WIDE RECEIVERS BEST ON MEDIUM ROUTES 2026 NFL Draft

2026 WIDE RECEIVERS BEST ON MEDIUM ROUTES

Expertly maneuvering on medium routes can elevate a wide receiver’s impact, offering a potent weapon for advancing the chains and maintaining offensive rhythm. Legends like Reggie Wayne (Miami) and Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech) demonstrated throughout their college careers how mastering the art of medium routes can create substantial impacts, strategically piercing through defenses with impeccable timing and precision.

Below, immerse yourself in data pinpointing the current college wide receivers who are dominating the intermediate depths of the field. Through a range of metrics, including catch rates and yards after catch on medium routes, delve into the performances that are turning heads and driving offenses in the collegiate sphere.

2026 Wide Receivers ranked by INTERMEDIATE ROUTES

RANK Player Pos Team HANDS SHORT MEDIUM DEEP BLOCKING Rating
1

Makai
Lemon

WR
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
87 86 90 91 59
89.1
2

Dane
Key

WR
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
76 82 90 88 66
82.7
3

Eric
Singleton Jr...

WR
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
71 83 88 89 64
84.4
4

Carnell
Tate

WR
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
79 80 88 87 65
87.5
5

Johntay
Cook II

WR
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
67 80 87 67 64
91.4
6

Eugene
Wilson III

WR
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
93 84 87 76 58
85.5
7

Caullin
Lacy

WR
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
76 77 84 82 65
77.2
8

Duce
Robinson

WR
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
71 75 82 85 62
87.2
9

CJ
Daniels

WR
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
83 78 82 84 62
74.4
10

Nic
Anderson

WR
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
51 72 81 81 55
80.1
11

Zachariah
Branch

WR
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
75 76 79 79 46
90.3
12

Jaquaize
Pettaway

WR
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
56 65 78 62 61
81.0
13

Hykeem
Williams

WR
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
73 63 78 51 58
88.6
14

Jalil
Farooq

WR
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
60 67 76 75 65
78.7
15

Marquis
Johnson

WR
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
85 76 76 82 59
81.3
16

Christian
Leary

WR
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
70 74 76 81 49
72.6
17

Brandon
Inniss

WR
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
54 65 74 63 59
81.7
18

Kevin
Concepcion

WR
NC State   Mascot
NC State Mascot
58 67 73 77 63
85.0
19

Rico
Flores Jr.

WR
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
74 67 73 68 64
83.5
20

J.Michael
Sturdivant

WR
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
65 63 72 75 58
81.5