This is the last thing I’ll post on Julian Edelman for a while. Promise. We’re all getting tired of him.
Bill Rehor, Justin Howe and a host of other guys simply don’t like him, and that’s fine.
But here are the catch rates for the 37 wide receivers last year who had at least 100 passes thrown to them. That’s our boy, the former Kent State quarterback, up in the No. 1 spot.
CATCH RATES / WIDEOUTS WITH 100 ATTEMPTS | |||||
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Rank | Team | Receivers | Rec | Trgt | Avg |
1. | N.E. | Julian Edelman | 105 | 151 | 69.5% |
2. | S.D. | Keenan Allen | 71 | 104 | 68.3% |
3. | N.O. | Marques Colston | 75 | 110 | 68.2% |
4. | Tenn. | Kendall Wright | 94 | 139 | 67.6% |
5. | G.B. | Jordy Nelson | 85 | 127 | 66.9% |
6. | Pitt. | Antonio Brown | 110 | 166 | 66.3% |
7. | S.F. | Anquan Boldin | 85 | 129 | 65.9% |
8. | Den. | Wes Welker | 73 | 111 | 65.8% |
9. | Phil. | DeSean Jackson | 82 | 126 | 65.1% |
10. | Den. | Demaryius Thomas | 92 | 142 | 64.8% |
11. | Minn. | Greg Jennings | 68 | 105 | 64.8% |
12. | Atl. | Harry Douglas | 85 | 132 | 64.4% |
13. | Den. | Eric Decker | 87 | 136 | 64.0% |
14. | Wash. | Pierre Garcon | 113 | 181 | 62.4% |
15. | Ariz. | Larry Fitzgerald | 82 | 134 | 61.2% |
16. | Chi. | Brandon Marshall | 100 | 164 | 61.0% |
17. | Hou. | Andre Johnson | 109 | 181 | 60.2% |
18. | NYG | Victor Cruz | 73 | 122 | 59.8% |
19. | Pitt. | Emmanuel Sanders | 67 | 112 | 59.8% |
20. | Chi. | Alshon Jeffery | 89 | 149 | 59.7% |
21. | Ind. | T.Y. Hilton | 82 | 138 | 59.4% |
22. | Car. | Steve Smith | 64 | 110 | 58.2% |
23. | Dall. | Dez Bryant | 93 | 160 | 58.1% |
24. | Ariz. | Michael Floyd | 65 | 112 | 58.0% |
25. | Mia. | Brian Hartline | 76 | 133 | 57.1% |
26. | NYG | Hakeem Nicks | 56 | 101 | 55.4% |
27. | K.C. | Dwayne Bowe | 57 | 103 | 55.3% |
28. | Tenn. | Nate Washington | 58 | 105 | 55.2% |
29. | Cin. | A.J. Green | 98 | 178 | 55.1% |
30. | Clev. | Josh Gordon | 87 | 159 | 54.7% |
31. | Det. | Calvin Johnson | 84 | 157 | 53.5% |
32. | Jac. | Cecil Shorts III | 66 | 124 | 53.2% |
33. | Mia. | Mike Wallace | 73 | 141 | 51.8% |
34. | Buff. | Stevie Johnson | 52 | 101 | 51.5% |
35. | T.B. | Vincent Jackson | 78 | 159 | 49.1% |
36. | Minn. | Jerome Simpson | 48 | 100 | 48.0% |
37. | Balt. | Torrey Smith | 65 | 137 | 47.4% |
—Ian Allan