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2012 NFL Draft rankings: Wide receivers

AUBURN AL - SEPTEMBER 25: Alshon Jeffery #1 of the South Carolina Gamecocks reacts after catching a touchdown reception against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 25 2010 in Auburn Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN AL - SEPTEMBER 25: Alshon Jeffery #1 of the South Carolina Gamecocks reacts after catching a touchdown reception against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 25 2010 in Auburn Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN AL - SEPTEMBER 25: Alshon Jeffery #1 of the South Carolina Gamecocks reacts after catching a touchdown reception against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 25 2010 in Auburn Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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The wide receiver class eligible for the 2012 NFL Draft is as talented as it is deep.

Everyone knows the top players in the class – South Carolina's Alshon Jeffery, Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon and Texas A&M's Jeff Fuller. As the season progresses, players like North Carolina's Dwight Jones, Arkansas' Greg Childs and Stanford's Chris Owusu could be in the first-round discussion.

The talent, though, is such that teams will be able to get a quality and productive wide receiver into the third round.

1. Jeff Fuller | 6'3, 215 pounds | WR | Texas A&M
2. Michael Floyd | 6'3, 228 pounds | WR | Notre Dame
3. Ryan Broyles | 5'11, 185 pounds | WR | Oklahoma
4. Greg Childs | 6'3, 217 pounds | WR | Arkansas
5. Juron Criner | 6'4, 210 pounds | WR | Arizona
6. DeVier Posey | 6'2, 213 pounds | WR | Ohio State
7. Chris Owusu | 6'2, 200 pounds | WR | Stanford
8. Marquis Maze | 5'10, 180 pounds | WR | Alabama
9. Dwight Jones | 6'4, 220 pounds | WR | North Carolina
10. Kendall Wright | 5'10, 185 pounds | WR | Baylor
11. T.Y. Hilton | 5'10, 183 pounds | WR | Florida International
12. Nick Toon | 6'3, 212 pounds | WR | Wisconsin
13. Jarrett Boykin | 6'2, 218 pounds | WR | Virginia Tech
14. Damario Belcher | 6'5, 215 pounds | WR | Indiana
15. Jermaine Kearse | 6'2, 205 pounds | WR | Washington
16. Chris Rainey | 5'9, 175 pounds | WR | Florida
17. Derek Moye | 6'5, 202 pounds | WR | Penn State
18. Travis Benjamin | 5'10, 175 pounds | WR | Miami
19. Brian Quick | 6'4, 216 pounds | WR | Appalachian State
20. Joe Adams | 5'11, 180 pounds | WR | Arkansas

JUNIORS:

1. Alshon Jeffery | 6'4, 232 pounds | WR | South Carolina *
2. Justin Blackmon | 6'1, 207 pounds | WR | Oklahoma State *
3. Mohamed Sanu | 6'2, 218 pounds | WR | Rutgers *
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