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2014 NFL Draft wide receiver rankings

Wide receiver is the deepest position in the 2014 NFL Draft.

By Matthew Fairburn
Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports

With the influx of underclassmen who have declared for the 2014 NFL Draft, wide receiver is now the strongest and deepest position group in this class. Vanderbilt's Jordan Matthews is the only senior wide receiver among the top 12 players at the position in our latest rankings.

Sammy Watkins of Clemson has established himself as our top graded wide receiver. He's a likely top 10 pick and the most complete prospect at the position. Mike Evans and Marqise Lee are both likely to come off the board somewhere between picks 10 and 25. Evans has the size and physicality at the catch point teams will love but lacks a bit of suddenness and speed. Lee, meanwhile, isn't quite as physical but is a dangerous deep threat who needs to refine his catching technique.

It's very possible we will see a run on wide receivers late in the first round and continuing on into the second round. Wide receivers 4 through 12 in our rankings could have a shot at the first or second round in May. The position runs deep, too. There's a chance 40 or more wide receivers could be drafted this year. We currently have 40 ranked. Here's our list.

1. Sammy Watkins | 6'1, 200 pounds | Wide receiver | Clemson *
2. Mike Evans | 6'5, 225 pounds | Wide Receiver | Texas A&M **
3. Marqise Lee | 6'0, 195 pounds | Wide Receiver | Southern California *
4. Odell Beckham Jr. | 6'0, 193 pounds | Wide receiver | LSU *
5. Jordan Matthews | 6'3, 205 pounds | Wide receiver | Vanderbilt
6. Kelvin Benjamin | 6'5, 234 pounds | Wide receiver | Florida State**
7. Allen Robinson | 6'3, 211 pounds | Wide receiver | Penn State *
8. Brandin Cooks | 5'10, 181 pounds | Wide receiver | Oregon State *
9. Jarvis Landry | 6'1, 195 pounds | Wide receiver | LSU *
10. Donte Moncrief | 6'2, 215 pounds | Wide Receiver | Ole Miss *
11. Brandon Coleman | 6'6, 220 pounds | Wide receiver | Rutgers *
12. Davante Adams | 6'2, 216 pounds | Wide receiver | Fresno State **
13. Cody Hoffman | 6'3, 215 pounds | Wide receiver | BYU
14. L'Damian Washington | 6'4, 205 pounds | Wide receiver | Missouri
15. Paul Richardson | 6'1, 170 pounds | Wide receiver | Colorado *
16. Jalen Saunders | 5'9, 157 pounds | Wide receiver | Oklahoma
17. Tevin Reese | 5'10, 170 pounds | Wide receiver | Baylor
18. Jared Abbrederis | 6'2, 188 pounds | Wide receiver | Wisconsin
19. Martavis Bryant | 6'5, 200 pounds | Wide receiver | Clemson *
20. Ryan Grant | 6'1, 191 pounds | Wide receiver | Tulane
21. Jeremy Gallon | 5'8, 187 pounds | Wide receiver | Michigan
22. Robert Herron | 5'10, 187 pounds | Wide receiver | Wyoming
23. Bruce Ellington | 5'9, 196 pounds | Wide receiver | South Carolina *
24. Mike Davis | 6'2, 195 pounds | Wide receiver | Texas
25. Devin Street | 6'3, 192 pounds | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh
26. Corey Brown | 5'11, 187 pounds | Wide receiver | Ohio State
27. Willie Snead | 5'11, 193 pounds | Wide receiver | Ball State
28. Cody Latimer | 6'3, 215 pounds | Wide receiver | Indiana *
29. Shaquelle Evans | 6'1, 204 pounds | Wide receiver | UCLA
30. Chandler Jones | 5'11, 174 pounds | Wide Receiver | San Jose State
31. Quincy Enunwa | 6'2, 225 pounds | Wide receiver | Nebraska
32. Josh Stewart | 5'10, 185 pounds | Wide receiver | Oklahoma State *
33. Michael Campanaro | 5'11, 190 pounds | Wide receiver | Wake Forest
34. Jaz Reynolds | 6'2, 198 pounds | Wide receiver | Oklahoma
35. Noel Grigsby | 5'11, 175 pounds | Wide receiver | San Jose State
36. Josh Huff | 5'11, 205 pounds | Wide receiver | Oregon
37. Alex Amidon | 6'0, 182 pounds | Wide receiver | Boston College
38. Bernard Reedy | 5'9, 175 pounds | Wide receiver | Toledo
39. Eric Ward | 6'0, 205 pounds | Wide receiver | Texas Tech
40. Tracy Moore | 6'2, 215 pounds | Wide receiver | Oklahoma State

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