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 33 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 | NE | 28 | 0 | 28 | 25.6 | ||||
| Ja'Marcus Bradley | PIT | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12.4 | ||||
| Marquez Callaway | NO | WR3 | 24 | 6'2 | 204 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 127.1 |
| Quintez Cephus | DET | 20 | 15 | 35 | 79.3 | ||||
| Chase Claypool | CHI | WR1 | 24 | 6'4 | 238 | 67 | 62 | 129 | 282.9 |
| Gabriel Davis | BUF | WR2 | 23 | 6'2 | 210 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 249.7 |
| Devin Duvernay | BAL | WR1 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 77.3 | |||
| KJ Hamler | DEN | 23 | 5'9 | 179 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 67.5 | |
| Tee Higgins | CIN | WR2 | 24 | 6'4 | 216 | 67 | 88 | 155 | 295.6 |
| John Hightower | LAC | 10 | 0 | 10 | 16.8 | ||||
| Kendall Hinton | DEN | WR3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 22.7 | |||
| Isaiah Hodgins | NYG | WR3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Justin Jefferson | MIN | WR1 | 23 | 6'1 | 203 | 88 | 108 | 196 | 406.6 |
| Van Jefferson | LAR | WR1 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 166.1 | |||
| Jauan Jennings | SF | WR3 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 62.5 | |||
| Jerry Jeudy | DEN | WR2 | 23 | 6'1 | 194 | 52 | 38 | 90 | 150.6 |
| Collin Johnson | NYG | 18 | 11 | 29 | 49.7 | ||||
| Tyler Johnson | LVR | 14 | 41 | 55 | 72.5 | ||||
| CeeDee Lamb | DAL | WR1 | 23 | 6'2 | 198 | 74 | 80 | 154 | 300.1 |
| Kirk Merritt | NO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | ||||
| Denzel Mims | NYJ | WR4 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 49.0 | |||
| Darnell Mooney | CHI | 61 | 81 | 142 | 227.8 | ||||
| K.J. Osborn | MIN | WR3 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 108.5 | |||
| Dezmon Patmon | BUF | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.1 | ||||
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | CLE | WR2 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 123.2 | |||
| Michael Pittman | IND | WR1 | 25 | 6'4 | 223 | 45 | 88 | 133 | 217.6 |
| James Proche | BAL | WR3 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 21.6 | |||
| Jalen Reagor | MIN | WR4 | 24 | 5'11 | 196 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 99.5 |
| Laviska Shenault | CAR | WR3 | 24 | 6'1 | 227 | 58 | 63 | 121 | 165.1 |
| Freddie Swain | DEN | 14 | 25 | 39 | 92.2 | ||||
| Quez Watkins | PHI | WR3 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 91.1 | |||
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | TEN | WR3 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 75.9 |
