This happens every year.
In the months leading up to the NFL draft, as Doug Farrar and myself begin to sketch out our draft-time coverage, we start assigning our positional watch lists, with the goal of putting our top 11 together at each assigned position.
Then, inevitably, I message Doug a few weeks later and tell him there is no way in the world I can narrow it down to just 11 wide receivers.
Last year we went 14-deep at the position, and this year we see two more get added to the list. The reason? Receiver is becoming a deeper and deeper position each year. With more and more high schools around the country focusing on the passing game, and seven-on-seven leagues cropping up year-round, we are seeing more talent at the position at the college level, and in each draft class.
I just hope I can keep it under 20 players in next year’s version. Until then, here are the top 16 wide receivers in the 2022 NFL draft.