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Joel Klatt
College Football Analyst
Draft season is here!
As we prepare for the three-day event that will be held in Detroit from April 25-27, I’ll be dropping some positional rankings before unveiling my top-50 prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Last week, I ranked my top five quarterbacks. Now, let’s focus on the five best pass-catchers (wide receivers/tight ends) in this year’s draft class.
As I mentioned in my quarterback rankings, we’ve had a confluence of things in college football over the last few years that have led to this year’s draft being as deep as we’ve seen in a long time. Quarterback and offensive line are both deep with talent. The group of pass-catching prospects falls in that category, too.
It’s going to be difficult to rank just five. There are many more talented receivers than that. I’m going to share the same preface that I always share with prospect rankings: Just because I ranked one player lower than another doesn’t mean I hate them. It’s my biggest pet peeve in this process. I don’t hate the player if I ranked them lower than you think they should be ranked. In fact, all five players in the top five seem likely to be picked in the first round.
But, in this day and age, you have to rank the players ahead of the draft, just like the teams do. So, let’s get into it.
1. Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison Jr.
Let’s not overthink it. We knew Harrison was going to be the best pass catcher in this draft for a long time. There’s a reason why he won the Biletnikoff Award (he probably should’ve won it twice in a row) and is a two-time All-American, becoming the only receiver in Ohio State’s history to ever do that, which is really saying something.
Harrison is as good as they come. Physically, he’s way bigger than you’d expect. He’s 6-foot-4, weighing 205 pounds (probably a little bit more) and he’s probably faster than people realize. He runs terrific routes. He’s a technician in a lot of ways; he…
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Publish date : 2024-02-28 18:17:44
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