Only five years ago, 26-percent of 1,000-yard receivers were at least 30 years old. You dont want to make a habit of letting multi-faceted, elite defenders like him walk. The combined number of age-30 receivers among those 43 names: three. The 26-year-old has become one of the Patriots most-reliable receivers. The percentage of accurate passes he received dropped from 61.4% in 2017 and 2018 to 50.8% in 2019. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) Edwards is the No. He has now graded above 70.0 in each of his first four NFL seasons and is coming off back-to-back years with pass-rushing grades above 87.0. His grade may have trended in the wrong direction in 2018 and 2019 after an impressive rookie campaign where he notched 18 combined pass breakups and interceptions, but at worst, Lattimore has been a solid starter in the Saints secondary. He's hoping to rebound from a down age 30 season, when he recorded eight sacks in 15 games. Players who are getting close to that mark: Julio Jones (31) and T.Y. Meanwhile once they hit 30 instead of a steep decline, we find a slight drop in fantasy production, but it quickly stabilizes similarly to wide receivers in their late 20s. Expect big things from McLaurin next year. Maybe you do. The Falcons trade Julio Jones for a second round pick, draft Kyle Pitts, save a ton of money, The Bengals part with A.J. A more magnified peak is in the 25 to 29 range, where 57 percent of peak seasons reside. Its easy to forget that wide receivers take time to develop after watching guys like A.J. Fine. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. Please tell me youre going to stop selling wide receivers when they hit the age of 28 now. Lattimore is part of the talented group of secondary players who were taken in the 2017 NFL Draft, and if you look back over his first three years in the NFL, his PFF grade of 84.9 ranks 10th at the cornerback position. Hes been particularly adept pushing the ball down the field, with top-five marks in passing grade and yards per attempt (14.6) on passes thrown 20 or more yards downfield over the last two years. The New York Giants are planning to release wide receiver Kenny Golladay after two seasons with the team, . . Adams has earned grades of 75.0 or higher as a run defender, tackler, pass-rusher and coverage defender in each of the past two seasons at times even serving as the Jets best edge rusher. The Spartans ranked. Do you expect Justin Jefferson to be capable of starting for the Vikings in 2033, when he will be 35? Some will say that its skewed results due to the players who are still playing at that age are likely top-notch, but you mustnt forget that we removed all players with less than 50 targets from every age. This is roughly 6% higher than the average of 19.7% who are in their late 20s. He had arguably his best season in 2019, making his second Pro Bowl while posting a 26/6 TD/INT ratio and winning a huge playoff game at New Orleans. What we did was review the last 10 seasons of wide receiver production by age to see when the drop off comes for wide receivers. Are you looking to contact Customer Support about a subscription or account related question? 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Similarly, he came close to leading the league in interceptions one year, recording an impressive eight interceptions during the same period. Turning 29 may be just as bad. Wide receivers dont necessarily have to be straight speed demons although it certainly doesnt hurt if theyre blazing fast. He will be 34 before Week 1, and the new Raven has made three consecutive Pro Bowls, including two double-digit sack seasons in Jacksonville. That is just 7-percent of all 1,000-yard receivers in that two-year span. Dez spent his entire 20s with the Cowboys, peaking in 2014 when he was 26-years-old: 88 receptions, 1,320 yards, 16 TD. In saying nothing negative at all about Cooper Kupp whatsoever, I am confident that 2021 will be the best season of his career. Brown, etc. Sutton dropped just three of his 115 targets last season. Thomas got back on track in his first season in Baltimore after missing most of 2018 due to a fractured leg. Godwin was another easy choice here. youngest active wide receivers in the NFL. The wide receiver must have had 50 or more targets to be included in the sample, as this will eliminate players who never get a shot at a young age, and those who fizzled out of the league after a few years. This would prevent us from getting a better idea of how age becomes a factor since we want to identify the wide receivers who were able to sustain some level of relevance throughout the years, Wide Receiver (WR) Age The age of the wide receiver at the beginning of the season, Total Number (#) of Wide Receivers (WRs) This is the total number of wide receivers that played at that age over the past 10 seasons, Total Number (#) of Wide Receivers (WRs) That Hit 100 Targets This column represents how many of the total wide receivers who played at that age hit 100 targets in that season, Percentage (%) Who Received 100 Targets The final column shows what percentage of the wide receivers at that age hit the 100-target benchmark. When does he stop offering top-12 upside? Unreal snag by Robert Woods pic.twitter.com/XmhQidpeXf. Very little. Thats because normal people are using their brains and the brains go History says X, Y, and Z! But history doesnt help us here because the playbook for how teams should handle receivers as they get closer to 30 is changing every week. *T.Y. When does a fantasy player stop producing like an elite option? A normal, human Cardinals fan would have said the same about DeAndre Hopkins after he had 1,407 yards last year. His most recent game with 90 or more yards was October 13, 2019. Now that we know a wide receiver essentially loses his elite upside when he turns 32, what about performing as a consistent WR1 for your fantasy team? This is the list of rookies with receiving grades of 80.0 or higher on 250 or more routes over the past 10 years: Odell Beckham Jr., Keenan Allen, Michael Thomas, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Doug Baldwin and the two 2019 rookies A.J. 6 years later, we're still trying to figure out HOW @obj made this catch. Wide receivers dont necessarily have to be straight speed demons although it certainly doesnt hurt if theyre blazing fast. Upon looking closer, it was just two receivers who accomplished that; they both did it twice (Larry Fitzgerald and Terrell Owens), and are both Hall of Famers. He has 81.5 career sacks, including nine sacks along with 63 tackles last season. So the percentage of 1,000-yard wideouts went from 12.5-percent in 2010 to 26.3-percent in 2012, but then fell back to 13-percent in 2013. Cousins is a strong second-tier quarterback in the NFL, and his play has improved since moving from Washington to Minnesota. Jones, who turned 30 in the offseason, has been an All-Pro in two of the last three seasons and has double-digit sacks in six of the last seven years. Hes been tested deep a fair amount since 2017, but Jacksons speed means that he rarely gets beaten over the top. Its a smaller sample size, sure, but seeing 34-year-olds posting top-24 numbers 38.9 percent of the time, the highest mark on the chart, it gives the older guys hope. Big Ben is coming back in 2020 after missing most of 2019 to an elbow injury. He would be a low risk high reward type signing if the Packers got him on a cheap deal. Some fantasy owners want safety on their roster, even if they know the player may not offer WR1-type upside. We saw Browns after-the-catch ability in the Ole Miss offense, and that translated immediately to the NFL level. Then last season, at 31, Julio started to show signs of decline with the Falcons. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Julio Jones hamstring falling off the bone like perfectly cooked BBQ this season. Since turning 30, Green has struggled to stay healthy and when hes on the field hes nowhere near the dominant presence he once was; even with a resurgence in Arizona this year, Green is still not one of the top 40 players at his position. He made his seventh Pro Bowl in 2019. Again, the game we play doesnt care about whether or not a player is in his prime physical shape, because if it doesnt equal fantasy points, it doesnt matter to you, the fantasy player. Upside is clearly ramped up for wide receivers from age 21 all the way up to age 27, with an odd dip at age 28, then the biggest number of them all at age-29, as a whopping 11.6 percent of 29-year-old receivers have finished top-five, more than three percent higher than the next best mark. Playing with Matthew Stafford from ages 26-29, Tate averaged 93 receptions and 1,056 yards per season. In fact, their prime might be in-between 29 and 31. Ive accumulated a 14-year sample size with only one requirement to be included. Finally, Megatron had 88 catches for 1,214 yards when he was 30 and everyone assumed, Yeah, great, fineyouve only played nine seasons, SURELY you can play as long as Terrell Owens! Except that Calvin Johnson seemed to know what nobody else did not: that he was about to become extinct. Green, draft JaMarr Chase, get younger, healthier, and richer, The Giants sign Kenny Golladay and the Ravens add Sammy Watkins, but this doesnt prevent either team from drafting a wide receiver in the first round this year; which was smart because Golladay and Watkins do seem a lot older than their counterparts and theyve got a ways to go before turning 30. The year prior, of course, he played in 12 games while he was already 40, including seven starts.. Outside of that, veteran wide receivers are tremendous values. 9. Naturally, only some of the best receivers in the game last into their thirties and. This chart clearly shows that a wide receiver holds tons of value through his age-31 season, though thats where we start to see a drop-off in elite production. Hayward has become one of the game's most consistent cornerbacks since joining the Chargers in 2016. that also played a role. Consider not only the career lifespans of players like Rice and Moss, who we know transcend almost all other receivers to come along in the last 50 years, but also the likes of really really good wideouts like Reggie Wayne, Hines Ward, Donald Driver, and Derrick Mason: Before we even get to the modern era, Ill pose this question to you: Do you expect Cooper Kupp to play 14 seasons with the Rams? Granted, it was the run-heaviest team in the NFL, but Andrews still proved to be a legitimate downfield threat over the middle of the field. That mainly comes down to the fact that getting Chubb to the ground has been much easier said than done. He surpassed 1,000 yards receiving in six of his first seven seasons. There are sure to be outliers, but again, do not unload wide receivers who are 28- or 29-year-old studs. He has three 1,000 yard seasons over the last four years as he enters his age 31 season. Players who are age-32 and beyond this season are: Julio Jones (32), T.Y. Hutson Benton Ferrante Rucinski Dewell Kavanaugh Chipley Beals Jansante North Kutner Shaw Swiacki Fears Box Mote Nickel Taylor Hirsch Lavelli Mann Pihos Wilkins Soltau Hoffman. Some of this downfall has to be attributed to injuries, which is part of getting older, but that only strengthens the point that wide receivers are getting pushed out of the league at an earlier rate than ever: one bad injury can end a career now, not necessarily because the tank is empty but because the team assumes less risk by replacing said veteran through the draftand the draft is not only more rich with wideout talent than ever, but teams are also looking for pass-catchers at tight end and running back more than previously. Ingram made his third Pro Bowl in his first season with Baltimore, rushing for 1,018 yards and 10 touchdowns in 15 games for the league's top rushing offense. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants have told wide receiver Kenny Golladay he will be released after two horrible seasons. As you can see for the wide receiver position there is no major drop off. Then something interesting happened in 2017: the number of 1,000-yard wideouts dropped from 23 to 13. Cole Beasley 33 years old. Hes put up three consecutive seasons with overall grades of 73.0 or higher on 750 or more defensive snaps, and that culminated in an 82.5 coverage grade this past season that ranked sixth among qualifying cornerbacks. If you dont know what I mean, Im talking about a stereotype thats associated with fantasy players in which you dont particularly believe to be true. The gregarious Kelce has established himself as one of the elite tight ends in football over seven seasons. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. In his first season with New England, Bourne caught 55 passes for 800 yards and five touchdowns in 17 games. The 29-year-old found success with the Detroit Lions prior to his Giants stint. Johnson is one of the league's most athletic and dominant offensive linemen, with three consecutive Pro Bowl appearances. He is 37 years old. Of the 69 wide receivers to play at age 29, weve watched 11.6 percent of them finish as a top-five fantasy option, the highest mark on the chart, putting the idea that wide receivers fall off at age 28 to bed. Wilson continues to be one of the NFL's best quarterbacks, making his sixth Pro Bowl last year and ending on the short list of Hall of Fame candidates. Johnson avoided having a crater year that tainted the memories we have of him and like James Dean, will always be remembered that way. The years sampled were 2011-2020 for the wide receiver position only. He finished last year with 4,466 yards passing and 26 touchdowns at age 34. Metcalf, and Justin Jefferson the last couple years, but this chart is your friendly reminder that wide receivers typically take time to develop. Brown, Will Fuller, Courtland Sutton) and who knows, we might see more than 20 new names in PFFs rankings to open next year. Rodgers had 4,002 yards passing and 26 touchdowns last year. It gets really ugly after that, though, as just 4-of-68 wide receivers who played at age-33 and beyond have finished as a top-12 option. Updated September 08, 2021 Height: 5'9 Position: Wide Receiver; Coming in at number 9, Wesley Carter Welker is a former American football pro who played for 11 seasons in the NFL. Are you looking to contact Customer Support about a subscription or account related question? I cant tell you how many times Ive heard wide receivers start to decline around the 28-year-old mark, and many in the dynasty industry think you should consider selling before the cliff. Modern NFL nose tackles are rarely anything more than space-eaters and early-down run-stuffers. The idea is that if you give a 24-year-old and a 31-year-old the same number of targets, we want to know whos more likely to produce (its the 31-year-old). The Steelers didnt have a first-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, but thats because they spent it on a 23-year-old safety whose 84.4 overall grade ranked sixth at the position after landing in Pittsburgh prior to Week 3. This time last season, there were still a lot of questions about Jackson as a passer, but he answered some of those in 2019 with an 82.5 PFF passing grade that ranked sixth among qualifiers. This doesnt look anything like the running back chart. The next three seasons with Dallas were disappointing, he tore his Achilles when he was 30, and his brief comeback in 2020 with the Ravens resulted in 47 yards over six games. The right tackle has never missed a start in his career and was an All-Pro in 2018. 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