Check out the RAS profiles of the top 27 ranked WRs
The WR pictured above is Washington’s Ja’Lynn Polk. You might have heard of him. This week on Brett Kollmann’s Bootleg Football Podcast, Mina Kimes spoke at length about how she believes Ja’Lynn Polk will be the steal of the 2024 NFL Draft. Polk currently sits as PFF’s 48th ranked player and 12th ranked WR.
This has to be the most phenomenally deep draft pool of WRs in NFL history. Here are the Relative Athletic Scores (RAS), thanks to Kent Lee Platte and the players’ RAS rankings out of 3,402 WRs from 1987 to 2024 (since the Cardinals moved to Arizona). Plus, each WR’s PFF ranking.
Xavier Legette: 36/3402 —- PFF ranking: 53
Ricky Pearsall: 31/3402 —- PFF ranking: 45
Brian Thomas Jr.: 57/3402 —- PFF ranking: 25
Luke McCaffrey: 192/3402 —- PFF ranking: 146
Ja’Lynn Polk: 393/3402 —- PFF ranking: 48
Rome Odunze: 27/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 6
Adonai Mitchell: 5/3402 —- PFF ranking: 22
Javon Baker: 737/3402 —- PFF ranking: 78
Xavier Worthy: 203/3402 —- PFF ranking: 69
Troy Franklin: 334/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 29
Tejhuan Palmer: 146/3402 —- PFF Ranking: N/R (Not in top 300)
Roman Wilson: 479/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 76
Marvin Harrison Jr.: DNQ —- PFF Ranking: 2
Marcus Rogers: 295/3402 —- PFF Ranking: N/R (Not in top 300)
Malik Washington: 467/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 90
Malik Nabers: 112/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 4
Malachai Corey: 764/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 62
Ladd McConkey: 225/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 32
Keon Coleman: 618/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 41
Johnny Wilson: 103/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 80
Jermaine Burton: 310/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 74
Jamari Thrash: 1099/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 112
Jalen McMillan: 452/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 85
Jacob Cowing: 1266/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 117
Devontez Walker: /3402 —- PFF Ranking: 85
Brendan Rice: 964/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 125
Ainias Smith: 899/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 119
Isaiah Williams: 1246/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 144
Tahj Washington: 1657/3402 —- PFF Ranking: 129
Conclusions:
How deep is this pool?
It is a veritable Mariana Trench.
ROTB Questions:
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This is unreal!
Puka Nacua was drafted last year by the Rams in the 5th round at pick #177.
Here were his rookie accolades:
Nacua set 3 NFL records for rookie WRs:
Again, unreal!
While the RAS scores are very interesting to look at and compare/contrast —- in...