2019 Draft Board: Pass Catchers

Like I mentioned in the 2019 Offensive Backfield article, I’m continuing my transparency with the 2019 Draft Class. At the end of the 2021 season (provided there is a 2020 season) I will take their statistics and determine who is considered a successful pro and who is not. The biggest surprise to me was the sheer number of Tight Ends left off my draft board (with a few big names included).

2019 WRs removed from my board:

I was able to eliminate 28 players. Players eliminated from my draft board were split into two categories: Empty and Depleted. “Empty” are players who had factors that led to a 0% success rate for pros drafted at their position from 2008-2017. “Depleted” are players who had factors that significantly decreased the success rate of pros drafted at their position from 2008-2017. Below you will see an ‘E’ or ‘D’ next to their names, ‘E’ signifies “empty”, ‘D’ signifies “depleted.” They are:

Antoine Wesley (E)

Damarkus Lodge (E)

Emmanuel Butler (E)

Greg Dortch (E)

Jalen Hurd (E)

Jamal Custis (E)

Jazz Ferguson (E)

Jovon Durante (E)

Lil’Jordan Humphrey (E)

Miles Boykin (E)

Riley Ridley (E)

Tyre Brady (E)

Alex Wesley (D)

Anthony Johnson (D)

Bisi Johnson (D)

Deebo Samuel (D)

Diontae Johnson (D)

D.K. Metcalf (D)

Gary Jennings (D)

Hunter Renfrow (D)

J.J. Arcega-Whiteside (D)

Jamarius Way (D)

Jaylen Smith (D)

Keesean Johnson (D)

Mecole Hardman (D)

Nygwan Murray (D)

Terry Godwin (D)

My WR Draft Board

2019 TEs removed from my board:

I was able to eliminate 16 players. Below you will see an ‘E’ next to some of their names signifying “empty” and a ‘D’ next to the other names signifying “depleted.” They are:

Daniel Helm (E)

Isaac Nauta (E)

Kaden Smith (E)

Kendall Blanton (E)

Trevon Wesco (E)

Zack Gentry (E)

Alize Mack (D)

C.J. Conrad (D)

Dawson Knox (D)

Dax Raymond (D)

Drew Sample (D)

Foster Moreau (D)

Irv Smith (D)

Josh Oliver (D)

Kahale Warring (D)

Keenen Brown (D)

My TE Draft Board