2027 NFL Draft Wide receivers
Updated October 17, 2026. No. 1 among wide receivers is Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, who 916 receiving yards on 48 catches and 11 touchdowns this season. Collin Dixon of Illinois is next.
Top 18 wide receivers
Updated October 17, 2026. Grades on 2026 production.
| Rk | Prospect | School | 2026 line | Grade | Mock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremiah Smith WR6' 4", 222 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Ohio State | 916 receiving yards on 48 catches and 11 touchdowns | 94.5 | 2nd |
| 2 | Collin Dixon WR6' 1", 215 lbsSR | Illinois | 608 receiving yards on 47 catches and 9 touchdowns | 90.3 | 4th |
| 3 | Carlos Hernandez WR6' 0", 190 lbsSR | Wake Forest | 720 receiving yards on 49 catches and 4 touchdowns | 87.9 | 17th |
| 4 | KJ Duff WR6' 6", 225 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Rutgers | 628 receiving yards on 33 catches and 7 touchdowns | 86.2 | 20th |
| 5 | Cayden Lee WR5' 11", 180 lbsSR | Missouri | 616 receiving yards on 42 catches and 5 touchdowns | 84.8 | 24th |
| 6 | Reed Harris WR6' 5", 220 lbsSR | Arizona State | 590 receiving yards on 34 catches and 7 touchdowns | 83.7 | 30th |
| 7 | Charlie Becker WR6' 4", 208 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Indiana | 529 receiving yards on 30 catches and 8 touchdowns | 82.8 | 31st |
| 8 | Anthony Evans III WR5' 11", 190 lbsSR | Mississippi State | 574 receiving yards on 40 catches and 5 touchdowns | 82.0 | Round 2+ |
| 9 | Umari Hatcher WR6' 3", 185 lbsSR | Syracuse | 560 receiving yards on 37 catches and 6 touchdowns | 81.3 | Round 2+ |
| 10 | Nick Marsh WR6' 3", 210 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Indiana | 528 receiving yards on 29 catches and 6 touchdowns | 80.7 | Round 2+ |
| 11 | Chris Marshall WR6' 3", 213 lbsSR | Arkansas | 605 receiving yards on 42 catches and 2 touchdowns | 80.1 | Round 2+ |
| 12 | Chris Durr Jr. WR5' 11", 173 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Maryland | 476 receiving yards on 46 catches and 4 touchdowns | 79.6 | Round 2+ |
| 13 | Deuce Alexander WR6' 0", 180 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Ole Miss | 503 receiving yards on 32 catches and 5 touchdowns | 79.1 | Round 2+ |
| 14 | Kwazi Gilmer WR6' 2", 195 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Nebraska | 418 receiving yards on 32 catches and 6 touchdowns | 78.7 | Round 2+ |
| 15 | Junior Sherrill WR5' 11", 200 lbsSR | Vanderbilt | 529 receiving yards on 33 catches and 3 touchdowns | 78.3 | Round 2+ |
| 16 | Gavin Freeman WR5' 9", 181 lbsSR | Baylor | 479 receiving yards on 42 catches and 2 touchdowns | 77.9 | Round 2+ |
| 17 | Maguire Anderson WR6' 0", 185 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Florida International | 534 receiving yards on 33 catches and 4 touchdowns | 77.5 | Round 2+ |
| 18 | Justin Bowick WR6' 5", 209 lbsSR | Oklahoma State | 442 receiving yards on 26 catches and 5 touchdowns | 77.2 | Round 2+ |
How the board is graded
The Parlae Desk's mock draft: our projection, updated every Tuesday.
- The order is the standings as they stand today, worst record first.
- Each team's needs come from its own numbers: passer rating, yards a carry, sacks for and against, run and pass defense, takeaways, and the snap shares on our depth charts.
- The board ranks every draft-eligible junior and senior in major college football by this season's production at his position, with credit for a Power Four schedule; each position starts from a ceiling that reflects how early the league drafts it.
- Each team takes the prospect with the best grade once its biggest needs are counted. Offensive linemen leave no individual line in a box score, so they are not on the board.
Nothing here is a scouting report. Every stat is from the games played; the order of the board and the fit of a prospect to a team are our projection and change as the season does.
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By the Parlae deskBig board updated Oct 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number