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I'd say that Purdue is great at developing WRs.

Minnie is really good at this too.

I'd say that Purdue is great at developing WRs.

You'd think so... But in the last 20 years, we've only had 2 drafted, and they were only 5th rounders. Neither hung around the league long at all.

I never understood why Purdue under Tiller couldn't recruit top-flight WRs, in that pass-happy offense. 

Obviously things are looking up, recruiting-wise, under Brohm. So hopefully it will get better (if we could get a competent OL to protect a QB long enough to deliver the ball).

Two areas where Purdue thrives...

QB (obviously, it's known as the cradle of QBs)
DE (really only since Tiller, but then we continued on with some players after him as well)

True.  I think they will have a pretty strong case for the best wide receivers in the league this year. 

I think it's an open and shut case

I think it should be success in the NFL and nothing else.

Dare I ask:  are we considering a position group especially strong or good based on All-Americans or draft position?

I do think that's a good way to look at some things. If your goal is to find a school where players go to "thrive", being named an All-American is a huge feather in your cap. Draft position is less useful, because some players who are great college players may not fit the NFL mold, but again if you're looking for where they best "thrive", the college system that best develops them to be NFL material has to have an impact. 

There are outliers, of course. A school which goes RB by committee will likely never have the level of individual success necessary to be named All-Americans. Georgia in 2018 had this problem... Splitting the workload between Michel and Chubb ensured neither of them would put up the stats to be an All-American, but Michel was a late 1st round draft pick and Chubb was early 2nd round. Clearly they did thrive. 

In the last 6 drafts, Georgia has had 4 RBs go in the 1st or early 2nd round. Gurley/Chubb/Michel/Swift. I'd say they've been thriving at the RB position. Correspondingly in those same 6 drafts they've had WR, a much deeper position, only produce one 2nd-rounder. I wouldn't say that Georgia is a school where WR will "thrive". 

UGA has a decent system for using two running backs as almost coequals.  And it could help their "legs" longer term.  Chubb is second in the SEC in rushing yardage career despite that bad injury and sharing time with Michel and Gurley.

He's my favorite NFL player, really a class guy.

The Dawgs may have another junior RB this year who leaves early and is first or upper second round pick in Zamir White.

agreed

a great 40 time at the combine is worth more than career records in college