Then last season, at 31, Julio started to show signs of decline with the Falcons. Unfortunatelyand this is something that analytics seems to consistently misshistory does not predict the future. If we wanted to expand this list out to 12 names, we could add 1,000-yard receivers: Lets even move the list up to 20 namesthe top-20 receivers in the NFL right nowby adding eight more. He surpassed 1,000 yards receiving in six of his first seven seasons. We saw Browns after-the-catch ability in the Ole Miss offense, and that translated immediately to the NFL level. After removing the players with less than 50 targets, were left with a total of 1,080 individual seasons, more than enough for a conclusion. Emailed daily. Wide receivers dont necessarily have to be straight speed demons although it certainly doesnt hurt if theyre blazing fast. He has been the most valuable player at the position since stepping foot on an NFL field in 2017, and he has developed into one of the more dangerous threats in the league as both a runner and as a receiver out of the backfield. Bryan Edwards, Raiders. Turning 29 may be just as bad. Players who are age-32 and beyond this season are: Julio Jones (32), T.Y. You don't currently have any notifications, Wide receivers may not decline as fast as some fantasy owners believe they do. Veteran receivers were still quite valuable. Down from 26-percent only a couple of years earlier. Jefferson is now a 23-year-old with 196 catches, 3,016 yards, and 17 touchdowns in his career. 9. But then, turning 30 was not necessarily even the really big concern for a wideout then. Quickness is what a wide receiver will use more often than speed. Odds & lines subject to change. Asked TY Hilton if he plans on playing next year, and he said it'll be something he weighs after the season. Even then, you can likely get WR2 or WR3 production, as they have just as good of a shot as everyone else. Sutton stepped into the No. When does he stop offering top-12 upside? Hes been tested deep a fair amount since 2017, but Jacksons speed means that he rarely gets beaten over the top. 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. Top 5 WRs age 30+AJ Green, 718 yardsThielen, 686Beasley, 640M Jones, 624E Sanders, 606WRs turning 30 next year:D AdamsK AllenLockettHopkinsWoodsOBJLandryTurning 29KuppDiggsCooksEvansGolladayWatkins. 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. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants have told wide receiver Kenny Golladay he will be released after two horrible seasons. The Stafford Effect could mean that Cooper Kupp just gets to be a much more dominant player for a few years and barring an injury, what would hold him back? Theres a steady arc in the percentages, and its clear that a wide receivers prime is from age-25 through age-32. For those who suggest Julio Jones is worth just WR3/4 prices in dynasty, I suggest you stop thinking that now. Subscribe:Apple Podcasts|Spotify|Google Podcasts|Stitcher|SoundCloud|iHeartRadio. The types of wideouts who we used to expect to get 14 seasons, then 11-12 seasons, now look to be getting at most eight or nine seasons. Jackson doesnt get enough appreciation for how solid hes been to start his NFL career. What would they have to gain by telling you a player falls off a cliff at a certain age? Outside of that, veteran wide receivers are tremendous values. Entering his age 37 season, Rodgers is still going strong in Green Bay. As you can see for the wide receiver position there is no major drop off. Depending on what you want/need out of them, they really dont decline until theyre 33 or 34 years old. The number of those players who were at least 30 went from two to three to five, then back down to three. Today, well talk about the wide receiver position. When will Rams pick center of the future? 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. WRs who were 29 in 2017: Antonio Brown, A.J. This list is meant to recognize the young players who figure to be the face of the game for years to come. You dont want to make too many conclusions based on two-week sample sizes, but its hard not to see the kind of effect Fitzpatrick had on the Pittsburgh defense from his free safety position after joining the team. Thats a lot of turnover and I guarantee that they will be on average, much younger than the 2021 list. As for those contributions on the ground, Jackson has no peers at the quarterback position. The wide receiver must have had 50 or more targets to be included in the sample, as this will eliminate players who never get a shot at a young age, and those who fizzled out of the league after a few years. Copyright 2023 YB Media, LLC. that also played a role. Wide receivers are in their prime fantasy years from age-25 through age-32, according to this chart. Upon looking closer, it was just two receivers who accomplished that; they both did it twice (Larry Fitzgerald and Terrell Owens), and are both Hall of Famers. Go back to the year 1999, the season in which Kurt Warner changed everything just so that he could one day inspire a movie that be directly targeted to Brenda and Kurt Warner, and of the 26 players to cross the 1,000-yard threshold, seven were at least 30 years of age: Jimmy Smith*, Tim Brown*, Cris Carter*, Rocket Ismail, Tony Martin, Ed McCaffrey, and Terance Mathis. Justin Johnson sorts through the wide receiver corps of the NFC East. 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. As you can see from the chart above aging wide receivers isnt all rosy as we do see a steep decline in the quantity. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. When does a fantasy player stop producing like an elite option? He finished last year with 4,466 yards passing and 26 touchdowns at age 34. Jones needs little introduction as one of the most explosive wideouts in the NFL. Only one of those players was over 30: Fitzgerald, who had basically reformed his career into that of a possession receiver, dropping from 8.1 yards per target and 13.9 YPC between ages 21 and 28, to 6.9 yards per target and 10.7 YPC over ages 29-37. Naturally, only some of the best receivers in the game last into their thirties and. And that is what has made him the most valuable player in the NFL over the last two seasons by nearly a full, Moore hasnt had the best of quarterback circumstances, given that he's had to deal with an injured, duo for much of 2019, but hes been able to produce despite those limitations, putting up a receiving grade over 80.0 across his first two NFL seasons. 82 receptions for 693 yards and one touchdown in 2021. If you want a deeper dive, we have included more information later in the article. It's clear that wide receivers take some time to develop and have a. Just last year, Alexanders 20 forced incompletions were second at the cornerback position behind Carlton Davis. There are sure to be outliers, but again, do not unload wide receivers who are 28- or 29-year-old studs. Again, the game we play doesnt care about whether or not a player is in his prime physical shape, because if it doesnt equal fantasy points, it doesnt matter to you, the fantasy player. Kupp has a salary cap hit of $18.3 million next season and he isnt going anywhere. Injuries have nagged Watt over the last few years, but he remains elite when he's on the field. 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. He is just another player on the list of recent Saints draft hits. . 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. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. His grade may have trended in the wrong direction in 2018 and 2019 after an impressive rookie campaign where he notched 18 combined pass breakups and interceptions, but at worst, Lattimore has been a solid starter in the Saints secondary. After earning grades of 81.9 in 2017 and 80.4 in 2018, Godwin took his game one step further this past season, breaching the elite at the position. Whats perhaps most interesting is that in addition to the names above, there were also quite a few other disappointments (Corey Davis, Calvin Ridley, Amari Cooper, DK Metcalf, A.J. 1 receiver in Minnesota this year after the team traded Stefon Diggs. Maybe they went RB-heavy in the first few rounds and want to choose some high-floor options at wide receiver. Since turning 30, Green has struggled to stay healthy and when hes on the field hes nowhere near the dominant presence he once was; even with a resurgence in Arizona this year, Green is still not one of the top 40 players at his position. In 2001, 10 receivers of that age crossed over 1,000 yards, including 39-year-old Jerry Rice: 83 catches on 125 targets, 1,139 yards, 9 touchdowns. Speaking to Giants fans during a question-and-answer telephone session at the NFL scouting combine on Tuesday, general manager Joe Schoen said the 29-year-old receiver recently was informed of the decision. Speaking to Giants fans during a question-and-answer telephone session at the NFL . The year prior, of course, he played in 12 games while he was already 40, including seven starts.. It gets really ugly after that, though, as just 4-of-68 wide receivers who played at age-33 and beyond have finished as a top-12 option. Here's a look at the 30 best NFL players in their 30s heading into the 2020 season. I cant tell you how many times Ive heard wide receivers start to decline around the 28-year-old mark, and many in the dynasty industry think you should consider selling before the cliff. Hilton was the Wide Receiver 22 weeks 9-17. 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. Rodgers had 4,002 yards passing and 26 touchdowns last year. Over eight seasons with the Chargers, Ingram has 49 sacks, including 24.5 sacks over the last three years. Kelce's brother, Travis, gets most of the attention in this prodigious football family, but Jason could have a better Hall of Fame case at the moment. And that is what has made him the most valuable player in the NFL over the last two seasons by nearly a full win above replacement. Running Backs Ill start this out by saying that Alexander has had his fair share of losses at the catch point, which is why his grading has been good but not great thus far, but hes one of the more aggressive and skilled cornerbacks in the NFL when it comes to making plays on the ball. We could start with those who were just named to the Pro Bowl: Combined with Kupp and Jefferson, thats eight solid receivers that virtually everyone can agree on. Copyright 2007 -2023 Razzball LLC. Hilton. His one-handed catch against the Cowboys was arguably one of the top-five plays of the decade and even if he didnt invent the technique, he popularized outstanding grabs and suddenly the magic of the position grew by leaps and bounds in the seasons since. We only really have one season to go off with James as he missed most of 2019 with injury, but he did exactly what we expected him to do in that 2018 rookie season coming out of Florida State. Those players do not exist like they did 20, 10, or even five years ago. This chart clearly shows that a wide receiver holds tons of value through his age 31 season, though thats where we start to see a drop-off in elite production. So the percentage of 1,000-yard wideouts went from 12.5-percent in 2010 to 26.3-percent in 2012, but then fell back to 13-percent in 2013. The Steelers didnt have a first-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, but thats because they spent it on a 23-year-old safety whose 84.4 overall grade ranked sixth at the position after landing in Pittsburgh prior to Week 3. That's because in his final season, 1995, he played one game for the Rams as a 41-year-old. At the same time, this is easily the most talented group of wide receivers they have had in years. Still, from former MVPs and Pro Bowlers to 2021 draftees, the group of players under 25 remains stacked. Big Ben is coming back in 2020 after missing most of 2019 to an elbow injury. This chart identifies when a player may lose some of that elite potential. What age do NFL wide receivers peak? His PFF grade ranks fourth at the position since 2017, and hes been the eighth-most valuable safety in the league by PFF WAR over that same three-year stretch. From age 23-29, he averaged 135 targets, 79 receptions, and 1,173 yards per season. The do-everything linebacker has only one Pro Bowl to his name, but he's recorded over 100 tackles in all but one of his eight NFL seasons. The Ravens have one of the most talented secondaries in the NFL, and Humphrey has been a big part of that group. Its tough to get into elite territory, and Im sure many would take WR1 production, right? Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Always free! Some will say that its skewed results due to the players who are still playing at that age are likely top-notch, but you mustnt forget that we removed all players with less than 50 targets from every age. Some of this downfall has to be attributed to injuries, which is part of getting older, but that only strengthens the point that wide receivers are getting pushed out of the league at an earlier rate than ever: one bad injury can end a career now, not necessarily because the tank is empty but because the team assumes less risk by replacing said veteran through the draftand the draft is not only more rich with wideout talent than ever, but teams are also looking for pass-catchers at tight end and running back more than previously. He's entering his age 30 season. He raised his grade from 79.4 as a rookie to 91.2 this past season, and his 88.8 grade over the last two seasons combined is higher than any other interior offensive lineman in the league over that span. Certain kinds of pick routes, in which receivers get in the way of DBs while the balls in the air, are illegal. Maybe you do. Who else then? 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. The first chart will include the wide receivers (WR) age, the average total fantasy points those wide receivers had at that age and the average points per game those wide receivers (PPG) had at that age. You dont want to make a habit of letting multi-faceted, elite defenders like him walk. This chart identifies when a player may lose some of that elite potential. Not only does he produce the jaw-dropping, highlight-reel plays, but he is just about as good as anyone in the league at hitting the easy throws and limiting mistakes. Outside of that, veteran wide receivers are tremendous values. He recorded 19 sacks last year. Below is a list of age 30+ wide receivers and where they finish in PPG in 2020 vs. 2021 ADP for redraft. His 16 forced missed tackles after the catch were a top-five mark at the position, as well. Well go position-by-position to answer that question, as it varies. Godwin was another easy choice here. Sutton dropped just three of his 115 targets last season. Browns downfall began during the Steelers-Raiders-Patriots mayhem of 2019 and since then his numbers are: 14 games, 78 catches, 957 yards in three seasons. youngest active wide receivers in the NFL. It gets really ugly after that, though, as just 4-of-68 wide receivers who played at. He is 37 years old. 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. Finally, we have to talk about Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods, and Odell Beckham, Jr. Robert Woods - Turns 30 on April 10, 2022. Peterson is coming off the worst year of his career at age 29, but hopes the transition to his 30s holds a brighter future. In dynasty, you should be playing with a three-year window in mind, and if this chart highlights anything, its that hell have another three years of top-24 production. . This is the list of rookies with receiving grades of 80.0 or higher on 250 or more routes over the past 10 years: Odell Beckham Jr., Keenan Allen, Michael Thomas, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Doug Baldwin and the two 2019 rookies A.J. Seth Trachtman is a fantasy sports expert and diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan. Jones, who turned 30 in the offseason, has been an All-Pro in two of the last three seasons and has double-digit sacks in six of the last seven years. With the kind of production hes put up, its going to be hard for the Packers not to get a new deal done with Clark. Ingram made his third Pro Bowl in his first season with Baltimore, rushing for 1,018 yards and 10 touchdowns in 15 games for the league's top rushing offense. Hes been particularly dangerous over the middle of the field. From ages 25-30, Jones consistently crossed over 1,400 yards and he averaged: 103 receptions, 1,564 yards, 6 TDs. This is a good time to remind everyone that JuJu Smith-Schuster is just 23 years old (will be 24 late this year). Of the 69 wide receivers to play at age 29, weve watched 11.6 percent of them finish as a top-five fantasy option, the highest mark on the chart, putting the idea that wide receivers fall off at age 28 to bed. McCaffrey is the ideal modern NFL running back. Again, age-33 is the end for a wide receivers WR1 days, as just two of 56 wide receivers were able to finish as a WR1. One question to ponder is where Kupp will be ranked in two years; another is whether or not the top-ranked player in two years is even in the NFL yet. Mike Tagliere is a featured writer at FantasyPros. Cooper Kupp is shift team certified pic.twitter.com/bO9RDMh2GU. He had 1,077 yards when he was 29, but missed three games. He put . At age 30, David's play hasn't dropped off yet. When I became a full-time analyst and had time to research things like this, I wanted to give you concrete answers. Sherman reestablished himself as an elite cornerback for the 49ers last year, making his fifth career Pro Bowl. 3 receiver in Las Vegas, but he had a really solid year in 2021 for the Raiders. Bosa did things as a rookie that we havent seen since the PFF era began in 2006. Wide receivers dont decline after 28 years old from a fantasy perspective. What wide receivers are 29 years old? He had arguably his best season in 2019, making his second Pro Bowl while posting a 26/6 TD/INT ratio and winning a huge playoff game at New Orleans. grades of 75.0 or higher as a run defender, tackler, pass-rusher and coverage defender in each of the past two seasons, Bosa did things as a rookie that we havent seen since the PFF era began in 2006, 89.8 overall grade in 2019 ranked third among all edge defenders, 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, 31 missed tackles forced after the catch led all NFL players by eight, 84.4 overall grade ranked sixth at the position after landing in Pittsburgh prior to Week 3, put up three consecutive seasons with overall grades of 73.0 or higher on 750 or more defensive snaps, His two-year contested-target percentage and forced incompletion rate both rank among the top 10 players at the position, 8.9 yards after the catch per reception led all wide receivers, Expect big things from McLaurin next year, the best edge defender prospect that PFF has scouted since 2014, Young was the second prospect he felt comfortable calling a future Hall of Famer coming out of college. This doesnt look anything like the running back chart. From the data above on average 96.1 wide receivers per year played in the NFL between the ages of 25-29. At age 27, Calvin Johnson caught 122 passes for 1,964 yards, setting the single-season record that Cooper Kupp is looking to break in the next couple of weeks. He led the league in passing during 2018 and is in his age 38 season. Moore has earned 62 targets on slant and in-routes since 2018 (fourth most in NFL), and his 94.9 receiving grade on those routes trails only, . PFFs lead draft analyst Mike Renner said that Young was the second prospect he felt comfortable calling a future Hall of Famer coming out of college, joining only Quenton Nelson. Williams has very quietly played like one of the best safeties in the NFL over the last three seasons. One of those things was the age that fantasy players stop producing. Moore hasnt had the best of quarterback circumstances, given that he's had to deal with an injured Cam Newton and an uninspiring Kyle Allen/Will Grier duo for much of 2019, but hes been able to produce despite those limitations, putting up a receiving grade over 80.0 across his first two NFL seasons. 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. The New York Giants are planning to release wide receiver Kenny Golladay after two seasons with the team, . Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Read about the running backs here Jackson still wasnt a beacon of accuracy, but when you bring the dynamic ability he does as a runner, that simply doesnt matter as much. 2021 Projection: 29 receptions / 387 yards / 2 . Being able to produce with the ball in your hands matters. Green, Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin, Dez Bryant. He would be a low risk high reward type signing if the Packers got him on a cheap deal. Gambling problem? Brown, etc. Heyward is entering his age 31 season. . Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Are you looking to contact Customer Support about a subscription or account related question? The idea is that if you give a 24-year-old and a 31-year-old the same number of targets, we want to know whos more likely to produce (its the 31-year-old). Lattimore is part of the talented group of secondary players who were taken in the 2017 NFL Draft, and if you look back over his first three years in the NFL, his PFF grade of 84.9 ranks 10th at the cornerback position. Wants to chat with Jack Doyle first, as well. Wide receivers often take time to develop, so it makes sense to see just 81-of-208 (38.9 percent) receivers finish as top-36 options in-between the ages of 21-23, then seeing that number spike to 44.7 percent in their age-24-25 seasons. At what age do certain positions start falling off? Surely these players would be valuable for many more seasons to come, if history was any indication of what we could expect in the future. The Rams drafted Van Jefferson in the second round in 2020 and have already gotten a taste of how the offense can operate with him starting over Woods; it would be surprising if the team sees Woods as a $15 million receiver coming off of ACL surgery. A more magnified peak is in the 25 to 29 range, where 57 percent of peak seasons reside. Together they're the longest-tenured Colts. The 31-year-old has made six consecutive Pro Bowls and finished last season with 99 catches for 1,394 yards and six touchdowns. Those players were Jordy Nelson, Julian Edelman, Pierre Garcon, Fitzgerald, Mike Wallace, and DeSean Jackson, all names that most football fans are completely familiar with and they were playing just a decade after that Hines Ward/Reggie Wayne list that I mentioned earlier. The only way to test whether this was true was to go through a large sample size of data. And these are the good wide receivers. 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. The 26-year-old has become one of the Patriots most-reliable receivers. Here are the 25 best players regardless of the position they play who will be under 25 years old by Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season, using September 10 as the presumed cutoff date. For more from Mike, check out hisarchiveand follow him@MikeTagliereNFL. . 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