8. Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee Volunteers
Birth date: March 17, 1991 (22 years old)
Height/weight: 6-1⅞, 216
40-yard dash time: 4.48
YPA: 8.1
VYPA: 8.8
SVYPA: 11.1
Targets per game: 6.7
Success rate: 55.0
Raw points: 40 (tied seventh)
Modified points: 46.5 (eighth)
Productivity points: 14.3 (eighth)
Attributes points: 32.2 (third)
The YouTube footage of Patterson's juco days in some cases looks very similar to Randy Moss' Marshall highlights and illustrates part of why he ended up ranking third in attributes points. The issue for Patterson is he is, by his own admission, still a raw prospect and therefore would be best suited to go to a team that could invest the proper amount of time to harness his skills over the long term.
9. Justin Hunter, Tennessee
Birth date: May 20, 1991 (21 years old)
Height/weight: 6-4, 196
40-yard dash time: 4.49
YPA: 7.2
VYPA: 8.1
SVYPA: 5.1
Targets per game: 10.6
Success rate: 53.7
Raw points: 34 (ninth)
Modified points: 38.9 (ninth)
Productivity points: 5.2 (ninth)
Attributes points: 33.7 (first)
Hunter may be the biggest enigma of this group, as his top-ranked attributes total would suggest he should be an elite player yet he ranked last in YPA, VYPA, SVYPA and success rate on his way to placing last in productivity points. Some of the lack of production can be blamed on Tyler Bray's inaccuracy, but three of his teammates (Patterson, Zach Rogers and Mychal Rivera) all bested Hunter in YPA, so it cannot all go on Bray's arm. A good amount of the blame can go on Hunter's hands, as ESPN Stats & Information had him credited with 11 drops last year, a total that was highest among wideouts on BCS conference teams. Simply put, Hunter has superb physical skills but has yet to show that he can get enough out of them.
