{"id":801867,"date":"2026-07-15T13:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/801867\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:07:22","slug":"every-snub-from-top-10-in-new-nfl-wr-rankings-by-coaches-execs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/801867\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Snub from Top 10 in New NFL WR Rankings by Coaches, Execs"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler<\/a> has unveiled the wide receiver rankings entering the 2026 NFL season as determined by a survey of coaches, scouts and executives, with some notable names missing the top 10. <\/p>\n

Here is the full top 10 list: <\/p>\n

Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati BengalsJustin Jefferson, Minnesota VikingsJaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle SeahawksPuka Nacua, Los Angeles RamsAmon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit LionsCeeDee Lamb, Dallas CowboysGeorge Pickens, Dallas CowboysNico Collins, Houston TexansA.J. Brown, Philadelphia EaglesDavante Adams, Los Angeles Rams<\/p>\n

Here are the players who made the honorable mention list:<\/p>\n

Malik Nabers, New York GiantsMike Evans, San Francisco 49ersZay Flowers, Baltimore RavensTyreek HillDrake London, Atlanta FalconsJameson Williams, Detroit Lions<\/p>\n

There were eight other wideouts in the “also receiving votes” category:<\/p>\n

Alec Pierce, Indianapolis ColtsTee Higgins, Cincinnati BengalsDK Metcalf, Pittsburgh SteelersTerry McLaurin, Washington CommandersGarrett Wilson, New York JetsDeVonta Smith, Philadelphia EaglesLadd McConkey, Los Angeles ChargersBrian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville JaguarsChris Olave, New Orleans Saints<\/p>\n

New York Giants star Malik Nabers is arguably the most notable omission from the top group. The primary reason he fell out of the top 10 after ranking\u00a0seventh<\/a>\u00a0last year is the torn ACL that limited him to four games in 2025.<\/p>\n

“He’s easily a top-10 receiver,” an AFC executive said of Nabers to Fowler. “The\u00a0knee situation\u00a0is worrisome, but hopefully he bounces back soon. But he can do everything you need.”<\/p>\n

The Giants will be hoping Nabers makes a full recovery and gets back to his rookie form because they lost their leading receiver, Wan’Dale Robinson, in free agency to the Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the most interesting player still highly-regarded is Tyreek Hill. Despite being 32 and coming off a\u00a0major knee injury<\/a>\u00a0of his own, league personnel included him in the honorable mention category.<\/p>\n

One personnel evaluator told Fowler that Hill still has elite top-end speed and remains “a force when healthy,” but there are more concerns about him coming off the injury and his age.<\/p>\n

Hill remains unsigned as he waits for medical clearance, but his agent Drew Rosenhaus\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0in March the eight-time Pro Bowler intends to join a contender when he does return to the field.<\/p>\n

Drake London’s omission from the top 10 is also a bit of a surprise given how consistent he has been over the past four seasons, despite playing for an Atlanta Falcons team that has endured a lot of turnover at the quarterback spot.<\/p>\n

One NFL coordinator described London as “really solid” in most facets of the game, but not someone who will “take the top off” of a defense like the top-tier receivers.<\/p>\n

London, who signed a\u00a0four-year, $141 million<\/a>\u00a0extension in June, has averaged 77 receptions, 990 yards and just under six touchdowns per season since entering the NFL in 2022.<\/p>\n

In the also receiving votes category, Tee Higgins being that low comes as a surprise because of how dominant the Bengals offense has been with him as arguably the best No. 2 receiver in the NFL.<\/p>\n

Higgins has not reached the 1,000-yard mark since 2022, but his 21 touchdowns over the past two seasons\u00a0ranks<\/a>\u00a0fourth in the NFL. The problem is his teammate, Ja’Marr Chase, is first with 25, so his performance might get a bit overlooked.<\/p>\n

Chris Olave snuck into the honorable mention category coming off a career year with 1,163 yards and nine touchdowns. The New Orleans Saints have the potential to be a fascinating team in 2026 after going 5-4 in Tyler Shough’s nine starts last season.<\/p>\n

If that carries over to this season, the Saints could easily find themselves in the playoff mix in a very wide open NFC South. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler has unveiled the wide receiver rankings entering the 2026 NFL season as determined by a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":801868,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-801867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}