2.03 Carolina Convicts — WR Alshon Jeffery

In the real world: Jeffery burst onto the scene on October 10, 2009 against Kentucky, burning the Wildcats for 138 yards and 3 TDs. The next year, he racked up over 300 yards and 4 TDs against eventual national champion Auburn and 2009 champion Alabama. At that time, Kiper said, "A perpetual mismatch, Jeffery has been unstoppable since he got to campus. A huge target, makes all the catches and shows surprising burst, given such a huge frame at wideout." His disappointing junior campaign (in which he averaged less than 10 yards per reception) hurt his draft stock, but it's not clear as to what caused him to not produce as much: South Carolina's QB situation, or conditioning issues Jeffery may have had (he reportedly played around 230 for the Gamecocks but trimmed down to 216 for the Combine). NFL Films guru Greg Cosell believes he "lacks lateral quicks and agility" and will be a "scheme and quarterback specific receiver." The Bears moved up five spots in Round 2 to get him. With Brandon Marshall as the #1 receiver in Chicago, Jeffery certainly has the size to be a #2, and he'll be competing against are Devin Hester, Johnny Knox and Earl Bennett, all of whom had more than their share of chances to establish themselves as wide receivers. The questions are, first, can he get back to his 2010 form, and second, while he can give you the jump-ball TD (like in the Capital One Bowl, seen here), can he get open? (The 4.47 and 4.54 40's he ran at his Pro Day suggest that it's possible that he can.)

In the TUFF world: The Cons definitely needed to continue rebuilding their wideout corps. They're off to a great start already, having taken Dez Bryant in 2010 and Julio Jones last year, but they didn't have much else besides those two. So in comes Jeffery, and Carolina should be ticked pink that he fell this far. He's a very good value when considering footballguys.com's rookie rankings and average draft positions in other MFL 16-team rookie-only drafts, which is why I give him the green check mark.