Hakeem Nicks: NFL Draft Watch

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Published: March 16, 2009

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... his three seasons as a starter.

 

He quickly established himself as a prospect NFL scouts had to keep an eye on, catching 113 balls for 1,618 yards and nine touchdowns in his first two seasons.

 

Nicks took his play to another level as a junior, however. A first-team All-ACC selection, Nicks snared 68 passes for 1,222 yards and 12 touchdowns, with many of them coming dramatically.

 

The strength and athleticism he displayed with eight receptions for 217 yards and three touchdowns against West Virginia in the Meineke Car Care Bowl helped him turn in arguably the most memorable performance of the 2008-09 bowl season.

 

Hicks may lack elite stopwatch speed, but NFL scouts would do well to remember that so too did Anquan Boldin and Chad Johnson. He also had an arm span of 33 1/2 inches and a hand span of 10 1/2 inches at the combine.

 

I have him going 17th to the Jets, because Ma...

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