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With that said, let’s get back the rankings!
Brian Thomas Jr
LSU (WR6)
Height: 6’3”; Weight: 209 pounds
Age on Draft Day: 21 years and 6 months
Class: Junior
Overall Grade: 3.29/4 (Top Tier Prospect)
Comp: Demaryius Thomas
- Hands: B+
- Route Running: C+
- Release: B+
- Yards After Catch Potential: B+
- Jump Ball/Contested Catch: B+
- Body Control/Ball Tracking: A-
- Future role: B
- RAS: A
Strengths
This is likely lower than where a lot of people have Brian Thomas Jr, but I usually grade vertical receivers lower. Sometimes, the limited versatility scares me, and it doesn’t always translate if the team doesn’t have an offense and/or quarterback to take advantage of this skill. That being said, for a player who was primarily a vertical threat last year, this is a heck of a good grade compared to how I usually view them.
He is still this high thanks to his great ball tracking skills that allow him to follow deep balls and make catches over his shoulders. Also, he has some surprising body control and movement for a vertical receiver with the ability to jump through contact and make a play on the ball. He also has really good foot awareness around the sidelines which adds another nuance to him.
Another thing that makes him more interesting is his yards-after-catch potential. This wasn’t on display often due to a lot of his routes being deep patterns, but there seems to be some untapped potential. He has a good transition from receiver to runner and quick acceleration to quickly pick up some serious speed on short patterns. He also showed a little bit of wiggle to make guys miss and could withstand arm tackles and even sneak by defenders.
His hands are also really solid, with good hand technique and reliable hands. He does both a good job extending for balls above his head as well as securing and protecting the ball when going down to the ground. He also plays with late hands to limit the defenders’ ability to make a play on the ball. He also showed tough, hands-on short patterns and wasn’t afraid to highpoint the ball over a defender and snatch it out of the air.
He also has some good release skills with nice foot speed and fluidness to get around press. He also uses some nice hand counters to help keep himself clean and get to full speed quickly at the start of his route. Though he was a bit of a late bloomer, his release being this polished is a great sign for him translating to the NFL.
Once he’s out on his route, he will devour a cushion with his speed and does a really nice job stacking his defender on vertical routes. Also, despite being a vertical player, he has a pretty effective hitch route to keep defenders honest, and his fluid hips add some potential to become a more dynamic player than just a deep threat. Also, he is a willing blocker, which is nice to see.
Areas of Improvement
Now, a big reason why I am usually lower on these deep-threat receivers is their route running. Thomas has a ways to go in this department. He isn’t terrible, but he definitely needs to work on improving some of the nuances of his routes.
He will try to chop his feet to sell short patterns but just isn’t effective at this time and doesn’t fool the defense very often. He can also improve his tempo on his routes and work to get defenders’ hands off him better during his routes to help create more separation downfield. I’d also like to see him do a better job breaking down in his cuts to make quicker, more crisp cuts and would like to see him have a better understanding of where to settle down against zone.
While watching him I was curious about the breakdown of his route tree and I saw Reception Perception confirmed my suspicion that he had a limited route tree. His route tree was a bit too limited to vertical, post, hitch, and drag routes. Some players can make a killing just on those routes but he should try to expand his route tree to be more of a consistent impact player.
Also, while his hands are solid, there were a few times when he allowed the ball to fall to him rather than extending his arm to get his hands on it sooner. This would help him secure the catch more consistently and would also give him more time to adjust to incoming defenders and get more out of YAC situations. Speaking of YAC situations, there were a couple of times I noticed that he dropped the ball due to turning his eyes upfield too quickly, so he will have to be careful with this.
Thomas did a good job keeping hold of the ball after hitches and in jump ball situations, but I would like to see him catch balls in the middle of the field and traffic more consistently. This may be something he won’t have as much trouble doing, but it just wasn’t something he was asked to do very often. Finally, while he can go up and make catches, he isn’t always able to finish acrobatic plays.
Conclusion
While I always have reservations about deep threats, I can understand the excitement for Thomas There are definitely red flags from a production and current capability standpoint. However, the stuff he does well, he does really well. Also, he shows the potential to do so much more if he continues to improve and has the upside to maybe become a WR1 for a team, which is what you always want to aim for.
Due to both being freak athletes with good size and vertical specialists, I have Demaryius Thomas as his comp. Both did a good job using their frame and could highpoint the ball. Also, both had good releases to get off clean starts to their routes and did a great job stacking their defender. Both also needed some improvement in route running and were mostly contributors down the field and on hitches rather than in the middle of the field.
Like Demaryius Thomas, if Brian Thomas Jr goes to a team that either has or eventually gets a quarterback who can get the ball downfield, then he will definitely deliver on his hype. However, he will need to diversify himself to be capable of contributing more on short patterns and in the middle of the field to have more sustained success. That being said, there are a lot of worse options you can target for a potential project/specialist at wide receiver.
Ladd McConkey
Georgia (WR7)
Height: 6’0”; Weight: 186 pounds
Age on Draft Day: 22 years and 5 months
Class: RS Junior
Overall Grade: 3.21/4 (Good Starter)
Comp: Tyler Lockett
- Hands: B+
- Route Running: A-
- Release: B-
- Yards After Catch Potential: B+
- Jump Ball/Contested Catch: B-
- Body Control/Ball Tracking: B+
- Future role: B
- RAS: A-
Strengths
One of the most prominent players I didn’t include in my summer watchlist was Ladd McConkey. I didn’t include McConkey mostly because I felt he was more of a product of Todd Monken’s offense at the time. However, McConkey managed to prove that he could succeed outside of his offense.
If you heard about McConkey, you likely heard about his route running, which is as good as advertised. McConkey has quick, quick feet that are capable of making sharp cuts, leaving guys trailing behind. McConkey runs with excellent tempo and uses this well to manipulate defenders. McConkey also toys with defenders’ eyes to make cuts when he gets their back turned or when he slips into a blind spot.
McConkey routinely can leave his defender disoriented by being really strong at the top of his stem to get defenders to buy deeper routes and be able to sharply cut inside/outside. McConkey also has good use of head fakes and foot jabs to make him even more deceptive. When McConkey isn’t fooling defenders downfield, he has some great fakes on inside routes by faking outside and vice versa.
McConkey also showed good awareness against zone coverage and knew when to slow down his route or even sometimes reverse course to keep himself open for the quarterback. Also, McConkey is effective at navigating both the short middle of the field and deep down the field. Down the field, McConkey has great tracking skills to follow deep balls and can even make adjustments to balls that aren’t on target.
McConkey’s hands are also great, using good hand technique and good use of arm extensions. McConkey isn’t going to snatch a ball over a guy but does a good job getting to the ball as early as he can. Also, McConkey brings some nice athleticism with some shifty feet, a fast transition from receiver to runner, and a good eye for following his blocks.
Finally, despite McConkey being advertised as a slot guy, he has played the majority of his career out wide. McConkey definitely won’t win against press consistently but can use his immediate get off from the line and shifty feet to win some snaps and add some versatility. This versatility will make McConkey a lot more of an exciting option for potential teams.
Areas of Improvement
While I consider Ladd McConkey a very good to great player, I don’t consider him an elite player like some of the players above him. I have a fair amount of concern about McConkey’s ability to finish catches through contact with him, only converting 40% this year. Now, there were very few opportunities for McConkey this year, but he was around this mark last year as well.
On that note, between Georgia’s play designs and his route running, McConkey didn’t have a ton of opportunities to prove he can finish catches through contact like some of the other plays with more volume/opportunities, so that will need to be something he proves in the NFL. In McConkey’s limited opportunities, he, at times, didn’t have the strength to finish catches through hits. Also, McConkey sometimes allowed defenders to attack the ball through him, but he wasn’t able to make a great effort at the ball through contact.
McConkey also struggles to maintain his route path and balance against stronger, more physical defenders. Also, despite McConkey’s good routes and athleticism, he at times struggled with separation, especially downfield, with some difficulty stacking his defender. My biggest fears are that McConkey can’t consistently catch in traffic well enough or get consistent separation to be a great slot player. But, I am willing to give McConkey the benefit of the doubt that the ankle and back injuries contributed to some separation inconsistencies.
McConkey’s injuries may have also played a role in his YAC ability but while he was shifty, he wasn’t electric in open space. McConkey also isn’t able to sustain arm tackles with his smaller frame. With McConkey’s smaller frame, he also had a really hard time winning against press against more feisty corners and his arm counters were too weak to keep the defenders’ arms off him.
Also, while McConkey’s hands are good, and he generally uses good technique, there were a number of times when I found him going to the ground with suboptimal technique. It’s a minor thing, but it's something that McConkey will need to clean up if he plays more slots since the quarterback will hopefully do him a solid at times and throw a lower throw to protect him from hits at times. Also, McConkey is a suboptimal blocker in terms of his size and limited strength. Finally, though Todd Monken was gone, he still had a fair amount of his production this year from schemed plays.
Conclusion
As I mentioned, I really like Ladd McConkey and while some of that is due to usually having more respect for guys that prove me wrong, I think he has the skills needed to succeed in the NFL. Due to both being route technicians while still being able to provide as a returner and gadget player, I have Tyler Lockett as McConkey’s comp. Both Lockett and McConkey bring excellent nuance to their route running to pair with good athleticism.
Neither Lockett nor McConkey are large but can survive outside if they are protected from press. Also, both Lockett and McConkey follow their blockers effectively and have great hands to be reliable weapons for an offense. Both Lockett and McConkey are also advertised as slot guys due to avoiding press and a fair number of snaps from the slot, but they are capable of playing outside. The future is bright for McConkey, and I apologize for not giving him the respect he deserved this summer.
Ricky Pearsall
Florida (WR8)
Height: 6’1”; Weight: 189 pounds
Age on Draft Day: 23 years and 7 months
Class: Fifth-Year Senior
Overall Grade: 3.17/4 (Good Starter)
Comp: Brian Hartline
- Hands: B+
- Route Running: B+
- Release: C+
- Yards After Catch Potential: B
- Jump Ball/Contested Catch: B+
- Body Control/Ball Tracking: B+
- Future role: B-
- RAS: A
Strengths
This class is known for the number of stud X-type receivers, but as Ladd McConkey and now Ricky Pearsall show with their rankings, the slot receivers are no joke either. The first thing that will jump out when you watch Pearsall is his route running. Pearsall has great change-of-direction ability and can make crisp cuts on his short routes. Pearsall does a really good job getting defenders off-balanced with his tempo and also can go right through them with great use of jab steps to break inside/outside.
Pearsall also has good awareness of defenders’ blindspots to hide his move and get them to commit to one side and then cut to their off-shoulder. Pearsall also has great awareness against zone coverage, knowing when to cut off his route to stay open and how to navigate the defense to find openings. Pearsall also catches the ball with really good concentration and hand technique and had a low drop rate of just 3% last year per PFF. Pearsall also showed strong hands to make some tough catches through contact and consistently used good arm extensions to maximize his chance to follow through in these situations.
When the ball is in the air, Pearsall can follow it and at least put himself in position to make a play on it. Pearsall can go up and highpoint the ball as well as dive down to make a play before it hits the ground. Pearsall even showed the ability to finish catches over his shoulder and good awareness to keep his feet inbounds around the sidelines to show some upside.
Pearsall also has pretty solid athleticism with a solid transition from receiver to runner. Pearsall paired this with quick feet to sometimes make guys miss in space and does a good job following his blocks. Also, while Pearsall will likely need to be a slot receiver, he played a lot of flanker in college, with snaps outside showing some versatility.
Areas of Improvement
While Rickey Pearsall is a great route runner, I think he is a slightly worse technician than McConkey, as my grades indicate. I feel Pearsall can improve some of his deep routes and use better fakes to create more separation downfield. Also, Pearsall can struggle to get leverage downfield and can struggle to get around defenders when they cut off his path. Also, while Pearsall does a good job keeping defenders off of him, he can still really struggle with physical coverage at times.
Pearsall’s cuts are also good, but they often lack the explosiveness that should be there based on his athletic testing numbers and don’t create the major separation he could be creating. Also, while Pearsall’s ball tracking and body movements are impressive, he isn’t always able to finish these catches and can struggle at times to finish catches away from his frame. Part of the issue is Pearsall’s struggles getting his arms through defenders/contact.
There were a number of times when it seemed like the ball snuck up on him and Pearsall resorted to body catching the ball. Also, there were a few too many times where Pearsall went up to get the ball with improper hand technique. I don’t expect Pearsall to make as many of the ridiculous catches he made in college in the NFL, but still something he could improve.
While Pearsall’s athleticism was on display at the combine, it caught people by surprise due to him not playing to those numbers. Pearsall definitely isn’t unathletic or slow in games, but he doesn’t show the same speed and explosion in games. This is also evident when Pearsall is in the open field where he isn’t overly dynamic in space and often goes down with first contact.
Also, Pearsall’s difficulties against press will keep him in a slot or flanker role. Though Pearsall has shifty feet to give him a chance to win on short patterns, he struggles to maintain his balance against physical press and will likely need to be kept hidden. Finally, Pearsall is a pretty poor blocker and really struggles to keep his defender in front of him.
Conclusion
I feel the biggest critique is that it took Rickey Pearsall a while to break out (which is fair) and that he will have to be a slot-only player, which I agree with. However, if you are a great slot player does it matter that much? Due to both being great slot players, I have Brian Hartline as Pearsall’s comp.
That comp may not seem exciting, but Hartline had some pretty great years and could get open even when the defense knew it was going to him, thanks to his route running. Both Hartline and Pearsall aren't overly dynamic in the open field but both are solid athletes. Hartline and Pearsall also struggled against press and had to be hidden from this to properly contribute. Finally, neither Hartline nor Pearsall had explosive cuts in their route running but had a good feel for the nuances of route running.
As I said, Pearsall could be limited to a slot player, but he can still provide a lot for an offense. I think if a team needs a slot receiver, Pearsall could come in on day one and help. I also could easily see Pearsall being a case of a receiver who is more productive as a pro than in college.
Keon Coleman
Florida State (WR9)
Height: 6’3”; Weight: 213 pounds
Age on Draft Day: 20 years and 11 months
Class: Junior
Overall Grade: 3.04/4 (Good Starter)
Comp: Devante Parker
- Hands: A-
- Route Running: C
- Release: B-
- Yards After Catch Potential: B-
- Jump Ball/Contested Catch: B+
- Body Control/Ball Tracking: A-
- Future role: B-
- RAS: A-
Strengths
If you saw my 2024 watchlist last summer, I was way too low on Keon Coleman. Though I obviously have Coleman higher here, I still have a lot of the same concerns. But let’s start with the positives.
Coleman is an elite ball catcher with some of the best hands in the class. Per PFF, he had a drop rate of just 3.8% this year and finished with zero drops with Jordan Travis (which I think it is fair to point out since receivers need to adjust to the timing and the spiral of the throw). Coleman uses really good hand technique with hands that can be clamps, making catches look easy at times.
Coleman also consistently extends to the ball and uses his basketball background to highpoint it and pluck it out of the air. Coleman also has late, tough hands to make catches through contact and not give the defender much of an opportunity to make a play on the ball. Coleman’s contested catch numbers aren’t great, and I will admit I didn’t watch every single contested catch opportunity to prove this, but I honestly felt like this was lower due to a lot of jump ball opportunities that are harder to finish than standard throws.
As a jump ball player, Coleman has great ball-tracking skills and can follow the ball through defenders’ arms and finish catches. Coleman also can go up and get the ball as an acrobat in the air but also be able to go down and finish catches going to the ground. Coleman has a great ability to focus and finish catches with crashing defenders while also having good spatial awareness of the sidelines. There were a number of times that Coleman showed the awareness to slow down before getting too close to the sideline on out routes and had good foot movement to keep them inbounds.
When people hear Coleman handled returns, you probably expect a very dynamic mover, and while I wouldn’t describe him as such, he does have a quick transition from receiver to runner and does a good job using his return skills to follow blocks in the open field. Coleman has a solid release with good use of hand counters and arm strength to swat hands and keep his movement downfield. Coleman can also do a good job using his explosiveness to create some initial separation early on his go routes.
With Coleman’s strength, he does a good job maintaining his path on routes. Coleman also can use his long strides to eat a cushion quicker than you’d expect with his combine numbers. Also, with the amount of talk about Coleman’s separation issues (which are valid), he actually was a pretty solid separator in his slot snaps and played about a third of his snaps out of the slot, offering some versatility.
Areas of Improvement
However, I still have a lot of concerns about Keon Coleman. In my watchlist, I mentioned how I had concerns about Coleman’s athleticism but wasn’t very clear about that. Coleman definitely has great athleticism when it comes to explosiveness and jumping, but he can be a bit stiff and isn’t the most agile or quick receiver. We saw this with some of Coleman’s combine testing and in YAC situations where he was a slow accelerator and not overly quick or shifty to make guys miss in space.
Coleman’s route running shows some of these struggles as he can struggle to make quick, sharp cuts. Coleman ran a pretty simple route tree, from what I could tell, and Reception Perception confirmed this with his route tree consisting of vertical, dig, hitch, drag, and bubble routes. In these routes, Coleman doesn’t seem to have a lot of creativity to fake guys out at the top of the stem with a lack of driving at the defender and head fakes, and guys can sometimes easily cut off his path. When a defender does cut off Coleman’s path, it’s sometimes game over for him outside of a jump ball.
Coleman also doesn’t have great use of tempo with his routes and, at times, seems to be thinking too much while out on his routes. Part of the issue is that Coleman struggles to read zone coverage, as I noticed this worse on zone plays, and he also didn’t show a great feel of where and when to settle his route. Despite being advertised by some as a vertical threat, Coleman can sometimes really struggle to separate downfield. Part of this is due to difficulty stacking the defender in both Coleman’s vertical routes and a lot of his other routes; Coleman just can struggle to get the defender out of his hip and create some serious separation.
Though Coleman’s release is solid, part of the issue with his separation is also getting too tied up with hand fighting and unnecessary contact and not getting off the defender cleanly. Coleman’s release sometimes is also just too slow, developing without quick movements or effective lower body counters. As I mentioned, I think Coleman’s contested catch rate is a bit lower than it should be because of the jump ball situations, but he can also work on his timing with his jumps and hands. There were a number of times when Coleman would leap in the air too early, and though he would grab the ball with his hands, he would have his hands closer to his chest, making it more awkward to finish the catch.
Finally, though Coleman is a willing blocker, he at times will reach and lose his man. If Coleman is going to be a guy who will likely stick at the X position, more effective blocking will help get him on the field. It will be important for Coleman to provide in some of these non-statistical areas to help earn him snaps early while he develops into a complete receiver.
Conclusion
Do I think Keon Coleman will ever be a top receiver for a team? Most likely not. Do I think he can be a useful player for an offense and be a big-time contributor in games? Yes.
A player that just screams Keon Coleman to me is Devante Parker. Neither Parker nor Coleman were great route runners and weren’t able to provide too much as vertical threats. Neither Parker nor Coleman provide much in YAC situations but will have moments of making big plays downfield.
Both Coleman and Parker were also great at getting up and snatching the ball, which made them excellent jump ball players. Parker tested better than Coleman, but their play speed feels similar. With Coleman trending to be a day-two selection, it feels like teams will likely be more patient with him and understand his limits. If a team goes in with a plan to use him down the field sometimes as a decoy and in jump ball situations, I think he can help an offense on day one.
Xavier Worthy
Texas (WR10)
Height: 5’11”; Weight: 165 pounds
Age on Draft Day: 21 years and 0 months
Class: Junior
Overall Grade: 3/4 (Good Starter)
Comp: Marquise Goodwin
- Hands: B
- Route Running: B+
- Release: C+
- Yards After Catch Potential: A-
- Jump Ball/Contested Catch: C-
- Body Control/Ball Tracking: B+
- Future role: B
- RAS: A-
Strengths
Time to finally get to the fastest man in the NFL. Xavier Worthy’s speed and acceleration are always on display in YAC situations. Worthy’s instant transition to turn from receiver to runner and fast, fast acceleration make him a home run threat waiting to happen.
Also, despite Worthy’s small frame, he plays with a pretty solid center of gravity to withstand arm tackles. He shouldn’t be able to survive and can make guys miss with his quick feet. Worthy also does a great job following his blockers and runs with really good vision, even showing some ability to hug blocks, which would embarrass some running backs. Worthy also brings some pretty good route running to make him a bit more than a YAC guy. Worthy, of course, has fast speed to devour a cushion in an instant, but also runs with some nice tempo to really throw defenders off.
Worthy does a great job breaking down in his cuts to make some quick cuts on his short patterns and has good use and timing to his leg chops. Worthy also has really great change of direction ability for routes like his whip and out routes with good head fakes and timing to completely fool guys. Worthy also seems to have a good awareness of zone coverage, knowing when and how to slightly alter his course to keep himself open.
When the ball is on the way, Worthy has some really solid tracking skills to follow it downfield and adjust his route to misplaced balls. At times, Worthy can follow it like a center fielder, making him a great home run threat, and he can make some late-body adjustments to the ball. If you saw my 2024 watchlist, I noted that Worthy had a bad case of the drops (with a number of drops likely being due to playing with a broken hand), but his hands looked more consistent this season with a 6.3% drop rate per PFF.
Worthy also seemed to have quicker hands and did a better job getting his head turned around quickly and playing with late hands. Finally, though most people probably assume Worthy is best as a slot receiver due to his size, he played the majority of his snaps on the outside as the flanker. This is something Worthy can do in the NFL as well to have more downfield opportunities.
Areas of Improvement
Now, where I still have major concerns about Xavier Worthy making it in the NFL is in contested catch situations. His numbers are honestly really rough, converting only 23.8% on 21 opportunities this season and 34.1% for his career (and this mark being carried by his freshman) per PFF. Worthy obviously doesn’t have the size and frame to go up and snatch balls, but he also doesn’t extend his arms enough and make an earnest effort. There are some times in contested catch situations where Worthy seems hesitant to initiate contact and absorb hits, and I understand the concern with his small frame, but that won’t be getting better in the NFL.
As I mentioned above, Worthy definitely can make the adjustments necessary to get to balls, but if you aren’t finishing these catches, then you’re kind of just protecting the ball from interceptions instead of catching touchdowns/long completions. In the times when Worthy did extend his arms and used great hand technique, it was awesome and really showed off his potential, but it happened way too infrequently. Also, in non-contested situations, Worthy still dealt with some sub-optimal hand clapping, which led to some unnecessary drops. There were also a few too many times when Worthy was too much of a body catcher.
Also, probably isn’t surprising, but Worthy really struggles to handle press coverage. He has good foot speed to get some initial separation, but he had to be hidden from press since he just had a really hard time driving past defenders and had his progress halted if they got their hands on him. When Worthy has a bit of space to make them miss, his release can be a bit slow developing due to trying to keep himself clean, and he also doesn’t use effective hand counters (though to be honest, with his smaller frame, these are going to be hard to be effective regardless).
Though Worthy’s route running is really solid on his best routes, his route effort seemed to fluctuate and he didn’t put much effort into his decoy route regardless of whether they were deep or shallow decoys. With ineffective arm counters, Worthy can have a hard time getting defenders off of him, which slows him down. Also, Worthy can be moved from his path pretty easily, and some of his patterns need a few too many steps to change his direction and become an immediate target.
Something that I also don’t think is talked about enough is that Worthy hasn’t been an overly effective deep threat since his freshman year. Worthy had nearly 75% of his receptions on the year behind 10 yards from the line of scrimmage. That’s fine, but I think there is a narrative of Worthy regularly catching bombs past the defense, and that just isn’t the case.
Conclusion
Xavier Worthy scares me. The small size and frame, the majority of receptions coming in the short area of the field, and the poor ability to finish contested catches kind of smell like a recipe for disaster. The speed and playmaking are tantalizing, but I have significant concerns about Worthy being more than a YAC guy with some occasional deep ball receptions.
I think if Worthy goes to a creative offensive coordinator, he will be an absolute weapon. But if Worthy doesn’t, I’m not sure I’m in love with his outlook. I didn’t compare Worthy to him because I like his route running more, but I don’t think Rondale Moore is a terrible comp for Worthy and a pretty unexciting one. But like I said, I think his route running is more refined than Moore’s, and he is closer to Marquise Goodwin.
Like Goodwin, Worthy plays with good balance and can provide some great vision in YAC situations. Also, both Goodwin and Worthy played a lot of flanker and used in motion to protect them from press. Goodwin and Worthy also had elite speed but had difficulty finishing contested catches and some difficulty dealing with more physical defenders due to smaller frames.
As I said, I think if Worthy goes to the right place, he can be a weapon. This is why I think people are mocking him to Kansas City. But if Worthy goes to a by-the-numbers offense, I’ll be interested to see if he can rise and justify his likely high draft capital.
Current WR Rankings
1. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State; Overall Grade: 3.62/4 (Future All-Pro)
2. Malik Nabers, LSU; Overall Grade: 3.62/4 (Future All-Pro)
3. Rome Odunze, Washington; Overall Grade: 3.58/4 (Future All-Pro)
4. Adonai Mitchell, Texas; Overall Grade: 3.42/4 (Top Tier Prospect)
5. Troy Franklin, Oregon; Overall Grade: 3.29/4 (Top Tier Prospect)
6. Brian Thomas Jr., LSU; Overall Grade: 3.29/4 (Top Tier Prospect)
7. Ladd McConkey, Georgia; Overall Grade: 3.21/4 (Good Starter)
8. Ricky Pearsall, Florida; Overall Grade: 3.17/4 (Good Starter)
9. Keon Coleman, Florida State; Overall Grade: 3.04 (Good Starter)
10. Xaviery Worthy, Texas; Overall Grade: 3/4 (Good Starter)
