2026 NFL Combine results: 5 winners from the wide receivers group

Key Highlights

• Even if the Lions re-sign Raymond, he will turn 32 this season, and the Lions would do well to keep an eye out for potential replacements. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThere were a handful of incredible speedsters running at the Combine on Saturday, including Brenen Thompson (Mississippi State, 5-foot-9, 164 pounds, 4.26-second 40-yard dash), Deion Burks (Oklahoma, 5-foot-10, 180, 4.30), Jeff Caldwell (Cincinnati, 6-foot-5, 216, 4.31), and Kendrick Law (Kentucky, 5-foot-11, 203, 4.46), but none did on-field drills, so we pivoted to the best five receivers we saw in measured testing and on-field performance. Kevin Coleman, Missouri (5-foot-10, 179)Coleman made it onto our Combine preview list, illustrating his fit with the Lions, and then put together a nice performance.
• He ran a 4.49 40-yard dash, jumped 38.5 inches in the vertical, and 10-foot6 in the broad jump.
• On the field, he exploded off the line, ran clean routes, throttled down efficiently in his cuts, then showed controlled feet and an explosive burst out of the shifts.
• Coleman attacked the peak of his routes, was at his best in the strike-and-whip route, but didn’t press the issue as much as I would have preferred in the gauntlet.
• He tracked the ball downfield nicely, showed solid hands, adjusted to poorly thrown passes, and advanced body control. Kaden Wetjen, Iowa (5-foot-9, 193)Wetjen will be drafted due to his elite returner skills and 4.48 40-yard-dash, but he showed that he can perform on offense as well.