Day five of the POWER RANKING THE NFL’S STARTERS takes a look at the most overrated position in the NFL….the wide receivers!
Overrated? What do I mean by that exactly? Well, allow me to explain. WR’s are salary cap suckers and they really don’t make that big of a difference in the long run. When is the last time a team won a Super Bowl because of a season a WR had? Go ahead. I’ll wait.
See what I mean? Yes, WR’s can be fun to watch but everyone knows the really good elite QB’s don’t need elite WR’s to make an impact. Tom Brady will be the first one to tell you that.
Anyway, even though I’m not that big of a fan of the wide receiver position, we do have to rank them and we might as well start with the Antonio Brown Conference AFC!
As always, two wide receivers per team are ranked. And if you have a problem with the depth charts, your problem is with Rotoworld.com, not me.
32. Chris Conley (Kansas City Chiefs)
Age: 24
Career Receiving Yards: 729
Career Receiving TD’s: 1
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 530
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 0
Last Year’s Ranking: Not ranked
31. Corey Coleman (Cleveland Browns)
Age: 22
Career Receiving Yards: 413
Career Receiving TD’s: 3
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 413
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 3
Last Year’s Ranking: 23rd (2016)
30. Robby Anderson (New York Jets)
Age: 24
Career Receiving Yards: 587
Career Receiving TD’s: 2
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 587
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 2
Last Year’s Ranking: Not ranked
29. Allen Hurns (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Age: 25
Career Receiving Yards: 2,185
Career Receiving TD’s: 19
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 477
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 3
Last Year’s Ranking: 8th (2016), 27th (2015)
28. Keenan Allen (Los Angeles Chargers)
Age: 25
Career Receiving Yards: 2,617
Career Receiving TD’s: 16
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 63
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 0
Last Year’s Ranking: 19th (2016), 8th (2015)
27. Zay Jones (Buffalo Bills)
Age: 22
Career Receiving Yards: Rookie
Career Receiving TD’s: Rookie
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): Rookie
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): Rookie
Last Year’s Ranking: Not ranked
26. John Ross (Cincinnati Bengals)
Age: 22
Career Receiving Yards: Rookie
Career Receiving TD’s: Rookie
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): Rookie
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): Rookie
Last Year’s Ranking: Not ranked
25. Corey Davis (Tennessee Titans)
Age: 22
Career Receiving Yards: Rookie
Career Receiving TD’s: Rookie
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): Rookie
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): Rookie
Last Year’s Ranking: Not ranked
24. Will Fuller (Houston Texans)
Age: 23
Career Receiving Yards: 635
Career Receiving TD’s: 2
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 635
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 2
Last Year’s Ranking: 26th (2016)
23. Breshad Perriman (Baltimore Ravens)
Age: 23
Career Receiving Yards: 499
Career Receiving TD’s: 3
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 499
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 3
Last Year’s Ranking: Not ranked
22. Donte Moncrief (Indianapolis Colts)
Age: 23
Career Receiving Yards: 1,484
Career Receiving TD’s: 16
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 307
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 7
Last Year’s Ranking: 17th (2016)
21. Sammy Watkins (Buffalo Bills)
Age: 23
Career Receiving Yards: 2,459
Career Receiving TD’s: 17
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 430
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 2
Last Year’s Ranking: 7th (2016), 9th (2015)
20. Eli Rogers (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Age: 24
Career Receiving Yards: 594
Career Receiving TD’s: 3
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 594
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 3
Last Year’s Ranking: Not ranked
19. Allen Robinson (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Age: 23
Career Receiving Yards: 2,831
Career Receiving TD’s: 22
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 883
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 6
Last Year’s Ranking: 3rd (2016), 18th (2015)
18. Kenny Stills (Miami Dolphins)
Age: 25
Career Receiving Yards: 2,738
Career Receiving TD’s: 20
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 726
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 9
Last Year’s Ranking: Not ranked
17. Quincy Enunwa (New York Jets)
Age: 25
Career Receiving Yards: 1,172
Career Receiving TD’s: 4
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 857
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 4
Last Year’s Ranking: Not ranked
16. Tyreek Hill (Kansas City Chiefs)
Age: 23
Career Receiving Yards: 593
Career Receiving TD’s: 6
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 593
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 6
Last Year’s Ranking: Not ranked
15. DeAndre Hopkins (Houston Texans)
Age: 24
Career Receiving Yards: 4,487
Career Receiving TD’s: 23
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 954
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 4
Last Year’s Ranking: 2nd (2016), 7th (2015)
14. Rishard Matthews (Tennessee Titans)
Age: 27
Career Receiving Yards: 2,341
Career Receiving TD’s: 17
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 945
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 9
Last Year’s Ranking: Not ranked
13. A.J. Green (Cincinnati Bengals)
Age: 28
Career Receiving Yards: 7,135
Career Receiving TD’s: 49
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 964
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 4
Last Year’s Ranking: 5th (2016), 3rd (2015)
12. Mike Wallace (Baltimore Ravens)
Age: 30
Career Receiving Yards: 7,234
Career Receiving TD’s: 53
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 1,017
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 4
Last Year’s Ranking: 29th (2016), 13th (2015)
11. Kenny Britt (Cleveland Browns)
Age: 28
Career Receiving Yards: 4,881
Career Receiving TD’s: 30
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 1,002
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 5
Last Year’s Ranking: 26th (2016), 22nd (2015)
10. Michael Crabtree (Oakland Raiders)
Age: 29
Career Receiving Yards: 6,252
Career Receiving TD’s: 43
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 1,003
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 8
Last Year’s Ranking: 15th (2016), 29th (2015)
9. Tyrell Williams (Los Angeles Chargers)
Age: 25
Career Receiving Yards: 1,149
Career Receiving TD’s: 8
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 1,059
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 7
Last Year’s Ranking: Not ranked
8. Demaryius Thomas (Denver Broncos)
Age: 29
Career Receiving Yards: 7,704
Career Receiving TD’s: 52
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 1,083
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 5
Last Year’s Ranking: 10th (2016), 2nd (2015)
7. Julian Edelman (New England Patriots)
Age: 31
Career Receiving Yards: 4,540
Career Receiving TD’s: 24
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 1,100
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 3
Last Year’s Ranking: 20th (2016), 25th (2015)
6. Emmanuel Sanders (Denver Broncos)
Age: 30
Career Receiving Yards: 5,601
Career Receiving TD’s: 31
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 1,032
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 5
Last Year’s Ranking: 11th (2016), 6th (2015)
5. Jarvis Landry (Miami Dolphins)
Age: 24
Career Receiving Yards: 3,051
Career Receiving TD’s: 13
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 1,136
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 4
Last Year’s Ranking: 14th (2016)
4. Amari Cooper (Oakland Raiders)
Age: 22
Career Receiving Yards: 2,223
Career Receiving TD’s: 11
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 1,153
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 5
Last Year’s Ranking: 12th (2016), 12th (2015)
3. Brandin Cooks (New England Patriots)
Age: 23
Career Receiving Yards: 2,861
Career Receiving TD’s: 20
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 1,173
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 8
Last Year’s Ranking: 5th (2016), 11th (2015)
2. T.Y. Hilton (Indianapolis Colts)
Age: 27
Career Receiving Yards: 5,861
Career Receiving TD’s: 30
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 1,448
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 6
Last Year’s Ranking: 13th (2016), 5th (2015)
1. Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Age: 28
Career Receiving Yards: 8,377
Career Receiving TD’s: 50
Receiving Yards (for 2016-17 season): 1,284
Receiving TD’s (for 2016-17 season): 12
Last Year’s Ranking: 1st (2016), 1st (2015)
