NFL Draft Preview: Wide Receivers/Tight Ends

(This is the third of an 8-part series leading up to the 2007 NFL Draft. For the next eight days we'll examine each position in the draft and rank our Top 10 at each position. The final installment will feature the Fanatics 2007 Mock Draft).

What can you say about Calvin Johnson that hasn't already been said in newspapers, magazines and all over the Internet? In a word - awesome.

The former Georgia Tech standout has all the tools - size (6-5), speed (4.35), phenomenal hands and no ego or attitude problems. He has the potential to be a field-stretching, game-changing superstar. He's clearly the best receiver by far in the 2007 class.

He doesn't appear to have any weaknesses and is, as far as athleticism and potential goes, the best player in the draft. Even so, I don't think you ever take a wide receiver number one overall, no matter how talented he is. Only two receivers in NFL history - Irving Fryar and Keyshawn Johnson - were selected first overall and while both had decent careers, they aren't the kind you expect from a number one overall selection.

Wideouts can be game breakers, but in the end, receivers don't win Super Bowls, quarterbacks do. Do you hear me Al Davis?

The wide receiver class is solid and deep, but unlike Johnson, every other selection has question marks. Some are rated too high (Ted Ginn Jr, Robert Meachem) and some are rated too low (Anthony Gonzalez).

The tight end spot is down this year with really only two potential first round picks - Miami's Greg Olsen and Arizona State's Zach Miller.

Olsen will definitely be a first-round selection after his showing at the combine where he ran a nice 4.51 in the 40 to go along with his 6-6, 254-pound frame. Miller is equal in size to Olsen, but his 4.87 time in the 40, dropped his stock a little.

Top 10 Wide Receivers:
1. Calvin Johnson - Georgia Tech
2. Dwayne Bowe - LSU
3. Robert Meachem - Tennessee
4. Anthony Gonzalez - Ohio State
5. Ted Ginn Jr. - Ohio State
6. Dwayne Jarrett - USC
7. Sidney Rice - South Carolina
8. Jason Hill - Washington State
9. Steve Smith - USC
10. Aundrae Allison - East Carolina

Best Pro Prospect: Johnson
Sleeper: Allison
Falling: Ginn Jr.

Top 10 Tight Ends:
1. Greg Olsen - Miami, Fla.
2. Zach Miller - Arizona State
3. Ben Patrick - Delaware
4. Scott Chandler - Iowa
5. Martrez Milner - Georgia
6. Matt Spaeth - Minnesota
7. Joe Newton - Oregon State
8. Michael Allan - Whitworth
9. Clark Harris - Rutgers
10. Jonny Harline - BYU

Best Pro Prospect: Olsen
Sleeper: Allan
Falling: Chandler