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The 1996 draft was the best ever for receivers.
It might not retain that status for long if the receivers taken in April’s draft continue to improve. In fact, we may look back in a decade at a group headed by Percy Harvin and call it the best ever. Because if it really takes two or three years for receivers to learn their craft in the NFL, this year’s group is scary — a half-dozen and more already are standouts as rookies.
This is a remarkable rookie class at three positions — wideout, offensive line, and linebacker. (More later on the latter). As the eminence grise of drafts and anti-Kiper, Gil Brandt, pointed out this week, it didn’t have many future superstars, but it was deep in good players. That’s exactly how it looks after three-quarters of a season.
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Dirty Dozen: Rookie(s) of the Year
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