Jeremiah: Kevin White 'clear-cut No. 1 wide receiver' in draft
NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah had West Virginia's Kevin White as his No. 1 wide receiver and the No. 4 overall player going into the combine. After breaking out a 4.35 clocking in the 40 Saturday, White is more than that now.
The 4.35 "officially makes him a freak," NFL Media analyst Mike Mayock said during the NFL Network's coverage of the combine.
Jeremiah said White's 40 time also should remove any doubt among analysts: White (6-foot-2 1/2, 215 pounds) is the "clear-cut No. 1 wide receiver in this draft class."
Jeremiah compares White to Atlanta Falcons star Julio Jones, noting that when Jones came out of Alabama, there were questions about his straight-line speed, too. Jeremiah said both are physical and can do three things that every top-flight wide receiver must be able to do -- run away from people, run over people and make people miss.
Later, Jeremiah said, "I thought (White) was the best on tape ... and he was the best on the field today."
Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett -- whose team could be in the hunt for a wide receiver, depending on what happens with free agent Dez Bryant -- spent a few minutes in the NFL Network booth Saturday. When White's 40 time was mentioned, Garrett chuckled and said, "Pretty impressive."
Alabama's Amari Cooper and Louisville's DeVante Parker also have been in the running for the "top receiver" moniker, and they, too, had good days. Cooper (6-0 7/8, 211) ran the 40 in 4.42 seconds and had a vertical jump of 33 inches and a broad jump of 10 feet. Parker (6-2 1/2, 209) was timed in 4.45 in the 40 and had a vertical jump of 36.5 inches and a broad jump of 10-5.
Jeremiah calls the top three receivers "three of the safest players in the draft."
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