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Where would you rank Shaq Thompson and Devin Funchess in this draft?

MV%doe

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Let's say for fun, each are put into this year's draft. Yes you count what you know and what they did/didn't do on the field. Con is they are one year older (funch is still 21 tho).

I'd put Shaq about where he was drafted -25th(much better than last year)

Funch -early 3rd

 

 

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Neither showed a whole lot this year. Shaq made a couple nice plays, wasn't on the field a whole lot.  Funch made a few nice grabs and more rookie mistakes. Both show promise but neither are instant impact players.  I'd say they're both still where I thought they were before the draft. 2nd and 3rd rounds respectively.  1st round is for players who make an early impact. 

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Production wise he was was the 6th best rookie WR this year. 6 WR's were drafted in the first round last year. 2 of those (Kevin White and Breshad Perriman) didn't play all year. Even if you assume that both Perriman and White are better than Funchess, that would only make him the 8th-best rookie WR. The 8th WR drafted last year was drafted in the 2nd round, pick #40. One pick before Funchess.

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