It's not about where YOU rank him. Its about where he would rank in the league. If Hollywood Brown had the same passing volume thrown his way that most of the "top receivers" in the league, he would be universally in the discussion with those players. Maybe not by you, but you'd also be in the very smallest of minorities. As much as fans would like to pretend like they're supremely educated about what makes a good receiver and what doesn't, the very first thing you're going to with every player is the stat line. If that stat line says they're good, that's the baseline of the discussion. If it doesn't, that's also the baseline.
The initial premise of this discussion was about how disappointed you were that we took Hurst over Ridley. I pointed out why that's the wrong way to look at things, because its really Campbell + Dobbins over Ridley, which I think it would be hard to argue we get the bad side of that deal.
And the reason I wouldn't take Ridley over those two players is because I think Ridley's stat line, and therefore largely how fans evaluate receivers, wouldn't be nearly as productive in Baltimore. Among the many reasons why, is simply, he wouldn't get the ball thrown to him nearly as much.