3. De’Runnya Wilson
Experience: Junior School: Mississippi State
Height/Weight: 6-5/224 Projected Round: 6
Career Stats: 132 receptions; 1,936 yards; 22 touchdowns
De’Runnya Wilson enters the NFL as a fantastic athlete with massive size. Wilson matched his size with very good productivity at Mississippi State, playing against SEC talent. In his three years in college, he played and showed improvement each year.
In college, Wilson utilized his size and athleticism to his advantage and scouts believe this would carry over to the NFL. He would be a very good redzone threat, great with jump balls and has a very good catch radius. In his final year in college, 77 percent of his catches went for first downs.
Wilson has proven to be solid as a run blocker, using his size, strength and hands to control defensive backs. It is hard to play press coverage on Wilson, not only because of his size, but because he is fairly quick off of the line as well.
The downside with Wilson is he still has a lot to work on. He is not a polished player and can work on his fundamentals. Ironically, for a guy with “run” in his name, he is not a fast wide receiver, only posting a 4.78 40-yard dash. Wilson can look mechanical while running routes, which makes it very predictable where he will be going. Wilson also has some character issues after being arrested for suspicion of marijuana possession.
If the Broncos wanted to pick up a very talented, project-type player, De’Runnya could be their man. He will not likely be chosen until the end of the draft and has a high ceiling with proper development.
