- Oregon’s Terrance Ferguson is an underrated weapon: His 9.0 yards after the catch per reception in 2024 ranked first within the draft class amongst tight ends.
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A participant getting open and making a catch is one factor, however creating after the seize is one other. Some gamers really excel with the ball of their arms — a serious asset for an offense.
We’re analyzing the most effective after-the-catch threats within the 2025 NFL Draft class, utilizing whole yards after the catch, yards after the catch per reception and missed tackles pressured.
Kyle Williams, Washington State
Williams used his 4.4 pace and deep separation means to gather yards after the catch at a excessive stage in school. His 8.4 yards after the catch per reception in 2024 ranked first within the draft class amongst broad receivers with no less than 75 targets, and his 590 yards after the catch have been the fourth most.
The 63rd-ranked participant on PFF’s large board pressured 21 missed tackles after the catch final season, boosting his profession whole to 57. He additionally racked up 1,575 yards after the catch with a 6.4-yard common in school.
Jalen Royals, Utah State
Royals’s 1.49-second 10-yard break up on the NFL Scouting Combine exhibits that he can rapidly speed up as much as prime pace. His 7.9 yards after the catch per reception in 2024 ranked third within the draft class amongst broad receivers with no less than 75 targets.
The Utah State product talled 436 yards after the catch and compelled 17 missed tackles in 2024. For his profession, he averaged 6.8 yards after the catch per reception and recorded 33 pressured missed tackles.
Tre Harris, Ole Miss
Most of the broad receivers on this listing are smaller, however Harris is 6-foot-2 and 205 kilos. He led the draft class with 5.12 yards per route run in 2024 and positioned fourth with 7.7 yards.
Harris posted 462 yards after the catch and compelled 11 missed tackles in 2024, ending his school profession with 1,417 yards after the catch, 6.4 yards after the catch per reception and 35 pressured missed tackles.
Luther Burden III, Missouri
Burden’s ultimate season at Missouri — that includes 334 yards after the catch and 6.1 yards after the catch per reception (twenty seventh within the draft class) — paled compared to his 2023 marketing campaign. He did pressure a powerful 30 missed tackles, although, which tied him for probably the most within the draft class.
However, Burden is on this listing extra for his efforts in 2023, when he averaged 8.4 yards after the catch per reception, racked up 724 yards after the catch and compelled 20 missed tackles.
Tez Johnson, Oregon
Johnson is a dimension outlier within the 2025 NFL Draft, measuring 5-foot-9 and 154 kilos, the latter of which locations within the final percentile amongst broad receiver prospects traditionally. Still, Johnson is a shifty, explosive athlete who can gather yards after the catch.
The Oregon product ranked third in yards after the catch (604) within the draft class, and his 7.4 yards after the catch per reception positioned sixth. Johnson pressured a powerful 74 missed tackles throughout his school profession.
Jamaal Pritchett, South Alabama
Pritchett was an NFL Scouting Combine snub resulting from his lack of best broad receiver dimension, measuring in at 5-foot-8 1/2 and 170 kilos on the Senior Bowl.
He is shifty, quick and harmful with the ball in his arms. He was ceaselessly used on fast screens and shovel passes, and his 759 yards after the catch in 2024 led the nation. He additionally averaged 8.3 yards after the catch per reception and compelled 29 missed tackles in 2024, rating second and third within the draft class, respectively, amongst broad receivers with no less than 75 targets.
Terrance Ferguson, Oregon
Ferguson’s deadly means after the catch is obvious in the truth that he was focused on designed display screen passes. His 9.0 yards after the catch per reception ranked first within the draft class amongst tight ends. He averaged 7.0 yards after the catch per reception and compelled 30 missed tackles in his school profession.
Elijah Arroyo, Miami (FL)
Arroyo is an enormous goal (6-foot-5 and 250 kilos) with the pace to get open and generate yards after the catch. His 313 yards after the catch in 2024 have been the eighth most within the draft class, and his 8.9 yards after the catch per reception ranked second, behind Oregon’s Terrance Ferguson.
Arroyo ceaselessly performed within the slot, with 47.8% of his snaps coming within the slot and 40.3% coming as an inline tight finish. He averaged 8.7 yards after the catch per reception for his profession.
Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green
Fannin had a monster 12 months in 2024, and a few of his numbers far outpace different prime tight ends within the draft class. He racked up 873 yards after the catch and compelled 34 missed tackles, each of which led all tight ends in school soccer.
The Bowling Green product averaged 8.1 yards after the catch per reception and compelled 53 missed tackles in his school profession.
Cam Skattebo, Arizona State
Skattebo isn’t on this listing due to blazing pace however, slightly, his unimaginable means to get hit and maintain transferring by contact. Skattebo’s 571 yards after the catch in 2024 have been probably the most amongst operating backs within the draft class, and his 13.0 yards after the catch per reception tied him for fifth within the draft class.
He lined up within the slot on 127 profession snaps, displaying he can produce as a non-backfield choice on go performs. Over his profession, Skattebo poured on 1,330 yards after the catch, averaged 12.0 yards after the catch per reception and compelled 57 missed tackles as a go catcher.
Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
Jeanty is a superb receiving again however wasn’t closely featured in Boise State’s passing sport in 2024. He performed a a lot greater function there in 2023, incomes a 91.6 PFF receiving grade and tallying 44 receptions on 48 targets for 578 yards, 621 yards after the catch, 14.1 yards after the catch per reception, 3.19 yards per route run and 24 missed tackles pressured.
The prime operating again on PFF’s large board averaged 11.1 yards after the catch per reception and compelled 41 missed tackles as a go catcher throughout his school profession.
Brashard Smith, SMU
Smith is a novel prospect in that he started his profession as a large receiver earlier than switching positions — and it exhibits in how he performs as a operating again. His 90.8 PFF receiving grade in 2024 led all operating backs within the draft class. Smith has broad receiver-like ball-tracking means, physique management, contested-catch prowess and pace to take a go the space.
The SMU product recorded 332 yards after the catch and averaged 8.1 yards after the catch per reception in 2024. He will supply his NFL staff a receiving weapon with positional versatility, as he can play operating again but additionally brings 394 profession slot snaps.