I think DJK is great. However, most of us probably wouldn't know who DJK is today if Douglas & Bowman hadn't screwed up. DJK, Douglas & Bowman were all in the same recruiting class.
Douglas and Bowman played as true freshman. Douglas led Iowa in receptions with 49 catches. If Douglas hadn't screwed up & stayed healthy he probably would have held every Iowa receiving record when he left the program after last season.
While, some posters have criticized DJK for his attitude & other things, he is a much better citizen and HAWKEYE than the other two. Congrats to DJK!
And James Cleveland too. I think DJK would still have emerged, but he would not have had four years of full playing time, that's pretty certain. Douglas was incredibly polished for a freshman, if I recall correctly (route running, not so much with the social mores), but lacked speed. Bowman was supposed to be really fast but if he was really that good, wouldn't he have resurfaced somewhere, as Cleveland did?