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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 27: Ted Hurst of the Georgia State Panthers speaks to the media during the 2026 NFL Draft Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on February 27, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
The Las Vegas Raiders are scheduled to meet with wide receiver prospect Ted Hurst, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
“Georgia State WR Ted Hurst, one of the busiest draft prospects, has a visit on Monday with the#Dolphins, then he has the#Colts, source said. In all, the 6-foot-4 Hurst has 12 visits and workouts, including with the#Vikings,#Raiders, and#Falcons, as well.”
Hurst, who finished the 2025 season with 71 catches for 1,004 yards and six touchdowns, is one of the more enticing WR prospects in this year’s draft.
Bleacher Report is comparing him to Dallas Cowboys star wideout George Pickens, writing, “Ted Hurst is a pure X receiver who can dominate the catch point and convert contested catches at a high rate.”
Ian Rapoport
Georgia State WR Ted Hurst, one of the busiest draft prospects, has a visit on Monday with the #Dolphins, then he has the #Colts, source said.
In all, the 6-foot-4 Hurst has 12 visits and workouts, including with the #Vikings, #Raiders, and #Falcons, as well.
Raiders Scheduled Meeting With Enticing 6’4″ WR, Next ‘George Pickens’
The Raiders are definitely in the market to add another wide receiver during the draft, and Ted Hurst could be that guy.
Projected to go somewhere in the third round (according to BR), he’s one of the more athletic WRs in this year’s draft, scoring an impressive 9.90 out of 10.00 Relative Athletic Score (RAS), which measures a prospect’s athleticism using metrics like height, weight, vertical, broad, bench, 40-yard dash, 20-yard split, and 10-yard split.
Here’s what NFL draft analyst Lance Zierlein had to say about Hurst, who he projects as a “Z” receiver with “quality upside.”
“Long-legged, vertical-minded wideout with the speed and ability to stress corners from snap to whistle. Hurst is quick to beat press and hit the accelerator into his route work. He has the hips, feet and balance to run a more robust route tree than what we saw from him in college. He’s an above-average ball-tracker deep and a dangerous catch-and-run option. The hands are average and he needs to become more assertive on 50/50 balls on all three levels. Hurst appears capable of surviving the jump in competition aand projects as a “Z” receiver with quality upside.”
Fernando Mendoza Round 1, Ted Hurst Round 3, What About Round 2?
Let’s say the Raiders end up drafting Ted Hurst in Round 3, and assuming they are drafting Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick, there’s a strong possibility Las Vegas should draft on the defensive side in Round 2.
Now that it’s narrowed down to defense, two positions stick out: defensive tackle and safety. Switching over to a 3-4 base defense, DT is one of the most important positions, and the Raiders need more than just Adam Butler and Jonah Laulu.
At safety, Isaiah Pola-Mao has been a glaring weak spot and was statistically one of the worst starting safeties in the NFL (per PFF), ranking 97 out of 98 qualified safeties.
Some options at defensive tackle and safety could include the following:
DT
Domonique Orange, Iowa State
Lee Hunter, Texas Tech
Christen Miller, Georgia
Caleb Banks, Florida
S
A.J. Haulcy, LSU
Bud Clark, TCU
Treydan Stukes, Arizona
It’ll be interesting to see what path the Raiders take during the draft, but keep an eye on Hurst as a wide receiver option in the middle rounds of the draft.