Pierre Garcon is headed for free agency, and I’m not sure Washington will make much of an effort to re-sign him. They’ve got younger receivers they’re counting on. But Garcon looks like he’ll be a fit somewhere as a second or third receiver.

Garcon posted on his Instantgram account yesterday, #YallHiring?

Garcon is an older receiver. He’ll be 31 in August. And he doesn’t have much speed. Of the approximate 64 “starting” receivers in the league last year, I don’t know that there are a half dozen who are as slow as him. Separation will be a problem for him at least at times.

But Garcon has a big body (6-0, 216), and there’s something to be said for experienced vets who know what they’re doing. I see him as an Anquan Boldin type option, who could be an above-average third receiver in the right system.

Garcon quietly has some of the best hands in the league. Over the last three years, he’s dropped only 2 passes. During this span, 74 wide receivers have caught at least 100 passes, and Garcon has the best drop rate of anybody.

I think some team will sign him as a third receiver.

WIDE RECEIVER DROPS (2014-2016)
TeamPlayerRecDropPct
WASPierre Garcon2192.9%
DENEmmanuel Sanders25631.2%
SDKeenan Allen15021.3%
ARILarry Fitzgerald27941.4%
NEDanny Amendola11521.7%
MINStefon Diggs13632.2%
Phi-KCJeremy Maclin21652.3%
WASJamison Crowder12632.3%
PITAntonio Brown37192.4%
CLEAndrew Hawkins12332.4%
SEADoug Baldwin23862.5%
NOBrandin Cooks21562.7%
NOWillie Snead14142.8%
SDDontrelle Inman10532.8%
DALCole Beasley16453.0%
GBJordy Nelson19563.0%
MIAJarvis Landry28893.0%
DETGolden Tate28093.1%
TENKendall Wright12243.2%
NYJ-SFJeremy Kerley11843.3%
CINA.J. Green22183.5%
DALTerrance Williams13353.6%
BALKamar Aiken12853.8%
SEAJermaine Kearse12853.8%
2 tmHarry Douglas10243.8%
PITMarkus Wheaton10143.8%
INDDonte Moncrief12653.8%
HOUDeAndre Hopkins265114.0%
WASDeSean Jackson14264.1%
NYJEric Decker16374.1%
ATLJulio Jones323144.2%
DETCalvin Johnson15974.2%
JacAllen Robinson20194.3%
NYGOdell Beckham Jr.288134.3%
TBVincent Jackson11864.8%
NE-CinBrandon LaFell17594.9%
Buf-NEChris Hogan11565.0%
GBRandall Cobb230125.0%
CHIAlshon Jeffery191105.0%
ARIJohn Brown15285.0%
LAKenny Britt15285.0%
NYGRueben Randle12875.2%
BUFRobert Woods16395.2%
3 tmsMike Wallace178105.3%
INDT.Y. Hilton242145.5%
BUFSammy Watkins15395.6%
SF-DetAnquan Boldin219135.6%
NO-MiaKenny Stills13285.7%
SD-ChiEddie Royal13285.7%
Oak-GBJames Jones12386.1%
DALDez Bryant169116.1%
Hou-IndAndre Johnson13596.3%
Cin-AtlMohamed Sanu148106.3%
BALSteve Smith Sr.195146.7%
ATLRoddy White12396.8%
Mia-TenRishard Matthews12097.0%
Cle-SDTravis Benjamin133107.0%
PHIJordan Matthews225177.0%
GBDavante Adams163137.4%
NEJulian Edelman251217.7%
OAKAmari Cooper155137.7%
DENDemaryius Thomas306267.8%
CARKelvin Benjamin136128.1%
RamsTavon Austin141138.4%
TBMike Evans238228.5%
JacAllen Hurns150148.5%
3 tmsCecil Shorts III106108.6%
Ari-NEMichael Floyd136138.7%
JAXMarqise Lee115118.7%
Chi-NYJBrandon Marshall229228.8%
NOMarques Colston104108.8%
SF-OakMichael Crabtree242249.0%
Bal-SFTorrey Smith102119.7%
Ari-CarTed Ginn Jr.1121813.8%

—Ian Allan