When will Rams pick center of the future? Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Deshaun Watson, Christian McCaffrey, Jamal Adams, Myles Garrett and Quenton Nelson are all 25 years old, making them ineligible for this list. Some fantasy owners want safety on their roster, even if they know the player may not offer WR1-type upside. When drafting a wide receiver in the early rounds, you want to ensure they can not only live up to their draft position, but hopefully exceed it. Turning 29 has not been kind: Wide receivers showing rapid decline, Rams facilities given a D+ grade in NFLPA survey, In a recent NFLPA survey, the Rams facilities were given a D+ grade by the players. Metcalf, and Justin Jefferson the last couple years, but this chart is your friendly reminder that wide receivers typically take time to develop. Since turning 30, he dipped to 52 and 620. McLaurin entered the NFL landscape last season as an older rookie a third-round pick with limited expectations. As you can see from the chart above aging wide receivers isnt all rosy as we do see a steep decline in the quantity. The combined number of age-30 receivers among those 43 names: three. By, Kareem Elgazzar / USA Today Sports Images, Douglas DeFelice / USA Today Sports Images, Mark J. Rebilas / USA Today Sports Images, Vincent Carchietta / USA Today Sports Images, Robert Hanashiro / USA Today Sports Images, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Since his surprising retirement in 2016, teams have followed suit: If Megatron cant play at 31, maybe nobody can., Just by the tone of his voice, I knew that he was done.@nateburleson recalls the moment he knew that Calvin Johnson was going to retire *NSFW*(via @LefkoeShow) pic.twitter.com/9CiKpphou1. His 80 total pressures in 2019 were the most recorded by a rookie in the PFF era, easily beating out Aldon Smiths previous record of 64 in 2011. He is coming off a 2019 season that earned a 96.0 overall grade, and he produced two consecutive seasons with an elite pass-rushing grade (90.0-plus) and over 50 quarterback pressures. Wide. Thats a lot of turnover and I guarantee that they will be on average, much younger than the 2021 list. He would be a low risk high reward type signing if the Packers got him on a cheap deal. Subscribe:Apple Podcasts|Spotify|Google Podcasts|Stitcher|SoundCloud|iHeartRadio. Here are the top 10 receivers in the AFC West heading into the 2022 season: 10. 3 receiver in Las Vegas, but he had a really solid year in 2021 for the Raiders. From age 28 through 31, we see three of the top four percentages on the chart. 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He was traded to the Titans for basically a second round pick and here are his numbers with Tennessee: nine games, 26 receptions, 376 yards, 0 TD. He's been an All-Pro in three consecutive seasons and has three Pro Bowls to his name over nine seasons in Philadelphia. That mainly comes down to the fact that getting Chubb to the ground has been much easier said than done. Superflex Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings (2023 Fantasy Football), Fantasy Football Rankings: Dynasty Trade Value Chart (March 2023 Update), Video: Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings (2023), NFL Free Agency Rumors & News: Derek Carr, Leonard Fournette (2023 Fantasy Football), Early Draft Sleepers to Target (2023 Fantasy Football), Trending Up & Trending Down (2023 Fantasy Football), No, I'm a California resident looking for the California Consumer Privacy Act form. Read about the running backs here You dont want to make a habit of letting multi-faceted, elite defenders like him walk. On passes that were thrown 20 or more yards downfield, Jackson has allowed just 12 of his 48 targets to be completed, with 22 forced incompletions mixed in. He made his seventh Pro Bowl in 2019. He finished last year with 4,466 yards passing and 26 touchdowns at age 34. Updated September 08, 2021 And what do you know? Maybe they went RB-heavy in the first few rounds and want to choose some high-floor options at wide receiver. Cole Beasley 33 years old. All three players can beat you deep, take a. Running Backs He made the Pro Bowl at age 29, but Baldwin was not the same player at 30 and he never played in the NFL again after that season. If the Packers are willing to spend big to land one of the best wide receivers in the NFL, Tyler Lockett is a player they should consider making a trade offer for. Players who are age-32 and beyond this season are: Julio Jones (32), T.Y. However, the fantasy gods are on our side as you can see the % of the wide receivers ages 30-34 who hit the 100 target benchmark actually increases to an average of 25.5%. What we end up seeing is a lot of stability over the years. Finally, the drop off isnt as steep as we might have thought. Following that dip to only thirteen 1,000-yard wideouts in 2017, the number went back up to 18 in 2018, then 25 (nearly double the 2017 total) in 2019. Granted, it was the run-heaviest team in the NFL, but Andrews still proved to be a legitimate downfield threat over the middle of the field. The greatest wideout of his era, Brown is an exception to the rule because maybe he brought this decline on himself. Kupp has a salary cap hit of $18.3 million next season and he isnt going anywhere. The New York Giants have told wide receiver Kenny Golladay he will be released after two horrible seasons. The Ravens have one of the most talented secondaries in the NFL, and Humphrey has been a big part of that group. If this chart wont do it, nothing will. Who else then? Jackson doesnt get enough appreciation for how solid hes been to start his NFL career. In fact, his 92.1 rushing grade over the last two years is the only mark above 90.0. Consider not only the career lifespans of players like Rice and Moss, who we know transcend almost all other receivers to come along in the last 50 years, but also the likes of really really good wideouts like Reggie Wayne, Hines Ward, Donald Driver, and Derrick Mason: Before we even get to the modern era, Ill pose this question to you: Do you expect Cooper Kupp to play 14 seasons with the Rams? Justin Johnson sorts through the wide receiver corps of the NFC East. Wide receivers age 25-29 peak at age 26 but they remain stable up until their age 30 campaign. Players who are getting close to that mark: Julio Jones (31) and T.Y. Wide receivers age 25-29 peak at age 26 but they remain stable up until their age 30 campaign. For 225 PPR fantasy points per year (roughly top-24 production), the average age was 27 with 80% of peak seasons falling within the age range of 23-30. Like we always promise we will give you the high-level data first and you can take it for what it is worth. Its easy to forget that wide receivers take time to develop after watching guys like A.J. He was arguably football's best tight end prior to retiring, with four All-Pro designations in nine seasons as a great receiver and elite blocker. That is just 7-percent of all 1,000-yard receivers in that two-year span. The 31-year-old has made six consecutive Pro Bowls and finished last season with 99 catches for 1,394 yards and six touchdowns. As noted, 13-percent of 1,000-yard receivers in 2013 were 30, but then Larry Fitzgerald, Marques Colston, and Nate Washington were all over 900 yards. Winning in the trenches at a young age is not easy to do. However, the data says otherwise which means many people can find great value in both redraft and dynasty. 2021 Projection: 29 receptions / 387 yards / 2 . Kevin Cummings, San Jose State, Wide Receivers Coach (29): Few position groups have seen more growth over the last few seasons than San Jose State's wide receivers. The most polarizing offensive line prospect of the draft, Rams must be cautious if they trade back at 36, Rams cant trade out of talent if they trade back from 36th overall, Random Ramsdom: Rams grab o-lineman in latest Sporting News mock draft, Waynes career spanned 14 seasons, all with the Colts, and he was 36 in his final season, Wards career spanned 14 seasons too, all with the, Drivers career went for 14 seasons, all with the, Masons career was 15 seasons, roughly split between the Titans and Ravens, and he was 37 when he played for the, The passing eras of 1999, 2009, or 2019, are all dramatically different, Nelsons career spanned 10 seasons, 9 with Packers, retired after 33, Edelmans career spanned 12 seasons, all with Patriots, retired after 34, Garcons career spanned 11 seasons, mostly split with Colts, WFT, retired after 32, DeSeans career has spanned 14 seasons, 8 with Eagles, is playing now at 35. Youll take that as an NFL team 10 times out of 10. Dunlap has been one of the more overlooked defensive linemen in the league for much of his 10-year career in Cincy. He has now graded above 70.0 in each of his first four NFL seasons and is coming off back-to-back years with pass-rushing grades above 87.0. If youre looking for a pure runner, there are few players in the league right now that I would take over Chubb. (Dec. 19, 2010) pic.twitter.com/tcQOG44Dm3, (Fitzgerald fits in the mold with Moss, Rice, and his career went 17 seasons, all with Cardinalshes currently 38). Nelson was about as easy an NFL projection as you can get coming out of Notre Dame, and its no surprise that he has wasted no time in cementing his spot as one of the best guards in the NFL. Ryan was the 2016 NFL MVP and has been a consistent producer over 12 seasons. Seth Trachtman is a fantasy sports expert and diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan. He had a league-leading 159 tackles last year and is entering his age 30 season. The percentage of accurate passes he received dropped from 61.4% in 2017 and 2018 to 50.8% in 2019. His 17.2% pressure rate trailed only his brother, Joey Bosa, and the aforementioned Smith among rookies with 250 or more pass-rushing snaps over that same time frame. Ingram has now made three consecutive Pro Bowls as he embarks on his age 31 season. Its a smaller sample size, sure, but seeing 34-year-olds posting top-24 numbers 38.9 percent of the time, the highest mark on the chart, it gives the older guys hope. He doesn't often Tweet, but when he does, you can find him on Twitter @sethroto. *T.Y. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Gronk is set to come out of retirement to join the Bucs in 2020. One of the biggest ones Id questioned was the timeline in which a player declined. 29: 505: 17.4: 36.1: 2: 0: 0: 0.0: 0: Billy Van Heusen: 14: 15 . Peterson is coming off the worst year of his career at age 29, but hopes the transition to his 30s holds a brighter future. We see a similar tier among top-24 production as we did in the top-12 tier, though it extends through age-34 on this chart. Even Stafford saw it happen when he played with perhaps the most respected wide receiver of the century. 82 receptions for 693 yards and one touchdown in 2021. Razzball.com and the Razzball logo units are copyright Razzball LLC. His accomplished career includes two MVPs, one Super Bowl and eight Pro Bowls. To be as dominant as Nelson has been at his age is a rarity in the NFL. He has 81.5 career sacks, including nine sacks along with 63 tackles last season. Heyward is entering his age 31 season. The team will have to decide whether or not to keep Woods at a salary of $15.7 million, release Woods prior to June 1st for $3.6 million in savings, release Woods with post-June 1 for $10 million in savings, or renegotiate a new deal with Woods to lower his salary cap. He turns 32 in November. Height: 5'9 Position: Wide Receiver; Coming in at number 9, Wesley Carter Welker is a former American football pro who played for 11 seasons in the NFL. Copyright 2007 -2023 Razzball LLC. Watson isnt without his faults namely his penchant for holding on to the ball too long and inviting pressure upon himself but that shouldnt detract from the fact that he has been one of the leagues best quarterbacks over the last two seasons, ranking seventh in PFF grade among qualifiers over that period. The average NFL career for a wide receiver is a little more than two years. 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