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The Jacksonville Jaguars traded up to draft wide receiver Justin Blackmon with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was billed by most as the No. 1 wide receiver in the entire draft and was at a position of glaring need for the Jaguars offense.
Rookie wide receivers generally don't make a massive impact on offense their first season in the NFL, but it is possible to happen. Let's take a look at how the wide receivers taken in the first three rounds of the 2012 NFL draft have performed thus far, through the first half of the season.
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES | REC | TARG | YARDS | YPC | TD |
| Justin Blackmon | JAX | 8 | 23 | 54 | 225 | 9.8 | 1 |
| Michael Floyd | ARI | 9 | 18 | 36 | 207 | 11.5 | 1 |
| Kendall Wright | TEN | 9 | 42 | 67 | 381 | 9.1 | 3 |
| A.J. Jenkins | SFX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Quick | STL | 7 | 5 | 15 | 90 | 18 | 0 |
| Stephen Hill | NYJ | 6 | 14 | 32 | 196 | 17 | 3 |
| Alshon Jeffery | CHI | 5 | 14 | 23 | 184 | 13.1 | 2 |
| Rueben Randle | NYG | 9 | 9 | 18 | 154 | 17.1 | 0 |
| DeVier Posey | HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Graham | BUF | 7 | 14 | 24 | 109 | 7.8 | 1 |
| Mohamed Sanu | CIN | 6 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 |
| T.Y. Hilton | IND | 7 | 24 | 44 | 355 | 14.8 | 2 |