2024 Wide Receiver Prospect Rankings
The Gridiron Review’s 2024 NFL Draft Wide Receiver Rankings.
*Click on the player names to see our full prospect profiles of each player.
| Rank | Rank Movement | Player | School | Height | Weight | Grade | Comp | ||
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| 1 | Marvin Harrison Jr |  |  | 6'4 | 205 | 83% | Demaryius Thomas | The hype is real with Marvin Harrison Jr, and it is wild to say this as he feels like the most hyped receiver in quite some time. He has elite size and athleticism to match, with great hands and a blend of physicality/speed that makes him very difficult to gameplan for. The only real knock is that he is average after the catch, but even that may be nitpicking. He is likely a top 5 pick and has the makings to be a major factor right away.... | |
| 2 |  1 | Brian Thomas Jr |  |  | 6'3 | 209 | 77% | Braylon Edwards without the character concerns | With all of the attention surrounding Malik Nabers, Thomas is somewhat going under the radar a hair. I do not get the hype with Nabers personally, however I do think Thomas is the LSU receiver to have in the 2024 draft. He has great size to match good speed and great jumping ability (which I believe the combine will show). He has very soft hands and does a lot of the small things and subtleties on his release and in his routes to get open... |
| 3 |  1 | Keon Coleman |  |  | 6'4 | 215 | 75% | Allen Robinson | Coleman’s upside is easily justifiable. It is hard to think of a receiver in recent memory that is as skilled at jump balls and using hands effectively and physically to make the catches. Mike Evans is a lofty comp, but their play style is so similar from the physicality to the underrated YAC potential. Coleman is a great hands catcher and will be a menace in the red zone. |
| 4 | Xavier Legette |  |  | 6'1 | 227 | 75% | AJ Brown (But with some risk) | Xavier Legette may be the single biggest riser at wide receiver. Due to injuries and overall trying to learn the wide receiver position, he has taken longer to breakout. The big negative for Legette will be his age and said injury history. However, what shows on film in his breakout season is truly a star. He has some of the top speed in this class, but in a 230 pound frame. He is very physical and a good enough route runner to make an impact early on. | |
| 5 | Rome Odunze |  |  | 6'3 | 212 | 73% | Taller Deebo Samuel | Odunze feels very similar to Deebo except he is 6 '3. He is very good after the catch but utilizes power to bully tacklers as much as juking. Similar to Deebo, his route running is not the best but can be used in a variety of ways depending on how creative the OC is. He has not been asked to run a diverse route tree at Washington, nor does he appear super sudden, but he is lethal with the ball in his hands and is great at tracking deep balls.... | |
| 6 | Ladd McConkey |  |  | 6'0 | 186 | 69% | Jerry Jeudy | Ladd McConkey is one of the most surprising and difficult scouts of the year. He possesses elite speed, route running, and after the catch ability that should have him in the first round consideration. However, there may not be another prospect in this class with as many concentration drops as him. He has good hands, but he drops passes that are right there and it could have coaches and film watchers shaking their head.... | |
| 7 | 2 | Adonai Mitchell |  |  | 6'2 | 205 | 68% | Chris Godwin | AD Mitchell transferred to Texas much to the dismay of Georgia fans. He has shown the potential to be a number 1 at the next level. He has good hands and route running, tracks the ball well, and decent athleticism to go with his size. He could do with being more physical on his routes and fighting to make contested catches, but this is something he can work on... |
| 8 | Jermaine Burton |  |  | 6'0 | 196 | 68% | Brandin Cooks | Jermaine Burton screams better pro than college player. While he never had bad production,he never had elite either. Him not being able to ever be the true number 1 at Bama gives me slight pause, but everything on film suggests a dynamic play maker who can stretch the field but also run great routes underneath. | |
| 9 | Javon Baker |  |  | 6'1 | 208 | 68% | Rashee Rice | Baker is one of the biggest surprises for us at the position. He was second in the Big 12 in receiving and that was with backup quarterback play at varying points of the season. He has some of the best hands in this class (despite what circulating drop rates suggest) and excels at adjusting to bad throws to catch the ball away from his body. He is very good after the catch and is hard to bring down in one on one situations. He is not a top flight athlete but has more than enough speed to pair with good route running to win at the NFL level. | |
| 10 | Malik Nabers |  |  | 6'0 | 200 | 65% | Pierre Garcon | While he has great hands and looks fluid on film, his routes could use refinement and his overall athleticism is just average. Even in his massive day against Alabama, it was not as special as the stat line suggests. He was not unguardable; there was a lot of production on broken plays where Daniels was scrambling. Nabers also had 3 plus contested drops in that game as well. This is not to say he has no talent but the mocks are greatly overreacting with him as a round 1 receiver and top 3 at the position in his class... | |
| 11 | Brendan Rice |  |  | 6'3 | 210 | 65% | Courtland Sutton | Brenden Rice could be one of the best WR2’s in the NFL in a few years while flirting with WR1 status. He has great size and is incredibly reliable in regards to catching what is thrown to him. He runs good enough routes but we have concerns about whether his athleticism will be enough at the next level. He is a super long strider that lacks short area quickness and takes a long time to get into high gear. However, the physicality he possesses should allow him to be effective still. | |
| 12 | 3 | Jalen McMillan |  | | 6'1 | 197 | 65% | Marquis Lee (The college version) | McMillan’s injury slowed down what would have likely been an impressive final season at Washington. That being said, he came back from the injury and showed enough to where he could be a day 2 steal. Mcmillan possesses very good, but not elite, speed and athleticism. Pairing that with good hands and very good route running and you end up with a receiver who could feast as a WR2, but does have the upside of a WR1... |
| 13 | Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint |  |  | 6'1 | 195 | 65% | Marvin Jones Jr | Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint is one of our biggest sleepers at the wide receiver position in this draft. He was routinely the third pass catching option at Georgia and was never really given the targets to flourish. However, what he shows on film is a ton of upside. His route running is very good and his hands are reliable for the most part. He possesses a great release that is very explosive and should aid him in winning immediately versus press. His athleticism is above average though not special and he needs to get better at attacking the ball instead of drifting off of it. That being said, his Senior Bowl performance throughout the week seems to be a sign of things to come. He is a day 2 talent that will likely be available on day 3. | |
| 14 | Troy Franklin |  |  | 6'2 | 176 | 63% | Ceiling: MVS that one season in Green Bay Floor: MVS on the Chiefs | Troy Franklin broke the career receiving yards record at Oregon and it is easy to see why. His elite speed and height combination made him a menace for college corners. However, I worry about his transition to the next level. He is very slender for his size and could do with some bulking up. He also uses his body to catch way too much and his hand placement when he does catch with his hands is all over the place.... | |
| 15 | Malachi Corley |  |  | 5'11 | 210 | 61% | Parker Washington | Malachi Corley is very reminiscent of Parker Washington to us. It is worth noting we liked Washington more than his draft slot, and view both him and Corley as a slot receiver with some flexibility to play a lot of different alignments (including out of the backfield). Corley is a better route runner than Washington, but both can start as valuable backups while they develop and contribute on special teams. | |
| 16 | Tahj Washington |  | | 5'10 | 174 | 60% | Tank Dell-esque | Undersized receiver who should be a starting slot quickly but has the potential to be more due to his route running and ability to separate. | |
| 17 | 4 | Xavier Worthy | | 5'11 | 168 | 60% | Darnell Mooney | Worthy has the talent to be a starter in the NFL. He is a great athlete both in speed and acceleration, and is very good after the catch. However, he has inconsistent hands and takes plays off when the play is not designed to go to him. He does not always sell his routes and this could infuriate coaches. We have serious concerns of his career panning out similar to what Kadarius Toney’s has so far. He had a record breaking combine athletically, but declined to do position drills which is really rough for a player we have effort concerns about. | |
| 18 | Johnny Wilson |  |  | 6'6 | 231 | 59% | Ceiling: Darren Waller Floor: Equanimeous St Brown | Johnny Wilson may be the boom or bust prospect of the wide receiver class. His size is otherworldly and the athleticism is there to allow him to stay at wide receiver at the next level. His tape is some of the most inconsistent you will find. In 2022, he was a dominant presence who was physical and played to his size. In 2023, he played smaller. He did not go up to get catches well and was almost a nonfactor deep down the field. He has the potential to be the next great red zone target in the NFL and I have no clue how a team will guard him if he properly develops, but it truly depends on what version of Wilson a team is getting... | |
| 19 | Bub Means |  |  | 6'1 | 212 | 57% | DPJ | Big bodied deep threat that needs more development but can win vertically with size and speed. | |
| 20 | Ricky Pearsall |  |  | 6'1 | 190 | 57% | Van Jefferson | Pearsall has the route running to be successful out of the slot. While he has the size to play outside, he does not possess the ball skills or athleticism to make a living there, so a true slot role is likely at the next level. He is a good blocker and has reliable hands when not trapping the ball with his arms. He is a day 3 pick with the potential to be a starter sooner rather than later. | |
| 21 | Lideatrick Griffin |  |  | 5'10 | 181 | 55% | Travis Benjamin | Great backup deep threat/special team player that could become starter eventually. | |
| 22 | Devontez Walker |  |  | 6'1 1/2 | 193 | 57% | The NFL version of Treylon Burks | He has an elite size speed combo with the frame to put on a little more muscle and be in the mold of a Treylon Burks. However, much like Burks, he is incredibly raw in his route running. Even at UNC he was not asked to do a diverse route tree except for curls, go routes, and flats. He is fast enough to outrun the defense and strong enough to fight through tackles, but needs more development than most other receivers in this class. Whether he struggles to get going or is ahead of schedule likely has to do with what team drafts him. |
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| 23 | Ja'Lynn Polk |  |  | 6'1 | 204 | 54% | Cedrick Wilson | It feels like a lot of people mistake moving at one speed for smoothness. Unfortunately for Polk his one speed is not very fast. He has very good hands and can make a player miss after the catch, but I have serious concerns about if he has the route running, athleticism, and or physicality to beat corners on the press and separate. His roll on Washington (WR3) may be his best upside at the next level. | |
| 24 | Roman Wilson |  |  | 5'11 | 185 | 41% | Ronnie Bell | Anyone that has Ronnie Bell in round 1 is way overreacting to the senior bowl practices. Even as a Michigan fan, Roman Wilson does not offer much at the next level. He is eerily similar to Ronnie Bell from Michigan last year. Both are very willing run blockers, and have reliable hands, but do not possess elite traits. Wilson really struggles to beat defenders with athleticism, and does not have the route running to make up for this. He is almost no threat after the catch and struggles to beat physical corners. | |
| Jamari Thrash |  |  | 6'1 | 185 | INC | Average athleticism with very shaky hands, likely day 3 pick | |||
| Ryan Flournoy |  |  | 6'2 | 197 | INC | ||||
| Jha'Qhuan Jackson |  | 5'11 | 185 | INC | Good speed, value as a returner, but hands make him a liability and limit his upside. | ||||
| Cornelius Johnson | | 6'3 | 208 | INC | |||||
| Jordan Whittington | | 6'1 | 204 | INC | |||||
| Anias Smith |  | 5'10 | 200 | INC | |||||
| Luke McCaffrey |  | 6'2 | 195 | INC |