Brandon Marshall is Outplaying his Draftmates

Great Denver Post article on our #2 receiver Brandon Marshall. I knew he was playing well, but I had no idea he was completely dominating his 2006 draftmates thus far. The article cites the 15 wide receivers drafted before Marshall, noting that Marshall is above and beyond all of these players in both receptions and receiving yards.

Allow me to do one better – readers, correct me if I’m wrong (I did about 10 minutes of research on it but can’t devote much more), Marshall still has more receiving yards than any other wide receiver taken in the draft, period (before or after). Only the Saints’ Marques Colston, who had a breakout rookie year and is the team’s #1, has more catches with 14, and he doesn’t even have as many yards as Marshall (117 yards for Colston).

Talk about a steal. No other word quite fits. Marshall’s yards after the catch are insane – he gives defenders consistent problems when they try to tackle him, and his big frame allows him to get above the defenders in the first place. His clutch catch, then big run after, allowed the Broncos to kick the game winner last week… it’s just plain exciting to see a Broncos draft pick excelling this much at the receiver position after years of struggle.