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Wednesday, March 1
 
PFW: Rating the receivers, tight ends

By Joel Buchsbaum
Pro Football Weekly

Other ratings: QBs | RBs | OL | DL | LBs | DBs | Kickers

A look at how the prospects at wide receiver and tight end rate for the 2000 NFL draft on April 15-16:

WIDE RECEIVERS
Rank, player College Grade Note
1. Peter Warrick Florida State 8.00  
2. Plaxico Burress Michigan State 6.45 X
3. Sylvester Morris Jackson State 6.00  
4. Travis Taylor Florida 5.98  
5. Dez White Georgia Tech 5.95  
6. Jerry Porter West Virginia 5.75  
7. Todd Pinkston Southern Mississippi 5.75  
8. Darrell Jackson Florida 5.70  
9. R. Jay Soward USC 5.65  
10. Dennis Northcutt Arizona 5.60  
11. Danny Farmer UCLA 5.60  
12. Kwame Cavil Texas 5.60  
13. Anthony Lucas Arkansas 5.50 X
14. Windrell Hayes USC 5.50  
15. Laveranues Coles Florida State 5.50  
16. Ron Dugans Florida State 5.45  
17. Marcus Knight Michigan 5.40  
18. JaJuan Dawson Tulane 5.25  
19. Muneer Moore Richmond 5.25  
20. Trevor Gaylor Miami (Ohio) 5.20  
21. Ricky Hall Virginia Tech 5.17 X
22. Sherrod Gideon Southern Mississippi 5.15  
23. Trevor Insley Nevada 5.15  
24. Bashir Yamini Iowa 5.15  
25. Chris Cole Texas A&M 5.15  
26. Chafie Fields Penn State 5.12  
27. Chris Coleman North Carolina State 5.10  
28. Troy Walters Stanford 5.10 X
29. Gari Scott Michigan State 5.10  
30. Charles Lee Central Florida 5.10  
31. Mareno Philyaw Troy (Ala.) State 5.08  
32. Joey Hamilton Jacksonville (Ala.) State 5.07  
33. Chris Daniels Purdue 5.05  
34. Quinton Spotwood Syracuse 5.05 RS
35. Larry Foster Louisiana State 5.05  
36. Imani Percoats Oregon State 5.04  
37. Kofi Shuck Wyoming 5.02  
38. James Williams Marshall 5.00  
39. Alton Lusk Central Oklahoma 5.00  
40. Damon Hodge Alabama State 5.00  
41. Tony Hartley Oregon 5.00  
42. Corey Peterson Mississippi 5.00  
43. Travis Williams Navy 5.00  
44. Tariq McDonald Arizona State 5.00  
45. Matt Farmer Air Force 5.00  
46. Scottie Montgomery Duke 5.00  
47. Leroy Hodge Texas A&M 5.00  

TIGHT ENDS
Rank, player College Grade Note
1. Daniel "Bubba" Franks Miami (Fla.) 6.50  
2. Anthony Becht West Virginia 5.70  
3. Erron Kinney Florida 5.50  
4. Jay Tant Northwestern 5.25  
5. James Whalen Kentucky 5.25 X
6. Dave Stachelski Boise State 5.11  
7. Joe Dean Davenport Arkansas 5.10  
8. Carlos Nuno Brigham Young 5.05 X
9. Casey Crawford Virginia 5.00 X
10. Mondriel Fulcher Miami (Fla.) 5.00 FB
11. Terrence McCaskey Mississippi State 5.00 X
12. Zeron Flemister Iowa 5.00  
13. Austin Wheatley Iowa 5.00  
14. Bryan Arndt Boston College 5.00  
15. John Waerig Maryland 5.00  
16. Jason Gavadza Kent 5.00  
17. John Jones Indiana (Pa.) 5.00  

Grading scale for NFL prospects
8.00-9.00: Franchise player. (Any quarterback who grades over 7.50 is considered a potential franchise player.)
7.00-7.99: Future All-Pro.
6.50-6.99: Has a good chance to become a Pro Bowl-caliber player.
6.00-6.49: Should become a quality NFL player with Pro Bowl potential.
5.50-5.99: Has a chance to become a quality NFL player.
5.10-5.49: Has a better-than-average chance to make an NFL roster.
5.01-5.09: Has a slightly better than 50-50 chance to make a roster.
5.00-below: Has a 50-50 chance to make a roster.

Explanation of notes
Age: Player is overaged.
BB: May play professional baseball.
Elig.: This player's draft eligibility has not been finally determined.
Status: Pending off-the-field factors could influences where this player is drafted.
MI: More information needed for accurate grade.
RB: Can also play running back (applies to other position abbreviations, too, such as S for safety, RS for return specialist, etc.).
X: May have a medical problem, past or present, that could impact where player is drafted.
XX: More serious injury concern.
XXX: Definite injury concern.




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