Ladd McConkey
WR25 · LAC
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2026 draft decision
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Rankings updated Aug 8, 2:48 AM CDTWR25 · LAC
Draft Tee Higgins over Ladd McConkey. Higgins holds the board edge with a higher rank and better modeled median and high-end outcomes, plus a stronger playoff runway (54 vs 51). Even with slightly lower role command than McConkey, Higgins is the safer bet by risk profile (20 vs 21) and offers more overall production range (183.0/227.0 vs 168.3/207.4). Timing matters: this keeps the more established ceiling first.
WR10 · CIN
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McConkey’s stronger role-command profile (37.7% vs 31.7%) is the cleanest real path to outscoring Higgins on a higher target share.
Verified opportunity falls below 25.4% or the accepted team-scoring band changes.