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The Late Thirds Player File
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Hurst
Hurst
Tampa Bay Buccaneers • WR • #17 • 6’3″, 206 lbs • Georgia State / Valdosta State • 2026 Round 3, Pick 84
Rookie WR
Round 3 • Pick 84
Outside X / vertical boundary
#17
4.42 Forty
Georgia State
The Read: Hurst is not just a “big guy who ran fast” lottery ticket. He stacked two impact years at Georgia State, tested like a problem, and lands in Tampa as a developmental outside receiver behind a deep room. The immediate path is crowded, but the archetype is expensive when it hits: vertical size, catch radius, and acceleration that punishes cushions.
Dynasty UseUpside bench WR stashBest for patient builds that can wait through Tampa’s crowded receiver room while the size/speed profile develops.
Risk ShapeVertical tool vs. target earnerThe athletic profile is loud. The next test is route detail, press answers, and whether he becomes more than a package field-stretcher.
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