DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk NFL Draft 2026 WR Prospects

Since WR is a need, I thought I'd start a thread and lead with this.

Based on analysis from NFL Films senior producer Greg Cosell, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is considered a top-tier prospect with projections placing him as a late first-round or early second-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

I agree with this take completely, except about the top ten pick WR... Top ten pick refers to the class, not the player. In the case of the 2026 draft, there is only 1 true top ten pick and it's because he is a QB. The position raises him to that status. Every other player in this draft has question marks. I don't see a guy that is expected to be a future hall of famer. So, the definition of top ten pick changes. Any given draft, you have WRs that don't add up to a Ja'Marr Chase, but they are still better than players at other positions, so they are a top ten talent, for that draft.

I would love to trade down, but we have to be ready in case there isn't a team willing to trade up. It's a real possibility. If Carnell Tate was a Ja'Marr Chase, I would be pounding my fist to say, we can't trade down. We can't miss out on this guy. At the same time, if we don't have a responsible trade offer, we still need to take one of the best players in this draft and that is Carnell Tate.

Go back to what this guy said about Tate...He would be a "S" grade if it wasn't for his combine... That is where he lost credibility for me. Look at the top WRs in the league, most of them don't run a 4.3 or even a 4.4. Ability out lasts speed at the next level. Tate's skill set is top tier.

And there ya go. Experts aren’t as plentiful as many think. Anyone can take a huge “swing and a miss.”

And that was pretty much my train of thought here. There have been several of these self proclaimed experts/draft gurus that make many predictions. Some are way off base and their accuracy is most certainly in question.

I mean all anyone has to do is think about for a second. We see NFL GM's miss on draft picks all the time. And these guys aren't even good enough to get an NFL GM job. So at that juncture how seriously should we take them?

Mike Mayock is the only such "draft guru" I can think of who landed an NFL GM job. He served as the Raiders GM from 2019 through the 2021 season. There is a reason he only lasted for three years on the job and many think he held the job for too long.

Thank you, I have been saying the same thing about these media "experts" for decades. If they are so good, why is no NFL team hiring them? I always thought they were information gatherers, not evaluators. I think they speak with NFL GMs for inside info and make their "guesses". It makes me wonder if some of these GMs might have started feeding bad/false info to throw the experts off their true intentions.

J/C

And to think that most of those "experts" know more about the prospects than do the vast majority of fans.

It seems we can get a solid productive WR in the later rounds. We should take one high and another one later IMO. That would really improve our WR room. Signing a vet that may get cut is also another possibility but again I would draft a couple of them.

As much as I want this FO to focus on the priority of next year's QB class, I am really looking the idea of Carnell Tate.