NFL 30 To Watch: Javon Walker, Wide Receiver, Denver Broncos

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To fully appreciate how good Javon Walker was last season in his first year as a Denver Bronco, you have to understand just how bad the rest of the Broncos' passing game was.

The advanced stats at Football Outsiders ranked the Broncos' passing offense 22nd in the league. Receivers Rod Smith, Brandon Marshall and David Kircus all came out below average in the Football Outsiders wide receiver stats. But despite playing in an otherwise terrible passing game, Walker ranked 16th in the Football Outsiders stats.

And he could be even better this year. He's completely healthy this year, something he couldn't say as he recovered from a knee injury last year. And quarterback Jay Cutler should continue to improve and do a better job of hitting Walker in stride on deep balls to take advantage of Walker's speed.

Bottom line: As Cutler improves, Walker has a chance on improving on last year's great numbers and being one of the NFL's top receivers.

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