{"id":220228,"date":"2025-03-01T20:58:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T01:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=220228"},"modified":"2025-03-01T20:59:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T01:59:40","slug":"wide-receiver-standouts-at-the-2025-nfl-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/03\/01\/wide-receiver-standouts-at-the-2025-nfl-combine\/","title":{"rendered":"Wide Receiver Standouts At The 2025 NFL Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The third day of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/28\/safety-standouts-at-the-2025-nfl-combine\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025 NFL Combine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> finished with the wide receivers flashing their skillsets, and here are some of the biggest standouts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/network\/events\/nfl-combine\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full Combine Schedule<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025 NFL Draft Profiles<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>NFL Draft Wide Receiver Prospects Who Played Their Way Into Becoming Standouts At The 2025 NFL Combine In Indianapolis.<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Chimere Dike, Florida<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dike still remains a somewhat deep sleeper prospect despite playing well for an SEC school and putting out phenomenal tape. There\u2019s a good chance, however, that those talks change in a big way following his combine performance. He surprised many people with a wildly fast 4.34-second 40-yard dash time that placed second among WRs. His 38.5\u201d vertical jump and 10\u201908\u201d broad jump both graded out as elite, and he finished the day with a 9.80 <\/span><a  href=\"http:\/\/ras.football\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relative Athletic Score<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ranking him 70th out of 3408 WRs since 1987.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potential Team Fit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/01\/26\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-chimere-dike-florida\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cameron Dike Scouting Report<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Matthew Golden, Texas<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden\u2019s group-leading 4.29-second 40-yard dash stole the show in the first section of testing. His display of explosiveness had his name all over social media and instantly shot him up among the biggest wide receiver combine standouts. His fantastic finish to the 2024 season for the Longhorns put him in first-round discussion, and his combine showing only solidified that. With little left for him to prove, the chances of him hearing his name within the first 32 picks continue to climb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potential Team Fit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/Ravens\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore Ravens<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/26\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-matthew-golden-texas\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew Golden Scouting Report<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matthew Golden Scouting Report - 2025 NFL Draft &amp; Dynasty Fantasy Outlook\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/29lpip2_7Wk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Luther Burden III, Missouri\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burden III was almost flawless in his combine performance, starting with his impressive 4.42-second 40-yard dash. 2024 was a major step back for him statistically, but he\u2019ll be headed to the draft on a high note. His showcase of speed was great for rounding out his profile, and he really shined in the drills. Multiple social media analysts recorded him having zero drops throughout the entire practice session, and his gauntlet run was a thing of beauty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potential Team Fit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver Broncos<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/28\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-luther-burden-iii-missouri\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luther Burden Scouting Report<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Isaac TeSlaa, Arkansas<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As far as testing goes, it\u2019s hard to find a receiver who was better overall than TeSlaa. He finished his day with a 9.96 RAS, which is good for 16th among WRs since 1987. A 4.44-second 40-yard dash and 1.55-second 10-yard split at 6\u20193\u201d and 214 pounds definitely raised some eyebrows to go along with his elite hands. He just barely missed hitting 23 mph on his run and was a smooth operator in the drills. His testing included a 39.5\u201d vertical jump and 10\u20199\u201d broad jump, both grading out as elite and among the best marks of the group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potential Team Fit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Dont\u2019e Thornton, Tennessee<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are not many wideouts with a 6\u20194\u201d 205 205-pound frame running a 4.3 flat 40-yard dash, but Thornton showed he\u2019s one of the few. The Volunteers\u2019 deep threat, despite a below-average 33\u201d vertical jump, shot up to a 9.80 RAS with his elite speed. He wasn\u2019t particularly special during the drills, but his hands were consistent and didn\u2019t make any bad mistakes. His combination of speed and natural leverage popped throughout the event, making him one of the top wide receiver combine standouts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potential Team Fit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New England Patriots<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Kirby Lee &#8211; Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL Draft Wide Receiver Prospects Who Played Their Way Into Becoming Standouts At The 2025 NFL Combine In Indianapolis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5364,"featured_media":220236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[32605,33226,33366,33365,33364,33197],"class_list":["post-220228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2025-nfl-draft","tag-chimere-dike","tag-donte-thornton","tag-isaac-teslaa","tag-luther-burden","tag-matthew-golden"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220228"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":220238,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220228\/revisions\/220238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}