NFL Draft 2026: Wide Receivers Take Center Stage

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is NFL News Today. Subscribe to keep up with every headline, every game. The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off with a quarterback going first overall to the Las Vegas Raiders Fernando Mendoza stepping in as their future starter. But after that pick, quarterbacks might take a back seat, with maybe just one more like Tysonson slipping into the late first round. Instead, this draft class can make history with wide receivers, potentially sending five to seven of them off the board in the opening round alone. Team C real game changers at the position this year. Leading the pack are three standouts from college football, carnell Tate out of Ohio State, macaie lemon from USC, and Jordan Tyson of Arizona State. All projected to hear their names in the top 10 picks. Tyson boasts the biggest upside, though a nagging hamstring injury has scouts of big cautious. Right behind them sit prospects like Kevin Concepcion from Texas A&M, Denzel Boston of Washington, and Omar Cooper Jr. from Indiana, each with all.

1:04Legit shots at first round calls. If they pan out, this group could define a golden era for wide outs. Earlier this week, talk heated up about the Titans at pick number four. Possibly grabbing the first receiver if they pass on a running back, setting. The tone early. Much like stacked quarterback classes and pass drafts, 2026 looks prime to crown its wide receiver stars.