Every year, narratives emerge around the NFL Draft. Often, they can be position-related. For example, I’m old enough to remember when the 2017 quarterback class was considered fool’s gold, and that the 2018 quarterback group was the one to get excited for. Well, someone forgot to tell Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes that…
But sometimes the narratives are reasonable. Ask anyone about this year’s draft and the first thing that usually comes up is how talented and deep this wide receiver group is. That narrative is spot on. This is an incredibly talented group. Look at any “Top 50” list and count the number of wideouts. Of these next 11 prospects, you could make a case any of the first ten players to be a first-round selection. This group is just that good.
Now as a result, it can be hard to rank them. In some cases it might just come down to a matter of personal preference. There is almost no way to incorrectly rank these players, given just how talented they are. Furthermore, drop any of these prospects into a different draft class and whether they are at the top of this list or near the bottom, they are likely pushing for the top spot in another class.
Again, this group is that good.
In fact, it was tough limiting this list to just 11 players. Some who did not make this cut are also fantastic prospects, who could be drafted late on Day Two or even early on Day Three and be immediate contributors. If I wanted to, I could probably put together a list of 25 good-to-great prospects at the WR position from this draft class.
Now that I think about it, I could not.
(I don’t believe that, I just don’t want my editors to get any ideas…)
Editor’s Note: Eyes on the prize, bud.
On to the rankings.
Lamb | Jeudy | Ruggs III | Shenault | Jefferson | Higgins | Mims | Reagor | Aiyuk | Pittman | Johnson