2015 NFL Draft: final wide receiver rankings

The 2015 NFL draft is almost here. After months of work scouting draft prospects, we finally get to learn which players will be joining which teams next season.

Before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially goes on the clock for the first overall pick in the draft, I need to get my final rankings published. Lets get started with the wide receivers. Before I list them all out, here are a few highlights from my scouting notes.

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First, I don’t buy into the hype with Breshad Perriman. He’s got some great speed, but has hands of stone. I had a third-round grade on him before the NFL combine, and his fast 40 time isn’t going to change that.

On the other end of that spectrum for me is Jaelen Strong. I’ve seen him ranked as a late second round pick, but I think he is significantly better than that. It is too bad that Strong was forced to play with such an awful QB last season, as it will likely cost him significant money on his rookie contract.

The two names at the end aren’t the 21st and 22nd WRs in this draft class. There are likely many ahead of them that I simply haven’t had time to scout this season. I have looked at both Hall and Leslie in great detail though, and believe that both have the skills necessary to make it in the NFL.

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A few notes:

I only rank players that I’ve completed my eval for. There are a lot more player that are draft edible than this. I’ve seen quite a few of them, but I haven’t scouted enough of their games to include them here.
These rankings are my own, and not necessarily in agreement with the other writers on this site.
These ranking are done through the lens of the Seahawks and their scheme. Dink and dunk teams like New England and Kansas City will have drastically different rankings for the same players.

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