Overlooked Rookies from 2024 NFL Draft to Watch in Training Camp | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Mia Lopez There aren't many receivers who have Johnny Wilson's combination of size and ability to win down the field. That's a big reason he averaged 17.2 yards per catch in college, including 18.0 yards per grab over the last two years at Florida State, and was a top-100 prospect on B/R's final big board.
"Johnny Wilson is a skyscraper-sized wide receiver with surprising movement ability and impressive polish," offensive skill positions scout Derrik Klassen wrote in the Florida State product's scouting report.
"Wilson is 6'7" and 237 pounds, and he sports outrageously long arms (over 35 inches). His size alone makes him difficult to bully at the line or throughout his routes, but he supplements that with crafty use of his length and impressive power to run through physical defensive backs.
"As a route-runner, Wilson has much more to him than his ball-winner frame suggests. He plays with surprisingly quick feet and smooth hips. Wilson is able to throttle down and burst out of his route breaks with relative ease for a player his size."
That makes it even more surprising that he lasted until the sixth round and was barely taken within the top 200 picks (185th overall). However, the former Seminole does enter a great situation.
The Philadelphia Eagles have been looking for a third wide receiver to complement A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith for the better part of the last two years. In 2023, they thought Julio Jones could fill that role, but Jones was a shell of himself last year. This offseason, the Eagles signed DeVante Parker, but that lasted a week as Parker surprisingly retired.
That leaves Wilson to compete with Parris Campbell, Joseph Ngata and Ainias Smith during training camp. So, keep an eye on the news coming out of Philadelphia this summer as the sixth-rounder could be a sleeper in the fall.