Leonard Hankerson vs. Vincent Brown

Two intriguing receivers available in most rookie drafts towards the end of round 1 and the beginning of round 2 are the Redskins' Leonard Hankerson out of The U and the Chargers' Vincent Brown from San Diego State.

First let's take a look at Hankerson. While not the most amazing athlete, I really like the little things Hankerson does and to me, he catches the ball with his hands better than anyone in the 2010 draft class outside of AJ Green. Let's take a look:



The second intriguing aspect of Hankerson's hands is that they were built and not made. After catching a paltry 17 catches in his first two years in college, Hankerson upped that total 45 grabs his Junior year before exploding for 73 catches with over 1100 yeards and 13 TDs as a Senior. Much of this improvement is credited to his work with former Miami Dolphin, Mark "Super" Duper, who simply says "You can't be a great receiver if you can't catch the football." Here is part 1 but the entire 6 part series may be found on YouTube.



And in this corner, I give you Vincent Brown. Many are eying the former SDSU Aztec at the top of Round 2 in upcoming rookie drafts, but others are concerned about playing within a wide open system against lesser competition in the Mountain West. Finding a lot of tape on Brown is a little more difficult but I found two packages worth your time against two of the top programs in the conference, Utah and TCU.





Brown's hands don't wow me upon first review, but I think he compares rather favorably with a player like Greg Little. He does a good job of using his body to shield off defenders. Brown just flat drops a ball about 1 minute in on the Utah reel with a few defenders around him but I see raw athletic ability that may translate to the NFL. He obviously carried SDSU in several games this year, finishing 2012 with 69/1350/10, right on pace with Hankerson's numbers. While a bit undersized, I see Brown as a Derrick Mason type and with Rivers at QB, that makes for a nice option in PPR leagues in the early 2nd of a rookie draft or an ideal late round sleeper in dynasty start-ups.

Who will have the better career? Both will have opportunities to contribute early and while I like Hankerson's skill set, Brown's ideal QB situation gives him the edge. Agree? Disagree? Let me here from you on this one.