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Wyatt Young

WR · Oklahoma State · via Texas · 2027 NFL Draft class

Public Draft Board rank #102·11 contributing sources·Board as of August 31, 2026
Draftanomics scouting
Revised preseason edition · September 6, 20263 min readReport role: WR · Oklahoma State

Master scouting report

Young projects as a complementary receiver with slot and selected outside value. Release craft, zone awareness and quick acceleration after the catch give his production a technical foundation. Less dominant top speed, a smaller frame and occasional concentration lapses limit the projection against tight NFL coverage.

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01Experience and production

Young's North Texas production rose from 18 catches for 295 yards and two touchdowns in 2024 to 70 for 1,264 yards and ten scores in 2025. The latter yardage total ranked third nationally, with five 100-yard games in his final seven appearances. He moved to Oklahoma State with the same head coach, receivers coach and quarterback, Drew Mestemaker, preserving offensive continuity during the competition change.

02Release and route craft

Young can work through press at the release and use the stem to influence a defender's leverage. His route craft provides separation without requiring exceptional top speed. Footwork and release timing remain development priorities against faster, more agile coverage, including the practice matchups at Oklahoma State.

03Zone awareness and yards after the catch

Young finds zone soft spots and can separate against man with quickness and timing. After the catch, burst and lateral movement let him evade the first defender and attack open space. Underneath routes are a meaningful strength, with enough downfield production to prevent defenders from simply sitting on short breaks.

04Athletic and matchup limits

Young moves fluidly and has useful short-area burst, but top speed is less likely to carry the receiving role by itself. A smaller frame also leaves less margin on contested targets. His best projection emphasizes route timing and efficient separation rather than repeated wins over recovery speed or size.

05Hands and blocking

Young catches reliably overall and has shown tracking, body control and finishes through contact. Occasional concentration lapses interrupt that work. He also sustains blocks, giving him value away from the target despite the smaller frame.

The case for the player

Strengths

  • Route intelligence, release craft and awareness of open space offer several paths to a timely target.

  • Substantial receiving production, useful work after the catch and sustained blocking support an active offensive role.

The questions that remain

Concerns

  • The top-end athletic and contested-catch ceilings are less settled than the overall production record.

  • Timing against faster defenders and eliminating concentration lapses remain important steps in the transition.

Building the fit

NFL role and scheme fit

Young can be developed through slot and outside work in an offense that values spacing, option-friendly underneath concepts and movement before the snap. That flexibility should be earned through his releases and assignment reliability, not assumed from a list of possible alignments. A coordinator can use his running ability after the catch while preserving enough intermediate and vertical work to prevent the defense from sitting on short routes.

The Draftanomics view

Bottom line

Young has a defined path to an NFL receiving rotation through route craft, space awareness and yards after the catch. Sustained blocking supports useful snaps beyond targeted plays. His starting ceiling depends on maintaining separation against faster coverage and eliminating concentration lapses, with speed and contested size providing less margin than his college production alone might suggest.

Sources & edition

The Draftanomics assessment, synthesized from attributed reporting. Role and development language expresses scouting opinion.

Preseason assessment using college evidence through 2025 and subsequent roster, practice and scouting reporting. This edition does not evaluate 2026 regular-season games or claim a new Draftanomics film study.

Edition reviewed September 7, 2026. Expands the report, updates the Oklahoma State identity, corrects the unsupported negative blocking assessment and preserves disagreement about athletic ceiling and contested catches.

The original August edition remains preserved. This is a revised Draftanomics assessment, with supporting sources attached to each statement.

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Sources for overview
  1. House assessment

    Young projects as a complementary receiver with slot and selected outside value. Release craft, zone awareness and quick acceleration after the catch give his production a technical foundation. Less dominant top speed, a smaller frame and occasional concentration lapses limit the projection against tight NFL coverage.

Sources for experience and production
  1. House assessment

    Young's North Texas production rose from 18 catches for 295 yards and two touchdowns in 2024 to 70 for 1,264 yards and ten scores in 2025. The latter yardage total ranked third nationally, with five 100-yard games in his final seven appearances. He moved to Oklahoma State with the same head coach, receivers coach and quarterback, Drew Mestemaker, preserving offensive continuity during the competition change.

Sources for release and route craft
  1. House assessment

    Young can work through press at the release and use the stem to influence a defender's leverage. His route craft provides separation without requiring exceptional top speed. Footwork and release timing remain development priorities against faster, more agile coverage, including the practice matchups at Oklahoma State.

Sources for zone awareness and yards after the catch
  1. House assessment

    Young finds zone soft spots and can separate against man with quickness and timing. After the catch, burst and lateral movement let him evade the first defender and attack open space. Underneath routes are a meaningful strength, with enough downfield production to prevent defenders from simply sitting on short breaks.

Sources for athletic and matchup limits
  1. House assessment

    Young moves fluidly and has useful short-area burst, but top speed is less likely to carry the receiving role by itself. A smaller frame also leaves less margin on contested targets. His best projection emphasizes route timing and efficient separation rather than repeated wins over recovery speed or size.

Sources for hands and blocking
  1. House assessment

    Young catches reliably overall and has shown tracking, body control and finishes through contact. Occasional concentration lapses interrupt that work. He also sustains blocks, giving him value away from the target despite the smaller frame.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    Route intelligence, release craft and awareness of open space offer several paths to a timely target.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    Substantial receiving production, useful work after the catch and sustained blocking support an active offensive role.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    The top-end athletic and contested-catch ceilings are less settled than the overall production record.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    Timing against faster defenders and eliminating concentration lapses remain important steps in the transition.

Sources for nfl role and scheme fit
  1. House assessment

    Young can be developed through slot and outside work in an offense that values spacing, option-friendly underneath concepts and movement before the snap.

  2. House assessment

    That flexibility should be earned through his releases and assignment reliability, not assumed from a list of possible alignments.

  3. House assessment

    A coordinator can use his running ability after the catch while preserving enough intermediate and vertical work to prevent the defense from sitting on short routes.

Sources for bottom line
  1. House assessment

    Young has a defined path to an NFL receiving rotation through route craft, space awareness and yards after the catch. Sustained blocking supports useful snaps beyond targeted plays. His starting ceiling depends on maintaining separation against faster coverage and eliminating concentration lapses, with speed and contested size providing less margin than his college production alone might suggest.

College record & draft context

College production, measurables, experience, and the prospect's place on the sealed Public Draft Board.

Public Draft Board

Public Draft Board rank
#102
Position rank
WR13
Contributing sources
11
Movement since prior snapshot
Down 42

Sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026 · equal-weight aggregation of public boards, minimum 3 sources for a rank · The Public Draft Board

College production

Receiving
StatisticSeason 2024Season 2025
Receptions1870
Receiving yards2951264
Yards per reception16.418.1
Receiving TD210
Long7584
Rushing
StatisticSeason 2024Season 2025
Carries33
Rushing yards-716
Yards per carry-2.35.3
Rushing TD11
Long111

Seasons of evidence: 2. Games played, snap counts, and usage shares are not in the retained data. An em dash means the value is not in the dataset, not zero.

Evidence notes

  • The retained data contains 2 seasons of receiving, rushing production (2024–2025).
  • Receiving yards increased in each observed season (295 → 1264).
  • The newest college season in the retained data is 2025; the 2026 season is not yet included.
  • No verified athletic testing is included in the sealed dataset for this prospect.
  • 11 contributing public boards rank this prospect; the Public Draft Board places him at #102.
  • The aggregate public rank fell 42 spots between the two most recent sealed weekly snapshots.

Each note restates a displayed fact. None is a forecast of NFL performance.

Experience and measurements

Listed height
6'0"
Listed weight
199 lb
Class
Junior
Age
Not in dataset
Recorded school
Oklahoma State
Former school
Texas
Hometown
Katy, TX
Jersey
#10
Recruiting stars
3-star
Recruiting rank
#1836 nationally

"Not in dataset" means the value is absent from the sealed dossier dataset, not that it does not exist.

Athletic testing

Not included in the sealed dataset. No combine, pro-day, or RAS value is retained for the 2027 class; absence here does not mean no testing has taken place.

Listed roster height and weight (CollegeFootballData); no verified athletic testing is retained. Bio captured August 29, 2026.

Historical comparisons

Historical profile comparisons are being rebuilt.

Sources and methodology

  • Retained bio and measurements: Draftanomics prospect ingest (CollegeFootballData rosters and recruiting), retained seed data/seed/prospects_upcoming_full.parquet.
  • Retained college production: CollegeFootballData season statistics via the retained player cross-reference; position-relevant categories only; all-zero category rows dropped.
  • Age: unavailable — no birth date or age is retained for the 2027 class.
  • Transfer history: not retained — the page shows the current school and, where the frozen id names a different school, the former school.
  • Public Draft Board: sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026; per-source ranks are not published under the aggregate-only source policy.

Board methodologyDossier methodologyResearch status

Board position reflects aggregated public opinion; the scouting report is a separate editorial assessment.