Who Were The 19 Wide Receivers Drafted Before Stefon Diggs? Where Are They Now?

Today we're going to talk about the 19 wide receivers selected before Stefon Diggs in the 2015 NFL Draft and how their careers are going so far.
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[@badkiwi42]

In my opinion, Diggs and Theilen are the best WR duo in the league. Just remember that Diggs was a 5th round pick and Theilen was undrafted

[@johanb3649]

Badkiwi 42 Foshoo

[@traviswatts4010]

Definitely underrated I like jones and Ridley of the falcons it seems a lot better to me as we all know how jones is and Ridley is already lighting it up

[@jaidenboston260]

Don’t tell my fantasy team that

[@user-gj4zc6fd5b]

Ab and Gordon or ab and Edelman

[@user-gj4zc6fd5b]

Ur wronf

[@tristan2413]

whos here after diggs led the nfl in receptions and yards.

[@Jackhintze06]

I’m not even a Vikings fan but this dude is easily my favorite WR

[@henrytimm845]

I'm a southern mm native/current citizen I love him but hate cousins

[@johnmurray8120]

Same

[@rouge_910]

Jimothy Timm still hate cousins bud?

[@henrytimm845]

@@rouge_910 yes kinda

[@rouge_910]

Jimothy Timm are you a Vikings fan? If you are you sure can’t complain.

[@nando5340]

Nooo not Kevin White lmaooo rip bears fans

[@wilt3051]

Kevin White & Mitch Trubisky finna be busts

[@user-nd7xu8sb7p]

Myles Garrett I can’t believe they took Trubisky over Watson

[@kkrummelrhs]

Kevin White never even got to prove himself

[@chopchop6417]

aaron berhane dude he was taken before Mahomes! Lol PFF graded the Trubisky pick a D- while grading the Patrick Mahomes pick a C-! They got the Trubisky one wrong...but damn were they wrong on mahomie! Lol

[@quackxhead]

Bears could've had mahomes or Watson lmao

[@motorflight]

Who’s here after diggs got traded to Buffalo

[@eliraplee4914]

Yessssssir

[@timcena3459]

Stop with these comments obviously anybody who is reading the comments is here after that trade

[@darionblack4434]

Cannon Stauffer u mad?

[@christopherbittner376]

Sad...

[@notfresh9392]

TIM CENA I’m a Vikings fan but you seem mad af 😂

[@aidanerbes631]

He’s hella underrated and what people don’t realize is that he always has the no. 1 corner on him every game that’s why thielen has such big numbers

[@trulybrady8839]

I think he’s overrated but that’s just me

[@Nagz45]

@@trulybrady8839 because you don't know football.

[@trulybrady8839]

Lucid Dreams not really lol

[@trulybrady8839]

Lucid Dreams but think whatever you want

[@tincanmaniac1931]

Thielen plays slot, so he usually wouldn't have the number 1 corner on him.

[@CamberRockerCamber]

Love Diggs. I thought he could be a top 5 wide receiver in the league if he could just stay healthy. Gonna miss the guy but will always root for the guy and follow his career. Right now he's balling out in Buffalo.

[@yahitup2808]

Dj Moore, Diggs, Darnell Savage, And Haskins putting out for Maryland! Grew up near Diggs and Haskins. Both right down the street. Definite dawgs

[@Mataneal]

Yessir Maryland gang

[@kyyyyyyy]

Haskings is trash

[@alejandropelayo9288]

Haskins dogwaterness invalidates this whole comment

[@julian6735]

It’s funny to see Parker had a break out last year😂 but great video!

[@jaked9597]

I’m the biggest digg fan no lie. I’ve been watching him since Maryland!!!!!!! And I litteraly lived near him

[@ParadoxYoYo]

J Dolan weird flex but ok

[@camerongoltz5578]

No one here cares.

[@poop143]

I met him

[@davidlove5583]

Parker is a savage and had a breakout year last year. He really can't be guarded

[@williamcyphery7147]

This is by far my favorite series on KZbin

[@RealAmericanStudios]

Who’s here after that breakout season by DeVante Parker?

[@dylanratajczak8737]

Still no Diggs

[@rtbmb]

Dylan Ratajczak Amari Cooper is still probably the best reciever from the class but very close

[@crispybacon3893]

@@rtbmb Amari Cooper is a good reciever but he isn't gonna win anything if he stays in the shity Cowboys team

[@rtbmb]

MrCrispy Bacon Vikings ain’t winning either

[@crispybacon3893]

@@rtbmb are u talking about Stefon Diggs because he got traded to the bills

[@patstreater]

These episodes are incredibly entertaining! Love the channel!

[@azurechemical]

It’s funny you bring up Parker having a breakthrough year because this past season he definitely did with 1200 receiving yards

[@TheJaker5]

Wasn’t expecting a deep dive into the college careers of every single WR drafted before Diggs.

[@colbyrandolph663]

Yooo I’ve been waiting for this!!!

[@enyionyeobia5103]

I’m very impressed with your content. I subscribed right away. I’m gonna depend on info from your channel as the draft draws closer*. Keep up the good work guys

[@JDProdNFL]

Thank you so much! We’ll keep the content coming my friend!

[@ChezDecko]

You two do great research and work. Keep goin

[@travislankford5384]

Love these videos!

[@clearchoicemn]

Dude, you talk so fast I have to change my playback speed from 1.5X back to normal haha Love your vids. Keep grinding 💪

[@stimp424]

thanks for doing this

[@getbackem]

lol joshy from roblox

[@CarolinaSkol]

Great job guys

[@Dalton1294]

I'm so glad that Diggs is a Buffalo Bill because we needed a ligament no. 1 WR

[@ichbin.titannick5806]

Oh boy I love your Videos way too much

[@jakew3495]

great vid

[@albertdehaven2700]

You guys are cool love it

[@gnarlclan5346]

Have you guys done David Johnson yet? If not then do him next for sure

[@seano7901]

Johnsons trash lmao

[@SnakeGames678]

Sacrificing People In Fortnite Fortnites trash lmao

[@clbbarle9903]

Snake, 😂😂😂

[@eats4cheaps305]

The one hit wonder?

[@jacobevans9101]

Abuse Turtle lmao I thought they didn’t exist

[@RobDragonslayer]

I can't believe how hard you ripped Parker. Kid was sick. As a Buffalo fan I had to watch him twice a year. The moment a decent qb tosses the rock in Miami he has a breakout year. No surprises there.

[@nando5340]

Hopefully it doesn’t go private again lol

[@davidsandmire8324]

Hi, good video overall, but some suggestions to make them better is to have highlights from there college days. Also adding in highlights with the commentators voices is good, but like I said good video overall!

[@themoderndaygamer637]

In high school I played against Dorial Green. He was amazing. Honestly fastest guy on the field. Didn’t matter though when their QB was always getting off the ground.

[@AkamexAris1023]

Update to this video Parkers breakout season was this year and it was well worth the wait! Really hope he continues to dominate next year too! Edit: Perriman has also come on strong this season in the losses of Evan's and Godwin so hoping he continues getting better as well

[@gooddudemadworld4872]

Tbf Parker has had mediocre people throwing to him

[@llerxt]

Diggs had Case Keenum and Sam Bradford throwing to him.

[@jeremyc9593]

You say that as if Sam Bradford, Teddy Bridgewater, and Case Keenum are great. Sure, they're all slightly better than what Miami has had, but great receivers still get theirs no matter who is under center. Just look at Hopkins before Watson finally came along. Big numbers despite a revolving door of shit.

[@gooddudemadworld4872]

@@jeremyc9593 thats not a great argument with cases like Randy miss in Oakland Michael Crabtree and Larry Fitzgerald in the recent years of the Cardinals and Sam Bradford I'm pretty sure isn't even in the league. Plus Teddy was given the shaft by his old team.

[@davidlawson6660]

He went of This year tho

[@Goaty9116]

He still popped off this year

[@ThesharkStrangler]

I’m just sayin, I’ve been a diggs fan since his Maryland days and I’m very happy that his career is going good

[@datgallon7694]

Aye I recommend this vid

[@vHawky]

My KZbin channel is named after him and I met Diggs before thanks for making this video thus is my favorite one so far

[@clearchoicemn]

I'm your newest subscriber. SKOL Vikes

[@cristiang4501]

If Kirk can get consistent pass protection this season, the Vikings should easily win the NFC North.

[@brandonbouchez7195]

Lol don't think so

[@welldarn]

Brandon Bouchez Really? The only 2 things holding us back last year were our OC (who was fired) and our O-line which is better... if he gets pass protection, The Vikes will be a real contender this year

[@paoutdoorsman3071]

Kirk had the chance to get to the playoffs in week 17. He shit the bed. Was absolutely horrible. He's also what? 4-23 in prime time?

[@bruhmoment-ky8ck]

CEO fishing let your team go against the bears when the playoffs are on the line and each person has a weakness.

[@paoutdoorsman3071]

@@bruhmoment-ky8ck They just went against them and won! GO PACK GO

[@iluvlost09]

10:36 Ahhhh shit...

[@shawnm.1540]

Here after Diggs 3 TD game on MNF, for the Bills...

[@Speedywheel3124]

This is why hindsight is always 20/20. Ya never know who's gonna do what!

[@ClownsInTheComments]

Idk about the statement about locket. I think he’s better than diggs. He’s killing it even more this season with Russell

[@jeffreycoleman7265]

I like the update thumbnail

[@SithBatDude]

YESS!! IM A HUGE VIKINGS FAN!! THANKS J&D! SKOL

[@vHawky]

Same

[@user-nd7xu8sb7p]

I’m a Packers fan

[@SithBatDude]

Good for you SKOL Vikings

[@nolansuchy8730]

Thielen is better

[@SithBatDude]

You can say that again

[@iwannatalktosampson5852]

Great content can you do one for dalvin cook ?

[@JaxonForPresident]

That’s my boy 😪 I’m so proud

[@samuelzins5089]

Love the videos, especially as a vikes fan, but could you do more than listing stats? It's much more interesting with an actual story

[@marcfern]

Dorsett is doing well honestly. He can catch and has great route running skills. Makes big plays too.

[@klasports8801]

as a ravens fan, that perriman pick hurt, could catch a cold when we could’ve had a hometown hero, diggs one of my favorites cause we both from maryland and he was my first diamond in the rough that i was right about

[@johngotti4286]

Parker could be good if he wasn’t on a shit team!

[@adam99x2004]

I was hoping the Vikings would have drafted him so he could play with Teddy again :)

[@2700jo]

John Gotti this aged very well

[@A._Dot]

Aint a trash team now but we are more explosive team here

[@travionrichardson6683]

This 2 years old and Diggs still a young 🐐

[@paultherkilsen721]

Diggs 5th round and Theilen undrafted but still best duo in NFL

[@jessicatennis5318]

Diggs reminds me so much of Marvin Harrison.

[@liamfranson950]

I remember when diggs played at Maryland

[@kira8669]

Man, this came out right before the NFL season. Phillip Dorsett is actually having a solid season.

[@YouTube.Algorithmic.Nonsense]

Diggs wasn’t drafted higher because he didn’t go to a perennial football powerhouse that would have given him more exposure and he was injury prone. Diggs injury history actually carried into the NFL. Even during the incredible 2017/Minneapolis Miracle season, Diggs missed games. He does get hurt too much. I knew Diggs was going to be an incredible WR because his first start came against the Denver Broncos in 2015 - the team that won the Super Bowl with a lights out defense - and Diggs absolutely left Denver’s CBs in the dust with his separation on a number of plays. Yes, he runs a respectable 4.46, but it’s his quickness and footwork that are amazing. Diggs can break so many runs on simple quick hitches because his quickness is simply amazing. A true thing of beauty. My only complaints about him are he can be a diva, he becomes undisciplined at times, and he’s prone to mental lapses. He can make a stellar catch one play and drop a TD that hits him square in the hands the next. That said, a 5th round pick for one of the more dynamic receivers in football over the past few seasons? Nice.

[@codytripp25]

An interesting one would be looking at all the corners taken over sherman.

[@macp1355]

Smith and white I thought would be awesome players. Lol I was horribly wrong. Also DBG was at one time the number 1 prospect going to college

[@dylanhamill34]

Good Counsel standup !!

[@xJohnny_Ax]

Dylan Hamill WCAC stand up!! I went to St Mary’s Ryken.

[@omthakkar5163]

Diggs is my fav player before the miracle. I watched him in college and I loved watching him

[@Dubeeeeeee]

Dorsett has been very good for the patriots idk how he’s labeled as a disappointment

[@tomczech1988]

Probably because this is his first semi-decent season and this video was made before the season started. Also "very good" is a stretch, dude has >400 yards receiving.

[@itsryanL47]

“An astounding...” lol

[@kidprozzz4601]

Damn this was actually a decent class for wide receivers. U got Amari Cooper, Tyler Lockett, and Stefon Diggs. And most of the other players drafted were good too like Devin Funchess.

[@charliehubbell7371]

I'm a diehard vikes fan and my uncle said that digs and Eric Kendricks were the two best players in the draft and we ended up getting both of em and my unc

[@themoderndaygamer637]

I played against Doriel Green Beckham in HS. Dude always struggled with “criminal activity “

[@malcolmconnors4502]

The Philadelphia Eagles picked USC's Nelson Agholor with the 20th pick *Uncontrollable puking commences*

[@theleftuprightatsoldierfield]

At least you didn’t pick Kevin White

[@NasLee27]

I remember the first time I’ve seen Stefon Diggs was at Maryland I think it was against the Ohio State when they did that infamous stare down instead of shaking their hands before the beginning of OT

[@79ped]

You gotta love Diggs .. Skål !! (Skål is the correct way to say "cheers" in the Scandinavian languages)

[@Mjbless02]

Dorsett has been very good for the pats wym

[@JDProdNFL]

As a pats fan i do have to agree with Jackson on this one. Dorsett’s “success” is an illusion. While the patriots succeed Yes, Dorsett on the other hand has been nothing more than average statistically. With that being said, his performance against the Steelers made him look way better that I personally believe him to be, but who knows, maybe this is his season.

[@norge4328]

Dorsett has also been on teams that have there star receivers. Colts have ty. Patriots have Edelman, Gordon, sanu etc, let's not forget they also had Gronkowski. This is why he hasn't flourished in my opinion. Give him a chance when those leave he would be amazing.

[@geraldsmith8185]

@@JDProdNFL bandwagon, but I am not subscribing to your channel

[@geraldsmith8185]

@@JDProdNFL your channel is a disappointment

[@baconforprez1719]

JACOB BAUGHN all he is saying is that Dorsett could have a good year

[@devito_deniro8042]

I honestly feel bad for white, he’s been plagued with injuries and honestly he would’ve been a great player if it wasn’t for his injuries. But oh well..... hope everything goes well for him

[@Quinnie33]

This wr class is loaded

[@jonschuler4542]

this was right before the parker breakout, tuff

[@cntbe2hi364]

Imma 9ers fan but will definitely give Seattle credit for their draft boards in my opinion Tyler Lockett is the better all around wr while diggs is more a route technician and ok after the catch ability

[@zjwardlow]

The way he Dominated At UMD was amazing....Only comparison is How Terry Mcclarin is dominating all the stats with the Deadskins 🤣💯

[@Ricardough]

Tyler Lockett having a monster season

[@BlackOpsoXXo]

Do T.Y Hilton next

[@crawfordflahertyiii9088]

Im an Arizona State fan and the Texans wasted strong, they played him less and didnt let him develop, he then played ok in Jacksonville before an injury amd then Cleveland botched a knee injury and put him in more pain. If Houston let him develop he wouldve been a stud

[@shaggybratcher]

Your forgot part of Nelson Agholor' name they changed it to Nelson "occasional hands" Agholor cause he cant catch the ball in the clutch

[@cbarz7762]

Who’s here after diggs is easily the best receiver in the nfl right now

[@yaboyray6886]

nah but hes second davante 1 and im a bills fan he had 18 tds

[@0RatedChess]

Diggs then broke a Bills franchise record with over 110 receptions.

[@joshdrumheller4920]

Breshad Perriman.........wow that waste of a draft pick!!!!! Baltimore's track record with WRs in the 1st round were all but dead until we landed Marquese "Hollywood " Brown. I believe we finally got it right!!!

[@Yellowfver783]

Dorsett is a big player for the pats now just cause he doesn’t drop balls and the big play potential

[@brianhiedeman864]

Do all the WR's in Thielens draft class and why he got passed up as an undrafted FA before signing with Minnesota.

[@37willdog]

Here after the Diggs trade...also Parker broke out lol

[@Chickencoop67]

You should use college highlights when talking about the players' college careers. Totally throwing me off.

[@dantarad9778]

Diggs gunna go off this year

[@EddieDubs]

lol "Compiled" You were really thumbing through that thesaurus by the end.

[@JDProdNFL]

Always keep my handy dandy BOOK OF WISDOM on me at all times 😎

[@nicnames8396]

I was hoping Washington would've drafted him because I KNEW he was going to be good coming from Maryland

[@mikemurray8331]

Dude was a five star recruit that went to Maryland and had no QB. I do an ideal mock every year and had the Packers drafting him in the third and not extending Cobb

[@iwannatalktosampson5852]

Diggs has always been my favorite receiver in the league in glad hes on my vikings for 5 more years hes gonna be a hall of famer when he calls it a career

[@Boidan69]

🧢

[@kf8080]

Do a vid about Adam thielan

[@drewbunton1156]

Not to mention DGB was the HIGHEST receiving prospect of all time. And had the potential to be the next Calvin Johnson.

[@yoh.3230]

All the players were drafted before Charvarius Ward who SHUT HIM DOWN this sunday

[@liloiax22]

20:51 - I'm nitpicking here but he says Smith instead of Smelter lol

[@Crisp-259]

The way this guy said Louisville 🤦🏼‍♂️ 😂😂

[@gwff1452]

Well we got that Parker breakout season

[@ethanspencer152]

When the the video was published the first time, I commented #DIGGSHYPE first

[@henrytimm845]

@@richardsmiley27 no u didnt

[@henrytimm845]

@@richardsmiley27 ok lol

[@zachstarling11]

devantae parker definitely had his breakout year, i’m not even a fins fan

[@k1d55]

Diggs has done the best with Kirk Cousins, who is in my opinion the best QB the vikings have had for a while

[@_Jaythe6_]

Dorsett has been serviceable for the Patriots and you know they don’t keep WRs for long. As a Panthers fan the Funchess pick hurts my soul. Diggs and Cam would’ve been so special. Hell even Lockett would’ve been great. Montgomery is being misused, hopefully he finds a team better than the Jets