After playing in Cooper Kupps shadow towards the tail end of his time with the Los Angeles Rams, Woods 2022 season yielded an extremely underwhelming WR85 finish in PPR scoring. 17 after an offseason that saw him go from Pittsburgh to Oakland to New England. Crowder is a prototype slot guy. Now, that is no longer the case. Cam Sims had a breakout season last year and can play. Though he did make it back onto the field in time for Week 1 of the 2022 season with the Titans, he didnt quite look himself for the majority of it. Overall on the season, James is tied for second-most targets with Darius Slayton, behind only Saquon Barkley. With that in mind, Michael Robinson provides his ranking of the top 10 active undrafted players heading into the 2022 season. Greg Ward led the team in targets in 2020. All Rights Reserved. FollowColts Wire on Twitter That was the situation for Keyshawn Johnson when the Jets drafted him first overall in 1996. When you have 2 pro bowl receivers, its personal preference. He wasnt quite as effective in 2020 with more targets, but thats not solely on Slayton. Which 10 players make up Nos. Why in any way does it matter when theyre both on our team. Thielen is a borderline top 10 guy. Ranking The NFC South By Position: Wide Receivers, Bucs' Brate Describes First Practices With Brady, Six Bucs Make Prisco's Top 100 Players Of 2020. No, really. At tight end, the Giants return Evan Engram. Dalton Schultz was a nice surprise for Dallas in 2020, finishing with 63 receptions and four touchdowns. window.__mirage2 = {petok:"lA2Z22mUyNJ5vn25ncFVdP7CZhZhQ1VFDaPPiLt9PL4-1800-0"}; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams (17) celebrates the Packers 32-18 win over the Los Angeles Rams during the NFC divisional playoff game Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis . It will be fascinating to see who is the lead receiver for Dak Prescott and the Cowboys. Any receiver that ends up in Baltimore, assuming Lamar stays, will likely draft heavy interest for fantasy football. Per those 1973 rules, receivers were only allowed to wear numbers between 80 and 89. Hes a tall receiver who has the serious speed to get downfield and make big plays. #Coach #ForTheShoe, Reggie Wayne (@ReggieWayne_17) February 28, 2023. 83) and Andre Patton (No. Despite it being his first season as a position coach and the struggles within the Colts offense as a whole, Wayne showed immense promise in the role. That is the age where receivers typically enjoy their peak seasons. Best Landing Spots for 2023 Free Agent Wide Receivers. Sign up for the Commanders Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. 80) all the way back in 2000. Washington stole Brown in the third round. However, Reagor did not have a good rookie season, only hauling in 31 catches for 396 yards. 17. Kupp captured the receiving triple crown last season with 145 receptions, 1,947 receiving yards and 16 receiving TDs. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. While Brown shouldnt be expected to put up those ridiculous numbers in his rookie season, he does bring intriguing upside with Ryan Fitzpatrick sure to give him plenty of deep targets in 2021. 17 as the players in franchise history combined for four Pro Bowl appearances and, more importantly, combined to win three Super Bowls. Lol Godwin was unanimously better across the board, in every single statistic. Having played against Davante multiple times during my career, this was a no-brainer for me. Michael Thomas Episode 8 of the "Top 100 Players of 2022" airs on Sunday, revealing notable NFL siblings in the players' list between Nos. Theyre more likely to bolster their offensive line and add defensive pieces in the draft than a wide receiver. The Dallas Cowboys will remain contenders in the NFC and need another receiver alongside Ceedee Lamb. Diggs was a really good player in Minnesota. But it really Doesnt matter whos ranked higher. If you have two of the top ten wide receivers in the NFL on your roster, chances are pretty good youll have the best wide receiver room in your division, if not the entire league. Julio Jones Why are the Saints in the third spot in the NFC South? While I wish to ignore his 2022 stats with Tennessee, its worth noting he did play in every game. His number was yet another representation of his iconoclastic ways. Jon Ledyard is PewterReport.com's newest Bucs beat writer and has experience covering the Pittsburgh Steelers as a beat writer and analyzing the NFL Draft for several draft websites, including The Draft Network. Washington Football Team safety Deshazor Everett (22) stops Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) from making a catch in the endzone in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday,. Hes a 6-foot-11 positionless defender who leads the league in blocks and field goal percentage. Yet, inexplicably, wide receiver numbers were slotted in between those of offensive and defensive linemen, the fastest position group sandwiched in the middle of the two slowest groups. The 2022 fantasy football season is a career-best for Lazard, though finishing as just WR37, even in the absence of Davante Adams. Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! The Bears need to open up the passing game. NFL Network's "Top 100 Players of 2022" -- voted on by the players themselves -- comes to a conclusion on Sunday night. I wrestled with moving this division both lower on the list and higher on it. The Dallas Cowboys are the only team that has all the same faces. Assuming the Houston Texans trade Brandin Cooks, signing a free agent like Chark as a replacement makes a lot of sense. 40 and 31. 2022 NFL wide receiver rankings and tiers Inglewood, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) catches a touchdown pass over Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple (20) in the 4th quarter in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium. Top NBA Duos, Bears No. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Four youngsters who just missed my top 10 -- the Bengals' Tee Higgins, Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb, Commanders' Terry McLaurin and Seahawks' DK Metcalf -- could definitely play themselves into the ranks of the elite in 2022. Fields career longevity and the offenses success as a whole depends on it. Chark is a good player coming off a down season. Primarily worn by wide receivers, the New Orleans Saints had one of the best wide receivers in franchise history line up in the No.17 on game days. Why? Juju will have WR1 upside assuming Daniel Jones throws more than 15 touchdown passes in 2023 and Juju has his fair share of them. Julio Jones Pharoh Cooper. After seeing 100 combined targets from Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love, Lazard just barely finished ahead of rookie Christian Watson (66 targets) in fantasy PPR scoring. Assuming the Ravens can continue to establish the run as successfully as they have in recent years, there should be plenty of opportunities for Lamar to move the ball through the air. Unthinkable! Juju Smith-Schuster is a free agent again after winning Super Bowl LVII on a one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. its not he has potential anymore. In a way, receivers wearing low numbers is less a newfangled trend than a return to footballs roots. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports. Arguably RB is the best Panthers position unit, because CMC alone is that good, but I get the point. 55) and Mac Speedie (no. NL Spring Training Battles with Fantasy Relevance, Free Agent Running Back Predictions for 2023, Head Coach Hires: 2023 Fantasy Football Impact, Super Bowl Rankings: NFL Playoff Fantasy Football. Formerly of the Carolina Panthers, Samuel had the best season of his career in 2020. If you look at the replies to that tweet, there was no obvious answer. Shepard has missed 10 games the last two seasons and finished with 66 receptions in 2020. He caught 80 passes in 2020 and is looking to make more big plays in 2021. Julio Jones had 497 receptions @-- 64% catch rate, 7,610 yards, and 40 TDs. An argument could be made for the Falcons to occupy the top spot given that they have the best receiver in the league on their roster, but my rationale is that Chris Godwin and Mike Evans are closer to Julio Jones than Calvin Ridley is to either of them. After tearing his ACL twice, signing OBJ shouldnt break the bank. Tell me someone whos been better in his first 6 seasons? Curtis Samuel There are only two players who have numbers in the 80s and could be considered their teams best receiver: the Giants Shepard and the Titans Corey Davis (no. 2 receiver, Boyd is one of its best No. TreQuan Smith It's been quite the number for the New Orleans Saints throughout the last few decades. Frankly, I get it. 84 in his nine seasons with the Steelers, started wearing no. 3 during his college career at USC. Gus Bradley is returning as the defensive coordinator for the Colts. He can do it all. It doesn't matter who's throwing him the ball -- he's going to get at least 1,000 yards. One of the more high-profile fifth round picks in memory, Johnson produced at insane rates in college, and could find a nice role as an ancillary option in the Bucs passing game if he can beat out Watson and Miller. In the fourth quarter, he supplied his typical downfield dynamism with a 75-yard catch-and-run touchdown. . Hopkins and Thomas are two of the league's best receivers when healthy, but injuries have taken a toll of late -- and Hopkins is set to miss the first six games of this season after violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy. However, Travis Fulgham did more damage with fewer opportunities in 2020. NFC Players By Position - Wide Receiver. His 60 receptions and 788 receiving yards are career highs that he will look to surpass with a new team in 2023. What a great offseason to be a wide receiver, as six of the 10 players on my list below signed new contracts. [CDATA[ As a rookie, the former fifth-round pick pulled in 61 receptions for 631 yards as the team's designated deep threat. And having the continuity with Wayne in the room should only help the young wideouts blossom even more in their development. As we all know at this point, passing is king in the modern NFL. Regardless, their receiving corps needs upgrading. I remember hearing rumblings from people questioning if he'd ultimately become a premium playmaker for Joe Burrow and the Bengals' offense. 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! 10-1? I agree with your Team List and with the Players List, except one point because Evans should be in front of Godwin. Toney is dynamic on the inside and if he plays, he will undoubtedly be used primarily in the slot. 3 receiver duties for the third year in a row despite a startling lack of production in 2019 after a promising rookie season. Now what did they get wrong? But the NFC North has four of the very best wideouts in football, including possibly the best wideout in the league in Adams. Philly hopes former first-round pick Jalen Reagor takes a major step forward this season. With a new team and new digits, his quality of play instantly improved. Moore 88), and Jordy Nelson (no. For three straight seasons, Meyers has been the top target for the Patriots in each of them. Slayton is a WR3 in this scenario especially if Carolina adds a big arm free agent or rookie quarterback for Frank Reich to work with. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports. Lamb was targeted 29 times in those same four games with Prescott. But hes not top 10, there are four receivers in the South who are and the Bucs have two of them. Take the dominant Browns teams of the late 1940s and early 1950s, which saw Graham throwing to Dante Gluefingers Lavelli (no. 99 and get the gist. However, Washington brought in Samuel, who is coming off a career year and is just 24 years old. Follow Kevin on Twitter (@KevinHickey11), Sign up for the Colts Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. 20 and 11. Tight ends Dallas Goedert and Zach Ertz are really good. In the fledgling days of the sport, there were no rules designating that position groups had to wear certain numbers. That said, the Saints have had no shortage of talent wearing the No. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. 2 and 3 wideouts that are called No. Get the comprehensive list of every Wide Receiver for each NFL pro football team This division is basically the opposite of the AFC East. 19 had no special meaning for Keyshawn, who wore no. It has been Terry McLaurin and. The 2023 season will be the Atlanta Falcons' upcoming 58th in the National Football League, their seventh playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot.The Falcons will attempt to improve upon their 7-10 record from the previous year and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. One Shining Podcast With Tate Frazier Returns, Happiness in America, Part 1: The Secret to a Good Life, According to an 80-Year Study, Derek chats with Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz about what their study teaches us about the secrets to a fulfilling life, Ranking the Situations of the NFLs Six Winless Teams. Dive into the rest of the article to see intriguing storylines in the division, along with projections for each. NFL's top nine offenses in 2022: All four AFC West teams make the cut, but Bills claim the No. His past at quarterback helps him running routes. The only thing that stopped Godwin from starting off his career with multiple 1000 yard seasons like Evans, was he wasnt a top 10 pick, and he had Evans and Jackson in front of him. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Samuel can line up everywhere for Washington. Ridley is outstanding. The third-year receiver is only 24 years old and has shown flashes of being a dangerous weapon. Also in the mix is former 49er speedster Marquise Goodwin and Greg Ward. And, how much does he have left? Deonte Harris 8. Other early Hall of Fame receivers include Don Maynard (no. You won't want to miss a moment of the 2022 season! Darius Slayton, like Chark, adds speed and big play potential to an offense. The Falcons roster has a lot of issues, but their wide receiver unit isnt one of them. The Colts are likely to add some depth to the room considering Campbell and Ashton Dulin are both free agents. 5. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | Even with Godwin catching relatively shorter passes (15.5 Y/R to Mikes 17.3 Y/R), he still outdid him on a per target basis (a 4th in the league best 11.0 to Mikes good but not great 9.8) due to his far superior catch percentage (in that metric, every season of Godwins career has been better than all but Mikes bestRead more , Exactly man. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. After a Week 18 loss to the Detroit Lions, bouncing the Packers from the playoffs, Green Bays top target from 2022 looks to be on the move. Moore Buy or Sell Eduardo Rodriguezs Misfortune & Lance Lynns Consistency, 2021 CFF Running Back Rankings, Profiles and Projections, Free Agent Wide Receiver Predictions for 2023, Free Agent Running Back Predictions for 2023, Head Coach Hires: 2023 Fantasy Football Impact, Super Bowl Rankings: NFL Playoff Fantasy Football. ET. 2021 Projection: 92 receptions / 1,152 yards / 8 TDs, 2021 Projection: 87 receptions / 1,179 yards / 8 TDs, 2021 Projection: 60 receptions / 876 yards / 6 TDs. While game-script played a large role in that, when Dallas wanted to depend on someone, it was Cooper more often than not. Hill's insane speed makes him an absolute nightmare to defend. In fact, no one in NFL history has logged more receiving yards in his first two seasons than Jefferson (3,016). Lazard is more likely to finish as a WR3 than anything so dont overpay too much, even if hes seemingly the only option on whichever offense hes playing for. 50. This shift has happened quickly. Then Andy Reid put Hill in the slot and the guy burned us to the corner of the end zone. Guys like Kadarius Toney and Dyami Brown might not be starters right away but could pop later in the year. Justin Watson Which 10 players make up Nos. If Baltimore is to commit to Lamar Jackson long-term at quarterback, its downright irresponsible not to bring in at least one veteran receiver of significance for him to throw to. 88) was within the top 10 as well. I love em both, and you cant go wrong with either, Mike Evans is clearly the #1 WR! Coming off that monster first season, he's in a great situation to duplicate his success in Year 2 -- just like the next guy on this list did in 2021. Entering the offseason, the Football Team would have probably ranked last on this list, or close. Christian Blake, Falcons WR Julio Jones Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images. As the league prepares to welcome another group of talented wide receivers in the 2023 Draft, there are a handful of free agent options to add beforehand. 12) led the league in receiving yardage. Grant Gordon takes a look at the players' list by the numbers. Ill wait, I think people are taking this a little too far. It wasnt until 2017 that a player with a number in that range (DeAndre Hopkins, no. He isnt the fastest wide receiver that could hit the free agent market, but he can make big plays and keep drives alive as a reliable pass catcher. Scotty Miller has to stay healthy enough to make the final roster. Samuel and Aiyuk are absolute YAC monsters. However, teams were allowed to break the rules during training camp, when rosters expanded beyond the 53-man regular-season limit, making it hard to fit every player into the proper slots. Of the 198 passing touchdowns thrown in the NFL this season, only 13 (6.6 percent) have gone to wide receivers wearing numbers in the 80s. Check out all the features Fantrax has to offer, and we think youll be singing a different tune for next season. Man, this group is really damn good. 2021 Projection: 80 receptions / 1,025 yards / 6 TDs, 2021 Projection: 56 receptions / 796 yards / 5 TDs, 2021 Projection: 37 receptions / 348 yards / 3 TDs, 2021 Projection: 29 receptions / 387 yards / 2 TDs, 2021 Projection: 27 receptions / 404 yards / 2 TDs. Plus, a Salt Lake City Recap. Who was the top rookie? 2023 ARIZONA CARDINALS. Moore and Anderson are very good starters with the potential to be even better than that if they can get better QB play. But what was most impressive to me, as an NFL cornerback, was his breakdown of a play during an interview with my NFL Network colleague Bridget Condon after the Rams' Week 13 victory over Jacksonville. Statistically, 2022 is one of Juju's better seasons. Jalen Reagor was the 21st overall pick in 2020, and he is as explosive a player as there is. 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