Fantasy Index

header banner img
OUR FANTASY BASEBALL MAGAZINE IS BACK! PRE-ORDER NOW
Win here.

Around the NFL

Jets wide receivers

New York's receiving corps looks underrated

I have seen features in the past few days about the wide receivers for the Jets and Cowboys. Of those two, New York looks a lot more promising.

Dallas released Dez Bryant, and what’s left is an unheralded grab bag – Terrance Williams, Cole Beasley and Noah Brown are back, they signed Allen Hurn and Deonte Thompson, and they drafted Michael Gallup. They traded for Tavon Austin, but he was underwhelming with the Rams. Anybody?

With the Jets, there has at least been some on-field production recently. Robby Anderson and Jermaine Kearse were solid last year, and Quincy Enunwa and Terrelle Pryor were good in 2016 but are coming off injury-shortened seasons.

An article by Rich Cimini of ESPN suggests Chad Hansen (a fourth-round last year) looks like a receiver who could emerge this year.

"We don't have anybody with a tag that says 'elite receiver,” Jermaine Kearse says. “We don't have any first-rounders or anything like that. No Pro Bowls. But that doesn't mean we can't get the job done. At the end of the day, we're playmakers and that's what we're going to do. I mean, watch the film and you'll find out. You'll just see."

The ESPN article makes the astute observation that the Jets are the only team in the league that currently has four wide receivers who’ve gone over 800 yards in a season. League-wide, 52 receivers have gone over 800 in the last two years, and New York has four of them (though one – Pryor – had his big season while with another team).

I’ve pulled up the list of said receivers. And I’m listing each guy just once, so you don’t see double mentions of guys like DeAndre Hopkins and Antonio Brown. (For each player, I’m showing only his best season, using standard fantasy scoring).

New York’s receivers seem reasonable enough to me. Certainly Robby Anderson has shown good ability to get downfield.

WIDE RECEIVERS WITH 800-PLUS YARDS (2016-17)
YearPlayerNoRecAvgTD20-10
2017DeAndre Hopkins, Hou.961,37814.413215.8
2016Jordy Nelson, G.B.971,25713.014209.7
2017Antonio Brown, Pitt.1011,53315.29209.3
2016Mike Evans, T.B.961,32113.812208.1
2016Odell Beckham Jr., NYG1011,36713.510197.6
2016T.Y. Hilton, Ind.911,44815.96182.8
2017Keenan Allen, LAC1021,39313.77181.3
2016Julio Jones, Atl.831,40917.06176.9
2016Davante Adams, G.B.7599713.312173.7
2017Tyreek Hill, K.C.751,18315.88172.2
2016Brandin Cooks, N.O.781,17315.08168.3
2016Michael Thomas, N.O.921,13712.49167.7
2017Marvin Jones, Det.611,10118.09164.1
2016Doug Baldwin, Sea.941,12812.07159.0
2017A.J. Green, Cin.751,07814.48155.8
2017Larry Fitzgerald, Ariz.1091,15610.66153.6
2017Adam Thielen, Minn.911,27614.04152.7
2017Jarvis Landry, Mia.1129878.89152.0
2016Michael Crabtree, Oak.891,00311.38150.3
2016Amari Cooper, Oak.831,15313.95149.3
2016Rishard Matthews, Tenn.6594514.59148.5
2016Tyrell Williams, S.D.691,05915.37147.9
2016Demaryius Thomas, Den.901,08312.05140.3
2017JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pitt.5891715.88139.7
2017Robby Anderson, NYJ6394114.97137.0
2016Julian Edelman, N.E.981,10611.33136.3
2016Kelvin Benjamin, Car.6394114.97136.1
2016Terrelle Pryor, Clev.771,00713.15134.8
2017Golden Tate, Det.921,00310.95134.5
2017Stefon Diggs, Minn.6484913.38134.2
2016Emmanuel Sanders, Den.791,03213.15133.6
2016Jamison Crowder, Wash.6784712.68132.5
2017Devin Funchess, Car.6384013.38132.0
2016Mike Wallace, Balt.721,01714.14130.8
2016Kenny Britt, L.A.681,00214.75130.2
2016Allen Robinson, Jac.7388312.16126.3
2016DeSean Jackson, Wash.561,00517.94124.5
2016Pierre Garcon, Wash.791,04113.23122.1
2016Brandon LaFell, Cin.6486213.56122.0
2017Kenny Stills, Mia.5884714.66120.7
2017Dez Bryant, Dall.6983812.16119.4
2016Willie Snead, N.O.7289512.44117.5
2016Cameron Meredith, Chi.6688813.54117.4
2017Cooper Kupp, LAR6286914.05116.9
2016Marqise Lee, Jac.6385113.54116.6
2016Cole Beasley, Dall.7583311.15114.0
2017Marquise Goodwin, S.F.5696217.22112.6
2017Jermaine Kearse, NYJ6581012.55111.0
2016Quincy Enunwa, NYJ5885714.84110.9
2016Dontrelle Inman, S.D.5881014.04105.0
2016Jordan Matthews, Phil.7380411.0398.4
2016Alshon Jeffery, Chi.5282115.8294.1

—Ian Allan

Fantasy Index