Barden was also the tallest receiver in the draft class.

Or they may throw the ball up at the goal line hoping the taller receivers get it.

They used those tall, rangy receivers and those guys came up with the ball.

The 6 feet tall and 190 pounds receiver played college football for the University of Cincinnati.

The Giants have designs on signing a tall, veteran wide receiver, which would fix one of their pressing needs.

The taller receivers will play jump ball, especially against single coverage, and timing will be everything.

Johnson is at the top of the list because he is a rarity: a tall wide receiver with excellent speed.

"First he asked me if I could cover some of the taller receivers in the league," the 5-foot-10-inch Starks said with a smile.

"I had a vertical leap of 41 inches and I've played against tall receivers all my life," he said.

Short, small receivers were in and big, tall receivers like me were out.