Colbie Young

Buried on the depth chart behind elite WRs Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, with Andrei Iosivas also ahead of him in the WR3 battle. Young enters 2026 as the No. 4 option with a narrow path to meaningful targets.

A 4th-round pick (140th overall) signals modest team investment; analysts project him as a situational/red-zone and taxi-squad-caliber player rather than a guaranteed contributor.

Carries documented off-field flags — a 2024 assault arrest at Georgia (pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct, missed nine games) that scouts cited as a reason he slipped to Round 4 despite a third-round grade.

Lands in a pass-heavy Joe Burrow offense; any vacated WR2 volume — especially given Tee Higgins' contract/injury history — could funnel high-value targets to a big-bodied red-zone target.

Coaches and Higgins have praised his hands and route running, and his size profiles as a near-term red-zone weapon even before a full route-tree role develops.

Young WR (23) — still in value appreciation phase