WR's

who would help us the most? who's your favorite and why?

elijah sarrett. i believe may be the best of the bunch. the numbers are really good. to me he just has an IT. more polished than it may seem at connecting with a QB. seems to know how to work DB's.

tate although good may have been helped by a lot of coverage going to smith.

tyson and the injury history makes me want to shy away from him.

*lemon i do like but in the nfl i think his ceiling may be more of a possession type from the slot.

boston we get exposed to the speed of the nfl DB's and may only become a possession receiver as well. his size will work in certain situations. many zone coverage.

*concepcion may be the second best of the bunch overall. more of a slot though, but a good one.

chris bell has size and speed but the injury history is troublesome.

*antonio williams may be another keeper. pretty polished for his age.

bernard is interesting. i believe more of a complementary receiver.

lane seems more like a 50-50 guy.

fields will be just OK but lacks many things in his game especially on short or intermediate routes. quickness is lacking.

there are a few guys later that could actually be better pros than some of these guys.

*skylar bell.
*cyrus allen.
*eric rivers.

i'm hoping we get at least two WR's in this draft. it's so hard to know how this draft may go compared to the last 19 years. the tendencies that we had gotten used to may be completely different now. hopefully.

 

I like Tyson the best I think. He seems like the most skilled player, even with some of the injury stuff. He's far enough removed from the ACL to not be worried about it at all. The collarbone and hamstring don't bother me at all. Tate is really nice too. He's a quality route runner and has good catch radius. Lemon is intriguing too. He could be anything from just a slot guy to like St.Brown/Golden Tate. Sarratt is fine, but he's gotta be a Anquan Boldin type. He's a possession /contested catch specialist. Concepcion is slot only, but I agree he could be a really good one potentially. Bell I don't love. Boston I don't really either. Elijah Cooper Jr. seems like a potential guy in the 2nd or 3rd that could end up a really nice player. You kinda left off Brazzell from Tennessee too I think. Not a bad prospect.

If we go early, I want Tyson. If we wait, I want to go for someone like Cooper Jr... Sarratt and Brazzell could be good in round 2 as well. I think we have to take 2 WR's in the draft no matter what. Maybe 3 if we don't sign one in FA.

 

I'm a "big" (pun definitely intended) fan of Chris Brazzell out of Tennessee.... at 6'5" he's a mismatch against most db's

Small school stud Ted Hurst out of Ga St. Is gonna be a good one..... silky smooth pass catcher that may end up being unstoppable once coached up

 

about the same as tate. his qb rating when targeted is 133.3 the only guy higher in the top 10 receivers is tate 145. none of the rest are close to those two. boston, brazzell, bernard are in the same speed range. blink of an eye difference. his TD receptions are far more than the other top 10 listed WR's. next closest is 2 guys with 11. sarrett has 15. that 40 time means squat when it comes down to it they are all pretty close. production isn't as close.

 

For his career across three programs and four seasons, Sarratt totaled 239 receptions for 3,649 yards and 44 touchdowns, leading all active FBS receivers in career touchdown catches. His brother Josh currently plays safety at James Madison.

this from NFL draft Buzz. his first year was a St.Francis (Pa.). 1 at JMU and 2 at Indiana.


brazzell:

The Biletnikoff Award semifinalist earned First Team All-SEC honors and Third Team All-America recognition, capping a career that saw him total 136 receptions for 2,072 yards and 16 touchdowns across stints at Tulane and Tennessee.



lemon: (considered a slot receiver in the league by most experts)

Lemon arrived in Los Angeles as one of the crown jewels of USC's 2023 recruiting class, carrying a five-star ESPN rating (90) and a 247 composite grade of 0.97 that ranked him among the nation's elite prospects. His true freshman season offered a glimpse of the versatility to come: he appeared in nine games on both sides of the ball, logging six receptions for 88 yards while also recording a tackle at cornerback. The 2024 campaign established Lemon as a full-time offensive weapon and special teams dynamo. He led the Trojans with 52 catches for 764 yards and three touchdowns across 12 games, while his 19 kickoff returns for 514 yards (27.1 average) ranked sixth nationally. That performance earned him All-Big Ten Offensive Honorable Mention and All-Big Ten Return Specialist Third Team recognition.

His junior year in 2025 cemented Lemon's status as one of the premier receivers in college football. He exploded for 79 receptions, 1,156 yards, and 11 touchdowns, including a two-score outburst against Georgia Southern and five games with at least 127 receiving yards. The Biletnikoff Award winner and Paul Hornung Award candidate recorded only three drops on 175 targets over his final two seasons, showcasing the reliable hands that have NFL scouts circling his name in their draft notebooks. Lemon also proved he could contribute in unconventional ways: against UCLA in 2024, he went 1-for-1 through the air on a 39-yard completion that set up a Ja'Kobi Lane touchdown. His 1,460 all-purpose yards as a sophomore and his breakout junior season have positioned him as a top-tier receiver prospect entering the draft cycle.



boston:


Boston arrived at Washington in 2022 and showed patience most young receivers simply don't possess. With Rome Odunze, Jalen McMillan, and Ja'Lynn Polk ahead of him, he appeared in just four games as a true freshman and totaled seven catches over his first two seasons combined. Rather than seeking a transfer, he continued developing behind three future NFL Draft picks. That decision paid dividends when his number was finally called in 2024, and he delivered a 63-catch, 834-yard, nine-touchdown campaign that earned him honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition from both coaches and media.

His 2025 season built on that foundation with 62 receptions for 881 yards and 11 touchdowns, securing third-team All-Big Ten honors at receiver while also earning honorable mention as a return specialist. Boston's 11 receiving touchdowns tied for sixth in Washington single-season history, and his 20 career scores rank eighth all-time in program history. He capped his collegiate career with a monster performance in the L.A. Bowl against Boise State, catching six passes for 126 yards and a 78-yard touchdown while also completing a pass. Named Washington's Offensive Skill Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons, Boston leaves Seattle having proven himself as a legitimate NFL prospect after two years of dominant production.


concepcion: (also tapped as a slot receiver in the NFL)



Concepcion wasted no time making his presence felt in Raleigh. As a true freshman in 2023, he started 11 of 12 games and rewrote the Wolfpack record books, posting 71 catches for 839 yards and 10 touchdowns while adding a surprising wrinkle as a ball carrier with 41 rushes for 320 yards. That performance earned him ACC Rookie of the Year, ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Freshman All-America recognition from the FWAA. His sophomore campaign in 2024 saw a statistical dip with 53 receptions for 460 yards and six scores, though he remained a consistent contributor in NC State's offense.

Following the 2024 season, Concepcion entered the transfer portal and landed at Texas A&M, where he formed a dynamic tandem with fellow wideout Mario Craver. His 2025 campaign in College Station was his best yet: 61 catches for 919 yards and nine touchdowns while averaging a career-best 15.1 yards per reception. The 2025 season also showcased his return ability with two punt return touchdowns, and he capped the year by winning the Paul Hornung Award as college football's most versatile player. Following the Aggies' loss to Miami in the postseason, Concepcion declared for the 2026 NFL Draft with a career total of 185 receptions for 2,218 yards and 25 receiving touchdowns across 38 games at two Power Five programs.





tyson:


His 21.36 yards per catch that season ranked fourth nationally among all players, and he became the first Colorado freshman in school history to score a receiving touchdown in the season opener. His best game came against Arizona State, where he put together a spectacular multi-phase performance with 115 receiving yards, a touchdown, and 131 punt return yards including a score. That 246-yard, two-touchdown effort signaled that Tyson had the explosiveness to play on Sundays. After that promising debut, he transferred to Arizona State in April 2023 and spent that season as a redshirt while recovering from a knee injury, biding his time under the tutelage of wide receivers coach Hines Ward, the former Super Bowl XL MVP.

Tyson's patience paid off in a massive way in 2024. He erupted for 75 catches, 1,101 yards, and 10 touchdowns, earning third-team Associated Press All-America honors and Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year recognition. His signature performance came in a road victory at Kansas State, where he scorched the Wildcats for 176 yards and two scores on 12 receptions, the most receiving yards by a Sun Devil since Brandon Aiyuk torched Washington State in 2019. During a scorching six-game stretch in the back half of the season, Tyson compiled 732 yards and six touchdowns on 50 catches, averaging 104.0 yards per contest. A collarbone injury suffered in the regular season finale against Arizona cut his breakout campaign short and forced him to miss the Big 12 Championship Game and College Football Playoff, but his tape had already spoken volumes. In 2025, hamstring issues limited him to nine games and 61 catches for 711 yards with eight touchdowns, but the production remained steady when healthy. His brother Jaylon, who starred at California, was the 20th overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA Draft, so athletic bloodlines run deep in this family.

 

I'm not that big on Lemon. Not in the first. I don't think he's gonna run that great. And yeah, he's great a contested catches and he has sooo many because the db's are always in this guys back pocket. I'm gonna keep looking but right now I'm not seeing it.

I'm seriously loving Boston though. Tate is the man but we have a 0% chance of getting him.

 

Trade up for Tate.

 

I too am hoping for 2 wr's drafted this year by Steelers.

 

Yes sir. And I am hoping one is Fields. I think he has a ton of potential. I think he can be a star.

 

Why do we not like Lemon because he doesn't get open... but then really love a WR in Boston, whose main knock is that he doesn't get open (particularly against the better competition he played against)?

There's a decent bit to like about Boston, I was just wondering what about him you liked in particular? I love Tate for us too. TBH I really love Tyson too. Tate or Tyson would be my favorite two. Lemon would be the consolation prize.

 

I think grabbing Ted Hurst or Malachi Fields after the first round is a better way to go.