There have been several top-tier wide receivers to emerge from the NFL draft over the past few years.
Players like Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, and Garrett Wilson have not only made an immediate impact on their respective teams, but they are already seen as some of the best receivers in the league.
This instant success has pushed receivers up the draft board in recent seasons, as teams hope to find the next great young player.
As demonstrated by a graphic shared by the NFL Network on Twitter, Joel Klatt believes that six wide receivers will be selected in the first round of the upcoming draft.
.@joelklatt has SIX WRs going in the 1st round 👀 pic.twitter.com/Orvp445Pq2
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) April 15, 2024
Marvin Harrison Jr. has been viewed as the top receiver of the class for over three years.
He has taken after his father in many ways, and Klatt believes he will be selected with the No. 4 pick in this year’s draft.
Klatt also believes that two other receivers will be taken in the top 10, as he has Rome Odunze and Malik Nabers going 6th and 10th, respectively.
Odunze saw his draft stock shoot up in his final year at Washington, mainly due to the fact that he helped the team make it to the national championship.
Nabers has been on the radar for several years, as has his former LSU teammate, Brian Thomas Jr., who is mocked at 18th overall, according to Klatt.
He also indicated that Keon Coleman and Troy Franklin will be taken in the final stages of the first round, rounding out his top-six receivers off the board in what is said to be a loaded class.
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