Ted Hurst

Hurst has a thin but muscular frame. His play strength is surprising for his frame. He doesn't get pushed off routes and fits through contact well. Hurst has immediate and fluid speed with easy change of direction. He loses little speed when subtly changing directions mid-route. Hurst has a nice homerun gear in the open field. He's a refined route runner with a varied release package. Hurst can invite indecision in cornerbacks' heads as he sets them up and dances in their blind spot. He sells the vertical push well and has solid hip sink and deceleration skills for a player his size. Hurst can play above the rim with good adjustment to back shoulder throws and nice body control in the air. He displays a large catch radius. Hurst displays late hands. His drop rate decreased in every year of college, with a 9% rate in his final season. He's a ball winner at the catch point with a 61.1% contested catch rate for his collegiate career. 50/50 balls become 60/40 balls for Hurst. Dynasty Outlook: The Bucs drafted Ted Hurst in the third round of the NFL Draft. Hurst is immediately the WR4 on this depth chart ahead of Tez Johnson, in my opinion. I would not be surprised if Hurst cracks the Week 1 starting lineup with only Jalen McMillan to beat out for that job. The runway for Hurst is clearer than it might appear at first glance. The Bucs could easily let Chris Godwin walk after the 2026 season, as they have an out with a 16.3 million dead cap hit, which would also be Godwin's age-31 season. Hurst is the upside swing to take in rookie drafts at the top of the second round. Don't be shocked if Hurst and Emeka Egbuka are leading the Bucs passing attack entering 2027 after he puts up a solid rookie campaign.