John Ross is heading to the IR. The Giants placed the wide receiver on injured reserve today, keeping their offseason acquisition sidelined through at least the first three weeks of the season.
Ross is well known for being the ninth overall pick in 2017, as well as his legendary NFL Combine 40-time of 4.22. Things didn’t go as planned with the Bengals, as his four years in Cincinnati were an abject disaster. He struggled with injuries, playing in three, 13, eight, and three games during his four seasons there. He finished his run with 51 catches for 733 yards and ten touchdowns, a pitiful sum for a top ten pick.
The 25-year-old inked a one-year, $2.5MM deal with the Giants this offseason. He was sidelined throughout August with a hamstring injury, and that ailment will keep him on the shelf through September. Ross likely would have slotted in as the team’s fourth receiver behind Kenny Golladay, Sterling Shepard, and Darius Slayton.
The Giants made a long list of moves today, including additions to their practice squad. See all of their transactions here.
So now we need a poll on whether Kevin White, Josh Doctson or John Ross was the bigger 1st round flop.
Could probably put Corey Coleman and Laquon Treadwell in that conversation as well. Lot of 1st Rd WR from the 2015 & 2016 draft classes that suck.
Kevin white 100%
White has 285 yards to his name as the #7 pick and Ross has 733 as the #9 pick
That’s tough, and I’d say Treadwell was actually the best. It’s funny, because I remember even a year later there were some (a little early and over-reactionary typically, but ultimately accurate in this case) who were saying that this could be the worst WR draft class ever-mostly due to how many incredibly athletic receivers with huge deficiencies were drafted in the early picks.
28% catch ratio on 58 balls. Open but can’t catch.