2025 NFL Draft Top 10 Wide Receivers: Can anyone overtake Tetairoa McMillan for top spot in contested class?
The 2025 NFL Draft is now right around the corner. The order at the top of the draft has been decided and fans now are looking ahead to the future playmakers of their team. Our team of NFL Draft contributors at A to Z Sports is already fully engaged in 2025 NFL Draft preparations, so […]
The 2025 NFL Draft is now right around the corner. The order at the top of the draft has been decided and fans now are looking ahead to the future playmakers of their team.
Our team of NFL Draft contributors at A to Z Sports is already fully engaged in 2025 NFL Draft preparations, so we decided to rank our Top 10 prospects at every position collectively.
Eight of our draft analysts ranked our top ten prospects, then tallied the point totals like the AP Poll in college football to create the A to Z Sports Top 10 Positional Rankings series. Here's where we landed on the incoming 2025 NFL Draft wide receiver class.
It's a difficult receiver group to project, as every analyst had different rankings of players and rarely had much consensus. However, that means this class will offer plenty of discussion throughout the offseason.
1. Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
Tetairoa McMillan was the near-unanimous top receiver among A to Z's scouts, with four number-one rankings, three number-twos, and one number-three ranking.
It's easy to see why on film. McMillan is an easy mover and route-runner, with the size to fit right in as an NFL X wide receiver outside. He was Arizona's entire offense this season, for good reason. He finished third in the country in receiving yards with 1,319 yards and posted eight touchdowns on the year.
2. Luther Burden III, Missouri
Opinions on Luther Burden were slightly split, but he was generally regarded as the WR2 or WR3 among our scouts, with no rankings below third place.
Some of our scouts questioned his best fit at the next level and whether or not he'll be a slot-only player at the next level, but nobody denied his ability as a playmaker. Just get the ball in his hands and good things happen.
3. Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
Emeka Egbuka was ranked all over the place by our scouts, but he finished in the top five for all, including one first-place nod.
Egbuka might not have a highlight reel with the same playmaking ability as McMillan and Burden, but his film shows a clear and easy separator and reliable target. He has the makings of a prospect who finds a way to be a productive pro for 10 years, and we will all wonder how he fell to the end of the first round in a few years.
4. Travis Hunter, Colorado
Travis Hunter likely won't play wide receiver full-time in the NFL, but if he were to, this is where A to Z's scouts would rank him. None of our scouts had him outside the top five receivers. In fact, one scout actually had Hunter as his WR1.
He's a natural athlete with tremendous size, speed, and ball skills. A smart NFL team will still design packages with him in mind as a wide receiver to take advantage of this. While playing both corner and receiver this year, Hunter finished with 96 catches for 1,258 yards and 15 touchdown receptions.
5. Isaiah Bond, Texas
Isaiah Bond's ranking is where things start to divert. All but one scout had Bond inside their top five wide receivers, including one first-place finish. He was anywhere from WR1 to WR9 among our scouts.
Bond's playmaking ability is undeniable, however. He's a blur in the open field and Texas designs plays to get him the ball in space often to take advantage of it.
6. Tre Harris, Ole Miss
Outside of the top five prospects is where A to Z's rankings start to become contentious. Tre Harris finished anywhere from WR5 to WR10 among our scouts, and two didn't even rank him in their top 10.
However, Harris is a gifted and productive player, who became Jaxson Dart's favorite target when a play broke down. His size and catch radius make him a terrific red zone option at the next level.
7. Elic Ayomanor, Stanford
If Elic Ayomanor played on a different team, the hype around him would likely be greater among the consensus. Our scouts have been paying attention, however. One scout even has Ayomanor as WR5 in his rankings, a testament to his intriguing ability.
He is a great size/speed playmaker (who got the best of Travis Hunter when they played last season). He plays in a gimmicky college offense which makes his projection slightly difficult, but he is a gifted playmaker and also is the best run-blocking wide receiver in this class.
8. Tez Johnson, Oregon
The second Oregon player on this list, Tez Johnson is a fun playmaker in a class missing some deep speed.
Johnson is tiny (5'10, 165 pounds) so there will be some size concerns but he can burn defensive backs vertically with his likely 4.3 speed. That speed and his low center of gravity make him hard to tackle in the open field, as many defenders found out this season.
9. Kyren Lacy, LSU
Four of A to Z's scouts didn't rank Kyren Lacy in their top ten, but he was thought so highly by other scouts he earned the last spot in the top rankings, buoyed by a seventh-place ranking by one scout.
Lacy is a do-it-all receiver prospect. He can win with his route-running, ability after the catch, and in contested catch situations. He isn't the best athlete in this wide receiver class, which might drop him down draft boards, but it wouldn't be a shock for him to out-produce his draft pick.
10. Ja'Corey Brooks, Louisville
Sneaking into the last spot here, Ja'Corey Brooks just edged out a tightly contested battle for the WR10 spot, thanks to a sixth-placed ranking by one of A to Z's scouts.
A former five-star recruit, Brooks is one of the most underrated wide receivers in this class, thanks to his length, making tightly contested grabs look routine week after week.