As it turns out, being a first-round draft pick doesn’t always equate to success-- even if you’re a wide receiver.
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Green Bay Packers haven’t selected a wide receiver in the first round since Javon Walker in 2002. Still, every year it seems a large portion of the fanbase is gutted when the top remaining pass-catcher isn’t welcomed to Green Bay by way of a first-round pick.
However, that hasn’t hindered their ability to find viable pass-catchers in subsequent rounds. In fact, there are multiple examples of players who went on to have profound success despite not being first-rounder picks.