WIDE RECEIVERS WITH THE BEST HANDS 2028 NFL Draft

2028 WIDE RECEIVERS WITH THE BEST HANDS

The hands grade measures how often a receiver finishes the play once the ball is catchable: catch rate, drops, contested wins and how cleanly he secures the ball through contact. It is the trait scouts trust least from highlight tape and most from a full season of targets. Larry Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh) and Calvin Johnson (Georgia Tech) both arrived in the league with drop rates that held up against far better coverage than they saw in college.

The table ranks this year’s draft-eligible wide receivers by hands grade on a 0–100 scale, alongside their short, medium and deep route grades, blocking, and the overall rating that feeds the Buzz big board. Click any column to re-sort.

RANK Player Pos Team HANDS SHORT MEDIUM DEEP BLOCKING Rating
1

Dakorien
Moore

WR
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
84 71 81 81 68
87.9
2

Lotzeir
Brooks

WR
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
81 80 84 87 54
81.1
3

Andrew
Marsh

WR
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
77 77 83 64 62
86.6
4

Dezmen
Roebuck

WR
Washington   Mascot
Washington Mascot
75 77 75 76 64
81.1
5

Hykeem
Williams

WR
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
67 56 67 43 54
60.5
6

Donovan
Olugbode

WR
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
66 75 85 83 60
87.5
7

Vernell
Brown III

WR
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
65 81 75 87 66
85.5
8

Tanook
Hines

WR
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
65 68 77 74 62
83.4
9

Ny
Carr

WR
Wake Forest   Mascot
Wake Forest Mascot
61 58 62 55 68
63.0
10

Donovan
Murph

WR
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
55 61 70 78 57
80.3
11

Jonathan
Paylor

WR
NC State   Mascot
NC State Mascot
0 0 0 0 0
67.5