Wide receivers age 25-29 peak at age 26 but they remain stable up until their age 30 campaign. If we wanted to expand this list out to 12 names, we could add 1,000-yard receivers: Lets even move the list up to 20 namesthe top-20 receivers in the NFL right nowby adding eight more. Top 5 WRs age 30+AJ Green, 718 yardsThielen, 686Beasley, 640M Jones, 624E Sanders, 606WRs turning 30 next year:D AdamsK AllenLockettHopkinsWoodsOBJLandryTurning 29KuppDiggsCooksEvansGolladayWatkins. Injuries have nagged Watt over the last few years, but he remains elite when he's on the field. When you look at the company McLaurin is keeping when it comes to receiving grade as a rookie, its hard not to get excited about his prospects in 2020. He's posted over 100 tackles in consecutive seasons and was an All-Pro at age 30 last year, with 111 tackles, four sacks and 12 passes defensed. He's made two Pro Bowls in his career and is the clear No. His 16 forced missed tackles after the catch were a top-five mark at the position, as well. He raised his grade from 79.4 as a rookie to 91.2 this past season, and his 88.8 grade over the last two seasons combined is higher than any other interior offensive lineman in the league over that span. Thats a lot of turnover and I guarantee that they will be on average, much younger than the 2021 list. Sutton dropped just three of his 115 targets last season. If theres one reason to sell, it should be when a wide receiver is 30 or 31 years old and youre not going to be competing for two years. Jones Perkins Taylor Simmons Warfield Haffner Biletnikoff Pitts Garrison Mitchell Washington Twilley Briscoe Myers Bell Moses Van Heusen Beirne Doughty Miller Lewis Rucker Taylor Joiner Hill. To be clear, Im not telling you a wide receivers body doesnt start breaking down or fatiguing once he gets to a certain age (believe me, that starts before 28 years old), but it doesnt mean they cant produce more fantasy points per game with the experience theyve gained over the years. The final question you need to ask yourself is 92% of Julio Jones better than 100% of Amari Cooper in the 4th round of your fantasy draft? After one year in LA, Wagner is looking for his third team in three years, Jalen Carter news shakes NFL Draft plans for all 32 teams, Carter is wanted in connection with a deadly crash in Georgia. As a free safety, Williams doesnt see the ball come his way all that often as the primary coverage defender, but he has put up at least eight combined interceptions and pass breakups (on 25 or fewer targets) in both 2017 and 2019. He's made two Pro Bowls in four years and had a solid 2019 season at age 30. : #CINvsDEN -- Sunday 4:05pm ET on CBS : NFL app pic.twitter.com/znDCkg1M0r. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. 9. Playing with Matthew Stafford from ages 26-29, Tate averaged 93 receptions and 1,056 yards per season. The Stafford Effect could mean that Cooper Kupp just gets to be a much more dominant player for a few years and barring an injury, what would hold him back? Wide receivers are in their prime fantasy years from age-25 through age-32, according to this chart. Read about the tight ends here. Seth Trachtman is a fantasy sports expert and diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan. Godwin was another easy choice here. Which is quite a statement. It is also why a general manager drafts Van Jefferson, Tutu Atwell, Jacob Harris, and Ben Skowronek in a two-year span, likely followed by more receiver picks in 2022 and 2023. Cooper Kupp is the best wide receiver in the NFL this year. That mainly comes down to the fact that getting Chubb to the ground has been much easier said than done. He made the Pro Bowl in his first eight seasons as a lockdown cornerback who also contributed as a returner. Youve stumbled upon the correct article. Credit where credit is due, though. Since he was drafted in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft, no running back has graded out higher than Chubb as a rusher. 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. Finally, we have to talk about Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods, and Odell Beckham, Jr. Robert Woods - Turns 30 on April 10, 2022. Some, especially Jones and Hilton, look much worse. Last season, Marvin Jones led all 30+ wide receivers with 978 yards. Maybe you do. Well go position-by-position to answer that question, as it varies. Whenever I hear such stereotypes, I want to do my best to set the record straight. Outside of that, veteran wide receivers are tremendous values. The years sampled were 2011-2020 for the wide receiver position only. Now that we know most wide receivers lose elite upside when they turn 32, what about performing as a consistent WR1 for your fantasy team? Those five players were between 726 and 967 yards. 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. 1 void left after the Broncos parted ways with Emmanuel Sanders, and he developed into a legitimate top option in their passing game. In fact, their prime might be in-between 29 and 31. Its hard to understate how impressive three consecutive seasons of 80.0 overall grades out of the gate is for a player like Garrett. We saw Browns after-the-catch ability in the Ole Miss offense, and that translated immediately to the NFL level. 9. 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. In his first season with New England, Bourne caught 55 passes for 800 yards and five touchdowns in 17 games. Maybe they will. Cooper Kupp is shift team certified pic.twitter.com/bO9RDMh2GU. Injuries have hindered Green over the last two seasons, but the Bengals are hopeful he can bounce back at age 32 this season. (Dec. 19, 2010) pic.twitter.com/tcQOG44Dm3, (Fitzgerald fits in the mold with Moss, Rice, and his career went 17 seasons, all with Cardinalshes currently 38). 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. Top-24? Barkleys inclusion on this list is based on the obvious talent he showcased as a rookie in 2018 rather than the relatively disappointing, injury-plagued sophomore campaign we saw from him this past season. When does he stop offering top-12 upside? Allen Robinson will be 29 years old in August, and the wide receiver's list of starting quarterbacks he has played with are Blake Bortles, Mitchell Trubisky, Nick Foles, Andy Dalton and a. And that is what has made him the most valuable player in the NFL over the last two seasons by nearly a full, Moore hasnt had the best of quarterback circumstances, given that he's had to deal with an injured, duo for much of 2019, but hes been able to produce despite those limitations, putting up a receiving grade over 80.0 across his first two NFL seasons. NAME GP REC TRG REC YDS AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD; Don Hutson: 6: 55: 963: 17.5: 160.5: 12: Jim Benton: 5: 34 . Turning 29 has not been kind: Wide receivers showing rapid decline, Rams facilities given a D+ grade in NFLPA survey, In a recent NFLPA survey, the Rams facilities were given a D+ grade by the players. Garrett was on his way to a career year as a pass-rusher before his suspension last season. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The New York Giants have told wide receiver Kenny Golladay he will be released after two horrible seasons. Davante Adams, 29 Deebo Samuel, 25 Tyreek Hill, 27 Ja'Marr Chase, 21 Keenan Allen, 29 Stefon Diggs, 28 Combined with Kupp and Jefferson, that's eight solid receivers that virtually everyone. Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is still one of the best. 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. Dunlap has been one of the more overlooked defensive linemen in the league for much of his 10-year career in Cincy. Quickness is what a wide receiver will use more often than speed. The first- and second-year wide receivers in particular have great upside for their current ADP . Peterson is coming off the worst year of his career at age 29, but hopes the transition to his 30s holds a brighter . Beckham will likely spend next summer looking for the right fit for my talents instead of being subject to a bidding war for his services and that says A LOT. If youre looking for a pure runner, there are few players in the league right now that I would take over Chubb. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. 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. Dallas is the top unit because of its top three wide receivers. Ok, but Antonio Brown is an (insert insult)! Very little. Is there a player falling down draft boards due to his age and perceived drop-off? To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. There are things youre told when you start playing fantasy football that you believe to be true. Green (33), and Emmanuel Sanders (34). Overall, only a few wide receivers make it to age 35 let alone reach 100 targets at that age. His most recent game with 90 or more yards was October 13, 2019. This is a rudimentary way of evaluating wide receiver value: But it really doesnt matter if you want to be arbitrary or if you want to hide behind a security blanket called analytics, the name of the game is no different: Theres no way to slice this bread and not have it tell you that the average age of a good wide receiveror at least the wide receivers being employed and targeted most oftenhas gone down SIGNIFICANTLY in the last 20 years and even in the last five years. Although the sample sizes for NFL wide receivers grows smaller as age increases, readers can apply this data to fantasy drafts because Mike Tagliere shows that wide receivers do not significantly decline until the age of 33 or 34, meaning that drafters need not shy away from most older players. 29: 505: 17.4: 36.1: 2: 0: 0: 0.0: 0: Billy Van Heusen: 14: 15 . The gregarious Kelce has established himself as one of the elite tight ends in football over seven seasons. His two-year contested-target percentage and forced incompletion rate both rank among the top 10 players at the position. 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. Then last season, at 31, Julio started to show signs of decline with the Falcons. Unfortunatelyand this is something that analytics seems to consistently misshistory does not predict the future. What age do NFL wide receivers peak? You don't earn the highest overall grade in the NFL among wide receivers at 24 years old as Godwin did in 2019 and miss out on this list. Wants to chat with Jack Doyle first, as well. 3. Entering his age 37 season, Rodgers is still going strong in Green Bay. That's because in his final season, 1995, he played one game for the Rams as a 41-year-old. See our ethics statement. If you want a deeper dive, we have included more information later in the article. After removing the players with less than 50 targets, were left with a total of 1,080 individual seasons, more than enough for a conclusion. 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. Thomas got back on track in his first season in Baltimore after missing most of 2018 due to a fractured leg. The only way to test whether this was true was to go through a large sample size of data. When drafting a player in the early rounds, you want to ensure they can not only live up to their draft position, but hopefully exceed it. From 2010 to 2013, the number of 1,000-yard wide receivers (not TE, not RB), rose from 16 to 17 to 19 to 23. In fact, their prime might be in-between 29 and 31. Thats where well start today, the wide receiver position. Dont expect that to change on a defense that should only get better in 2020. Wide receivers dont necessarily have to be straight speed demons although it certainly doesnt hurt if theyre blazing fast. Subscribe:Apple Podcasts|Spotify|Google Podcasts|Stitcher|SoundCloud|iHeartRadio. He recorded 19 sacks last year. Jordan was one of the Saints' most popular players, establishing quite a track record in nine seasons. Thats what happens when a wide receiver challenges for MVP and Offensive Player of the Year; its not like being Aaron Donald or a quarterback, very few players lead the NFL in receiving more than once. His numbers werent just impressive compared to rookies, either. It wouldve been hard to draw up a better debut for the Ohio State product. Players who are age-32 and beyond this season are: Julio Jones (32), T.Y. Please tell me youre going to stop selling wide receivers when they hit the age of 28 now. 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. The New York Giants have told wide receiver Kenny Golladay he will be released after two horrible seasons. He can do everything you would want a running back to do, and hell continue to do so for the Panthers given that hes coming off a freshly-inked contract extension. Hes been tested deep a fair amount since 2017, but Jacksons speed means that he rarely gets beaten over the top. He was arguably football's best tight end prior to retiring, with four All-Pro designations in nine seasons as a great receiver and elite blocker. Running Backs Here's a look at the 30 best NFL players in their 30s heading into the 2020 season. Then something interesting happened in 2017: the number of 1,000-yard wideouts dropped from 23 to 13. Today, well talk about the wide receiver position. 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. At the same time, this is easily the most talented group of wide receivers they have had in years. After removing the players with less than 50 targets, were left with a total of 1,168 individual seasons, more than enough for a conclusion. The percentage of accurate passes he received dropped from 61.4% in 2017 and 2018 to 50.8% in 2019. That number drops to only 21.9 for wide receivers in the 30-34 bracket. But then, turning 30 was not necessarily even the really big concern for a wideout then. What would they have to gain by telling you a player falls off a cliff at a certain age? Williams has very quietly played like one of the best safeties in the NFL over the last three seasons. Is there a player falling down draft boards due to his age and perceived drop-off? By, Kareem Elgazzar / USA Today Sports Images, Douglas DeFelice / USA Today Sports Images, Mark J. Rebilas / USA Today Sports Images, Vincent Carchietta / USA Today Sports Images, Robert Hanashiro / USA Today Sports Images, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. (via @NFLonCBS) Special. In some ways, Beckham kind of created this world of spectacular young wide receivers that we live in today. Interestingly, he did it at a high level in both the slot (63% of his routes in 2019) and out wide. TL;DR: This article explores at which ages NFL wide receivers have their most productive seasons. Browns downfall began during the Steelers-Raiders-Patriots mayhem of 2019 and since then his numbers are: 14 games, 78 catches, 957 yards in three seasons. Wide receivers often take time to develop, so it makes sense to see just 81-of-208 (38.9 percent) receivers finish as top-36 options in-between the ages of 21-23, then seeing that number spike to 44.7 percent in their age-24-25 seasons. Kupp has a salary cap hit of $18.3 million next season and he isnt going anywhere. youngest active wide receivers in the NFL. Some fantasy owners want safety on their roster, even if they know the player may not offer WR1-type upside. Its tough to get into elite territory, and Im sure many would take WR1 production, right? 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. The Spartans ranked. In fact, his 92.1 rushing grade over the last two years is the only mark above 90.0. When does a fantasy player stop producing like an elite option? Ill either debunk them as something someone made up one day that everyone believed to be true, or Ill prove theyre right. Dez spent his entire 20s with the Cowboys, peaking in 2014 when he was 26-years-old: 88 receptions, 1,320 yards, 16 TD. Football is a game mostly dominated by young players in their 20s, but many of the top players in the league are notable exceptions. In 2000, six of the eighteen 1,000-yard receivers were at least 30, including 34-year-old Tim Brown and 35-year-old Cris Carter. Its tough to get into elite territory, and Im sure many would take WR1 production, right? 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If theres someone in your dynasty league who wants to sell a wide receiver because hes rebuilding, take advantage and buy wide receivers in the 27-30 age range, as thats arguably their prime. Copyright 2023 YB Media, LLC. Miller is one of the first pass rushers NFL fans think of because of his longevity and consistency, with eight Pro Bowls in nine seasons. Its easy to get dispirited with Smith-Schuster after the 2019 season, attributing all his struggles in his third season to the fact that Antonio Brown wasnt there to draw away attention. PFFs lead draft analyst Mike Renner said that Young was the second prospect he felt comfortable calling a future Hall of Famer coming out of college, joining only Quenton Nelson. Who else then? Jones needs little introduction as one of the most explosive wideouts in the NFL. This slight dip in production followed by a stability period does show that wide receivers in their early 30s who are still producing at a high level probably have a few more years left in the tank. Expect big things from McLaurin next year. 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. 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. Expect him to put up even bigger numbers in Year 3 with Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback in Joe Bradys offense. Not only does he produce the jaw-dropping, highlight-reel plays, but he is just about as good as anyone in the league at hitting the easy throws and limiting mistakes. Tight Ends. Not only does he produce the jaw-dropping, highlight-reel plays, but he is just about as good as anyone in the league at hitting the easy throws and limiting mistakes. Some fantasy owners want safety on their roster, even if they know the player may not offer WR1-type upside. 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. He had 1,077 yards when he was 29, but missed three games. Still, from former MVPs and Pro Bowlers to 2021 draftees, the group of players under 25 remains stacked. This Sundays game between the Rams and Vikings will feature the top two receivers in the NFL in receiving yards, each on one end of the twenties spectrum: Cooper Kupp has 1,625 yards at age 28, Justin Jefferson has 1,335 yards at age 22. His one-handed catch against the Cowboys was arguably one of the top-five plays of the decade and even if he didnt invent the technique, he popularized outstanding grabs and suddenly the magic of the position grew by leaps and bounds in the seasons since. You can drop this number down from 1,000 yards to 800 yards and it really will not make much of a difference. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year had four sacks in eight regular-season games last season. 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 did much of the same upon his return to the field in 2019 (82.5 overall grade), and its hard to see him not playing at that same level next season. We see a similar tier among top-24 production as we did in the top-12 tier, though it extends through age-34 on this chart. There are sure to be outliers, but again, do not unload wide receivers who are 28- or 29-year-old studs. Justin Johnson sorts through the wide receiver corps of the NFC East. It gets really ugly after that, though, as just 4-of-68 wide receivers who played at. As you can see, the prime age for a receiver to finish top-five at his position is at 29 years of age. Odds & lines subject to change. Ill start this out by saying that Alexander has had his fair share of losses at the catch point, which is why his grading has been good but not great thus far, but hes one of the more aggressive and skilled cornerbacks in the NFL when it comes to making plays on the ball. Bosas 89.8 overall grade in 2019 ranked third among all edge defenders. Ive accumulated a 14-year sample size with only one requirement to be included. If this chart wont convince you, nothing will. Cousins is a strong second-tier quarterback in the NFL, and his play has improved since moving from Washington to Minnesota. For more from Mike, check out hisarchiveand follow him@MikeTagliereNFL. It's clear that wide receivers take some time to develop and have a. . At age 30, David's play hasn't dropped off yet. Jefferson is now a 23-year-old with 196 catches, 3,016 yards, and 17 touchdowns in his career. Even Stafford saw it happen when he played with perhaps the most respected wide receiver of the century. window.PLAYERCARDS_CONFIG={affiliateCode:"fpros_cards"}; Copyright 2010- FantasyPros.com And while much of what we do here at PFF heavily factors positional value, this list does not. I mean, why would anyone want to lie to you? The average NFL career for an offensive lineman is about three-and-a-half years. Average playing career length in the National Football League (in years). Just last year, Alexanders 20 forced incompletions were second at the cornerback position behind Carlton Davis. Bosa did things as a rookie that we havent seen since the PFF era began in 2006. Brown and McLaurin. Humphrey has been a playmaker regardless of where he has lined up, notching 47 forced incompletions over the last three seasons (fourth in the NFL behind Stephon Gilmore, Darius Slay and Kyle Fuller). Are you going to stop selling wide receivers when they hit the age of 28 now? That means if you dont have a target baseline in the analysis then youre including a lot of young wide receivers who dont pan out. No wide receiver has finished top-five in their age-21 season. A couple key nuggets that you need to know before we get started. 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. He was traded to the Titans for basically a second round pick and here are his numbers with Tennessee: nine games, 26 receptions, 376 yards, 0 TD. Related Questions. Probably by a lot. 2021 Projection: 29 receptions / 387 yards / 2 . I have no reason to believe Kupp wont finish out his deal, but seeing him get another contract beyond that is beginning to look like it will be more of an exception than an expectation. He led the league in passing during 2018 and is in his age 38 season. Tate is out of the NFL this year, so his career ended at 32. Who could have had a better argument as the next Chad Johnson or a mini-me version of Terrell Owens? Reggie Wayne, Randy Moss, Hines Ward, Donald Driver, Chad Johnson, and Derrick Mason were all at least 31, and had at least 1,000 yards. 11 years ago today, DeSean Jackson walked it off with a punt return TD! Mike Tagliere is a featured writer at FantasyPros. This is roughly 6% higher than the average of 19.7% who are in their late 20s. Young could very well deserve a spot on this list without even playing a down in the NFL. Whether it is dynasty or redraft understanding when the cliff typically comes for a fantasy asset is key to staying ahead of the game. 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