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Wide receivers

Jackson, Hilton, Beckham hit from long range

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)
RkPlayerTDAvg
1.DeSean Jackson2144.7
2.T.Y. Hilton2434.2
3.Odell Beckham Jr.2530.3
4.Jordy Nelson2829.5
5.A.J. Green3827.6
6.Julio Jones2625.3
7.Demaryius Thomas4124.8
8.Torrey Smith2724.7
9.Jeremy Maclin2524.2
10.Rueben Randle2022.4
11.Dez Bryant4421.8
12.Antonio Brown3621.3
13.Michael Crabtree2321.3
14.Emmanuel Sanders2221.2
15.Mike Wallace2521.0
16.Golden Tate2221.0
17.Anquan Boldin2020.8
18.Calvin Johnson3420.8
19.Alshon Jeffery2420.5
20.Doug Baldwin2520.3
21.Larry Fitzgerald2519.6
22.Julian Edelman2017.6
23.James Jones3117.4
24.Brandon Marshall4516.5
25.Vincent Jackson2016.3
26.Randall Cobb3016.2
27.Marques Colston2414.3
28.Eric Decker4114.2

—Ian Allan

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