #9 slot...
Ginn was lucky that the guy doing the drafting for Miami, Cam Cameron, is apparently an idiot for taking a guy who is a KR/PR first and a WR second at #9 overall.
(Cameron's own ties to the Ginn family don't help matters, which is why Cameron got booed at his team's own draft party over the pick when he made the announcement.)
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