2019 NFL Draft: Five prospects people are still sleeping on

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STILLWATER, OK – NOVEMBER 17: Wide receiver Gary Jennings Jr. #12 of the West Virginia Mountaineers makes a catch over safety Jarrick Bernard #24 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the fourth quarter on November 17, 2018 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State upset West Virginia 45-41. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

Gary Jennings, WR, West Virginia

Unlike the defensive line group in this class, which is as deep as we’ve seen since probably 2011, this wide receiver group is really thin. Or at least, it’s a group that has just a bunch of guys, and all the scouts in the room may have one or two that they “stand on the table” for.

Well, we’re standing on the table for Gary Jennings because all he ever did was damn-near lead the nation with 15 touchdowns last year (shout out to John Ursua from Hawaii). This is a plug and play slot receiver from day one in the NFL, and if you watched him in the 1-on-1 drills at the Senior Bowl, you’d have a good feeling about his ability to win vertically on the outside at the next level as well.

So…Ball out in college? Check. Ball out at the Senior Bowl? Check.

He must have had a bad combine then, right? Nope. Jennings posted a 4.42 in the 40-yard dash, 37″ vertical, and his short area drills placed him in the upper echelon as well.

This wide receiver class is going to have a lot of late round successes because of the lack of separation between prospects (ironic I know), but we are calling the shot here. Gary Jennings will be a good pro.

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