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WR2026 Draft Prospect

Barion Brown

LSU

Measurables

5'11"

177 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 1Projected · Round 1

Big-Slot Hybrid

Barion Brown projects as a big-slot hybrid — a WR from LSU who tested with an elite athletic profile (85th composite). Combine line reads 5'11" · 177 lb, 4.40s 40. Career college production: 175 receptions for 2,060 yards and 12 TDs across 4 seasons. Dominance score 31 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

31C+

Dominance score · multi-component

Below-cohort producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

58th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

13th

2022

Breakout

15%

27th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

16th

Y/R · 11.77

Peaked early · trajectory flat/down since

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

A-

Speed

85th percentile · 4.40s 40-yard

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

N/A

Lateral Agility

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

N/A

Vertical Pop

No combine number on file — no vertical jump on file

C

Frame

11th percentile · 5'11" · 177 lb

N/A

Strength

No combine number on file — no bench on file

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.18
  1. #1

    Charlie Jones

    2023 R4 · #131 · Purdue · 5-11/175lb · 4.43s 40

    91

    sim

  2. #2

    Arian Smith

    2025 R4 · #110 · Georgia · 6-0/179lb · 4.36s 40

    84

    sim

  3. #3

    Emmanuel Sanders

    2010 R3 · #82 · SMU · 5-11/186lb · 4.4s 40

    82

    sim

Scheme fit

Joint slot/X usage in 11-personnel with seam routes and red-zone fade isolation.

X-Factor

Speed grades in the 85th percentile — 4.40s 40-yard.

Primary risk

Frame sits in the 11th percentile (5'11") — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. WR class · 2000–2026 baseline
21

Athletic composite

21stBELOW AVG

1 of 6 metrics graded

1× Great
4.40s85thGREAT
i

40-Yard

vs. 1200

i

Vertical

No data

i

Broad

No data

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

25

Athletic composite

25thBELOW AVG

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Average1× Poor
31.537thAVERAGE
i

Arm

vs. 473

9.013thPOOR
i

Hand

vs. 474

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamRECYDSAVGTDLNG
2022UK5062812.6470
2023UK4353912.5460
2024UK2936112.4363
2025LSU5353210.0141
Career1752,06011.81270