Ohio State · Big Ten
Of the 21 prior wide receivers who entered with a 1.01–1.06 SuperFlex rookie ADP, 12 hit top-24 in 1+ season. Jeremiah Smith's tape places him in the upper half of that pool.
All comparables →The cleanest WR prospect in a decade. Locked-in 1.01 in every format. The only debate is which QB you take at 1.02.
The cleanest wide receiver prospect we've evaluated in a decade. Smith arrived in Columbus as the #1 receiver in his high school class and immediately played like a top-10 college receiver as an 18-year-old true freshman. The 2025 follow-up didn't regress to the mean — it confirmed the ceiling. 87/1,243/12 on a 14.3 yards per reception with a **3.43 yards-per-route-run mark that ranks second nationally** among every receiver with 200+ routes, and the only name above him does his work against Sun Belt corners. Smith's number is built on Big Ten and CFP-slate snaps against constant bracket coverage.
Everything translates. The size-speed combo is the headline, but the route polish, release nuance, and after-the-catch profile he's developed as a true sophomore are what separate him from previous one-and-done WR prospects. He wins vertically. He wins on in-breakers and out-breakers. He wins on screens with the ball in his hands — 378 YAC and 15 avoided tackles speak to that. And he converts at the catch point: 55% contested-catch rate on 20 contested targets, 82% overall catch rate on a heavy volume share, 2.2% drop rate, and a 149.3 targeted QB rating that turns whichever Ohio State quarterback is on the field into a more efficient version of himself.
The cleanest version of the case: his teammate Carnell Tate went top-five in the 2026 NFL Draft, and Jeremiah Smith is the categorically superior prospect at the same position out of the same offense. He projects as a top-three pick in the 2027 NFL Draft at floor — with a legitimate, position-agnostic argument for going first overall depending on how the 2027 QB class shakes out. None of that changes the dynasty calculus. He is the 1.01 rookie pick next May in every format.
Ohio StateBig Ten
Of the 21 prior wide receivers who entered with a 1.01–1.06 SuperFlex rookie ADP, 12 hit top-24 in 1+ season. Jeremiah Smith's tape places him in the upper half of that pool.
All comparablesThe cleanest WR prospect in a decade. Locked-in 1.01 in every format. The only debate is which QB you take at 1.02.
The cleanest wide receiver prospect we've evaluated in a decade. Smith arrived in Columbus as the #1 receiver in his high school class and immediately played like a top-10 college receiver as an 18-year-old true freshman. The 2025 follow-up didn't regress to the mean — it confirmed the ceiling. 87/1,243/12 on a 14.3 yards per reception with a **3.43 yards-per-route-run mark that ranks second nationally** among every receiver with 200+ routes, and the only name above him does his work against Sun Belt corners. Smith's number is built on Big Ten and CFP-slate snaps against constant bracket coverage.
Everything translates. The size-speed combo is the headline, but the route polish, release nuance, and after-the-catch profile he's developed as a true sophomore are what separate him from previous one-and-done WR prospects. He wins vertically. He wins on in-breakers and out-breakers. He wins on screens with the ball in his hands — 378 YAC and 15 avoided tackles speak to that. And he converts at the catch point: 55% contested-catch rate on 20 contested targets, 82% overall catch rate on a heavy volume share, 2.2% drop rate, and a 149.3 targeted QB rating that turns whichever Ohio State quarterback is on the field into a more efficient version of himself.
The cleanest version of the case: his teammate Carnell Tate went top-five in the 2026 NFL Draft, and Jeremiah Smith is the categorically superior prospect at the same position out of the same offense. He projects as a top-three pick in the 2027 NFL Draft at floor — with a legitimate, position-agnostic argument for going first overall depending on how the 2027 QB class shakes out. None of that changes the dynasty calculus. He is the 1.01 rookie pick next May in every format.
Tier I · 78%+ hit rate