Perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Dontayvion Wicks, the man who broke Herman Moore’s single-season receiving records at Virginia, has thoroughly outperformed his draft slot in his rookie season with the Green Bay Packers this year. Nonetheless, the fifth-round rookie wideout’s success in spite of a low draft slot has been an encouraging sign for Virginia football’s ability to produce NFL-caliber skill position talent.
Wicks finished his first season in the NFL with 39 receptions for 581 yards and four touchdowns. His 581 receiving yards were the most by any Virginia Cavaliers draftee in their rookie season since at least the NFL-AFL merger and helped propel a young but talented Green Bay Packers offense to their late playoff push.