2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Josh Cameron (WR – Baylor)

FantasyPros will be taking a look at early NFL Draft scouting reports before the Combine in February. Here’s a look at Baylor wide receiver Josh Cameron.

2026 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Josh Cameron

Josh Cameron (WR – Baylor)

6’1″ – 218 lbs.

Background

Walked on in 2021, redshirting that year and then starting four games the next year, finishing with 28-386-0 (13.8). Posted 21-224-0 (10.7) the next year before his role expanded in 2024. Put together a 52-754-10 (14.5) line that year, then enjoyed his best collegiate season in 2025, with 69-872-9 (12.6).

Positives

Very thickly-built receiver with two years of starting experience, lining up on the outside. Uses stutter-steps pretty effectively at the line against press coverage. Has decisive, simple releases. Surprisingly sudden for a player with his frame. Effective hand-fighter. Faster than you’d expect, and can eat up cushions surprisingly well. Has good contact balance to stay on track through his routes. Shows a good feel for soft spots when working against zone, creating safe opportunities. Gets inside leverage on slants, which look like one of his go-to routes. Uses his size well to box out opposing defensive backs, and made significant strides in contested-catch situations this past year. Has a highly reliable pair of hands, with just seven career drops against 170 catches. Runs with power after the catch and is able to break tackles and rack up yardage after contact; there’s a bit of a cleverness and creativity that you don’t expect from a thicker runner. Effective stalk blocker with stable power, and who works hard through the whistle. Blocks with physicality and has the functional strength to overwhelm opposing cornerbacks on contact.

Negatives

Almost too thick for a pro receiver; built a bit like a flex tight end, but isn’t quite tall enough for that role. Numbers are somewhat padded by a high rate of screens, and was typically targeted within ten yards or so of the line of scrimmage; route tree is on the simple side. Doesn’t have much speed or explosiveness; fundamentally operates underneath the defense, and struggles to stack or gain separation on opponents when working against man coverage. Not the most dynamic receiver after the catch. Struggled in contested-catch situations prior to this season, catching barely a third of such targets.

Summary

A very thickly-built receiver who almost looks to be a smaller version of a flex tight end, but who actually has a bit of route-running savvy and catches everything shown his way, with high-effort, effective blocking in the run/screen games. Because of his unorthodox build, and the fact that most of his routes come within ten yards of the line of scrimmage, there’s bound to be a wide range of opinions on how he should be graded. The build may be a bit too strange for some tastes, and I’m going to put him in the mid-rounds, as he’s someone you tailor a role for, rather than slotting into an existing scheme.

Projection: Round 5-6