How does Crabtree compare to Calvin Johnson?

[34=Sweetness]

Isn't Crabtree a true sophomore, which means he has to play one more year to be draft eligible?

[treat24]

Isn't Crabtree a true sophomore, which means he has to play one more year to be draft eligible?

nope, he's a redshirt... and I put his chances at 99% of coming out. Just like Maclin and Moreno. I'm not sure about McCoy... everything I've seen about him is he wants to stay.

Dang Redshirts...

[Guru13]

Isn't Crabtree a true sophomore, which means he has to play one more year to be draft eligible?

nope, he's a redshirt... and I put his chances at 99% of coming out. Just like Maclin and Moreno. I'm not sure about McCoy... everything I've seen about him is he wants to stay.

Dang Redshirts...

I'd be pretty well shocked if Maclin didn't come out. Not saying Gabbert won't be good, but certainly Maclin's stock won't go up minus Daniel at QB.

[treat24]

Isn't Crabtree a true sophomore, which means he has to play one more year to be draft eligible?

nope, he's a redshirt... and I put his chances at 99% of coming out. Just like Maclin and Moreno. I'm not sure about McCoy... everything I've seen about him is he wants to stay.

Dang Redshirts...

I'd be pretty well shocked if Maclin didn't come out. Not saying Gabbert won't be good, but certainly Maclin's stock won't go up minus Daniel at QB.

That's what I'm saying... Maclin, Moreno, Crabtree are virtual guarantees of the Redshirt sophomores to come out. McCoy I have a small tingling might stay.

[dgan]

I'm not big on assessing college players to the NFL, but I have to say Crabtree is someone that even the more casual college fan (like myself) looks at and says "Wow!". What is amazing about him is that he isn't just out there beating everyone with raw talent. This guy looks polished, runs great routes, and secures the ball quickly. Very important things for an NFL WR. Guys like Steve Smith and Wes Welker who don't have all the measurables are great receivers because of their ability to do those things. I don't remember if Megatron was described as 'polished', so I'm not sure how to compare the two.

You add on to that his "big receiver" stature and I think this kid is going to be an instant success - if he goes somewhere with a QB and decent existing offense (in other words, not Chiefs, Lions, or Raiders). I just think this guy plays an NFL quality game right now - not just some jock who can run a post pattern running by four defenders.

[LS2throwed]

Crazy thing about Crabtree is he was a High School QB much like Boldin so he's still got alot of upside left as a WR...I've seen him play for some time now and he's the real deal, his numbers are inflated because Tech throws so much but he is just an elite talent...Calvin Johnson level? No, those guys are rare, Crabtree won't run a 4.3 40 and he doesn't have the size and framework of Calvin but he has top notch acceleration and if you put him in a West Coast Offense your going to see his true talents.


Crabtree has all the tools to suceed at the next level, but I need to see where everyone is drafted before I can rank players...I really hope Baltimore drafts Jeremy Maclin, pair him up with Flacco and I think that's a tandem to grow with.

[Crystalstorm]

yea there is no way the lions draft a wr at 1. they have far too many problems as illustrated above. they probably go with a qb like matt stafford.

as far as the comparison of Crabtree to Johnson, I just dont see a comparison at all-- but nothing against crabtree. CJ is bigger, faster, stronger, a better route runner, etc etc with much more potential. He is actually all those things better than most of the recievers in the nfl. He is physically superior to virtually every defensive player he plays against.

The only thing holding CJ down is that god awful franchise. So that being said, i could see Crabtree being a more productive nfl wideout since he will almost inevitable land in a better situation that CJ currently is in.

I'm not saying the Lions would draft him,thats just how domb the organization is.Every year they grab high end WR's coming out of college.I don't know what Lions drafts you looked at.But they almost always grab a wr in the 1st 2 rounds,no matter what their needs.

[deerayfan072]

Isn't Crabtree a true sophomore, which means he has to play one more year to be draft eligible?

nope, he's a redshirt... and I put his chances at 99% of coming out. Just like Maclin and Moreno. I'm not sure about McCoy... everything I've seen about him is he wants to stay.

Dang Redshirts...

after the injury, being denied a NC shop with only loss, and Harell leaving, I put his chances at 100% of coming out. His draft stock can't be higher, he loses his QB, they won't go to the NC game with Texas and OK being there every year, and he just had an injury to his leg. Leave now and get money before he injures himself in a meaningless season.

[ngub12]

yea there is no way the lions draft a wr at 1. they have far too many problems as illustrated above. they probably go with a qb like matt stafford.

as far as the comparison of Crabtree to Johnson, I just dont see a comparison at all-- but nothing against crabtree. CJ is bigger, faster, stronger, a better route runner, etc etc with much more potential. He is actually all those things better than most of the recievers in the nfl. He is physically superior to virtually every defensive player he plays against.

The only thing holding CJ down is that god awful franchise. So that being said, i could see Crabtree being a more productive nfl wideout since he will almost inevitable land in a better situation that CJ currently is in.

I'm not saying the Lions would draft him,thats just how domb the organization is.Every year they grab high end WR's coming out of college.I don't know what Lions drafts you looked at.But they almost always grab a wr in the 1st 2 rounds,no matter what their needs.

Yeah but Millen is gone from Detroit. If the new GM wants to keep his job, he wont repeat Millen's draft follies.