On Monday I covered my top 10 quarterback prospects ahead of the 2023 NFL draft, so next up it’s time to focus on the guys they throw to.
But before we get started, I want to get into my grading process a little bit so everyone can at least get a better understanding of how it all works.
These explanations could get repetitive once you’ve read them a few times, so feel free to jump right into the rankings.
Overall, this has been a tedious yet exciting process. It will be interesting to see how everything plays out over the coming weeks. At the end of the day, this is an inexact science no matter how hard some try to sell their opinions as facts.
The best thing you can do is try to consume as much information as you can on a prospect so you can eventually come up with an educated opinion on each individual.
Over the last couple of months, I have studied and graded over 150 players in total. In order to do a proper evaluation, I watch a minimum of three games for each prospect before coming up with my opinions/grades.
However, more often than not, I watched at least five or six contests for each prospect before doing my evaluations.
Unfortunately, there were some cases where I had trouble getting certain all-22 tapes, therefore, I had to make do with what I had.
I essentially individually evaluated each game that I watched, and then I averaged those grades into one final film grade worth a total of 20 points.
Example: blue-chip prospects (90 percent or higher) received anywhere from 18-20 points in all likelihood.
Game tape is the only criterion that is worth 20 points on my grading scale, while other areas, such as analytics, athletic score, ceiling/floor, etc., are worth a maximum of 10 points.
Today, we are looking at my top 10 wide receiver prospects, and I’ll work my way around to each position in the days and weeks ahead. I will also be updating these rankings on the morning of the draft (April 27th).
It’s no secret that the Titans’ wide receiver room is arguably the worst in the league, so it’s very possible they came away with at least one of the following 10 prospects. Let’s take a closer look.