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Free agent receivers

Diggs, Hopkins thrived with new teams

Stefon Diggs and DeAndre Hopkins put up big numbers last year, and they did it despite landing with new teams Normally with the heralded receivers who switch teams in the offseason, it’s more common to see them decline.

But Diggs and Hopkins shredded it pretty thoroughly. Both caught at least 115 passes. Using PPR scoring, they finished with two of the top 6 seasons by transplanted wide receivers in the last 20 years (that is, receivers playing their first year with a new team).

In the last 20 years, only 27 wide receivers who’ve landed with new teams have put up at least 200 points using PPR scoring. With fantasy scoring systems varying and in an effort to avoid making the chart too clunky, I’m listing only their basic NFL stats here – catches-yards-touchdowns in final season with their old team, and the same numbers with their new club.

NEW TEAM, BIG NUMBERS
YearPlayerOldOld StatsNewNew Stats
2007Randy MossOak42-553-3NE98-1493-23
2015Brandon MarshallChi.61-721-8NYJ109-1502-14
2012Brandon MarshallMia.81-1214-6Chi.118-1508-11
2020Stefon DiggsMin.63-1130-6Buff.127-1535-8
2014Emmanuel SandersPitt67-740-6Den101-1404-9
2020DeAndre HopkinsHou.104-1165-7Ariz.115-1407-6
2005Santana MossNYJ45-838-5Was84-1483-9
2006Terrell OwensPhil47-763-6Dall85-1180-13
2004Terrell OwensSF80-1102-9Phil77-1200-14
2012Vincent JacksonSD60-1106-9T.B.72-1384-8
2001Jerry RiceSF75-805-7Oak83-1139-9
2013Anquan BoldinBalt65-921-4SF85-1179-7
2015Jeremy MaclinPhil.85-1318-10K.C.87-1088-8
2005Plaxico BurressPit35-698-5NYG76-1214-7
2003Laveranues ColesNYJ89-1264-5Was82-1204-6
2018Brandin CooksN.E.65-1082-7LAR80-1204-6
2006Javon WalkerGB4-27-0Den69-1084-9
2017Brandin CooksN.O.78-1173-8N.E.65-1082-7
2005Derrick MasonTen96-1168-7Bal86-1073-3
2013Wes WelkerNE118-1354-6Den73-778-10
2014DeSean JacksonPhil82-1332-9Was56-1169-6
2005Randy MossMin49-767-13Oak60-1005-8
2010Brandon MarshallDen101-1120-10Mia86-1014-3
2004Keyshawn JohnsonTB45-600-3Dall70-981-6
2019Odell BeckhamNYG77-1052-6Cle.74-1035-4
2014Eric DeckerDen87-1288-11NYJ74-962-5
2003David BostonAri32-512-1SD70-880-7

—Ian Allan

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