As many as six wide receivers - Ohio State's Carnell Tate, USC's Makai Lemon, Arizona State's Jordyn Tyson, Washington's Denzel Boston, Indiana's Omar Cooper Jr., and Texas A&M's KC Concepcion - could hear their names called in Round 1 of the 2026 NFL draft.
The wideout position is one of the more loaded in the 2026 draft, and with several WR-needy teams like the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and San Francisco 49ers looking to upgrade at the position, there could be an early run on them.
While draft stocks are mostly set two months out from April's draft, some pass-catchers could possibly do themselves a favor with a strong showing at the 2026 NFL combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this week.
Below are the top-10 fastest 40-yard dash times among WRs.
1- Brenen Thompson, Mississippi State: 4.26 seconds
2- Zavion Thomas, LSU: 4.28 seconds
3- Deion Burks, Oklahoma 4.30 seconds
4- Jeff Caldwell, Cincinnati: 4.31 seconds
5- Bryce Lance, North Dakota State: 4.34 seconds
6- Zachariah Branch, Georgia: 4.35 seconds
7- Eric Rivers, Georgia Tech: 4.35 seconds
8- De'Zhaun Stribling, Ole Miss: 4.36 seconds
9- Malik Benson, Oregon: 4.37 seconds
10- Chris Brazzell II, Tennessee: 4.37 seconds
Other notable WRs
Omar Cooper Jr., Indiana: 4.42 seconds
Germie Bernard, Alabama: 4.48 seconds
Carnell Tate, Ohio State: 4.53 seconds
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