2021 Fantasy Football Studs
Stud: A NFL player who has proved himself to be a top scoring player at his position. These players should be started each week regardless of match-up and should only be benched during bye weeks and significant injuries. From our Fantasy Football Dictionary
Our writers have classified the following players as studs for 2021. We will be updating this list throughout the pre-season.
| Name | Pos | Team | Age | Yrs Exp. |
Pos. Rank |
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Davante Adams  |
WR | LVR | 29 | 7 | Unranked |
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Over the previous two seasons, the Packers' wideouts caught about 53 percent of the team's completions. They gained more yards per catch (13.3) in 2020 while being more productive in scoring (2... Read More | |||||
| Keenan Allen | WR | LAC | 30 | 8 | Unranked |
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Los Angeles set a three-year high in catches (203), receiving yards (2,730), touchdowns (19), and targets (325) for their wide receivers. The last of depth at wideout led to only 49.2 percent of the catch opportunity in 2020. ... Read More | |||||
| Stefon Diggs | WR | BUF | 28 | 6 | Unranked |
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From 2019 to 2020, Buffalo's wide receivers caught 120 more passes for 1,486 yards and 13 touchdowns on 109 targets, which almost matched the output of Stefon Diggs (127/1,535/8). The most significant growth area was the completion rate by Josh Allen to his wide receivers (53.2 in 2018, 64.2 in 2019, and 76.1 in 2020). The wide receiver position resulted ... Read More | |||||
| Tyreek Hill | WR | MIA | 28 | 5 | Unranked |
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The wide receiver opportunity for the Chiefs improved by about 25 percent as far as completions (225 – 181 in 2019), but their wideouts gained only 12.9 yards per catch (14.9 in 2019). They set a three-year high in touchdowns (25) and targets (330). ... Read More | |||||
| DeAndre Hopkins | WR | ARI | 29 | 8 | Unranked |
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The addition of DeAndre Hopkins ended up leading to only 16 more catches for 240 yards and six touchdowns on one target. Their wide receivers gained 70 percent of the Cardinals' passing yards and two-third of their completions over the previous two seasons. ... Read More | |||||
| Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN | 22 | 1 | Unranked |
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The wide receiver ride in Minnesota has been wild over the past three seasons. In 2018, with Stefon Diggs (102/1,021/9) and Adam Thielen (113/1,373/9) playing well, they finished with 270 catches for 2,969 yards and 24 touchdowns on 388 targets. Last year, the Viking... Read More | |||||
| CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL | 23 | 1 | Unranked |
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If Dak Prescott stayed healthy all season, the Cowboys' wideouts would have pushed to one of the top combos in the league. Their wide receivers accounted for over 70 percent of Dallas's passing yards for the second straight year. Despite a rise of 32 catches, they ga... Read More | |||||
| Terry McLaurin | WR | WAS | 26 | 2 | Unranked |
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Over the past two seasons, Washington tried to get the ball more to their wideouts (312 and 296 targets). Despite an improved catch rate (65.5) in 2020, wide receivers gained only 11.5 yards per catch with a low ranking total in touchdowns (8) while catching only 50 ... Read More | |||||
| DK Metcalf | WR | SEA | 24 | 2 | Unranked |
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The growth of DK Metcalf led to Seattle setting a three-high in catches (236), receiving yards (2,987), touchdowns (26), and targets (340). Their wideouts caught 69.4 percent of their chances. ... Read More | |||||
| Calvin Ridley |
WR | ATL | 27 | 3 | Unranked |
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The wide receiver production in Atlanta has been outstanding over the past three seasons. With a banged-up Julio Jones (51/771/3) missed nine games, Matt Ryan still completed 264 passes for 3,464 yards and 21 touchdowns on 396 targets. Based on this data, Atlanta creates two top-tier opportunities at wide receiver. The critica... Read More | |||||
