Jeremiah Smith is in a tier by himself. The next four are in the same tier for me, and they each give you something different. Charlie Becker can run away from a corner. KJ Duff can win with one still on him. Cam Coleman has the tools to be a No. 1 receiver, and Nick Marsh can make an ordinary throw turn into an explosive play.
I ranked them based on how I see them translating to the NFL. The Dolphins fit is a separate question. I can see a path to Miami drafting either of my top two, depending on where they pick. The board would have to fall differently for me to see them taking one of the next three.
1. Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | Tier 1
Junior | 6'4" | 222 pounds
Jeremiah Smith is in his own tier because he can win in every way. He can power through press, separate at the top of a route, and run by you downfield. At 6'4" and 222 pounds, he has the catch radius and body control to make throws outside his frame look routine. You can double-team him, and he can still beat you. Even when the coverage is where it’s supposed to be, he can adjust to the ball and finish through contact.
I’d like to see more consistency as a perimeter blocker and more precision on routes where he has to stop hard and get going again. He can also invite contact deeper into a route and throw off his own timing. Those are details he can clean up. He already has an answer for just about any way a defense wants to play him.
High-end comparison - Julio Jones
Julio could win with size, speed and separation at every level. If a corner gave him a cushion, he could still get behind him. If that corner played him tight, Julio could separate at the break or go get the ball through contact. I see that same combination in Smith.
Restrained comparison - Dez Bryant
Dez is the comp for what Smith can do at the catch point. Dez could use his frame to shield the defender, elevate and hold on through contact. That made him especially dangerous in the red zone, where his quarterback could give him a chance with a defender right there. If Smith’s biggest advantage in the NFL is what he does when the ball is in the air, he can still be a receiver you build your passing game around.
Dolphins fit
If Smith is there when Miami picks, I’m taking him. I’d make him the first read for Malik Willis and move him around the formation to find the matchup I want. If a defense sends a second defender his way, that gives guys like Caleb Douglas more room to work. Smith has the size and vertical ability Sully likes, and he’s the kind of receiver who changes how defenses have to play the entire offense. You don’t pass on generational players.
2. Charlie Becker | Indiana | Tier 2
Junior | 6'4" | 208 pounds
The first thing that stands out with Becker is how fast he is at 6'4". He eats up a cushion quickly, and once he gets even with a corner, he can run right by him. He tracks the deep ball well, adjusts late, and can finish even when the corner stays in phase. Todd McShay charted him at 13 catches on 17 contested targets in 2025.
Becker has shown the strength to work through press, and his game shows more change of direction than his role at Indiana has asked of him. He also gives good effort as a blocker. I want to see more of him winning underneath and at intermediate depth. Corners have to turn and run with him early. I want to see how often he can use that to open up comebacks and digs, and what he can create after the catch when he gets those opportunities.
High-end comparison - A.J. Green
Green paired vertical speed with the ability to adjust and win at the catch point. Corners had to respect him over the top, and he used that to get open underneath and in the intermediate part of the field. That’s where I see Becker’s ceiling if the rest of his route tree catches up to what he already does downfield.
Restrained comparison - Christian Watson
Watson is the comp if Becker’s best NFL work comes as a vertical threat. They’re both listed at 6'4" and 208 pounds, and their speed makes safeties play deeper. Even if Becker’s short and intermediate game stays inconsistent, there’s real value in a guy who can stretch the field and finish with a corner on his hip.
Dolphins fit
Becker fits the type of receiver Sully loves. You can see the overlap with Christian Watson and Caleb Douglas in the size and vertical speed. I’d put Becker outside and let him force safeties to stay deep. Even when Willis doesn’t throw it his way, that can open the intermediate middle for everyone else. If Miami trades back into the 6-10 range and Becker is there, I could see the Dolphins taking him.
3. KJ Duff | Rutgers | Tier 2
Junior | 6'6" | 225 pounds
Duff can have a corner right on him and still give his quarterback a place to put the ball. He gets his body between the defender and the throw, then reaches out to catch it before the corner can play through him. He moves well for someone who’s 6'6", and his hands are as good as anyone’s in this class. PFF credited him with 22 contested catches in 2025, the most in the FBS.
I want to see more consistency in his route spacing. Duff has enough quickness to create room at the top of a route, but sometimes he drifts into coverage and closes a window that was already there. He can make plays at all three levels. I’d like to see more separation downfield, more creation after the catch, and more consistent physicality as a run blocker. If he can give his quarterback more easy throws alongside the tough ones he already makes, I can see him becoming a high-volume starter.
High-end comparison - Mike Evans
I see Evans in how Duff gets position on a corner, reaches outside his frame and finishes through contact. Evans could make defenses respect him vertically every week. If Duff can consistently threaten corners downfield, it’ll give him more room to work underneath and a path to becoming a true No. 1 receiver.
Restrained comparison - Courtland Sutton
Sutton is the comp if Duff’s best work comes in tight windows. He can make a living on third-down throws, back-shoulder balls, and red-zone targets because he gives his quarterback somewhere to put the ball even when the corner is in good position. Duff has the hands and catch radius to fill that kind of role.
Dolphins fit
Duff is the guy I’d want Willis looking for on third and medium or when the field shrinks inside the 20. He can shield a defender on a dig or give Willis a big window on a back-shoulder throw. I’d probably take him somewhere in the teens of the first round. Miami would have to move farther back than the 6-10 range I could see them targeting for Becker, and I have a hard time seeing them make that jump.
4. Cam Coleman | Texas | Tier 2
Junior | 6'3" | 204 pounds
The talent and hype have always been there with Coleman. You watch him change direction at 6'3", go up over a corner and adjust to the ball in the air, and it’s easy to see why people think he can be a No. 1 receiver in the NFL. I also like what he does over the middle. He can get a defender leaning one way before breaking the other, and he has a good feel for finding space against zone.
The reason I have Coleman at WR4 is the limited college production, and I think quarterback play has been an issue at both Auburn and Texas. His best season at Auburn was 56 catches for 708 yards and five touchdowns. Through eight games at Texas, he has 23 catches for 409 yards and seven touchdowns. At 17.8 yards per catch, you can see the damage he can do when the ball comes his way. I do wonder what his numbers would look like with more consistent quarterback play. I still want to see a stretch where he’s the guy an offense can go to week after week. That’s what keeps him behind Becker and Duff for me right now.
High-end comparison - George Pickens
I see Pickens in how Coleman tracks the deep ball and adjusts late with a corner still on him. Both can go up and make a play on a throw that looks out of reach. Coleman also has the quickness to win over the middle, which gives him a way to earn targets when the deep ball isn’t there. If he does that consistently, I can see him becoming an outside receiver you can feature every week.
Restrained comparison - DeVante Parker
Parker is close to Coleman in size, and the biggest overlap is what they can do when the ball is in the air. Dolphins fans saw Parker turn an off-target throw into a completion by reaching outside his frame or adjusting with a corner right there. I see more stop-start quickness in Coleman, but Parker fits if most of Coleman’s value comes from explosive plays and difficult catches outside. There’s room for a big season in that outcome, even if the volume varies from year to year.
Dolphins fit
I’d use Coleman as an outside receiver who can win on a deep comeback or break inside on a dig when the corner gives him leverage. His body control would also give Willis an option along the sideline when he gets out of the pocket and the play breaks down. I think Coleman probably goes in the teens of the first round. I have a hard time seeing Miami trade back that far for him when I’d already take Becker in the 6-10 range.
5. Nick Marsh | Indiana | Tier 2
Junior | 6'3" | 210 pounds
Marsh is the least polished receiver in my top five, but he has one of the more interesting skill sets in the group. At 6'3" and 210 pounds, he can run through an arm tackle, make a defender miss and pull away once he gets into space. The Nebraska game is the best example. He turned a quick crosser into a 75-yard touchdown, then took another short throw 44 yards for the go-ahead score. You can give him the ball on a routine throw and he can create the explosive play himself.
What keeps him fifth for me is how consistently he gets open on his own. There are flashes of him getting a corner to lean the wrong way, and I think he’s gotten better at that at Indiana. I still want to see cleaner releases against press and sharper breaks so corners have less time to recover. I’d also like to see him finish more consistently through contact at the catch point. The size, run-after-catch ability, and blocking are why he’s in Tier 2.
High-end comparison - A.J. Brown
Brown is shorter and thicker, but I see the overlap when they catch the ball in stride. They can make the first guy miss, stay on their feet through contact and turn a throw over the middle into a big play. Brown was already a more polished route runner coming out of Ole Miss. If Marsh gets more consistent with his releases and breaks, I can see him earning the kind of volume that lets that run-after-catch ability show up every week.
Restrained comparison - Jauan Jennings
At 6'3" and 212 pounds, Jennings is almost the same size as Marsh. I like this comp for the plays where the ball comes out short of the sticks, and the receiver has to get the rest himself. Both have the strength to run through a tackle and the balance to keep going. Even if Marsh’s separation stays inconsistent, I can see him making a living over the middle, moving the chains after the catch and giving you real value as a blocker.
Dolphins fit
Marsh is the guy I’d move around and get the ball to early in the down. Put him in motion, hit him on a quick crosser, and let him turn upfield before the defense can rally. His blocking also gives Miami a reason to keep him on the field for runs out of those same looks. I think Marsh probably goes in the teens of the first round, and I don’t see Miami moving back that far specifically to take him.
Late-round target (Nyck Harbor - South Carolina)
Senior | 6'5" | 239 pounds
I see Nyck Harbor as a Day 3 pick, and he’s exactly the kind of player I want Miami taking a swing on there. He’s 6'5", 239 pounds, and has run a 10.11 in the 100 meters and a 20.20 in the 200. That combination of size and speed makes me think of Calvin Johnson’s physical tools. Harbor might have even more straight-line speed, and you can see it translate on the field. He averaged 20.6 yards per catch in 2025.
I’d use him early to stretch the field and give Willis a deep target off play-action. The bigger payoff comes if he sharpens his routes, gets more consistent with his hands and learns to use that frame to finish through contact. There’s a lot to develop, but if it comes together, I think he has a chance to be a great player. That’s the kind of upside I want to bet on with a Day 3 pick.
Jeremiah Smith is in a tier by himself. The next four are in the same tier for me, and they each give you something different. Charlie Becker can run away from a corner. KJ Duff can win with one still on him. Cam Coleman has the tools to be a No. 1 receiver, and Nick Marsh can make an ordinary throw turn into an explosive play.
I ranked them based on how I see them translating to the NFL. The Dolphins fit is a separate question. I can see a path to Miami drafting either of my top two, depending on where they pick. The board would have to fall differently for me to see them taking one of the next three.
1. Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | Tier 1
Junior | 6'4" | 222 pounds
Jeremiah Smith is in his own tier because he can win in every way. He can power through press, separate at the top of a route, and run by you downfield. At 6'4" and 222 pounds, he has the catch radius and body control to make throws outside his frame look routine. You can double-team him, and he can still beat you. Even when the coverage is where it’s supposed to be, he can adjust to the ball and finish through contact.
I’d like to see more consistency as a perimeter blocker and more precision on routes where he has to stop hard and get going again. He can also invite contact deeper into a route and throw off his own timing. Those are details he can clean up. He already has an answer for just about any way a defense wants to play him.
High-end comparison - Julio Jones
Julio could win with size, speed and separation at every level. If a corner gave him a cushion, he could still get behind him. If that corner played him tight, Julio could separate at the break or go get the ball through contact. I see that same combination in Smith.
Restrained comparison - Dez Bryant
Dez is the comp for what Smith can do at the catch point. Dez could use his frame to shield the defender, elevate and hold on through contact. That made him especially dangerous in the red zone, where his quarterback could give him a chance with a defender right there. If Smith’s biggest advantage in the NFL is what he does when the ball is in the air, he can still be a receiver you build your passing game around.
Dolphins fit
If Smith is there when Miami picks, I’m taking him. I’d make him the first read for Malik Willis and move him around the formation to find the matchup I want. If a defense sends a second defender his way, that gives guys like Caleb Douglas more room to work. Smith has the size and vertical ability Sully likes, and he’s the kind of receiver who changes how defenses have to play the entire offense. You don’t pass on generational players.
2. Charlie Becker | Indiana | Tier 2
Junior | 6'4" | 208 pounds
The first thing that stands out with Becker is how fast he is at 6'4". He eats up a cushion quickly, and once he gets even with a corner, he can run right by him. He tracks the deep ball well, adjusts late, and can finish even when the corner stays in phase. Todd McShay charted him at 13 catches on 17 contested targets in 2025.
Becker has shown the strength to work through press, and his game shows more change of direction than his role at Indiana has asked of him. He also gives good effort as a blocker. I want to see more of him winning underneath and at intermediate depth. Corners have to turn and run with him early. I want to see how often he can use that to open up comebacks and digs, and what he can create after the catch when he gets those opportunities.
High-end comparison - A.J. Green
Green paired vertical speed with the ability to adjust and win at the catch point. Corners had to respect him over the top, and he used that to get open underneath and in the intermediate part of the field. That’s where I see Becker’s ceiling if the rest of his route tree catches up to what he already does downfield.
Restrained comparison - Christian Watson
Watson is the comp if Becker’s best NFL work comes as a vertical threat. They’re both listed at 6'4" and 208 pounds, and their speed makes safeties play deeper. Even if Becker’s short and intermediate game stays inconsistent, there’s real value in a guy who can stretch the field and finish with a corner on his hip.
Dolphins fit
Becker fits the type of receiver Sully loves. You can see the overlap with Christian Watson and Caleb Douglas in the size and vertical speed. I’d put Becker outside and let him force safeties to stay deep. Even when Willis doesn’t throw it his way, that can open the intermediate middle for everyone else. If Miami trades back into the 6-10 range and Becker is there, I could see the Dolphins taking him.
3. KJ Duff | Rutgers | Tier 2
Junior | 6'6" | 225 pounds
Duff can have a corner right on him and still give his quarterback a place to put the ball. He gets his body between the defender and the throw, then reaches out to catch it before the corner can play through him. He moves well for someone who’s 6'6", and his hands are as good as anyone’s in this class. PFF credited him with 22 contested catches in 2025, the most in the FBS.
I want to see more consistency in his route spacing. Duff has enough quickness to create room at the top of a route, but sometimes he drifts into coverage and closes a window that was already there. He can make plays at all three levels. I’d like to see more separation downfield, more creation after the catch, and more consistent physicality as a run blocker. If he can give his quarterback more easy throws alongside the tough ones he already makes, I can see him becoming a high-volume starter.
High-end comparison - Mike Evans
I see Evans in how Duff gets position on a corner, reaches outside his frame and finishes through contact. Evans could make defenses respect him vertically every week. If Duff can consistently threaten corners downfield, it’ll give him more room to work underneath and a path to becoming a true No. 1 receiver.
Restrained comparison - Courtland Sutton
Sutton is the comp if Duff’s best work comes in tight windows. He can make a living on third-down throws, back-shoulder balls, and red-zone targets because he gives his quarterback somewhere to put the ball even when the corner is in good position. Duff has the hands and catch radius to fill that kind of role.
Dolphins fit
Duff is the guy I’d want Willis looking for on third and medium or when the field shrinks inside the 20. He can shield a defender on a dig or give Willis a big window on a back-shoulder throw. I’d probably take him somewhere in the teens of the first round. Miami would have to move farther back than the 6-10 range I could see them targeting for Becker, and I have a hard time seeing them make that jump.
4. Cam Coleman | Texas | Tier 2
Junior | 6'3" | 204 pounds
The talent and hype have always been there with Coleman. You watch him change direction at 6'3", go up over a corner and adjust to the ball in the air, and it’s easy to see why people think he can be a No. 1 receiver in the NFL. I also like what he does over the middle. He can get a defender leaning one way before breaking the other, and he has a good feel for finding space against zone.
The reason I have Coleman at WR4 is the limited college production, and I think quarterback play has been an issue at both Auburn and Texas. His best season at Auburn was 56 catches for 708 yards and five touchdowns. Through eight games at Texas, he has 23 catches for 409 yards and seven touchdowns. At 17.8 yards per catch, you can see the damage he can do when the ball comes his way. I do wonder what his numbers would look like with more consistent quarterback play. I still want to see a stretch where he’s the guy an offense can go to week after week. That’s what keeps him behind Becker and Duff for me right now.
High-end comparison - George Pickens
I see Pickens in how Coleman tracks the deep ball and adjusts late with a corner still on him. Both can go up and make a play on a throw that looks out of reach. Coleman also has the quickness to win over the middle, which gives him a way to earn targets when the deep ball isn’t there. If he does that consistently, I can see him becoming an outside receiver you can feature every week.
Restrained comparison - DeVante Parker
Parker is close to Coleman in size, and the biggest overlap is what they can do when the ball is in the air. Dolphins fans saw Parker turn an off-target throw into a completion by reaching outside his frame or adjusting with a corner right there. I see more stop-start quickness in Coleman, but Parker fits if most of Coleman’s value comes from explosive plays and difficult catches outside. There’s room for a big season in that outcome, even if the volume varies from year to year.
Dolphins fit
I’d use Coleman as an outside receiver who can win on a deep comeback or break inside on a dig when the corner gives him leverage. His body control would also give Willis an option along the sideline when he gets out of the pocket and the play breaks down. I think Coleman probably goes in the teens of the first round. I have a hard time seeing Miami trade back that far for him when I’d already take Becker in the 6-10 range.
5. Nick Marsh | Indiana | Tier 2
Junior | 6'3" | 210 pounds
Marsh is the least polished receiver in my top five, but he has one of the more interesting skill sets in the group. At 6'3" and 210 pounds, he can run through an arm tackle, make a defender miss and pull away once he gets into space. The Nebraska game is the best example. He turned a quick crosser into a 75-yard touchdown, then took another short throw 44 yards for the go-ahead score. You can give him the ball on a routine throw and he can create the explosive play himself.
What keeps him fifth for me is how consistently he gets open on his own. There are flashes of him getting a corner to lean the wrong way, and I think he’s gotten better at that at Indiana. I still want to see cleaner releases against press and sharper breaks so corners have less time to recover. I’d also like to see him finish more consistently through contact at the catch point. The size, run-after-catch ability, and blocking are why he’s in Tier 2.
High-end comparison - A.J. Brown
Brown is shorter and thicker, but I see the overlap when they catch the ball in stride. They can make the first guy miss, stay on their feet through contact and turn a throw over the middle into a big play. Brown was already a more polished route runner coming out of Ole Miss. If Marsh gets more consistent with his releases and breaks, I can see him earning the kind of volume that lets that run-after-catch ability show up every week.
Restrained comparison - Jauan Jennings
At 6'3" and 212 pounds, Jennings is almost the same size as Marsh. I like this comp for the plays where the ball comes out short of the sticks, and the receiver has to get the rest himself. Both have the strength to run through a tackle and the balance to keep going. Even if Marsh’s separation stays inconsistent, I can see him making a living over the middle, moving the chains after the catch and giving you real value as a blocker.
Dolphins fit
Marsh is the guy I’d move around and get the ball to early in the down. Put him in motion, hit him on a quick crosser, and let him turn upfield before the defense can rally. His blocking also gives Miami a reason to keep him on the field for runs out of those same looks. I think Marsh probably goes in the teens of the first round, and I don’t see Miami moving back that far specifically to take him.
Late-round target (Nyck Harbor - South Carolina)
Senior | 6'5" | 239 pounds
I see Nyck Harbor as a Day 3 pick, and he’s exactly the kind of player I want Miami taking a swing on there. He’s 6'5", 239 pounds, and has run a 10.11 in the 100 meters and a 20.20 in the 200. That combination of size and speed makes me think of Calvin Johnson’s physical tools. Harbor might have even more straight-line speed, and you can see it translate on the field. He averaged 20.6 yards per catch in 2025.
I’d use him early to stretch the field and give Willis a deep target off play-action. The bigger payoff comes if he sharpens his routes, gets more consistent with his hands and learns to use that frame to finish through contact. There’s a lot to develop, but if it comes together, I think he has a chance to be a great player. That’s the kind of upside I want to bet on with a Day 3 pick.
