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Marquise Goodwin

Feel-good story a draft-day value

There's an item out about Marquise Goodwin, who just got paid in March by the 49ers, using some of that money to buy his mom and sister a new house. It's a nice story, from a player that was one of 2017's bigger surprises (and will probably be underrated in 2018, too).

Goodwin fell just short of 1,000 yards last year; would likely have made it had he not been knocked out of the finale with a concussion. But his 962 yards on 56 catches made him one of the game's best big-play receivers. His 17.2 yards per reception trailed only Marvin Jones and Keelan Cole (both also underrated in 2018 drafts I've seen).

WIDE RECEIVERS YARDS PER CATCH, 2017
PlayerRecYdsAvgLgTD
Marvin Jones, Det.61110118.0589
Keelan Cole, Jac.4274817.875t3
Marquise Goodwin, S.F.5696217.283t2
T.Y. Hilton, Ind.5796616.980t4
Tyrell Williams, LAC4372816.975t4
Travis Benjamin, LAC3456716.762t4
Brandin Cooks, N.E.65108216.664t7
Julio Jones, Atl.88144416.4533
Paul Richardson, Sea.4470316.061t6
Tyreek Hill, K.C.75118315.879t7
JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pitt.5891715.897t7
Jaron Brown, Ariz.3147715.452t4
Chris Godwin, T.B.3452515.4701
Antonio Brown, Pitt.101153315.2579
Sammy Watkins, LAR3959315.267t8
Rishard Matthews, Tenn.5379515.075t4
Robby Anderson, NYJ6394114.969t7
Ted Ginn, N.O.5378714.854t4
Deonte Thompson, Chi-Buf3855514.6462
Kenny Stills, Mia.5884714.661t6
Kelvin Benjamin, Car-Buf4869214.4432
Mike Wallace, Balt.5274814.4664
A.J. Green, Cin.75107814.477t8
DeAndre Hopkins, Hou.96137814.472t13
Josh Doctson, Wash.3550214.352t6
Amari Cooper, Oak.4868014.287t7
Mike Evans, T.B.71100114.142t5
Adam Thielen, Minn.91127614.065t4
Cooper Kupp, LAR6286914.0645
Robert Woods, LAR5678113.994t5
Alshon Jeffery, Phil.5778913.853t9
Keenan Allen, LAC102139313.7516
DeSean Jackson, T.B.5066813.4413
Stefon Diggs, Minn.6484913.359t8
Devin Funchess, Car.6384013.3448
T.J. Jones, Det.3039913.3341
Doug Baldwin, Sea.7599113.2548
Albert Wilson, K.C.4255413.263t3
Chris Hogan, N.E.3443912.947t5
Ryan Grant, Wash.4557312.740t4
Jermaine Kearse, NYJ6581012.5515
Pierre Garcon, S.F.4050012.5590
Marqise Lee, Jac.5670212.5453
Sterling Shepard, NYG5973112.477t2
Nelson Agholor, Phil.6276812.472t8
Allen Hurns, Jac.3948412.4502
Tyler Lockett, Sea.4555512.374t2
Dez Bryant, Dall.6983812.150t6
Martavis Bryant, Pitt.5060312.1513
Davante Adams, G.B.7488512.055t10
Jamison Crowder, Wash.6678912.0413
Michael Thomas, N.O.104124512.0435
Torrey Smith, Phil.3643011.959t2
Emmanuel Sanders, Den.4755511.8382
DeVante Parker, Mia.5767011.8361
Roger Lewis, NYG3641611.6342
Taylor Gabriel, Atl.3337811.540t1
Demaryius Thomas, Den.8394911.4405
Jeremy Maclin, Balt.4044011.048t3
Corey Davis, Tenn.3437511.0370
Golden Tate, Det.92100310.971t5
Danny Amendola, N.E.6165910.8272
Michael Crabtree, Oak.5861810.741t8
Terrance Williams, Dall.5356810.7560
Larry Fitzgerald, Ariz.109115610.6376
Seth Roberts, Oak.4345510.6291
Brandon LaFell, Cin.5254810.5453
Mohamed Sanu, Atl.6770310.5255
Eric Decker, Tenn.5456310.4291
Kendall Wright, Chi.5961410.4221
Adam Humphries, T.B.6163110.3431
Cordarrelle Patterson, Oak.3130910.0590
Trent Taylor, S.F.4343010.0332
Randall Cobb, G.B.666539.9464
Jordy Nelson, G.B.534829.1586
Jarvis Landry, Mia.1129878.8499
Cole Beasley, Dall.363148.7544

Everyone seems comfortable saying Jimmy Garoppolo is going to keep last year's down-the-stretch performance going. He'll be helped by experience and getting Pierre Garcon back from injury, and maybe a youngster (Trent Taylor? Dante Pettis?) will step up.

But Goodwin looks legit; I think a lot of people just remember him as a little-used deep threat in Buffalo. In fact he's probably one of the league's few probable No. 1 wideouts you can get very late in fantasy drafts.

--Andy Richardson

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