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Oakland wide receivers

Bryant, Nelson didn't have many big plays

Perhaps lost in the excitement of the NFL Draft, the Raiders swung a trade for Martavis Bryant from the Steelers. He'll join Amari Cooper and Jordy Nelson as the team's top 3 at wide receiver. In bringing in Bryant, Oakland adds a talented, explosive deep threat who can take the top off a defense. Well, maybe.

A year ago, Bryant was statistically below-average as a deep threat. Among the 77 wideouts who caught at least 30 passes, 48 of them caught a higher percentage of passes of outside 20 yards.

WIDE RECEIVERS, RECEPTIONS OVER 20 YARDS, 2017
PlayerRecYdsAvgTD20+Pct/20
Jaron Brown, Ariz.3147715.441238.7%
Marvin Jones, Det.61110118.092032.8%
Paul Richardson, Sea.4470316.061329.5%
Travis Benjamin, LAC3456716.741029.4%
Ted Ginn, N.O.5378714.841528.3%
Tyrell Williams, LAC4372816.941227.9%
Brandin Cooks, N.E.65108216.671827.7%
Robby Anderson, NYJ6394114.971727.0%
Antonio Brown, Pitt.101153315.292726.7%
Keelan Cole, Jac.4274817.831126.2%
Julio Jones, Atl.88144416.432326.1%
DeAndre Hopkins, Hou.96137814.4132425.0%
T.Y. Hilton, Ind.5796616.941424.6%
Rishard Matthews, Tenn.5379515.041324.5%
Kenny Stills, Mia.5884714.661424.1%
Doug Baldwin, Sea.7599113.281824.0%
Devin Funchess, Car.6384013.381523.8%
Emmanuel Sanders, Den.4755511.821123.4%
Marquise Goodwin, S.F.5696217.221323.2%
Sammy Watkins, LAR3959315.28923.1%
Ryan Grant, Wash.4557312.741022.2%
Adam Thielen, Minn.91127614.042022.0%
Stefon Diggs, Minn.6484913.381421.9%
Robert Woods, LAR5678113.951221.4%
Mike Wallace, Balt.5274814.441121.2%
Michael Thomas, N.O.104124512.052221.2%
Deonte Thompson, Chi-Buf3855514.62821.1%
Kelvin Benjamin, Car-Buf4869214.421020.8%
JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pitt.5891715.871220.7%
Tyreek Hill, K.C.75118315.871520.0%
DeSean Jackson, T.B.5066813.431020.0%
T.J. Jones, Det.3039913.31620.0%
Cooper Kupp, LAR6286914.051219.4%
Amari Cooper, Oak.4868014.27918.8%
Jamison Crowder, Wash.6678912.031218.2%
Demaryius Thomas, Den.8394911.451518.1%
Keenan Allen, LAC102139313.761817.6%
Chris Hogan, N.E.3443912.95617.6%
Josh Doctson, Wash.3550214.36617.1%
Torrey Smith, Phil.3643011.92616.7%
Roger Lewis, NYG3641611.62616.7%
DeVante Parker, Mia.5767011.81915.8%
Pierre Garcon, S.F.4050012.50615.0%
Mohamed Sanu, Atl.6770310.551014.9%
Larry Fitzgerald, Ariz.109115610.661614.7%
Nelson Agholor, Phil.6276812.48914.5%
Alshon Jeffery, Phil.5778913.89814.0%
Martavis Bryant, Pitt.5060312.13714.0%
Seth Roberts, Oak.4345510.61614.0%
Jermaine Kearse, NYJ6581012.55913.8%
Michael Crabtree, Oak.5861810.78813.8%
Mike Evans, T.B.71100114.15912.7%
Taylor Gabriel, Atl.3337811.51412.1%
A.J. Green, Cin.75107814.48912.0%
Sterling Shepard, NYG5973112.42711.9%
Chris Godwin, T.B.3452515.41411.8%
Corey Davis, Tenn.3437511.00411.8%
Dez Bryant, Dall.6983812.16811.6%
Brandon LaFell, Cin.5254810.53611.5%
Danny Amendola, N.E.6165910.82711.5%
Terrance Williams, Dall.5356810.70611.3%
Tyler Lockett, Sea.4555512.32511.1%
Golden Tate, Det.92100310.951010.9%
Davante Adams, G.B.7488512.010810.8%
Marqise Lee, Jac.5670212.53610.7%
Randall Cobb, G.B.666539.94710.6%
Allen Hurns, Jac.3948412.42410.3%
Cordarrelle Patterson, Oak.3130910.0039.7%
Albert Wilson, K.C.4255413.2349.5%
Eric Decker, Tenn.5456310.4159.3%
Adam Humphries, T.B.6163110.3158.2%
Jordy Nelson, G.B.534829.1647.5%
Jeremy Maclin, Balt.4044011.0337.5%
Cole Beasley, Dall.363148.7425.6%
Jarvis Landry, Mia.1129878.8965.4%
Trent Taylor, S.F.4343010.0224.7%
Kendall Wright, Chi.5961410.4111.7%

Oakland's other noteworthy addition at wideout, Nelson, had one of the lowest rates in the league in this regard. Granted, he was working with Brett Hundley for a large percentage of the year. But neither was as productive in this regard as holdover Amari Cooper.

To me, the Bryant acquisition is another eyebrow-raising move by Jon Gruden. A third-round pick for a guy with multiple suspensions on his resume? And one who may not be the big-play threat he's billed as -- at least, not as much as you'd expect. And he's in a contract year, and that's going to be a complicated contract, given the suspension history.

--Andy Richardson

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