NFL: Arrelious Benn Enters the NFL Draft
In a move that comes as a surprise to no one Illinois junior wide receiver Arrelious Benn has decided to give up his remaining year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft. After a disappointing season with the Fightin’ Illini it was widely expected that Benn would jump ship for the NFL.
Benn is currently rated as the third best receiver behind Dez Bryant and Golden Tate and the 33rd best prospect overall by Scouts inc. while Mel Kiper actually has him rated ahead of Tate on his junior receiver rankings.
At 6′ 2″ and 220 pounds Benn has the size teams love in possession receivers and he is likely looking at being selected at the tail end of the first round or early in the second round. Where he ends up going will depend largely on how well he runs for scouts.
If he runs as well or better than Tate does then he could sneak up into the first round to someone like the Dolphins who are in dire need of a top end receiver for Chad Henne to throw to. It seems unlikely he will last too long into the second round with teams like St. Louis, Tampa, Cleveland, and Kansas City all in need of receiving depth picking at the top of the round.
