Daniel Jeremiah predicts total first-round WR picks in RB dominant NFL Draft

NFL draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah believes that there will be two or three wide receivers selected in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft later this April.

On the popular 'Up and Adams Show' on Monday, Kay Adams asked Jeremiah how many receivers he thought would be taken in the first round.

"I think we’ll see two, I would say two to three," Jeremiah responded. "I think there’s a good chance that some teams are just gonna wait on that."

Those two or three first-round wide receivers are expected to be Arizona Wildcats' Tetairoa McMillan, Texas Longhorns' Matthew Golden, and Missouri Tigers' Luther Burden III.

All three were projected in the first round of ESPN NFL draft analyst Field Yates' recent mock draft. However, only McMillan and Golden were picked in the first round of Jeremiah's latest mock draft.

McMillan finished with 84 receptions for 1,319 yards and eight touchdowns in 2024. Golden had 58 receptions for 987 yards, and nine touchdowns. Finally, Burden had 61 receptions for 676 yards and six touchdowns last season.

2024 NFL Draft vs 2025 NFL Draft at the WR position

The 2025 NFL draft will be a major change from last year in terms of the number of wide receivers taken early.

As Jeremiah noted, only two or three WRs are expected to be taken early in the draft later this April. However, in 2024, nine wide receivers were selected by the No. 35 pick.

Marvin Harrison Jr. (No. 4 to Arizona), Malik Nabers (No. 6 to the New York Giants), Rome Odunze (No. 9 to Chicago), Brian Thomas Jr. (No. 23 to Jacksonville), Xavier Worthy (No. 28 to Kansas City), Ricky Pearsall (No. 31 to San Francisco), Xavier Legette (No. 32 to Carolina), Keon Coleman (No. 33 to Buffalo), and Ladd McConkey (No. 34 to the Los Angeles Chargers) were all taken early in the draft process.

Nabers, Thomas, Worthy, and McConkey have become stars in the NFL since being drafted into the league last year.