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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, 20264 min readReport role: WR · Oklahoma State

Master scouting report

Wyatt Young is a productive receiver whose appeal comes from connecting several skills: finding space, working into the route, securing the ball and making the next defender solve a problem. He has received favorable evaluations for route intelligence and work after the catch. The uncertainty concerns how much separation and contact value will survive against better competition, with evaluators offering different views of his athletic ceiling. He projects most convincingly as a receiver who helps an offense stay on schedule while still creating occasional explosive gains.

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01Production and a familiar transition

Young’s North Texas receiving totals grew from 18 catches for 295 yards and two touchdowns in 2024 to 70 for 1,264 and 10 in 2025. Oklahoma State’s biography places the latter yardage total third nationally and credits five 100-yard games in his final seven appearances. He followed Eric Morris, receiver coach Sean Brophy and quarterback Drew Mestemaker to Oklahoma State. That continuity is useful context for the transition; it does not make the change in defensive opposition disappear or establish what his 2026 production will be.

02Building separation

Ian Cummings credits Young with release work against press and an understanding of how to use the route stem. In his Oklahoma State interview, Young identifies footwork, release timing and adjustment to faster, more agile practice opponents as development priorities. The two accounts fit together: existing craft can be a strength while still needing refinement at a higher level. For NFL projection, the valuable part is producing an opening at the intended moment, rather than simply accumulating distance from a defender after the quarterback has moved elsewhere.

03Finding space and adding yards

Chris Farbolin sees a receiver who locates soft spots in zone, separates against man and remains elusive with the ball. Andrew Harbaugh also emphasizes burst, short-area quickness and acceleration after the catch. Those qualities make underneath work a meaningful component of the profile. A short completion can advance the offense without depending on a difficult throw, and Young’s willingness to keep working through contact adds to that appeal. The role should still include downfield opportunities so defenders cannot comfortably crowd every short break.

04The ceiling is not unanimously described

Cummings is more measured about the raw athletic upside, describing fluid movement without elite burst or top-end speed. Farbolin offers a more optimistic speed assessment but is less convinced by the smaller frame in contested situations. That distinction matters for roster construction. Young may create separation through route quality and timing without being the receiver who consistently outruns recovery coverage. His best fit should reward those skills instead of making exceptional speed or repeated contested wins a prerequisite for useful snaps.

05Hands, contact and blocking

Harbaugh’s report is positive about reliable hands and sustained blocking; the old negative blocking description was not supported by that source. Cummings credits tracking, body control and contact catches while noting some concentration lapses. The combined picture is a competitive receiver with useful finishing traits, rather than a player whose smaller listing automatically makes him ineffective in traffic or the run game. Consistency remains the standard. A promising block or difficult catch is most valuable when the offense can trust the routine assignment around it.

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 a positive blocking evaluation 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 convincing football case that does not require exaggerated testing claims. His production, route craft and competitiveness belong at the center of the report. The next level will test whether those strengths remain sufficiently efficient against faster and stronger coverage, which is a more useful standard than labeling him either a pure slot receiver or an elite athlete prematurely.

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 scouting overview
  1. House assessment

    Wyatt Young is a productive receiver whose appeal comes from connecting several skills: finding space, working into the route, securing the ball and making the next defender solve a problem.

  2. House assessment

    He has received favorable evaluations for route intelligence and work after the catch.

  3. House assessment

    The uncertainty concerns how much separation and contact value will survive against better competition, with evaluators offering different views of his athletic ceiling.

  4. House assessment

    He projects most convincingly as a receiver who helps an offense stay on schedule while still creating occasional explosive gains.

Sources for production and a familiar transition
  1. Reported fact

    Young’s North Texas receiving totals grew from 18 catches for 295 yards and two touchdowns in 2024 to 70 for 1,264 and 10 in 2025.

  2. Reported fact

    Oklahoma State’s biography places the latter yardage total third nationally and credits five 100-yard games in his final seven appearances.

  3. Reported fact

    He followed Eric Morris, receiver coach Sean Brophy and quarterback Drew Mestemaker to Oklahoma State.

  4. House assessment

    That continuity is useful context for the transition; it does not make the change in defensive opposition disappear or establish what his 2026 production will be.

Sources for building separation
  1. House assessment

    Ian Cummings credits Young with release work against press and an understanding of how to use the route stem.

  2. House assessment

    In his Oklahoma State interview, Young identifies footwork, release timing and adjustment to faster, more agile practice opponents as development priorities.

  3. House assessment

    The two accounts fit together: existing craft can be a strength while still needing refinement at a higher level.

  4. House assessment

    For NFL projection, the valuable part is producing an opening at the intended moment, rather than simply accumulating distance from a defender after the quarterback has moved elsewhere.

Sources for finding space and adding yards
  1. House assessment

    Chris Farbolin sees a receiver who locates soft spots in zone, separates against man and remains elusive with the ball.

  2. House assessment

    Andrew Harbaugh also emphasizes burst, short-area quickness and acceleration after the catch.

  3. House assessment

    Those qualities make underneath work a meaningful component of the profile.

  4. House assessment

    A short completion can advance the offense without depending on a difficult throw, and Young’s willingness to keep working through contact adds to that appeal.

  5. House assessment

    The role should still include downfield opportunities so defenders cannot comfortably crowd every short break.

Sources for the ceiling is not unanimously described
  1. House assessment

    Cummings is more measured about the raw athletic upside, describing fluid movement without elite burst or top-end speed.

  2. House assessment

    Farbolin offers a more optimistic speed assessment but is less convinced by the smaller frame in contested situations.

  3. House assessment

    That distinction matters for roster construction.

  4. House assessment

    Young may create separation through route quality and timing without being the receiver who consistently outruns recovery coverage.

  5. House assessment

    His best fit should reward those skills instead of making exceptional speed or repeated contested wins a prerequisite for useful snaps.

Sources for hands, contact and blocking
  1. House assessment

    Harbaugh’s report is positive about reliable hands and sustained blocking; the old negative blocking description was not supported by that source.

  2. House assessment

    Cummings credits tracking, body control and contact catches while noting some concentration lapses.

  3. House assessment

    The combined picture is a competitive receiver with useful finishing traits, rather than a player whose smaller listing automatically makes him ineffective in traffic or the run game.

  4. House assessment

    Consistency remains the standard.

  5. House assessment

    A promising block or difficult catch is most valuable when the offense can trust the routine assignment around it.

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 a positive blocking evaluation 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 convincing football case that does not require exaggerated testing claims.

  2. House assessment

    His production, route craft and competitiveness belong at the center of the report.

  3. House assessment

    The next level will test whether those strengths remain sufficiently efficient against faster and stronger coverage, which is a more useful standard than labeling him either a pure slot receiver or an elite athlete prematurely.

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.