Question
Jalen McMillan was picked 92nd in the draft, after two other receivers from his college team had already been chosen (Rome Odunze, Ja’Lynn Polk). What two schools in the history of the draft have had three receivers picked even sooner? Looking at the 1988 and 2000 drafts.
Answer
Miami and Florida State. With the 1988 Miami team, Michael Irvin, Brian Blades and Brett Perriman all went on to have 1,000-yard seasons in the NFL. Perriman was the 52nd pick despite being the third from his college team. In 2000, Laveranues Coles was the third Florida State receiver (78th overall) and outperformed the two earlier picks (Peter Warrick, Ron Dugans), going over 1,000 yards for both the Jets and Washington.