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 19 active wide receivers whose rookie year was 2021. We list their receptions as well as their career fantasy points (standard league scoring).
| Player | NFL Team |
Depth | Age | Height | Weight | 2021 Rec. |
2022 Rec. |
Total | Career Fantasy Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tutu Atwell | LAR | WR4 | 23 | 5'9 | 165 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 45.2 |
| Rashod Bateman | BAL | WR3 | 23 | 6'2 | 210 | 46 | 15 | 61 | 98.0 |
| Dyami Brown | WAS | WR4 | 23 | 6'1 | 185 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 43.9 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | CIN | WR1 | 23 | 6'0 | 201 | 101 | 99 | 200 | 448.1 |
| Nico Collins | HOU | WR2 | 24 | 6'4 | 218 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 110.7 |
| D'Wayne Eskridge | SEA | WR4 | 26 | 5'9 | 190 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 25.1 |
| Dez Fitzpatrick | PIT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10.9 | ||||
| Terrace Marshall | CAR | WR4 | 23 | 6'3 | 200 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 68.8 |
| Dax Milne | WAS | 24 | 6'1 | 190 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 18.3 | |
| Elijah Moore | CLE | WR2 | 23 | 5'9 | 185 | 43 | 37 | 80 | 146.3 |
| Rondale Moore | ARI | WR2 | 23 | 5'9 | 180 | 59 | 41 | 100 | 107.2 |
| Josh Palmer | LAC | WR4 | 24 | 6'2 | 210 | 33 | 74 | 107 | 158.3 |
| Ben Skowronek | LAR | WR5 | 26 | 6'3 | 224 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 58.6 |
| DeVonta Smith | PHI | WR2 | 24 | 6'0 | 170 | 68 | 103 | 171 | 304.9 |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | CAR | WR6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25.0 | |||
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET | WR1 | 23 | 6'1 | 195 | 90 | 106 | 196 | 294.9 |
| Kadarius Toney | KC | WR3 | 24 | 6'0 | 193 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 92.6 |
| Jaylen Waddle | MIA | WR2 | 24 | 5'10 | 183 | 104 | 78 | 182 | 335.2 |
| Tylan Wallace | BAL | WR6 | 24 | 6'0 | 190 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5.6 |
