2020 NFL Draft Prospects: Wide Receivers

By: Cole Negen

I’m taking at players for each position who will be selected in the upcoming NFL draft. Today, I am taking a look at wide receivers

Ceedee Lamb - Oklahoma

Lamb is probably the best WR I’ve seen come out of college, for sure in the last 5 years, and maybe last 10 years. He has no obvious weak spots in his game, outside of his tall, skinny body frame. He is maybe the best WR I’ve seen after the catch since Sammy Watkins. He is super nimble, able to wiggle his way out of a lot of tackles, and more often than not turns minimal plays into big plays pretty effortlessly. His route running is very good, he has great hands, he can make contested catches, and he is an absolute nightmare of a deep threat. He is a freak of nature with insane leaping ability and top end speed. There really isn’t much to say about him, and the only thing that is going to keep him from being selected is going to be the stigma of drafting a WR with an early draft pick.

Jerry Jeudy - Alabama

So I have Jeudy below Lamb here, but it is completely personal preference. In fact, most people would put Jeudy above Lamb. All of what I said above on how Lamb is one of the best WRs I’ve seen enter the draft in a while, applies in the exact same fashion for Jeudy. Jeudy trumps Lamb in the speed and route running departments. While Lamb’s speed and route running are very good, no doubt, Jeudy’s ability in both categories is something I’ve never seen before. I’ve never seen a receiver that is A) fast enough to pull away from literally everyone on the field, and B) still has the ability to stop and start his route in the blink of an eye. His feet are a wonder to look at. There is no way that you will be able to guard him straight up at the next level, you are going to have to rotate a safety to his side. He, like Lamb, is also very tall, and very skinny. Unlike Lamb, however, I think this affects Jeudy’s game more. He doesn’t often make tough catches with a defender on him, and he isn’t much of a red-zone threat with the ball. But, that is absolutely no reason to take away from his hands, which are great, and his athletic ability. He should go right around where Lamb is taken.