Top WRs under contract for 2022:Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, Key free agents: Auden Tate (UFA), Mike Thomas (UFA). Top WRs under contract for 2022:Kendrick Bourne, Nelson Agholor, N'Keal Harry, Key free agents: Jakobi Meyers (RFA), Gunner Olszewski (RFA). With a load of cap space, the Dolphins should be players in the free-agent market, looking to make a splash signing. 2020 stats: 60receptions on 96 targets, 748 yards, 5 TDs, 12.5yards per catch. Publish date: Feb 27, 2023 7:00 AM EST. No Cleveland WR reached the 600-yard plateau in 2021. 1 status in Atlanta with Jones moving on to Nashville. Top WRs under contract for 2022:Stefon Diggs, Gabriel Davis, Cole Beasley, Key free agents: Emmanuel Sanders (UFA), Isaiah McKenzie (UFA). We started off this series by looking at the extremes on the decline spectrum. Webcurrent afc wide receivers that 28 years old. Youngsters Palmer and Guyton also provide good depth with upside. Green (UFA), Antoine Wesley (ERFA). According to Next Gen Stats, Chark ranked in the top 10 in several key metrics against press in this span, including fourth in yards per target (11.2) and tied for eighth in receiving TDs (six). He will break down film from 6 NFC East wide receivers, in order: Amari Cooper. His numbers will likely dip when Godwin returns, but there are plenty of catches to go around on a team that threw the ball more than any other last season. Kirk should, however, be a reliable and productive playmaker -- he caught 74.8 percent of his targets in 2021, fifth-highest among WRs with 100-plus targets -- for second-year QB Trevor Lawrence, which will send targets his way. However, some of these players are being drafted as if they still have their upside from a few years ago. Hill is underrated as a route runner with great inside-outside versatility. 2019stats (at LSU): 84receptions, 1,780 yards, 20TDs, 21.2 yards per catch. Four new players make his list, including Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker. Davis was a late bloomer, but at 25 last season, he lived up to the potential of being the No. Last season, it was a torn ACL in his left knee that cut short his season after only 9games. His recent numbers were affected by the decline of Jared Goff, so Matthew Stafford and his big arm is a welcome boost for "Bobby Trees" outside. Megatron, Nelson, and Garon are being drafted appropriately based on their situations and skill sets, but my rankings differ from ADP on Wallace, Steve Johnson, and Cruz. This man has been the NFL standard for receivers over the last few seasons, and he's fresh off a banner season in which he posted career-highs with 123 receptions (second in the NFL) and 1,553 receiving yards (third), while also adding 11 TD catches (fifth). There is not an abundance of true difference-makers at the tight end position in the NFL. Carolina could attempt to trade him, but would they find a taker with $8 million guaranteed? Top WRs under contract for 2022:Jarvis Landry, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Anthony Schwartz. The 28-year-old, who is one of the best wideouts in the game today, has made four straight Pro Bowls, and was named first-team All-Pro in 2020. Kelces 2,639 receiving yards after the catch are over 400 more yards than any other tight end or wide receiver in the NFL. If Tampa doesn't pay Godwin, someone with more cap room surely will make a huge offer. Meanwhile once they hit 30 instead of a steep decline, we find a slight Adams is line for a massive new contract that should make him the NFL's highest-paid wideout. Andre Johnson is nearing the mini-dropoff that tends to bite 32-year-old receivers. He also can do plenty of damage after the catchwith his quickness and cutting ability. Then we'll wrap up the series by using age trends to identify some tight ends to target and others to avoid. If Higgins were on the trade block, hed arguably be the best wide receiver available. The team plans to expand Lamb's role to more work on the outside all over the field to create more diversity. 2020 stats: 65receptions on 84 targets, 840yards, 7 TDs, 12.9yards per catch. Then we'll call out a few 28-year-olds who do not belong on your fantasy team, cash in on an undervalued 26-year-old who will easily exceed expectations, and break down the reasons why one elite 31-year-old receiver is headed for a dramatic, early decline. Some people think Houston favored the running game last year because Johnson and Matt Schaub were injured. ", He has now graduated to be known as an elder player on the team, saying, "that's the position I'm in now. Id much rather draft a WR3 or WR4 that actually has some upside, which puts Boldin outside of my top 50. Without Vincent Brown and Ryan Mathews to take defensive pressure off of their pass-catchers, the Chargers are primed for their traditional, slow start. He is the classic lanky deep threat with some of same red zone qualities of Evans and Metcalf. If Samuel can stay healthy, McLaurin continues to dominate and Washington bolsters the wideout room, it could help buoy whoever is under center in 2022. With Landry experiencing the worst statistical season of his career in 2021 while battling injury, Cleveland might view him as a receiver on the downturn. Smoothis the best word to describe how Hopkins, 29,works himself open and sets up defenders. Will the Titans be able to build around Treylon Burks? Mooney shined in his second season, breaching the 1,000-yard mark. The talent resides in Denver for a potent offense if they can finally figure out the QB. 2020 stats:88 receptions on 125 targets, 1,400yards, 7TDs, 15.9yards per catch. NFL+ gives you the freedom to watch LIVE out-of-market preseason games, LIVE local and primetime regular season and postseason games on your phone or tablet, the best NFL programming on-demand, and MORE! Kirk could have priced himself out of Arizona after leading the Cards in receiving in 2021. Wayne is toeing the precipice of decline by turning 34 in November, but he should improve a little on his WR29 numbers from last year. Adams, 28, came back from an injury-curbed season to light it up as big-time scorer again in 2020setting a career highfor touchdowns. Who will blaze the fastest 40-yard dash at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine? 1 receiver who can make a much bigger impact when surrounded by complementary playmakers like David Njoku and Donovan Peoples-Jones, along with an elite ground game and uber-talented quarterback in Deshaun Watson -- though Watson's playing status for the 2022 season remains uncertain due to an ongoing league investigation surrounding 22 civil lawsuits against him. Adding a playmaker who can take advantage of coverage rolled to Hill and Travis Kelce is a need. I am high on Chark and think he can be a real difference-maker in Detroit, even coming off a broken ankle that limited him to just four games in 2021. Those WRs are denoted as unrestricted free agents (UFA), restricted free agents (RFA) or exclusive rights free agents (ERFA). Because quarterbacks really begin their long plateau at 25, wideouts reach their maximum productivity later than any other position by peaking at ages 26 and 27. Throughout his three-year professional career, Brown ranks top-five in both receiving grade and yards per route GM Nick Caserio feels likely to take a page from the Patriots' book and buffer Cooks and Collins with cheaper ancillary vets while looking to the draft to fill out the depth chart. Landry, like his college throwback friend OBJ, also has battled injuries of late that have kept him from delivering like the premier slot man he quickly became in Miami. If Houston hangs on to the 28-year-old, it would ensure Davis Mills, or whoever is under center, will have a reliable target. The 28-year-old wideout can run every pattern in the route tree. Carter Ramsey Hutson Jacunski Kavanaugh Greene Jansante Poole Heywood Alford Cook Smyth Swiacki Fears Hirsch Lavelli Taylor Mote Nickel Pihos Mann Keane Soltau Edwards Hoffman. Lockett also offers fine inside-outside versatility. Green (no. He's in for a monster second season. Moss' upside is causing his ADP to creep upwards, but dont convince yourself that any receiver, especially one over 34, still has his upside from five years ago. Adding a burner to stress the defense would help make life easier on Lawrence. Mar 01, 2023 at 10:28 am. His 17 touchdowns of 50 yards or more since entering the NFL in 2016 are eight more than any other player. The Titans were rarely healthy at the same time in 2021, which hindered the upside of the offense. He uses his athleticism well as an absolute technician running routes inside and out. His running prowess will likely lead other clubs to attempt to mimic that usage, but there is only one Deebo. 1s, his usage is setbe expanded to create mismatches in the slot in 2021. Cobb could be a cut candidate, especially if Aaron Rodgers leaves. Upside is clearly ramped up for wide receivers from age 21 all the way up to age 27, with an odd dip at age 28, then the biggest number of them all at age-29, as a Anthony Holzman-Escareno projects potential long-term extensions for 2022's franchise-tagged players. Higgins was a second-round pick in the 2020 draft, so he will have a base salary of $2.9 million in 2023. 2020 stats: 74 receptions on 111 targets, 935yards, 5 TDs, 12.6yards per catch. One big question is whether the Jags will bring back Chark, who broke his foot in Week 4. Famous Birthdays. He will be key for futher development of Justin Herbert in Year 2, already having made the nice transition from Philip Rivers. In Year 3, Jefferson should contend for the title of top WR in the NFL. Their ADPs seem appropriate in redraft leagues, but this is the dynasty season to look for the opportunity to maximize their values and trade them away to a contender. When healthy over the past five seasons, Thielen has been one of the NFL's most consistent and complete receivers. Golladay, 27, made it work when Matthew Stafford wasn't healthy, but now needs a successfultransition with Daniel Jones to pick up where he left off, making the Pro Bowl in 2019. Green (33), and Emmanuel Sanders (34). Brown is ready for a massive third season at only 24, now flanked by former Falcons go-to guy Julio Jones. Hutson Aguirre Greene Liebel Kutner Pihos Fears Taylor Crisler Keane Mann Soltau Fletcher Edwards Keane O'Connor Brito Hoffman McChesney Grant Wightkin Wilson Stonesifer Hensley Stribling. Expect a Year 2 leap on tap. By most accounts, the Bucs don't plan on letting the star wideout out of the building after he played on the franchise tag in 2021. 1 types with his size and speed put it all together. Like Evans, he is a terrific big-play threat who also can win plenty with his size in the red zone. NFL.com's free agency tracker provides real-time team-by-team updates of all the key additions and trades in this frenzied period. While the ADP of most of the 31-year-olds dont concern me this year, theres one high profile player thats sending off some serious alarm bells for me. Lamb and Cooper represent a dynamic duo. These guys look at me like an old guy.". Andy Reid Names 2 Chiefs Wide Receivers Who Will Have Larger Roles In 2023. I don't see Tua's limitations holding Hill back. He is dangerous anywhere near open fieldwith the ball in his hands and plays bigger than his size with his hands and reach to make tough catches. What might Dalton Schultz, Mike Gesicki and Orlando Brown hope to earn on new deals? The ADP of most of these players already accounts for decreased productivity and a lower ceiling. Jefferson is a star, yet it feels as though he hasn't even reached his peak. 2020 stats (with Lions): 20receptions on 32 targets, 338 yards, 2TDs, 16.9 yards per catch. Adams led the NFL with 18 touchdown receptions in 2020, but that first-team All-Pro season wasn't an aberration for the 28-year-old four-time Pro Bowler. Ridley's future remains up in the air after the burgeoning wideout played just five games due to personal matters. The Josh Gordon experiment didn't take -- although the Chiefs did sign him to a reserve/future contract earlier this month -- so it's back to the drawing board in K.C. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Ensuring Williams remains in L.A. is priority No. In practice, the group underperformed and couldn't stay healthy. Top WRs under contract for 2022: Brandin Cooks, Nico Collins, Key free agents: Chris Conley (UFA), Danny Amendola (UFA), Chris Moore (UFA). The next closest wide receiver in Washington was Humphries, who had 41 catches for 383 yards. 13), and Marvin Jones Jr. (no. His improved route-running last season allowed the young wideout to toast lesser corners. The 28-year-old's size also allows him to cause coverage problems everywhere. All Rights Reserved. Top WRs under contract for 2022:Jaylen Waddle, DeVante Parker, Key free agents: Albert Wilson (UFA), Will Fuller (UFA), Mack Hollins (UFA), Preston Williams (RFA). Diggs, 27, got out of Minnesota in a co-No. Top WRs under contract for 2022:D.J. Landry's catch rate has increased with his QB with every year. If, as expected, Adams remains in Green Bay, the Raiders should still be players to add a receiving threat in free agency and the draft. That imbalance isn't going to do much for any quarterback. 2022 projection: 1,100 receiving yards, eight TDs. They already have a fine rapport, and first-year Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels knows how to get elite receivers immediately involved (SEE: Randy Moss' 23 TDs in his first season with the Patriots back in 2007). The speedster put up the sixth 1,000-yard season of his eight-year career, despite the team's QB questions in 2021. If anything, this dynamic, game-changing target will help Tua in his development. Despite finally reporting to the Steelers today, Wallace is still being taken too high with a FantasyPros.com average draft position (ADP) of WR14. Gutekunst said 24-year-old Jordan Love, A decision on Jordan Love's fifth-year option will need to be made by May 1. The triple crown winner, Kupp is everything you want in a receiver: smart, instinctive, great route runner, tough hands, superb after the catch and a good blocker. Godwin developed some durability issues last season but still remained valuable as a short-to-intermediate targets, complementing Evans well with his reliable hands and route running. St. Golladay, 29, was set to count $21.4 million against the cap. Should he return healthy soon, Thomas' combination of size, hands and routes should be a big factor helping Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill. The sample size of fantasy relevant receivers matches what we used for running backs. Gregg Rosenthal has scoured the market to rank NFL.com's Top 101 Free Agents of 2022. Who are the best players remaining in this year's class? Tennessee is paying a lot of scratch for someone who has appeared in just 19 games over the past two years. Charles Davis spotlights six standouts, including a wide receiver who gave his stock a big boost. Getting Woods back healthy from a torn ACL will be critical, as L.A. struggled for stretches sans the underrated receiver. 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