NFL Draft wide receiver rankings: How Marvin Harrison, Jr. affects the draft order

Marvin Harrison, Jr., made it official on Thursday, declaring for the NFL Draft. He could easily be one of the first players taken.

But how does that make the rest of the wide receiver class shake out?

Let’s look at the Top 10 receivers going into the 2024 NFL Draft.

NFL Draft top wide receivers

1. Marvin Harrison, Jr., Ohio State
2. Malik Nabers, LSU
3. Rome Odunze, Washington
4. Brian Thomas, Jr., LSU
5. Keon Coleman, Florida State
6. Troy Franklin, Oregon
7. Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
8. Adoni Mitchell, Texas
9. Devontez Walker, North Carolina
10. Ladd McConkey, Georgia

How the NFL Draft receivers should fall

Harrison will no doubt be taken by one of the top teams that need a receiver. Once he goes, could some of the other receivers go pretty early?

That obviously depends on who is taken around them, but yes. Malik Nabors and Rome Odunze could both be top 10 picks and would be excellent targets for teams with young quarterbacks who are trying to find their way.

Best chances for Top 10 WR picks

• Marvin Harrison, Jr. — 2023 season: Ohio State: 67 receptions, 1,211 yards, 14 touchdowns; 18.1 yards per catch. Career stats (three seasons): 155 receptions, 2,613 yards, 31 touchdowns; 16.9 yards per catch.
• Malik Nabers, LSU — 2023 season: 89 receptions, 1,569 yards, 14 touchdowns; 17.6 yards per catch. Career stats (three seasons): 189 receptions, 3,003 yards, 21 touchdowns; 15.9 yards per catch.
• Rome Odunze, Washington — 2023 season: 92 receptions, 1,640 yards, 13 touchdowns; 17.8 yards per catch. Career stats (four seasons): 214 receptions, 3,272 yards, 24 touchdowns; 15.3 yards per catch.

There are four teams in the Top 10 that could be interested in taking a receiver: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans and New York Jets.

Any of these top receivers would be a good fit on those teams.

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Wide Receivers that could go in the first 20 picks

With the top guys accounted for, who might be next? Brian Thomas from LSU and Keon Coleman from Florida State could slip into the first 20 picks. Both are tall, 6-foot-4, and both have good speed.

The scouting report on Thomas is that he has long arms and soft hands. For Coleman, he is listed as having elite size and a prime, athletic build.

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2024 NFL Draft first-round order

This is the NFL Draft order before the NFL playoffs begin.

1. Chicago Bears (from Panthers)
2. Washington Commanders —
3. New England Patriots 
4. Arizona Cardinals 
5. Los Angeles Chargers 
6. New York Giants
7. Tennessee Titans 
8. Atlanta Falcons 
9. Chicago Bears 
10. New York Jets 
11. Minnesota Vikings 
12. Denver Broncos 
13. Las Vegas Raiders 
14. New Orleans Saints 
15. Indianapolis Colts 
16. Seattle Seahawks 
17. Jacksonville Jaguars 
18. Cincinnati Bengals 
19. *Green Bay Packers 
20. *Los Angeles Rams 
21. *Pittsburgh Steelers 
22. *Miami Dolphins 
23. *Philadelphia Eagles 
24. *Houston Texans (from Browns) 
25. #Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
26. #Arizona Cardinals (from Texans) 
27. #Buffalo Bills 
28. #Kansas City Chiefs 
29. #Dallas Cowboys 
30. #Detroit Lions 
31. #San Francisco 49ers 
32. #Baltimore Ravens 

Teams without a first-round pick: Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns

(* wild-card; # division winner)