ACC Draft Preview: Chansi Stuckey

An ongoing look at ACC Prospects in the NFL Draft

Scouting: For whatever reason, I'm good at lying when I stand to gain absolutely nothing from doing so. For a good two years in college, I convinced a clutch of people that my middle name was actually Lorenzo. And any time I watched a Clemson game with females with less-than-marginal interest in college football, I would tell them that Chansi Stuckey was actually the heir to the Stuckey's Pecan Log fortune. It works every time, at least the one time I tried it in Georgia before moving out to Los Angeles, where the joke would have no impact whatsoever. Though the Clemson WR may be missing out on fictional millions, he stands to gain actual millions on the account of sharing none of the delicious delicacy's characteristics. An impressive speedster with good hands but a hint of rawness, Stuckey also has potential to contribute as a punt returner. He even backed up Charlie Whitehurst for seven games during his freshman season. If there's one noticeable drawback to Stuckey, he lacks prototype Calvin Johnson/Dwayne Jarrett size, but for someone who won't be relied upon for #1 receiver-type numbers, this won't prevent him from catching on somewhere.

Draft Prediction: Though Steelers fans may bemoan the loss of Bill Cowher, the people truly impacted by this are WR prospects who can throw the ball. Used to be a converted QB would learn how to catch pass and you'd think, "Pittsburgh's drafting him." Ironically, that might turn out to be the case anyway this year, as the Steelers appear to be in need of a slot threat/punt returner ever since Dan Snyder wildly overestimated the value of Antwaan Randel-El. Either that or the Colts decide they need someone in the slot receiver position with actual speed instead of "deceptive speed" (see: every single evaluation of Drew Bennett or Jeff Samardzija).