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2023 NFL Draft: Top wide receivers in the draft draw some strange comps

Related Topics: Limas Sweed, Football Outsiders

The 2023 NFL Draft is almost here, and national pundits across the NFL landscape are hard at work trying to get things like rankings, projections, and, of course, mock drafts all set up and ready to go before the 3-day selection process begins.

A recent ESPN article didn’t just rank the top wide receivers in this year’s draft class, but also gave projected production and player comparisons.

Some of these comparisons are just weird, yes there’s a Limas Sweed comparison, but let’s see how they explain their comparisons and projections before getting into detail.