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Johnson might be worth top pick

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Prone to exaggerate the physical attributes of just about any player they are asked to evaluate publicly, scouts seem to have gone absolutely head over heels with hyperbole in assessing Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson, the highest-rated prospect on most NFL franchises' draft boards. Even in a business in which excessive praise is an inherent element of the pre-draft posturing process, talent scouts have resorted to terms typically reserved for priceless diamonds in assaying Johnson's ...

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