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2018 NFL Draft: Five biggest fallers in this year’s class

By Sayre Bedinger

LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 10: Quarterback Josh Allen #17 of the Wyoming Cowboys passes against defensive end Freedom Akinmoladun #91 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 10: Quarterback Josh Allen #17 of the Wyoming Cowboys passes against defensive end Freedom Akinmoladun #91 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NC – DECEMBER 02: Deon Cain #8 of the Clemson Tigers reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Miami Hurricanes in the third quarter during the ACC Football Championship at Bank of America Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – DECEMBER 02: Deon Cain #8 of the Clemson Tigers reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Miami Hurricanes in the third quarter during the ACC Football Championship at Bank of America Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

3. Deon Cain, WR, Clemson

Losing arguably the best quarterback in the country certainly factors in here a bit for Deon Cain, but the deep threat for Clemson has proven to be pretty much only that —

a deep threat.

Clemson has actually forced the ball to Cain quite a bit more this year than they did in previous years where he was really a supplementary piece of their offense, and his yards per reception has taken a significant dip.

Last season, Cain averaged over 19 yards per catch. The year before that, he averaged over 17 yards a catch. This season, he’s averaging just over 12 yards per reception.

That’s not terrible, but it’s also not what we expected from the player that many considered to be the top receiver in this year’s draft class. Cain has gone from potentially WR1 in this year’s draft to a fringe second round pick with high upside as a vertical threat.

He’s just not as complete of a prospect as you’d like, but many of these Clemson receivers aren’t coming out of college. He can still be very good, but for me, his stock has dipped this year.

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