Cole Beasley is 5'8", 174 lbs.
Wes Welker was 5'9", 185
Julian Edelman is 5'10", 198
Emmanual Sanders is 5'10", 180
Tavon Austin is 5'9", 174
that's a nice list, but, statistically, it’s the tall, bulky receivers who are moving the chains and putting the ball into the end zone. Take a look at the top 10 receivers in yards for 2015. The average height and weight is over 6-2 and 215 pounds. Eight out of the 10 players, a list that includes Calvin Johnson, Julio Jones, A.J. Green, Demaryius Thomas, Brandon Marshall and Allen Robinson, are at least 6-0. Amazingly, seven of the 10 are at least 6-3. Only two, Antonio Brown and Odell Beckham Jr., weigh in below 200 pounds, (Beckham is 198).
If you want to put the ball in the end zone, the need for a big, physical receiver is even greater. The average height and weight for the league’s top scorers is still 6' 2.5", 224 pounds, all but 2 of them are over 6-0, and seven out of the 10 are at least 6-2.
Need more evidence?Since 2008, there have been 32 instances of a wide receiver posting 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns in a single season. Only three of those, came from someone who stands shorter than 6-0.
I love Westy, I hope he is the exception to the rule and I hope he tears it up in the League and puts Nebraska on the map as Wideout U. But the numbers just don't support someone of his size doing that.