Factoid
Nobody WRs
11 Aug
, 2024
Focusing on the wide receiver position, it’s not easy. Particularly to see an instant impact. In the 32-team era, no rookie free agent receiver has finished with top-40 numbers (using PPR scoring)...
Braelon Allen
10 Aug
, 2024
Allen (who started the game) wasn’t a big factor in the first quarter, but he ripped off a pair of impressive runs early in the second...
David Montgomery
6 Aug
, 2024
David Montgomery was very productive last year, running for 1,015 yards and punching in 13 touchdowns...
Dallin Holker
5 Aug
, 2024
Per an article at NOLA.com, Holker caught a touchdown from Derek Carr during 7 on 7 drills on Saturday, and he also got in the end zone on Friday.
Holker has less than ideal size...
Undrafted receivers
4 Aug
, 2024
Of course, the attrition rate is pretty high...
Brock Bowers
4 Aug
, 2024
Worse, in fact, than you might think. In the last 20 years, five tight ends have been selected with top-15 picks...
DeAndre Hopkins
2 Aug
, 2024
In the last 10 years, only three wide receivers who were at least 32 years old have finished with top-10 numbers. It hasn’t happened in five years (since Julian Edelman in 2019)...
Nobody RBs
1 Aug
, 2024
Playing around with some numbers, I see that 42 running backs since 2002 (about 2 per season) have gone undrafted, and then posted at least one season with top-40 numbers in fantasy leagues (using ...
Rookie quarterbacks
31 Jul
, 2024
Drake Maye in New England, J.J. McCarthy in Minnesota, and Bo Nix (pictured) in Denver...
Marvin Harrison
27 Jul
, 2024
It’s not unusual to see rookie receivers put up good numbers. Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson were both outstanding in their first seasons...
Dontayvion Wicks
26 Jul
, 2024
Christian Watson should have some huge, difference-making games, but he might be best suited to be a big-play sidekick rather than a featured receiver. A deluxe version of Gabe Davis...
Older WRs
24 Jul
, 2024
Only one active receiver has put up relevant numbers at 32-plus. Adam Thielen ranked 31st among wide receivers in 2022, with 70 catches for 716 yards and 6 TDs...
Xavier Legette
23 Jul
, 2024
My leaning, after watching all of the passes thrown to those guys last year, is that Carolina looks like the favorite to emerge as the winner of this group...
Running quarterbacks
22 Jul
, 2024
With both of those prospects, their mobility is part of the appeal. Both of those guys ran for 21 touchdowns in their final two college seasons...
Joshua Karty
21 Jul
, 2024
The Rams picked Karty in the sixth round, and he played well enough at Stanford that maybe he should have gone earlier...
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