NFL Draft 2018: Top 10 available wide receivers

DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: SMU Mustangs wide receiver Courtland Sutton (#16) turns up field after making a catch during the college football game between the SMU Mustangs and the UConn Huskies on September 30, 2017 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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ORLANDO, FL – DECEMBER 28: DUPLICATE***Oklahoma State Cowboys wide receiver James Washington (28) /

2. James Washington, Oklahoma State

NFL comparison – Chris Chambers

Projected draft position – Round 2

The First-Team All-American and winner of the ever-coveted Biletnikoff Award had a season that most up-and-coming draft prospects honestly dream about. After his 74 receptions, 1,549 receiving yards and 13-touchdown senior season, he now has his eyes set on terrorizing NFL secondaries.

Possibly the best natural athlete at the receiver position this year, Washington possesses great concentration and body control on deep balls making him a big play waiting to happen kind of guy. He has very quick feet with deadly jab step makes him tough to bump and run. Washington doesn’t telegraph routes and creates nice separation with that jab step on short routes. After the catch, he has great moves and eludes a lot of would be tacklers who aren’t disciplined.

The former Cowboy is not afraid to block down field on screens and almost embraces the oncoming contact. He uses his hands well to create separation at the top of his routes and accelerates smooth out of his breaks.

The biggest downside to Washington’s game is that he played in an offense that limited his exposure to a more advanced learning of the route tree and he might be somewhat “stuck” in his ways of playing receiver with little room for growth.

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