When you talk about the 2024 NFL Draft class, there is a lot of mention of quarterbacks and wide receivers at the very top.
Guys like Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Drake Maye are among the first quarterbacks who are expected to be taken off of the board, and there’s a group of wide receivers who are projected to be selected not long after in Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers, and Rome Odunze.
One name missing from that group, though, is Oregon Ducks’ WR Troy Franklin, who was among the most prolific pass-catchers in the nation last year. While he finished just outside of the running for the Biletnikoff Award in 2023, he said at the NFL Combine that he feels he should be mentioned in the same tier as the other trio.
Does Troy Franklin think he should be in the conversation with Harrison, Nabers and Odunze? “Of course.” #combine pic.twitter.com/qIRLsdy1ga
— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) March 1, 2024
Franklin had a historic year in 2023, breaking a number of Oregon records with 81 catches for 1,383 yards and 14 touchdowns. He had the third-most TD receptions in the nation, and the sixth-most receiving yards.
According to most mock drafts that have come out so far during the pre-draft process, Franklin is expected to land somewhere late in the first round, if not early in the second round, while the other three aforementioned receivers project as early first-round picks.
We didn’t see Franklin at the Senior Bowl earlier this year, but he has a chance to really improve his draft stock this weekend at the combine, going through on-field events starting on Saturday.
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