Nyck Harbor WR South Carolina |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Scouting Report: Weaknesses

• Dropped five passes on 41 targets this season
• Won only three of 10 contested targets this season
• Modest volume, with 20 catches in eight games
• Route running is still developing after playing tight end in high school

Scouting Report: Summary

Harbor's physical gifts are rare even by SEC standards. He has rare size for a receiver and track speed to match, with times of 10.11 seconds in the 100 meters and 20.20 in the 200, and he topped Bruce Feldman's Freaks List in 2023. He led the SEC with 20.6 yards per catch in 2025, scored on an 80-yard catch at Texas A&M and closed the season with 115 yards and a touchdown against Clemson.

He has continued to produce big plays this season. He caught a touchdown from LaNorris Sellers in the 38-19 win at Florida, where he led the team in receiving yards, and he scored against Alabama and Oklahoma. He has 334 yards and three touchdowns on 20 catches, and his ability to stretch the field forces defenses to account for him on every snap. His family background in professional soccer and his track success speak to his rare athletic profile.

However, his production has not matched his traits. He has 20 catches in eight games, has dropped five passes and has won only three of 10 contested targets, so his hands and work at the catch point are inconsistent for a receiver his size. His high school role was at tight end and on the defensive line and has split time with track, so his route running is still developing, and he had injuries in 2025 that cost him a game and sent him to the hospital as a precaution.

Overall, Harbor is a high-upside receiver whose size and speed give him a ceiling few players in the class can match. He projects as a fourth-round receiver with the ceiling of a starting outside receiver if his hands and routes improve and the floor of a vertical specialist. His combine testing could also move him up boards, given how rare his athletic profile is.