It was a typical Saturday tweet, one that's designed for engagement, particularly in 2020, when real sports are few and far between.
MaxPreps, a nearly 20-year-old publisher dedicated to covering high school sports from coast-to-coast, wanted to know which four players since the turn of the century that you'd put on the “Mount Rushmore or High School Wide Receivers.”
Accompanying the tweet was a graphic featuring 11 of the best prep wide receivers since 2000.
Select 4. pic.twitter.com/Ac9gkQlCME
— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) July 18, 2020
It's an elite list, featuring current NFL stars DeAndre Hopkins, A.J. Green, DeSean Jackson, Percy Harvin, Julio Jones, and, oh, three current Ohio State wide receivers: Garrett Wilson, Julian Fleming, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Wilson, a sophomore at Ohio State, who was ranked as the nation's No. 2 wide receiver in the class of 2019, wasted no time pointing out how talented the wideout room is at Ohio State right now.
3 of us sit in the same meeting room during the week @jaxon_smith1 @julian_040 https://t.co/UOd02ztx6x
— Garrett Wilson (@GarrettWilson_V) July 18, 2020
Fleming and Smith-Njigba, both entering their freshman campaigns in Columbus, were the No. 1 and No. 2-rated receivers in the 2020 prep class.
Former Buckeye Terry McLaurin, who went from a third-round pick from Washington to quietly become one of the best wide receivers in the NFL as a rookie last year weighed in as well.
Room full of killas, and theres more! That top dog mentality is why the OSUWR legacy stays strong. Keep it goin! https://t.co/vg0LRkcLa6
— Terry McLaurin (@TheTerry_25) July 18, 2020
A room full of killas, indeed.
