Rashod Bateman, WR

Heading into the 2019 season, it was supposed to be the Tyler Johnson show for the Minnesota offense at wide receiver. Junior Rashod Bateman quickly changed that assumption. After a rock solid freshman season (51 receptions for 704 yards and six touchdowns), Bateman ascended to one of the top pass catchers in all of college football. Virtually matching Johnson’s numbers with 1,219 and 11 touchdowns on 60 receptions, Bateman quickly showed that he was indeed the more talented of the two wide receivers. Standing at 6-1 and 210 pounds, Bateman has a physicality to his game of a man even larger...Preview Analysis provided byNFL Draft Bible on SI