2025 NFL Draft Wide Receiver Rankings
The 2025 wide receiver class offers a blend of explosive athleticism, polished route runners, and physical outside targets. While it may lack the top-tier depth of recent years, it makes up for it with versatility and high-end traits at the top. Travis Hunter and Matthew Golden headline the group with rare movement skills and big-play potential, while reliable targets like Emeka Egbuka and Tetairoa McMillan round out the first round grades. Several Day 2 and Day 3 prospects: Jalen Royals, Xavier Restrepo, and Tez Johnson, offer unique skill sets that could fill specific roles early in their careers. Overall, this is a well-rounded group that will add value to teams wide receiver rooms at the next level.
WR1 – Travis Hunter, Colorado – 87.2 – Round 1
Hunter is a generational athlete with rare ball skills and suddenness, capable of dominating on both sides of the ball. As a receiver, he consistently creates separation and makes acrobatic grabs in traffic.
WR2 – Matthew Golden, Texas – 87.1 – Round 1
Golden is a smooth mover with natural hands and good speed to stretch the field. His route running ability already resembles that of a seasoned NFL veteran, and hasn’t began to scratch the surface of his potential.
WR3 – Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State – 86.8 – Round 1
Egbuka is polished and reliable with great awareness and elite short-area quickness. He thrives working underneath out of the slot and shows natural feel against zone coverage.
WR4 – Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona – 86.5 – Round 1
McMillan brings size, body control, and strong hands to the perimeter, excelling in contested situations. He’s a fluid mover for his frame and flashes dominance in one-on-ones.
WR5 – Luther Burden III, Missouri – 86.4 – Round 2
Burden is a small but dynamic mover with twitchy acceleration and sudden route tempo. He wins with power, burst, and creativity in space, thriving in a slot-heavy role.
WR6 – Jalen Royals, Utah State – 84.0 – Round 3
Royals profiles as a slot weapon that attacks the middle of the field similar to a player like Jayden Reed. He lacks experience, but has upside to be a dynamic playmaker.
WR7 – Tre Harris, Ole Miss – 83.7 – Round 3
Harris is a long and explosive outside target with natural tracking skills and physicality at the catch point. He lacked a full compliment of routes, but flashed route running ability and promising ball skills.
WR8 – Jack Bech, TCU – 83.1 – Round 3
Bech is a big, versatile, sure-handed receiver with surprising quickness. His toughness and third-down reliability give him value out of the slot at the next level.
WR9 – Elic Ayomanor, Stanford – 82.8 – Round 3
Ayomanor is a big-bodied target with impressive balance and twitch for a big guy. He doesn’t have high end speed but shows flashes of boundary dominance as a possession reciever.
WR10 – Kyle Williams, Washington State – 82.8 – Round 3
Williams is a steady route technician who flashes the ability to stack corners and make defenders miss at a high level. He is not a super consistent catcher, but has the upside to be a starting Z at the next level.
WR11 – Jaylin Noel, Iowa State – 82.7 – Round 3
Noel is a compact and sudden receiver that threatens vertically out of the slot with legitimate speed and ball skills that give him starter potential.
WR12 – Jayden Higgins, Iowa State – 82.6 – Round 3
Higgins is a big outside receiver with extremely fluid movement skills, combined with plus ball tracking and strength through contact that allows him to thrive as a true X reciever.
WR13 – Xavier Restrepo, Miami – 82.4 – Round 4
Restrepo is a gritty slot receiver that shows a savvy route running ability who consistently converts tough catches over the middle. While the ceiling may be limited, Restrepo will prove to be a reliable slot option at the next level.
WR14 – Ricky White, UNLV – 82.1 – Round 4
White is a crafty and efficient mover with good burst and balance in and out of breaks. He flashed ability threatening all three levels and thrives on special teams.
WR15 – Tory Horton, Colorado State – 82.0 – Round 4
Horton has quick feet and consistency that allow him to be a true threat after the catch, making him him a strong complementary option and threat on special teams.
WR16 – Savion Williams, TCU – 81.8 – Round 4
Williams is a very rare athlete as a big-bodied, physical receiver who plays through contact and flashes red-zone upside. His lack of ball skills hinder his stock in this class, but he has diamond in the rough potential.
WR17 – Isaiah Bond, Texas – 81.3 – Round 4
Bond is a twitchy vertical threat with legit track speed and easy acceleration. While still refining his route tree, he’s a dangerous weapon who can take the top off the defense.
WR18 – Tez Johnson, Oregon – 80.3 – Round 5
Johnson is a quick slot receiver with game-breaking YAC ability and elite first-step burst. He has extreme physical limitations, and could prove to be an wild card in terms of his durability.
WR19 – Tai Felton, Maryland – 80.1 – Round 5
Felton is a stable athlete with clean vertical releases and reliable hands on deep shots. He stretches the field naturally and adds special teams upside as a returner with his ability to be slippery in space.
WR20 – Jackson Meeks, Syracuse – 79.6 – Round 5
Meeks is a high-floor receiver that is a solid separator due to efficient footwork and flashed the ability to be a threat in contested catch situations. He does the dirty work on the perimeter and brings toughness as a blocker.