2019 NFL Draft: Top 10 wide receiver prospects, ranked

1. A.J. Brown –– Ole Miss

Ole Miss doesn’t have just one NFL-bound wide receivers, but two. A.J. Brown was easily one of the best receivers in the nation last season and deservedly so, acquired the accolade of being named a First-Team All-SEC talent and Third Team All American.

Brown is a pass-catching machine. In his final two seasons at Ole Miss, he compiled a ludicrous 160 catches, 2,572 yards and 17 touchdowns.

His high-octane production is backed by six games of 100 or more receiving yards in 2018 –– including a 212-yard showcase against Vanderbilt late in the season. In half of the games he played last year, Brown had at least seven receptions.

Consistency was a virtue for Brown, especially last season when he never really had a bad game minus Ole Miss’ poor showing against Alabama.

Outside of his big numbers, Brown’s hands are very solid. He looks passes into his body and hauls them in with two hands, almost always with a firm grip on the football.

While he doesn’t have complete breakaway speed, he can put on nifty moves to gain extra yardage after the catch and more often than not, he doesn’t go down right after a catch.

Brown’s dominating display at the college level should translate smoothly to the NFL level. Given his high rate of production and dependability, he could potentially make for a No. 2, maybe even a No. 1 receiver for some teams that need help on the offensive side of the ball.