2026 NFL Draft Rankings: Wide Receiver

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2026 NFL Draft Rankings: Wide Receiver

Carnell Tate of Ohio State.

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The 2026 NFL Draft is right around the corner, and we've got you covered with rankings for every position group in this year's class.

Ohio State's Carnell Tate can make a strong case for this year's top wide receiver prospect, but he's got plenty of company at the top of the board. USC's Makai Lemon and Arizona State's Jordyn Tyson are also in the mix as potential top-15 selections, while Washington's Denzel Boston and Texas A&M's KC Concepcion could both crash the first round.

This year's receiver class has an impressive top tier, but the overall depth of the group is also strong, leaving NFL teams plenty of value into Day 2 and the middle rounds.

Here's how we rank the top 30 wide receiver prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft class:

RANK NAME COLLEGE

1.

Carnell Tate

Ohio State

2.

Makai Lemon

USC

3.

Jordyn Tyson

Arizona State

4.

Denzel Boston

Washington

5.

KC Concepcion

Texas A&M

6.

Zachariah Branch

Georgia

7.

Omar Cooper Jr.

Indiana

8.

Malachi Fields

Notre Dame

9.

Chris Bell

Louisville

10.

Ja'Kobi Lane

USC

11.

Chris Brazzell II

Tennesssee

12.

Germie Bernard

Alabama

13.

Elijah Sarratt

Indiana

14.

Deion Burks

Oklahoma

15.

Antonio Williams

Clemson

16.

Skyler Bell

UConn

17.

Kendrick Law

Kentucky

18.

Ted Hurst

Georgia State

19.

Eric McAlister

TCU

20.

Bryce Lance

North Dakota State

21.

Josh Cameron

Baylor

22.

Kevin Coleman Jr.

Missouri

23.

CJ Daniels

Miami (FL)

24.

Brenen Thompson

Mississippi State

25.

Reggie Virgil

Texas Tech

26.

Eric Rivers

Georgia Tech

27.

Aaron Anderson

LSU

28.

Lewis Bond

Boston College

29.

Caleb Douglas

Texas Tech

30.

Tyren Montgomery

John Carroll

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