Hardy's Not the Only Big WR

Under a beautiful blue sky in Orchard Park today, everything seemed upbeat around the Bills OTA. We've had some fans ask about 8th round draft pick Steve Johnson in recent blogs, so I kept an eye on him during some of today's workout.
There's a lot to like about Johnson, starting with his size. Although not as big as James Hardy, Johnson already is one of the bigger receivers on the Bills roster (6-2, 202lbs.). He seems to have a knack for making plays, also. Today, working with the third unit offense against the third team defense, Johnson made an outstanding play in the red zone, catching a pass for a touchdown before falling to the ground. He's coming off a very productive senior season at Kentucky, after struggling in his first year with the Wildcats. Johnson caught 60-passes for UK last year, 13 of them for touchdowns. It's still very early, but it's not hard to project Johnson on the roster as the Bills 5th WR. I know some Bills coaches and scouts are already impressed with him.
What's more, Johnson shows talent as a freestyle rapper. Check out this You Tube clip of Johnson inspring his teammates in the Kentucky locker room last year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzQMT5BWXlU


2 Comments:
Thanks for the info John. Keep watching him! Cant wait till Sept 7th
Eighth-round pick?
Johnson is one of the kids I'm looking forward to watching at St. John Fisher. If he pans out, Buffalo has a solid top five at WR.
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