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.

 

there are a few more guys that would be pretty good to have and cooper falls in that range. not sure he's that first round difference maker right off the bat though. i really don't think any of them in this draft are that player. they may be good but not franchise type receivers. last year's firsts were fairly average too except for JSN and maybe mcmillan.

 

I really like everything I have read on Fields. If there really is an early run on WRs, maybe take him at 53. I could be happy with that.

 

Malachi Fields a three-star recruit out of the Jefferson District in Virginia, was a multi-sport talent who played quarterback in high school, throwing for over 1,000 yards and four touchdowns as a junior while also rushing for 700 yards and 12 scores. That dual-threat background and feel for the game would become a defining trait once he switched to the other side of the ball at Virginia, where he redshirted in 2021 before seeing limited action across 11 games with one start. A five-catch, 58-yard, one-touchdown performance against Pittsburgh as a sophomore in 2022 offered the first real flash of what was coming.

Fields broke through in a major way during his third year in Charlottesville. He started all 12 games in 2023 and hauled in 58 receptions for 811 yards and five touchdowns, earning Second Team All-ACC honors from Phil Steele and the College Football Network, along with Honorable Mention All-ACC recognition. A Comeback Player of the Year Award semifinalist that season, he followed it up with an equally productive junior campaign in 2024: 55 catches, 808 yards, and five more scores. His 11-catch, 148-yard explosion at Wake Forest stood out as the signature game of that year, and he landed on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List while earning Third Team All-ACC honors.

Looking for a bigger stage, Fields transferred to Notre Dame for his final season in 2025. The Irish ran a ground-heavy attack, and Fields dealt with more limited volume than he had in Charlottesville, but the production was still meaningful: 630 receiving yards and five touchdowns across 12 starts, with a team-best 17.5 yards per reception among qualified targets. He opened the season with a 66-yard touchdown on the very first offensive snap against Purdue and closed it with a seven-catch, 99-yard, two-touchdown performance at Pittsburgh that included a highlight-reel one-handed grab. At the Senior Bowl in Mobile, NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah called Fields the "best wide receiver of the entire week of practice," and he backed it up with three catches on the American team's first three possessions in the game itself.

• Built like a power forward at 6'4" and 218 pounds with the wingspan and body control to turn every jump ball into a mismatch at the catch point.
• Contested catch ability borders on absurd. He attacks the football at its peak, boxes out defensive backs with his frame, and rips the ball away from coverage like it belongs to him.
• Reliable hands that work outside his frame with real grip strength. He plucks the ball cleanly in traffic rather than trapping it against his body, even when contact arrives early.
• Excellent feel for zone coverage, consistently settling into soft spots and presenting his big frame as a target. His quarterback background shows up in how he reads and reacts to defensive leverage.
• Deep and intermediate receiving grades are among the better marks in this class, and the tape matches. He tracks the deep ball naturally and wins at the second and third levels with body positioning.
• Tougher after the catch than his timed speed suggests. He breaks arm tackles with a physical, combative running style and spins out of traffic with surprising short-area wiggle.
• Willing and capable run blocker who uses his size and long arms to lock onto defenders. His effort and physicality in the blocking game show up consistently on the tape.
• Carries himself with a captain's mentality. Competitive on every snap, fights for extra yards, and brings a physical edge that sets the tone for the receivers room.

Scouting Report: Weaknesses

• Gets off the line slowly against press coverage. His release package lacks the quickness and variety needed to consistently beat hands-on corners at the snap.
• Timed speed is average, and it plays that way on tape. He wins with positioning and strength rather than stacking corners or pulling away vertically.
• Route tree will have a ceiling at the next level. He rounds off his breaks too often and lacks the foot quickness to create consistent separation on sharper-breaking patterns.
• Production on short and underneath routes is noticeably less dynamic. He does not have the burst or lateral agility to be dangerous in the screen game or on quick-hitters.
• Struggles to uncover when the pocket breaks down. He does not have the gear change or improvisational quickness to help his quarterback on scramble plays.

Scouting Report: Summary
Fields is a throwback in a lot of ways. In a league that keeps chasing speed and separation, he wins the old-fashioned way: by being bigger, stronger, and more physical than the guy across from him. The ball skills are legit. When the quarterback puts it anywhere near his zip code, he comes down with it more often than not, and that ability to dominate contested situations translates directly to the red zone and on third downs where tight windows are the norm, not the exception. His understanding of zone coverage and his instinct for finding soft spots are tools that will show up early in his NFL career.

The concerns are real, though, and they are worth taking seriously. At the NFL level, corners who can match his length and get physical at the line are going to give him trouble if that release package does not improve. He is not going to run past anyone, so if he cannot win at the line and create some early separation, he is going to live on contested throws for his entire career. That is not a death sentence by any means, but it does cap his upside and makes him more quarterback-dependent than you would like. The short-area game is another limitation. He is not someone you are going to scheme touches for underneath and let him do damage in space. His value is between the numbers and beyond them.

The right offensive system will make all the difference for Fields. He needs to be deployed as a boundary receiver who works the intermediate-to-deep part of the field, wins on back-shoulder throws and fades, and serves as a go-to target in the red zone. Put him in a scheme that asks him to run a full route tree and create for himself on every down, and the limitations will show up fast. But pair him with a quarterback who trusts arm talent and ball placement, and Fields can absolutely be a productive starting receiver who moves the chains week after week. He is never going to be a WR1, but as a complementary piece who does the dirty work and comes up big in clutch moments, his skill set has real staying power at this level.

i like fields but yet again i'm not sure he's going to be anything more than a complementary piece of the puzzle. especially against NFL corners. not sure he's a great #2 for as thin as we are at the position. reminds me more of a juju type player.