1.09 Pittsburgh BIG PAPAS — WR Kendall Wright

In the real world: Kendall Wright went 20th overall to the Tennessee Titans, which was a bit of a surprise considering they have Kenny Britt and Damian Williams already (meaning they could have put off drafting a WR until later). But consider this: If Jake Locker can connect with Nate Washington—they connected for 4 TDs in Weeks 11, 14 and 15—than Locker could have a ball throwing to a fully recovered Kenny Britt and Wright as his top two wideouts. Tony Pauline of SI.com tweeted back in January that Wright, not Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon, is the top WR on several NFL teams' draft boards. Why? Wright is faster than Blackmon and doesn't have off-field issues. “He reminds me a lot of Steve Smith (Panthers),” says Todd McShay, "but he drops a lot of passes and has a lot of double-catches." Although his 40 time at the Combine was actually slower than the larger, heavier Michael Floyd, he did run a 4.43 40 at his Pro Day workout.
In the TUFF world: Pittsburgh continues rebuilding its WR corps—which is already miles ahead of where it was in 2010—with Wright, who was one of the top 3 wideouts on many draft boards. So between Floyd and Wright, they have picked up 2 of the draft's best wideouts. And the PAPAS also have a handcuff for Wright in Damian Williams, who himself showed great improvement in his second season as a Titan with 592 yards and 5 TDs.

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