With the 71st pick in the NFL draft, Ryan Poles took a wide receiver (who is really a returner) out of Tennessee. While Velus Jones posted a fantastic time in the 40-yard dash, there has yet to be much evidence that being fast in gym shorts has a meaningful impact on a player’s professional success. Being fair, there is some limited data that faster receivers get more opportunities and therefore produce more, but there is less evidence suggesting that even receivers benefit from being that extra tick faster than one another except in terms of opportunity.
Velus Jones and the Big 25
