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 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 | WR3 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 45.2 | |||
| Rashod Bateman | BAL | WR1 | 46 | 15 | 61 | 98.0 | |||
| Dyami Brown | WAS | WR4 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 43.9 | |||
| Jalen Camp | HOU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | ||||
| Ja'Marr Chase | CIN | WR1 | 23 | 6'0 | 201 | 101 | 99 | 200 | 448.1 |
| Nico Collins | HOU | WR2 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 110.7 | |||
| Frank Darby | ATL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.9 | ||||
| Jaelon Darden | CLE | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8.2 | ||||
| D'Wayne Eskridge | SEA | WR4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 25.1 | |||
| Simi Fehoko | DAL | WR5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.4 | |||
| Dez Fitzpatrick | PIT | WR6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10.9 | |||
| Jacob Harris | JAX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | ||||
| Cade Johnson | SEA | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6.0 | ||||
| Terrace Marshall | CAR | WR3 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 68.8 | |||
| Racey McMath | TEN | WR3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5.2 | |||
| Dax Milne | WAS | WR5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 18.3 | |||
| Elijah Moore | CLE | WR3 | 43 | 37 | 80 | 146.3 | |||
| Rondale Moore | ARI | WR2 | 59 | 41 | 100 | 107.2 | |||
| Dazz Newsome | SF | WR7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 | |||
| Josh Palmer | LAC | WR4 | 33 | 74 | 107 | 158.3 | |||
| Amari Rodgers | HOU | WR7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 32.7 | |||
| C.J. Saunders | CAR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 | ||||
| Anthony Schwartz | CLE | 10 | 4 | 14 | 40.2 | ||||
| Ben Skowronek | LAR | WR4 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 58.6 | |||
| DeVonta Smith | PHI | WR2 | 24 | 6'0 | 170 | 68 | 103 | 171 | 304.9 |
| Shi Smith | CAR | WR6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 52.2 | |||
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | KC | WR7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25.0 | |||
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET | WR1 | 90 | 106 | 196 | 294.9 | |||
| Mike Strachan | IND | WR6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8.5 | |||
| Kadarius Toney | KC | WR1 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 92.6 | |||
| Jaylen Waddle | MIA | WR2 | 24 | 5'10 | 183 | 104 | 78 | 182 | 335.2 |
| Tylan Wallace | BAL | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5.6 | ||||
| Seth Williams | JAX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 |
