Dynasty Football Fan

Julio Jones scorched the combine track today and ran an impressive 4.39 in the 40-yard dash.  A.J. Green ran a 4.51.  Coming out of the latest college football season A.J Green was the consensus top wide receiver that many still believe could be a top 5 pick in the upcoming draft.  Green was a highly regarded recruit who has been dominating at times in the SEC and has the hands, body control and attitude to be a top NFL WR.  The interesting thing is that Jones, while also a highly regarded high school recruit and dominating at times in the SEC, was clearly seen as #2 to Green as far as potential is concerned.  The thinking is that Jones drops some balls from time to time and isn’t as reliable as Green.  Fair, point and that may be true at this stage in there careers.

The other conventional wisdom is that Green is faster than the bigger Jones.  NOT!  Running on the same track in the controlled environment of Lucas Oil Stadium Julio Jones laid the smack on A.J. Green.  Not only did he run a sub 4.4 40-yard dash and beat Green by more than a second, he also had a longer broad jump and a better Gauntlet Drill than A.J. Green.  So, Julio Jones is taller, heavier, runs faster, jumps longer and has about the same college stat lines than A.J. Green.

Now, I’m not necessarily saying Jones will go first in the draft, he probably won’t.  That being said, he will be a sneaky second WR of the board for some NFL team and if he goes to a team with a veteran QB, I believe he could be a better fantasy choice for dynasty leaguers than Green could be going to Cincinnati or Buffalo (Most likely).