The Minnesota Vikings have a need at the wide receiver position this year and this is a very interesting year to have that need.
Unlike previous years, this wide receiver class isn’t great. There isn’t a lot of top end talent this year, especially when you consider last year had six guys taken in the top-18 picks. In 2023, there is a high probability that we might see only one wide receiver in the top 18.
Personally, I like this wide receiver class more than most people and have five first-round grades. There is only one receiver I believe can be an alpha in this class, but a lot of really nice complementary pieces.
With the Vikings having such a big need at the position, I scouted 20 players in this class and each player will have a full scouting report attached. Here are my rankings for the 2023 class.
1. TCU's Quentin Johnston
2. USC's Jordan Addison
3. North Carolina's Josh Downs
4. Boston College's Zay Flowers
5. Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba
6. SMU's Rashee Rice
7. Tennessee's Cedric Tillman
8. Houston's Nathaniel "Tank" Dell
9. Oklahoma's Marvin Mims
10. Tennessee's Jalin Hyatt
11. LSU's Kayshon Boutte
12. Iowa State's Xavier Hutchinson
13. West Virginia's Bryce Ford-Wheaton
14. Ole Miss' Jonathan Mingo
15. Wake Forest's A.T. Perry
16. Virginia's Dontayvion Wicks
17. Fresno State's Jalen Moreno-Cropper
18. Michigan State's Jayden Reed
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19. Maryland's Rakim Jarrett
20. Florida's Justin Shorter
