Take Two: Did we get the top of the WR rankings right?

CLASS OF 2019 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | State | Position | Team

CLASS OF 2020 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | State | Position

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For most of the 2019 recruiting cycle, five-star Theo Wease led the wide receiver rankings. He emerged early, performed great at the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge presented by adidas and then had a big showing at the Under Armour All-America Game.

But there were other standout receivers in the 2019 class with Jadon Haselwood, George Pickens, Trejan Bridges and Joe Ngata finishing as the other five-star receivers among the group.

Pickens was very good at Under Armour. Haselwood was dominant at the All-American Bowl. Both Bridges and Ngata had quieter weeks in San Antonio.

So in the last rankings meetings, it was determined that Haselwood, with his size, athleticism, toughness, competitiveness and playmaking ability should move to the top of the receiver rankings. He, Wease and Bridges are all signed with Oklahoma.

Did we get the right future Sooners receiver right at the top - or should Wease have stayed at No. 1 after the all-star events?

“After having seen both guys, and seeing them over the course of back-to-back days, I’d have Wease just slightly ahead. It’s not that he is necessarily the superior player right at this moment, it’s just that I see Wease having as much room for improvement as any five-star wide receiver I’ve seen in recent years. Wease is such a long and slender guy at this point, he’ll only get more powerful and stronger outside. As that happens, he becomes a match-up nightmare.

"The thing that makes both of the guys special is that they are more than just a vertical threat, but I see a bit more ability to stretch the field in Theo’s game. But there is no denying you’re splitting hairs between the two.”

“Haselwood has a lot of upside. He’s big, he can run, he’s a red-zone threat, he seems to like football a lot, plays through injury, he can win 50/50 balls. It’s tough to say he’s going to be the No. 1 wide receiver in three years because this is a really good crop. It could be Pickens, it could be Wease, it could be one of the smaller guys like Bridges, you just don’t know, but he has the best combination of size, speed and ball skills out of all of them.”