DeSean Jackson is headed for free agency. He said yesterday he wants to stay in Washington, but it remains to be seen if Washington will pay him enough to keep him. Arguably the league's best big-play receiver will have plenty of interested teams.
The Bucs, Eagles and Rams are among the teams who may be interested in signing him; this article talks about Tampa Bay's possible interest in a complement to Mike Evans. Would be interesting to think how the Eagles might have benefited had they never let him go in the first place.
Last year 49 different receivers went over 800 receiving yards. Jackson's 17.9 yards per reception average led the league, nearly a yard better than anyone else. It isn't hard to imagine teams getting in a bidding war to bring that kind of difference-maker in.
The 49 receivers with over 800 yards last season, sorted by yards per catch, are shown below.
NFL RECEIVERS, YARDS PER CATCH (2016) | ||||
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Player | No | Yards | Avg | TD |
DeSean Jackson | 56 | 1,005 | 17.9 | 4 |
Julio Jones | 83 | 1,409 | 17.0 | 6 |
Marvin Jones | 55 | 930 | 16.9 | 4 |
T.Y. Hilton | 91 | 1,448 | 15.9 | 6 |
Alshon Jeffery | 52 | 821 | 15.8 | 2 |
Tyrell Williams | 69 | 1,059 | 15.3 | 7 |
Brandin Cooks | 78 | 1,173 | 15.0 | 8 |
Kelvin Benjamin | 63 | 941 | 14.9 | 7 |
Quincy Enunwa | 58 | 857 | 14.8 | 4 |
Kenny Britt | 68 | 1,002 | 14.7 | 5 |
A.J. Green | 66 | 964 | 14.6 | 4 |
Rishard Matthews | 65 | 945 | 14.5 | 9 |
Jimmy Graham | 65 | 923 | 14.2 | 6 |
Mike Wallace | 72 | 1,017 | 14.1 | 4 |
Adam Thielen | 69 | 967 | 14.0 | 5 |
Dontrelle Inman | 58 | 810 | 14.0 | 4 |
Amari Cooper | 83 | 1,153 | 13.9 | 5 |
Mike Evans | 96 | 1,321 | 13.8 | 12 |
Odell Beckham | 101 | 1,367 | 13.5 | 10 |
Cameron Meredith | 66 | 888 | 13.5 | 4 |
Brandon LaFell | 64 | 862 | 13.5 | 6 |
Marqise Lee | 63 | 851 | 13.5 | 3 |
Greg Olsen | 80 | 1,073 | 13.4 | 3 |
Davante Adams | 75 | 997 | 13.3 | 12 |
Travis Kelce | 85 | 1,125 | 13.2 | 4 |
Pierre Garcon | 79 | 1,041 | 13.2 | 3 |
Emmanuel Sanders | 79 | 1,032 | 13.1 | 5 |
Terrelle Pryor | 77 | 1,007 | 13.1 | 4 |
Jordy Nelson | 97 | 1,257 | 13.0 | 14 |
Jamison Crowder | 67 | 847 | 12.6 | 7 |
Michael Thomas | 92 | 1,137 | 12.4 | 9 |
Willie Snead | 72 | 895 | 12.4 | 4 |
Delanie Walker | 65 | 800 | 12.3 | 7 |
DeAndre Hopkins | 78 | 954 | 12.2 | 4 |
Antonio Brown | 106 | 1,284 | 12.1 | 12 |
Jarvis Landry | 94 | 1,136 | 12.1 | 4 |
Allen Robinson | 73 | 883 | 12.1 | 6 |
Doug Baldwin | 94 | 1,128 | 12.0 | 7 |
Demaryius Thomas | 90 | 1,083 | 12.0 | 5 |
Golden Tate | 91 | 1,077 | 11.8 | 4 |
Julian Edelman | 98 | 1,106 | 11.3 | 3 |
Michael Crabtree | 89 | 1,003 | 11.3 | 8 |
Cole Beasley | 75 | 833 | 11.1 | 5 |
David Johnson | 80 | 879 | 11.0 | 4 |
Jordan Matthews | 73 | 804 | 11.0 | 3 |
Stefon Diggs | 84 | 903 | 10.8 | 3 |
Zach Ertz | 78 | 816 | 10.5 | 4 |
Kyle Rudolph | 83 | 840 | 10.1 | 7 |
Larry Fitzgerald | 107 | 1,023 | 9.6 | 6 |
--Andy Richardson