Talented wide receivers can be found throughout the draft. In recent years, the second round has produced several of the league’s young stars who hit the ground running as rookies.
Players like Michael Thomas (2016), Davante Adams (2014), Juju Smith Schuster (2017), A.J. Brown (2019), and D.K. Metcalf (2019) were all selected in the second round of their respective drafts and are considered among the best in the business. All five of the aforementioned players have at least one career Pro Bowl selection and one or more seasons of 1,000 or more yards receiving.
Since their 2020 season ended, many of the mock drafts have projected the Ravens to spend their first-round pick on a wide receiver.