The 2025 NFL regular season has just begun, but it's never too early to look ahead to the 2026 NFL Draft.
Next year's wide receiver class doesn't have the blue-chip talent at the top of the board nor the impressive overall depth we've seen over the last two years, but there's still plenty of promise and upside to this group of eligible pass-catchers. It's still a wide-open race for the WR1 spot, though there are a couple of early front-runners, but there's still plenty of time for the board to shuffle as the college football season wears on.
As the season gets rolling, here's the latest look at how I rank the top wide receiver prospects eligible for next year's draft:
| RANK |
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Arizona State |
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| 2. |
Washington |
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| 3. |
Carnell Tate |
Ohio State |
| 4. |
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| 5. |
Ja'Kobi Lane |
USC |
| 6. |
USC |
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| 7. |
Chris Bell |
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| 8. |
Eric Singleton Jr. |
Auburn |
| 9. |
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| 10. |
Georgia |
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| 11. |
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| 12. |
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| 13. |
Georgia |
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| 14. |
LSU |
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| 15. |
Kevin Concepcion |
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