Daniel Jeremiah: "Based on what I've heard, Will Fuller will be 1st WR drafted".

It seems like we get closer to the draft, the more Treadwell becomes less popular as the 1st WR taken. I've seen people list Doctson, Michel Thomas, Coleman, and now Fuller as their WR1. Then again, it is that dead period where people try to create news, and start over analyzing everything.

I don't see Fuller as #1. I can buy Doctson, but I see Fuller more as #4. Treadwell fits the Saints nicely, but I would not want to use #12 on him.

4.6 speed didn't stop Colston. Why should it be an issue now? They won't use him like Cooks.

Colston ran a 4.54 at the combine, with a 6.9 three cone (thats a cornerback 3 cone - bests are usually 6.7 etc)

At 6'4 230.

Colston was always an underaplreciated beast.

Treadwell is no colston

Yeah, Colston was never a deep speed guy, but people forget (or never knew) how quick he was for his size.

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same issues as Kelvin... no break away speed.

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But had much quicker short shuttle and 3 cone than Benjamin.

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He could also catch

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this is the biggest thing compared to every "big receiver" we've drafted or tried to replicate since.

none of them had Colston's hands. They had better speed, better combine numbers, but nobody comes close to his hands

Yall do realize there's more to a WR than a 40 yard dash in tights, right?

Outside of top-end speed, Treadwell is easily one of the most complete WR in this draft. And to me, has the best combo of size, hands, quickness(especially for his size, check his 3 cone), ball skills, route running and run blocking of any WR in this draft. He'd literally be the perfect WR to pair with Cooks - who is a speed receiver - if we were to go that route in the first.

Edit: I also think yall are using hindsight too much in regards to Colston. Sure they ran about the same, but outside of speed Colton wasn't nearly the prospect coming out of college that Treadwell is. It also didn't help that he went to a small school. For every Colston-type pick there's 10+ that don't pan out. Colston was just a special player who managed to put it together at the next level as well. So to use the argument that since Colton has the same speed and was drafted in the 7th, therefore Treadwell is not worth a mid to semi-mid 1st because of his speed, holds no merit IMO. They were totally different prospects with different circumstances.

Also another counter to the Colston = 7th so Treadwell =! mid-ish 1st argument. If they went back and did a re-draft of 2006, do you think Colston would be taken in the first round by some team. Knowing what you know now, do you think he'd be worth a 1st? If your answer is yes (and it should be), then Treadwell should most definitely be.

Treadwell would be a good fit but at this point #12 looks too spendy and he will be gone before #47. Trading back or up from 47 would hafta happen IMO

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Treadwell would be a good fit but at this point #12 looks too spend

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Treadwell isn't in my top 3 for #12, but I just don't know how you can say 12 is too high. He could very well go anywhere from #10-#20. I don't remember seeing too many mocks that had OBJ going at 12. And he's surely lived up to his draft position.