3rd Year NFL Wide Receivers
There is a common belief among fantasy football players that most NFL wide receivers do not "break out" until their third year in the league. Some recent examples of players who blossomed in their 3rd year: Santana Moss, Chris Chambers, Steve Smith, and Steve Johnson. (from our FF Dictionary)
Here is the list of 39 active wide receivers whose rookie year was 2020. We list their receptions as well as their career fantasy points (standard league scoring).
| Player | NFL Team |
Depth | Age | Height | Weight | 2020 Rec. |
2021 Rec. |
Total | Career Fantasy Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Aiyuk | SF | WR2 | 24 | 6'0 | 201 | 60 | 65 | 125 | 252.3 |
| Lynn Bowden | MIA | 28 | 0 | 28 | 25.6 | ||||
| Ja'Marcus Bradley | CLE | WR6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12.4 | |||
| Lawrence Cager | NYJ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | ||||
| Marquez Callaway | NO | WR5 | 24 | 6'2 | 204 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 127.1 |
| Quintez Cephus | DET | WR6 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 79.3 | |||
| Chase Claypool | PIT | WR2 | 23 | 6'4 | 238 | 67 | 62 | 129 | 282.9 |
| Tyrie Cleveland | DEN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.3 | ||||
| Gabriel Davis | BUF | WR2 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 249.7 | |||
| Devin Duvernay | BAL | WR2 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 77.3 | |||
| Bryan Edwards | ATL | WR2 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 104.5 | |||
| Antonio Gandy-Golden | WAS | WR7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | |||
| KJ Hamler | DEN | WR4 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 67.5 | |||
| De'Michael Harris | IND | 10 | 0 | 10 | 12.5 | ||||
| Tee Higgins | CIN | WR2 | 23 | 6'4 | 216 | 67 | 88 | 155 | 295.6 |
| John Hightower | PHI | 10 | 0 | 10 | 16.8 | ||||
| Justin Jefferson | MIN | WR1 | 23 | 6'1 | 203 | 88 | 108 | 196 | 406.6 |
| Van Jefferson | LAR | WR3 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 166.1 | |||
| Jauan Jennings | SF | WR4 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 62.5 | |||
| Jerry Jeudy | DEN | WR2 | 52 | 38 | 90 | 150.6 | |||
| Collin Johnson | NYG | 18 | 11 | 29 | 49.7 | ||||
| Tyler Johnson | TB | WR4 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 72.5 | |||
| CeeDee Lamb | DAL | WR1 | 23 | 6'2 | 198 | 74 | 80 | 154 | 300.1 |
| Austin Mack | SF | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9.1 | ||||
| Kirk Merritt | NO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | ||||
| Denzel Mims | NYJ | WR5 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 49.0 | |||
| Darnell Mooney | CHI | WR1 | 61 | 81 | 142 | 227.8 | |||
| K.J. Osborn | MIN | WR3 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 108.5 | |||
| Dezmon Patmon | IND | WR7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.1 | |||
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | CLE | WR2 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 123.2 | |||
| Malcolm Perry | NE | 9 | 0 | 9 | 15.7 | ||||
| Michael Pittman | IND | WR1 | 24 | 6'4 | 223 | 45 | 88 | 133 | 217.6 |
| James Proche | BAL | WR3 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 21.6 | |||
| Jalen Reagor | PHI | WR3 | 23 | 5'11 | 196 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 99.5 |
| Joe Reed | LAC | WR7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | |||
| Laviska Shenault | JAX | WR3 | 23 | 6'1 | 227 | 58 | 63 | 121 | 165.1 |
| Freddie Swain | SEA | WR3 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 92.2 | |||
| Quez Watkins | PHI | WR5 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 91.1 | |||
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | TEN | WR3 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 75.9 |
