Any wide receiver who is 6-foot-5 and runs a 4.30-flat 40-yard dash is going to make NFL coaches heads turn. Not only coaches, but scouts other front office player personnel folk, and general managers.
Thus, when the Las Vegas Raiders selected Tennessee wideout Dont’e Thornton Jr. in the fourth-round of the 2025 NFL Draft this past April, it was dubbed a classic throwback Silver & Black draft pick. Standing 6-foot-5 and 205 pounds with explosive speed, the long-striding receiver fills the “scare you to death” speed the Raiders routinely deployed in other eras.
That all said, while Thornton is a head-turning prospect, it’s another wide receiver from the same draft class that merits even more attention: Second-round pick Jack Bech.