Fantasy Index

Factoid

Reggie Wayne

Odds stacked against older wide receivers

The odds are stacked against Reggie Wayne. He’s coming off reconstructive knee surgery, and he’s also getting old.

Wayne will be 36 in November. In the last 20 years, only five receivers who were 36-plus years old have been able to go over 1,000 yards in a season. Jerry Rice did it three times, and Jimmy Smith and Joey Galloway were the only others.

Only 12 receivers in the same period, in fact, have even gone over 800 yards. Rice has half of those. Only six by all other receivers.

36-YEAR-OLD WIDE RECEIVERS
YearAgeReceiverNoYardsAvgTD
200240Jerry Rice92121113.27
199836Jerry Rice82115714.19
200139Jerry Rice83113913.79
200536Jimmy Smith70102314.66
200736Joey Galloway57101417.86
201037Terrell Owens7298313.79
200236Tim Brown8193011.52
200136Cris Carter7387111.96
200341Jerry Rice6386913.82
200836Isaac Bruce6183513.77
199937Jerry Rice6783012.45
200038Jerry Rice7580510.77

—Ian Allan

Fantasy Index