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 three quarter pole of the season.
PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES | REC | TARG | YARDS | YPC | TD |
Justin Blackmon | JAX | 12 | 39 | 85 | 557 | 14.3 | 3 |
Michael Floyd | ARI | 12 | 26 | 54 | 282 | 10.8 | 1 |
Kendall Wright | TEN | 12 | 54 | 88 | 516 | 9.6 | 4 |
A.J. Jenkins | SFX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Quick | STL | 11 | 8 | 21 | 138 | 17.3 | 1 |
Stephen Hill | NYJ | 10 | 21 | 46 | 252 | 12 | 3 |
Alshon Jeffery | CHI | 6 | 16 | 27 | 199 | 12.4 | 2 |
Rueben Randle | NYG | 12 | 14 | 24 | 197 | 14.1 | 1 |
DeVier Posey | HOU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T.J. Graham | BUF | 11 | 21 | 33 | 203 | 9.7 | 1 |
Mohamed Sanu | CIN | 9 | 16 | 25 | 154 | 9.6 | 4 |
T.Y. Hilton | IND | 11 | 39 | 70 | 588 | 15.1 | 5 |