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Receiver spot has clear-cut No. 1

Dorial Green-Beckham stands tall in a class that might lack size but has speed to burn

Updated: June 16, 2011, 3:39 PM ET
By Tom Luginbill | ESPN Recruiting

The significant difference between the ESPNU 150 wide receivers in the Class of 2012 and other recent groups at the position is speed.

This class doesn't have a lot of tall possession types. In fact, only two of the top-10 receivers are 6-foot-2 or taller.

What the class does have is good high-end speed in the top 10 and one gem atop the group. Dorial Green-Beckham of Springfield (Mo.) Hillcrest is one of only four wide receivers to crack the overall top 10 in the past five years, ...

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