Ill either debunk them as something someone made up one day that everyone believed to be true, or Ill prove theyre right. The first- and second-year wide receivers in particular have great upside for their current ADP . youngest active wide receivers in the NFL. For more from Mike, check out hisarchiveand follow him@MikeTagliereNFL. Speaking to Giants fans during a question-and-answer telephone session at the NFL scouting combine on Tuesday, general manager Joe Schoen said the 29-year-old receiver recently was informed of the decision. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Kelce's brother, Travis, gets most of the attention in this prodigious football family, but Jason could have a better Hall of Fame case at the moment. Still, from former MVPs and Pro Bowlers to 2021 draftees, the group of players under 25 remains stacked. Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Jameson Williams (1) runs onto the field with his teammates prior to the CFP National Championship college football game | Joe Robbins/Icon . (Dec. 19, 2010) pic.twitter.com/tcQOG44Dm3, (Fitzgerald fits in the mold with Moss, Rice, and his career went 17 seasons, all with Cardinalshes currently 38). Wide receivers are in their prime fantasy years from age-25 through age-32, according to this chart. As I do these studies annually, the average age becomes younger each season. Those players were Jordy Nelson, Julian Edelman, Pierre Garcon, Fitzgerald, Mike Wallace, and DeSean Jackson, all names that most football fans are completely familiar with and they were playing just a decade after that Hines Ward/Reggie Wayne list that I mentioned earlier. When drafting a wide receiver in the early rounds, you want to ensure they can not only live up to their draft position, but hopefully exceed it. Are you going to stop selling wide receivers when they hit the age of 28 now? From 2010 to 2013, the number of 1,000-yard wide receivers (not TE, not RB), rose from 16 to 17 to 19 to 23. Cooper Kupp is shift team certified pic.twitter.com/bO9RDMh2GU. Unreal snag by Robert Woods pic.twitter.com/XmhQidpeXf. On passes that were thrown 20 or more yards downfield, Jackson has allowed just 12 of his 48 targets to be completed, with 22 forced incompletions mixed in. Read about the tight ends here. That's because in his final season, 1995, he played one game for the Rams as a 41-year-old. The percentage of accurate passes he received dropped from 61.4% in 2017 and 2018 to 50.8% in 2019. However, a completely rational and sane Falcons fan would have said the same thing about Julio Jones after he had 1,677 yards in 2018 and 1,394 yards in 2019. Mahomes is among the five best quarterbacks in the NFL in negatively graded throw rate since 2018. This was a no-brainer there is no quarterback in the NFL teams would rather have moving forward than Mahomes. Always free! He's entering his age 30 season. Thielen is hoping to rebound in 2019 after he suffered through a nagging hamstring injury last year. However, the data says otherwise which means many people can find great value in both redraft and dynasty. (via @NFLonCBS) Special. The first chart will include the wide receivers (WR) age, the average total fantasy points those wide receivers had at that age and the average points per game those wide receivers (PPG) had at that age. In 2001, 10 receivers of that age crossed over 1,000 yards, including 39-year-old Jerry Rice: 83 catches on 125 targets, 1,139 yards, 9 touchdowns. Through Week 11, his 91.6 pass-rushing grade ranked first among qualifying edge defenders, and his 25% pass-rush win rate trailed only Joey Bosa and J.J. Watt. Surely these players would be valuable for many more seasons to come, if history was any indication of what we could expect in the future. No wide receiver has finished top-five in their age-21 season. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. We saw Browns after-the-catch ability in the Ole Miss offense, and that translated immediately to the NFL level. window.PLAYERCARDS_CONFIG={affiliateCode:"fpros_cards"}; Copyright 2010- FantasyPros.com Its merely meant to serve as a nod to the leagues best young players across all positions, and it considers PFF grades, signature stats and team impact over the course of the players' respective NFL careers. And what do you know? After one year in LA, Wagner is looking for his third team in three years, Jalen Carter news shakes NFL Draft plans for all 32 teams, Carter is wanted in connection with a deadly crash in Georgia. 29 year old wide receivers in the afc. He's posted over 100 tackles in consecutive seasons and was an All-Pro at age 30 last year, with 111 tackles, four sacks and 12 passes defensed. Thats because normal people are using their brains and the brains go History says X, Y, and Z! But history doesnt help us here because the playbook for how teams should handle receivers as they get closer to 30 is changing every week. If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. Jackson doesnt get enough appreciation for how solid hes been to start his NFL career. He's made five Pro Bowls and been an All-Pro twice, with four consecutive 1,000 yard seasons. Drafted only three years apart, the two receivers are separated by six years of age and both would be consensus picks on anybodys current list of the top-10 players at that position. Moore has earned 62 targets on slant and in-routes since 2018 (fourth most in NFL), and his 94.9 receiving grade on those routes trails only Deandre Hopkins and Michael Thomas. His 2.89 receiving yards per route run trailed only George Kittle at the tight end position in 2019, and he was one of three qualifying tight ends to put up an average depth of target of 11 yards or more, joining Jared Cook and Mike Gesicki. This is roughly 6% higher than the average of 19.7% who are in their late 20s. Going into the 2021 season, PFF ranked the top-32 wide receivers in the NFL and I want to highlight some of those names with updates on how their 2021 season is going: Of the 15 wide receivers on PFFs preseason list from this year who were over or nearing 30 (Davante Adams was ranked first and coincidentally today is his 29th birthday), I would argue that at least 12 have been disappointing for one reason or another. Gambling problem? Are you looking to contact Customer Support about a subscription or account related question? [Editors note: Subscribe to PFF ELITE today to gain access to PFFs Premium Stats and new Player Grades experience in addition to the 2020 NFL Draft Guide, 2020 Fantasy Rookie Scouting Report, PFF Greenline, all of PFFs premium article content and more.]. Tyler Lockett, Seattle Seahawks. Its tough to get into elite territory, and Im sure many would take WR1 production, right? Here are the links to the study on other positions: The Giants are releasing wide receiver Kenny Golladay, The Post's Paul Schwartz confirmed. Barkleys inclusion on this list is based on the obvious talent he showcased as a rookie in 2018 rather than the relatively disappointing, injury-plagued sophomore campaign we saw from him this past season. Wilson continues to be one of the NFL's best quarterbacks, making his sixth Pro Bowl last year and ending on the short list of Hall of Fame candidates. Youve stumbled upon the correct article. Again, the game we play doesnt care about whether or not a player is in his prime physical shape, because if it doesnt equal fantasy points, it doesnt matter to you, the fantasy player. He quickly crushed those expectations, turning into the bonified top option in the Redskins passing attack. This list is meant to recognize the young players who figure to be the face of the game for years to come. Maybe they will. Wide Rest of Season Strength of Schedules, Wide Receiver Fantasy Points Scored Slot vs. Meanwhile once they hit 30 instead of a steep decline, we find a slight drop in fantasy production, but it quickly stabilizes similarly to wide receivers in their late 20s. PFFs lead draft analyst Mike Renner said that Young was the second prospect he felt comfortable calling a future Hall of Famer coming out of college, joining only Quenton Nelson. His accomplished career includes two MVPs, one Super Bowl and eight Pro Bowls. Not only does he produce the jaw-dropping, highlight-reel plays, but he is just about as good as anyone in the league at hitting the easy throws and limiting mistakes. So the percentage of 1,000-yard wideouts went from 12.5-percent in 2010 to 26.3-percent in 2012, but then fell back to 13-percent in 2013. Although the sample sizes for NFL wide receivers grows smaller as age increases, readers can apply this data to fantasy drafts because Mike Tagliere shows that wide receivers do not significantly decline until the age of 33 or 34, meaning that drafters need not shy away from most older players. Its hard to understate how impressive three consecutive seasons of 80.0 overall grades out of the gate is for a player like Garrett. The wide receiver must have had 50 or more targets to be included in the sample, as this will eliminate players who never get a shot at a young age, and those who fizzled out of the league after a few years. : #CINvsDEN -- Sunday 4:05pm ET on CBS : NFL app pic.twitter.com/znDCkg1M0r. 82 receptions for 693 yards and one touchdown in 2021. The percentage of accurate passes he received dropped from 61.4% in 2017 and 2018 to 50.8% in 2019. For those who suggest Julio Jones is worth just WR3/4 prices in dynasty, I suggest you stop thinking that now. Just last year, Alexanders 20 forced incompletions were second at the cornerback position behind Carlton Davis. He's been an All-Pro in three consecutive seasons and has three Pro Bowls to his name over nine seasons in Philadelphia. This chart identifies when a player may lose some of that elite potential. The New York Giants have told wide receiver Kenny Golladay he will be released after two horrible seasons. Davante Adams, 29 Deebo Samuel, 25 Tyreek Hill, 27 Ja'Marr Chase, 21 Keenan Allen, 29 Stefon Diggs, 28 Combined with Kupp and Jefferson, that's eight solid receivers that virtually everyone. Hayward has become one of the game's most consistent cornerbacks since joining the Chargers in 2016. We only really have one season to go off with James as he missed most of 2019 with injury, but he did exactly what we expected him to do in that 2018 rookie season coming out of Florida State. His 110 missed tackles forced are more than any other player, and his 1,980 rushing yards after contact are fewer than only Derrick Henry. He was arguably football's best tight end prior to retiring, with four All-Pro designations in nine seasons as a great receiver and elite blocker. He was traded to the Titans for basically a second round pick and here are his numbers with Tennessee: nine games, 26 receptions, 376 yards, 0 TD. The Spartans ranked. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Finally, we have to talk about Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods, and Odell Beckham, Jr. Robert Woods - Turns 30 on April 10, 2022. . A season ago, Browns 8.9 yards after the catch per reception led all wide receivers regardless of experience, and that came despite a healthy 13.6-yard average depth of target. 29: 505: 17.4: 36.1: 2: 0: 0: 0.0: 0: Billy Van Heusen: 14: 15 . One of those things was the age that fantasy players stop producing. Thats where well start today, the wide receiver position. One of the biggest ones Id questioned was the timeline in which a player declined. Mike Tagliere is a featured writer at FantasyPros. The fourth overall pick in 2011, Green had every right to at least be the next Andre Johnson. Expect him to put up even bigger numbers in Year 3 with, Its easy to get dispirited with Smith-Schuster after the 2019 season, attributing all his struggles in his third season to the fact that, wasnt there to draw away attention. Since turning 30, he dipped to 52 and 620. His PFF grade ranks fourth at the position since 2017, and hes been the eighth-most valuable safety in the league by PFF WAR over that same three-year stretch. This is the list of rookies with receiving grades of 80.0 or higher on 250 or more routes over the past 10 years: Odell Beckham Jr., Keenan Allen, Michael Thomas, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Doug Baldwin and the two 2019 rookies A.J. McCaffrey is the ideal modern NFL running back. Mahomes is among the five best quarterbacks in the NFL in negatively graded throw rate since 2018. He led the league in passing during 2018 and is in his age 38 season. For truly elite (250+ PPR points) production, 68% of elite seasons are from players between the ages of 23-26, and 87% take place prior to a player turning 29. Wes Welker. If theres someone in your dynasty league who wants to sell a wide receiver because hes rebuilding, take advantage and buy wide receivers in the 27-30 age range, as thats arguably their prime. Whats perhaps most interesting is that in addition to the names above, there were also quite a few other disappointments (Corey Davis, Calvin Ridley, Amari Cooper, DK Metcalf, A.J. If theres one reason to sell, it should be when a wide receiver is 30 or 31 years old and youre not going to be competing for two years. Is there a player falling down draft boards due to his age and perceived drop-off? Even then, you can likely get WR2 or WR3 production, as they have just as good of a shot as everyone else. Theres a steady arc in the percentages, and its clear that a wide receivers prime is from age-25 through age-32. As a free safety, Williams doesnt see the ball come his way all that often as the primary coverage defender, but he has put up at least eight combined interceptions and pass breakups (on 25 or fewer targets) in both 2017 and 2019. There are certain topics that come up throughout a fantasy owners life cycle that force him to question everything hes heard. Suttons 83.1 PFF grade was a top-10 mark at the wide receiver position in 2019. Wide receivers dont necessarily have to be straight speed demons although it certainly doesnt hurt if theyre blazing fast. His return to the field will give the Browns a boost as they look to realize the lofty expectations that they had heading into the 2019 season. Similarly, he came close to leading the league in interceptions one year, recording an impressive eight interceptions during the same period. Here are the 25 best players regardless of the position they play who will be under 25 years old by Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season, using September 10 as the presumed cutoff date. You don't currently have any notifications, Dont give up on Julio Jones just yet, dynasty managers. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) Edwards is the No. He made his seventh Pro Bowl in 2019. His 80 total pressures in 2019 were the most recorded by a rookie in the PFF era, easily beating out Aldon Smiths previous record of 64 in 2011. That number drops to only 21.9 for wide receivers in the 30-34 bracket. Adams has earned grades of 75.0 or higher as a run defender, tackler, pass-rusher and coverage defender in each of the past two seasons at times even serving as the Jets best edge rusher. 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