NFL Draft 2021: 5 potential Day 3 wide receiver and tight end steals

Death, taxes, late-round superstars at receiver. One of the few sure things about the draft are receivers that get overlooked and passed over for either more pressing needs or are just plain undervalued. Some don’t get the attention because of a better receiver at the same school, while others are doubted due to size or playing at a smaller school.

Stefon Diggs, Tyreek Hill, Antonio Brown, Julian Edelman. Those are just four examples of the last 15 years worth of guys that have gone late. Add in a tight end, and now you’ve got George Kittle on that list. Put those five on the same team and Mel Kiper himself would find some success at quarterback.

As usual, there are some solid options early in the draft this year. Ja’Marr Chase, Devonta Smith, and Jaylen Waddle are the elite prospects at receiver in 2020. It’s possible that all three go in the top 10 this year.

Switching to tight end, Florida’s Kyle Pitts is far and away the top prospect at tight end. He might just be one of the best tight end draft prospects of all time. Don’t sleep on Pat Freiermuth out of Penn State, who is a solid day two prospect.

So who could be the next Tyreek Hill? Let’s take a look at some of those candidates in a loaded list of five prospects to watch.

Before we officially start, I’d like to highlight a day two prospect that is a first-round talent, and that’s Minnesota’s Rashod Bateman. He wasn’t spectacular in 2020 after originally opting out, but we saw flashes of what he could be opposite current Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Tyler Johnson in 2019. If that Bateman can continue to grow as a player, the sky is the limit.

Who are the top five potential late-round steals at tight end/receiver?