Underrated wide receivers in the 2025 NFL Draft class

This post relies heavily on WROPS, WROBA, and SiYAA. For a quick primer on all of them, see here and here. Generally speaking, WROPS and WROBA are pure efficiency statistics, while SiYAA credits a receiver for efficiency and volume together. A low volume, super high efficiency receiver will not be as valuable in SiYAA as a super high volume, medium efficiency receiver. This reflects the reality that primary receivers add value by creating their own targets by getting open, and often face better defenders in the secondary. For context, Jeremiah Smith led all receivers in SiYAA this year with 661. On a per play basis, O’Mega Blake led all receivers with a WROBA of 197, meaning he was almost 100% better than an average receiver per catch.

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