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The wide receiver position is absolutely loaded in both fantasy and reality.
It’s so hard to put together any sort of position ranking list without feeling like you left someone off or slighted a really good player or two. And yet, I’m going to give it a shot … and I’ll absolutely feel the aforementioned.
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After pouring hours into charting a ton of the guys drafted the last few years for Reception Perception, I decided to sit down and rank the top 15 wide receivers who are currently 25 years old or younger heading into training camp (not including rookies).
One note: These are not simply fantasy rankings. Instead, this is how I view these guys as pure individual NFL players removed from the context of their situation.
He was No. 1 on my list last season and despite missing time last year, there is no reason to move Jefferson from the throne. Jefferson is a flawless wide receiver who is every bit as explosive as he is a detailed technician. He’s also become a dominant contested-catch receiver. The star receiver also draws extra defensive attention more than any other player at his position. A newly minted and record-breaking contract shows the value Jefferson brings as the foundation of the Vikings for years to come.
The 2023 season saw CeeDee Lamb jump from the top of my Tier 2 wide receivers into the truly elite group. It took too long into the season (that Week 5 beatdown by the 49ers to seemingly instigate it), but the Cowboys moving Lamb around the formation on critical downs and building the offense around him shot that unit to new heights. Lamb can win from all three receiver positions, separate with extreme quickness and impressed me last year as a tight-coverage ball-winner.
While Ja’Marr Chase hasn’t necessarily had that 2022 Jefferson or 2023 Lamb season quite yet, everything about his skill set says he can be that guy. Chase could have that type of campaign as soon as this season.
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Publish date : 2024-07-19 13:45:55
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