2017 NFL Combine roster: Wide receivers
By John Buhler
There will be a ton of wide receivers participating in the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Here are all the wideouts that will be evaluated.
The 2017 NFL Scouting Combine begins at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Feb. 28 and runs through Monday, Mar. 6. Most of college football’s best upperclassmen that are draft eligible will make this trek to the middle of the country to be evaluated on their skill set.
This should be an interesting draft. One of the position groups of note is the wide receiver class. This group has several players that could go in the first round and potentially elite players that could go in the second or third round.
The wideouts will arrive in Indianapolis on Wednesday, Mar. 1 for their orientation, leaving Indianapolis on Saturday, Mar. 4 once they complete the 40-yard dash, cone drills, and what not. Here are all the wide receivers that will be taking part in the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine.
- Rodney Adams, South Florida Bulls
- Quincy Adeboyejo, Ole Miss Rebels
- Victor Bolden Jr., Oregon State Beavers
- Kendrick Bourne, Eastern Washington Eagles
- Billy Brown, Shepherd Rams
- Noah Brown, Ohio State Buckeyes
- K.D. Cannon, Baylor Bears
- Jehu Chesson, Michigan Wolverines
- Stacy Coley, Miami Hurricanes
- Amara Darboh, Michigan Wolverines
- Corey Davis, Western Michigan Broncos
- Robert Davis, Georgia State Panthers
- Malachi Dupre, LSU Tigers
- Travin Dural, LSU Tigers
- Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse Orange
- Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech Hokies
- Shelton Gibson, West Virginia Mountaineers
- Chris Godwin, Penn State Nittany Lions
- Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois Huskies
- Chad Hansen, California Golden Bears
- Keon Hatcher, Arkansas Razorbacks
- Carlos Henderson, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
- Krishawn Hogan, Marian Knights
- Mack Hollins, North Carolina Tar Heels
- Bug Howard, North Carolina Tar Heels
- Zay Jones, East Carolina Pirates
- Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington Eagles
- Jerome Lane, Akron Zips
- Keevan Lucas, Tulsa Golden Hurricane
- Josh Lucas, Tennessee Volunteers
- Gabe Marks, Washington State Cougars
- Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia Bulldogs
- Drew Morgan, Arkansas Razorbacks
- Speedy Noil, Texas A&M Aggies
- Zach Pascal, Old Dominion Monarchs
- James Quick, Louisville Cardinals
- Michael Rector, Stanford Cardinal
- Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M Aggies
- Jalen Robinette, Air Force Falcons
- Darreus Rogers, USC Trojans
- Fred Ross, Mississippi State Bulldogs
- John Ross, Washington Huskies
- Travis Rudolph, Florida State Seminoles
- Curtis Samuel, Ohio State Buckeyes
- Artavis Scott, Clemson Tigers
- Ricky Seals-Jones, Texas A&M Aggies
- JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC Trojans
- Jamari Staples, Louisville Cardinals
- ArDarius Stewart, Alabama Crimson Tide
- Ryan Switzer, North Carolina Tar Heels
- Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
- Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
- Noel Thomas, Connecticut Huskies
- Greg Ward Jr., Houston Cougars
- Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma Sooners
- Kermit Whitfield, Florida State Seminoles
- Mike Williams, Clemson Tigers
- Bobo Wilson, Florida State Seminoles
The depth in this wide receivers class is insane. There are so many good players entering the 2017 NFL Draft, but three wide receivers stand out above the rest: Western Michigan’s Corey Davis, Washington’s John Ross, and Clemson’s Mike Williams. Expect all three to go in the first round easily.
Some of the fast risers up some draft boards at wide receiver include East Carolina’s Zay Jones, Eastern Washington’s Cooper Kupp, and Texas A&M’s Josh Reynolds. All three of these wide receivers had great showings at the 2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl. Though they won’t go in the first round, these three feel like locks to go in day two, probably somewhere in the second round.
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Another interesting part of the wide receiver corps heading to Indianapolis is that former Houston Cougars starting quarterback Greg Ward Jr. will try his luck at a new position. He was dynamic as a dual-threat in college, but nowhere near the passer to play quarterback professionally at the next level.