Sam Bradford burst onto the scene as the 2010 first overall draft selection, and the Rams got all that could have hoped for from their rookie signal caller.??The preseason foreshadowed what was to come quite accurately for the receiving corps as?Bradford lost his expected primary target Donnie Avery for the year to a torn ACL, only to have that followed up by losing emerging go-to-guy Mark Clayton in week five with a torn patella tendon.? Ultimately the Rams trotted out many wide receivers with the hopes of someone emerging as a game changer.? The results were that Danny Amendola lead the team with 85 catches?on just a paltry 8.1 yards per catch, and a host of others did little to distinguish themselves.? The lone exception was Danario Alexander who had over 90 yards receiving in two of the six games he played in while picking up 15.3 yards per catch.
At 6?5 and 215 pounds Alexander was not an easy man to bring down with 6.0 yards-after-catch (YAC).? The biggest problem with Alexander, which manifested itself last season, is a propensity for injury.? The recipient of surgery on his left knee four times, he is a risk to go down at any time.?? His production has never been a problem though.? Overshadowed when healthy his first three seasons?by talented teammates in the vaunted Missouri spread that included Jeremy Maclin, Chase Coffman and Martin Rucker,? he truly broke out his senior year with 113 receptions for 1781 yards and 14 touchdowns.? He managed to go undrafted, largely because of concerns about his knee. He was signed to the Rams practice squad before the season and summoned in October after the injury to Clayton.
Competition should be plentiful for touches this season with the Rams showing some WAC love?drafting Austin Pettis out of Boise State in the third round and Greg Salas out of Hawaii in the fourth round.? In addition to them,? Avery is reportedly doing well rehabbing, 2010 fourth round selection Mardy Gilyard is still in the fold, leading receiver Danny Amendola has gone nowhere and Brandon Gibson is still on the roster as well.? Of that bunch, none are locks to cement the number one receiver spot.? Both rookies will have to learn on the fly in a shortened offseason, Avery is returning from injury and was good but not great previously anyways (part of that being the result of bad quarterback play), Gilyard caught a whopping 6 passes last year, Amendola is best used in the slot and on special teams and Gibson is, well, mediocre on his best days.? In short, there is an opportunity to be had for Alexander if he?s able to keep his legs under him.??He possesses?the highest upside of the bunch thanks to his large frame and solid speed, and should at least be a matchup nightmare in the redzone.? His average draft position according to Mock Draft Central is approximately 185 for drafts held between July 11 and July 25.? If things break perfectly, he offers back end?number two fantasy wide receiver upside at the cost of a number five wide receiver, making him an appealing late round or cheap auction value.
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