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Teams Aggressively Target Wide Receivers in the 2024 NFL Draft

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Teams Aggressively Target Wide Receivers in the 2024 NFL Draft
The NFL logo is displayed on the turf as the Denver Broncos defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 24-17 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver on Sept. 14, 2014. Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
Todd Karpovich
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Teams didn’t waste time selecting the top wide receivers in this year’s NFL Draft.

Seven wideouts were selected in the opening 32 picks, which tied the 2004 draft for the most players ever taken at that position in the first round.

Todd Karpovich
Todd Karpovich
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In addition to the Epoch Times, Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author or co-author of six non-fiction books.