Wide receiver prospect comparisons

Using similarity scores to compare this year's wide receiver prospects to players from past draft classes

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We have another year of wide receiver being extremely deep, but lacking a true alpha player at the position. Carnell Tate is the consensus WR1 and most likely to be drafted first, but it wouldn’t shock me if the outcome was different on draft day. I still don’t think this makes the position any less valuable or worth drafting highly, who you draft is going to matter more on your style of receiver. In that vein, I thought Ted Nguyen wrote a cool article ranking the receivers, but split by the type of player (X, Z, or slot) that they profile as. Hopefully my comps sync with how Ted identified them.

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You can find the rest of my articles in this series below (will be updated as each position is published):

• Running back (includes methodology)

• Tight end

• Wide receiver

• Offensive tackle

• Interior offensive line

• Defensive tackle

• Edge defender

• Linebacker

• Safety

• Cornerback

All stats referenced in this article from PFF unless otherwise specifically noted.

Overall Prospect Comparisons

Carnell Tate, Ohio State

Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State