If you’re in one of those leagues where touchdowns from long range receive extra credit, three wide receivers come to mind: DeSean Jackson, T.Y. Hilton and Odell Beckham Jr. Their touchdowns over the last four years have come from an average of over 30 yards.
If you’re more interested in receivers who tend to work inside the red zone, then perhaps Eric Decker, Randall Cobb, Brandon Marshall and Larry Fitzgerald.
During the last four years, 28 wide receivers have caught at least 20 touchdowns. The average length of touchdowns for those guys …
| AVERAGE LENGTH OF TOUCHDOWNS (2012-15) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | TD | Avg |
| 1. | DeSean Jackson | 21 | 44.7 |
| 2. | T.Y. Hilton | 24 | 34.2 |
| 3. | Odell Beckham Jr. | 25 | 30.3 |
| 4. | Jordy Nelson | 28 | 29.5 |
| 5. | A.J. Green | 38 | 27.6 |
| 6. | Julio Jones | 26 | 25.3 |
| 7. | Demaryius Thomas | 41 | 24.8 |
| 8. | Torrey Smith | 27 | 24.7 |
| 9. | Jeremy Maclin | 25 | 24.2 |
| 10. | Rueben Randle | 20 | 22.4 |
| 11. | Dez Bryant | 44 | 21.8 |
| 12. | Antonio Brown | 36 | 21.3 |
| 13. | Michael Crabtree | 23 | 21.3 |
| 14. | Emmanuel Sanders | 22 | 21.2 |
| 15. | Mike Wallace | 25 | 21.0 |
| 16. | Golden Tate | 22 | 21.0 |
| 17. | Anquan Boldin | 20 | 20.8 |
| 18. | Calvin Johnson | 34 | 20.8 |
| 19. | Alshon Jeffery | 24 | 20.5 |
| 20. | Doug Baldwin | 25 | 20.3 |
| 21. | Larry Fitzgerald | 25 | 19.6 |
| 22. | Julian Edelman | 20 | 17.6 |
| 23. | James Jones | 31 | 17.4 |
| 24. | Brandon Marshall | 45 | 16.5 |
| 25. | Vincent Jackson | 20 | 16.3 |
| 26. | Randall Cobb | 30 | 16.2 |
| 27. | Marques Colston | 24 | 14.3 |
| 28. | Eric Decker | 41 | 14.2 |
—Ian Allan