2018 NFL Draft: Ranking the Top-10 wide receivers
By Dana Becker
At 6-foot-0 and 210 pounds, when D.J. Moore clocked his 4.42 40-yard dash, he vaulted himself into the first three rounds of the NFL Draft, especially after factoring in his growth on the football field from his sophomore season to his junior year.
Moore caught 41 passes for 637 yards two years ago, but bumped those numbers to 80 receptions for 1,033 yards with eight touchdowns this past year. He also averaged over 12 yards per carry, displaying the always-loved flexibility from players.
A classic late-riser, everything Moore has done since the end of the season for Maryland has helped his stock. He is shifty enough to get past the first tackler, quick enough to out-run the second and strong enough to not go down easily.
Depending on where the top players go, Moore could hear his name called in the first round. The last Maryland receiver to be selected that early was Darrius Heyward-Bey by the Oakland Raiders in 2009 with the seventh overall pick.