Mario Craver
Texas A&M#41 overallDraft Movement
Down 9 spots since Jun 8
Scouting Report
Mario Craver is one of the fastest players in the 2027 class, a 5-9, 165-pound burner who profiles as a vertical and YAC weapon from the slot. After flashing as a true freshman at Mississippi State in 2024 (17 catches, 368 yards, three TDs, 21.6 yards per catch over nine games), he transferred to Texas A&M and became a centerpiece of the Aggies' 2025 College Football Playoff offense alongside KC Concepcion under QB Marcel Reed. He finished 2025 with 59 receptions for 917 yards and four touchdowns over 12 games, headlined by a seven-catch, 207-yard outburst against Notre Dame that featured an 86-yard score built on a short catch, a spin through two tacklers, and pure straight-line acceleration past the secondary. PFF ranks him No. 59 on its early 2027 top-75 board, NFLDraftBuzz grades him 86.3/100 as its WR6, and the consensus board has him around No. 44 projecting as a second-rounder, though some outlets (All Access Football) see first-round upside and tag him 'Super Mario.' A&M deployed him outside, in the slot, and on jet motion, and he produced from everywhere, which suggests scheme versatility despite his frame. He sells stems and snaps off routes with urgency, tracks the deep ball without losing stride, and runs angry after the catch for his size. The obvious concern is his 165-pound build: durability, contested catches against bigger corners, and nonexistent run blocking all cap his floor. He missed time late in 2025 with injury. He projects best in a Miami- or San Francisco-style scheme that manufactures touches in space, where his speed and elusiveness can carve out a real role quickly.
Strengths
- Elite straight-line speed (listed near a 4.34 forty estimate) that lets him run away from defenders once he gains a vertical step
- sharp out of breaks from the slot, selling the stem and snapping routes off with urgency
- dynamic with the ball in his hands, as shown by the 86-yard Notre Dame score with a spin through two tacklers
- tracks and adjusts to the deep ball well, modulating speed and angles downfield without losing stride
- scheme-versatile alignment value after producing from boundary, slot, and motion looks at A&M
- runs angry after the catch for his size, bouncing off contact and finding creases
- high snap-count trust, on the field for nearly every passing down in 2025
- strong YAC and manufactured-touch fit on end-arounds, bubble screens, and jet sweeps
Weaknesses
- Extremely undersized at 5-9, 165 pounds, raising real durability questions over a full NFL season
- missed snaps late in the 2025 A&M season due to injury, plus a one-game suspension and three missed games as a freshman
- bullied at the catch point by bigger, more physical corners, winning roughly half his contested reps
- nonexistent run blocking, as stalk blocks wash out quickly
- a few concentration drops that stand out given his slot-reliability role
- route detail against press still needs refining
- likely a situational early deployment until he adds functional weight and proves he can hold up on three downs.
NFL Comparison
Tyreek Hill for the small, blazing-fast, YAC-and-vertical archetype that needs creative play design to maximize touches (a less refined, earlier-career version); Khalil Shakir for the undersized slot playmaker with run-after-catch juice; Xavier Worthy for the sub-165-pound speed merit and gadget/jet-motion usage.
College Stats
2024 (Mississippi State): 17 rec, 368 yds, 3 TD, 21.6 ypc, 9 games; 2025 (Texas A&M): 59 rec, 917 yds, 4 TD, 15.5 ypc, 12 games (incl. 7 rec, 207 yds vs. Notre Dame)
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Awards & Honors
Third-team All-SEC (2025); Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list (2026); four-star recruit per ESPN and 247Sports; Under Armour All-America Bowl selection; PFF No. 59 on early 2027 top-75 board; NFLDraftBuzz WR6 (86.3 grade); consensus 2027 big board approx. No. 44, projected second round