Wide Receiver Options

[GleefulGary]

Let's get Shenault and Isabella. We can have a battle royale in the WR room to see who comes out on top at slot.

Gross.

 

[GreenNGold_81]

Gross.

I forgot Adam Humphries. Let's get Landry, Humphries, Isabella, Shenault, to compete with Cobb and Rodgers. SLOTAMANIAAAAAAA BROTHERRRR

 

[Spanky]

I was listening to Chris Simms' podcast today. He ranked his top 5 WR's in the draft. I must say I'm pretty excited about what the Packers can pick up in the first two rounds.

His list is unconventional:

1. Jameson Williams - Alabama
2. Christian Watson - North Dakota
3. Alec Pierce - Cincinnati
4. Treylon Burks - Arkansas
5. Drake London - USC

Not ranked: Garrett Wilson (Ohio State), Chris Olave (Ohio State), Jahan Dotson (Penn State)

Watson and Pierce are the outliers, but I like that Simms has good reasons to rank them that high. Simms favors physical traits over production because production can be so dependent on offensive scheme and QB play.

He said the high-end WR talent was better last year (Chase, Weddle, D. Johnson) but that this class is deeper.

I could see the Packers using one 1st round pick and one 2nd round pick on a WR, but not two 1st's. That still gives the Packers a 1st and 2nd to draft for other positions.

 

[wist43]

At this point, given the cap situation, I think the best approach is wait until after the draft to look at WR.

Pretty sure we take 2 WR's in the first 5 picks.

The only guy I'd like to see added before the draft is Akiem Hicks. He'd probably come in around $5 mil/yr

 

[Deleted member 6794]

Listing out all the various "realistic" FA options

Free Agents:

TreQuan Smith - He is one of the few 26 or younger guys on the top 30 still available and he has produced similar statistics to Lazard. He fits the tendencies of GB WRs, he is a bigger 6'2' 210lb guy with reasonable speed 4.49 forty time. He had a respectable RAS when he came out few years back at 6.86 and illustrated elite level vertical (37.5) and broad (10ft10in). He is one of a few guys GB may be able to sign to a two or three year deal even that hasn't reached ceiling arguably and could be a steal if he finally lives up to expectations in a new place outside New Orleans.

Just for the record, Tre'Quan Smith re-signed with the Saints yesterday.

Let's get Shenault and Isabella. We can have a battle royale in the WR room to see who comes out on top at slot.

Shenault has actually lined up on the outside more often than in the slot. The Packers shouldn't even thinking about inquiring about Isabella.

At this point, given the cap situation, I think the best approach is wait until after the draft to look at WR.

The Packers have enough cap space to sign a veteran receiver, especially if they backload the contract.

 

[tynimiller]

Just for the record, Tre'Quan Smith re-signed with the Saints yesterday.

Hadn't been confirmed when I made that list, oh well - didn't necessarily see him as a fit here.

 

[GreenNGold_81]

Shenault has actually lined up on the outside more often than in the slot. The Packers shouldn't even thinking about inquiring about Isabella.

Ya, but the context to that is that he moved outside only because of Chark's injury, prior to that had heavy usage in the slot. In 2020 they tried him more outside, but he's too raw and doesn't have deep speed. He's a slot guy going forward IMO.

 

[tynimiller]

Ya, but the context to that is that he moved outside only because of Chark's injury, prior to that had heavy usage in the slot. In 2020 they tried him more outside, but he's too raw and doesn't have deep speed. He's a slot guy going forward IMO.

He's a moving WR piece and one with excellent YAC abilities. He would compliment a more pure outside/route technician either added through FA or draft. IF Shenault is available for trade discussions; I'd strongly consider it if I'm Gute. Matter of fact my preferred scenario is Julio Jones signed, Shenault traded for and then a WR in the draft with one of our first four picks (most likely one of our first two).

 

[Pugger]

I was listening to Chris Simms' podcast today. He ranked his top 5 WR's in the draft. I must say I'm pretty excited about what the Packers can pick up in the first two rounds.

His list is unconventional:

1. Jameson Williams - Alabama
2. Christian Watson - North Dakota
3. Alec Pierce - Cincinnati
4. Treylon Burks - Arkansas
5. Drake London - USC

Not ranked: Garrett Wilson (Ohio State), Chris Olave (Ohio State), Jahan Dotson (Penn State)

Watson and Pierce are the outliers, but I like that Simms has good reasons to rank them that high. Simms favors physical traits over production because production can be so dependent on offensive scheme and QB play.

He said the high-end WR talent was better last year (Chase, Weddle, D. Johnson) but that this class is deeper.

I could see the Packers using one 1st round pick and one 2nd round pick on a WR, but not two 1st's. That still gives the Packers a 1st and 2nd to draft for other positions.

Evidently Gute was in attendance at Ohio State's pro day on Wednesday.

 

[tynimiller]

Evidently Gute was in attendance at Ohio State's pro day on Wednesday.

Of course, there are a lot of prospects to like that would have been there not even in the WR group.

Notables
Jeremy Ruckert TE - 3rd Round Grade IMO
Tyreke Smith EDGE - Just outside top 100 prospect IMO
Haskell Garrett iDL - Probably that 5th/6th round type IMO
Master Teague RB - I haven't spent much time at all on RB honestly

 

[wist43]

Ya, but the context to that is that he moved outside only because of Chark's injury, prior to that had heavy usage in the slot. In 2020 they tried him more outside, but he's too raw and doesn't have deep speed. He's a slot guy going forward IMO.

I agree... always viewed Shenault as limited.

 

[Pkrjones]

Evidently Gute was in attendance at Ohio State's pro day on Wednesday.

I'd love it if GB got Wilson, Olave or Burks in the 1st, and if Watson or Pierce fell to our 2nd round pick grab them. Don't like Drake London, while he makes tough, acrobatic catches he's ALWAYS blanketed by CB's which to me means he's not getting any separation at all.

Agree that waiting until after the draft some of the FA's still out there will have more reasonable price tags.

 

[tynimiller]

I agree... always viewed Shenault as limited.

Of course he is, he isn't an all pro all around WR - and his attraction is because he is that.

 

[Spanky]

Don't like Drake London, while he makes tough, acrobatic catches he's ALWAYS blanketed by CB's which to me means he's not getting any separation at all.

Chris Simms had him rated 5th because of his lack of separation in college, that will get worse in the NFL with faster and bigger DB's.

 

[Spanky]

One name that gets very little mention is Sammy Watkins. I dismissed him as an option because it seems like he's always injured and/or underperforming. That said, NextGen stats still has him as an elite player regard to speed (21.05 mph).

 

[Magooch]

Seems like the best place to drop this.
I've seen a lot of talk about how much production can really be expected out of a rookie wide receiver. Of course, a lot of that is going to come down to scheme, quarterback, competition at WR (for instance, we've talked about how first-year WRs in GB have often faced a very crowded and well-established WR room, likely bringing their impact down), any number of things. But, just looking at some raw numbers, here is what I found.

I pretty much just looked at WRs taken in the first three rounds in the last 5 years. Of course there are some exceptions, but by-and-large you're not finding a lot of Year One "Impact" players past the first few rounds.

Keeping it pretty simple...just looked at total receptions, total yards, and total TDs in their rookie seasons - and then split each category into four "tiers" each: For receptions I looked at players who had 50+, players who had 25-49 rec, players who had 10-24, and players who had less than 10 rec their rookie season. For yards, I split it as 500+ yards, 250-499 yards, 100-249 yards, and 0-99 yards. And finally, for TDs - 5+ TD, 3-4 TD, 1-2 TD, and 0 TD. Oh, and it's all regular season only, for now.

Anyways, with all that in mind...

There were 20 players taken in the first three rounds in the last 5 years who topped 50+ rec in their rookie season. They are:
JuJu Smith-Schuster (2017, 2/62) - 58 rec; Cooper Kupp (2017, 3/69) - 62 ; DJ Moore (2018, 1/24) - 55 ; Calvin Ridley (2018, 1/26) - 64 ; Deebo Samuel (2019, 2/36) - 57; AJ Brown (2019, 2/51) - 52; DK Metcalf (2019, 2/64) - 58; Diontae Johnson (2019, 3/66) - 59; Terry McLaurin (2019, 3/76) - 58; Jerry Jeudy (2020, 1/15) - 52; CeeDee Lamb (2020, 1/17) - 74; Justin Jefferson (2020, 1/22) - 88; Brandon Aiyuk (2020, 1/25) - 60; Tee Higgins (2020, 2/33) - 67; Laviska Shenault (2020, 2/42) - 58; Chase Claypool (2020, 2/49) - 62; Ja'Marr Chase (2021, 1/5) - 81; Jaylen Waddle (2021, 1/6) - 104; DeVonta Smith (2021, 1/10) - 64; Rondale Moore (2021, 2/49) - 54

Additionally there were another 28 who topped 500+ yards in their first season:
JuJu Smith-Schuster - 917; Cooper Kupp - 869; Chris Godwin (2017, 3/84) - 525; DJ Moore - 788; Calvin Ridley - 821; Courtland Sutton (2018, 2/40) - 704; Christian Kirk (2018, 2/47) - 590; Michael Gallup (2018, 3/81) - 507; Marquise Brown (2019, 1/25) - 584; Deebo Samuel - 802; AJ Brown - 1,051; Mecole Hardman (2019, 2/56) - 538; DK Metcalf - 900; Diontae Johnson - 680; Terry McLaurin - 919; Jerry Jeudy - 856; CeeDee Lamb - 935; Justin Jefferson - 1,400; Brandon Aiyuk - 748; Tee Higgins - 908; Michael Pittman Jr (2020, 2/34) - 503; Laviska Shenault - 600; Chase Claypool - 873; Ja'Marr Chase - 1,455; Jaylen Waddle - 1,015; DeVonta Smith - 916, Rashod Bateman (2021, 1/27) - 515; Elijah Moore (2021, 2/34) - 538

And there were 22 who caught 5 or more touchdowns:
JuJu Smith-Schuster - 7; Cooper Kupp - 5; Calvin Ridley - 10; Dante Pettis (2018, 2/44) - 5; Anthony Miller (2018, 2/51) - 7; TreQuan Smith (2018, 3/91) - 5; Marquise Brown - 7; AJ Brown - 8; Mecole Hardman - 6; DK Metcalf - 7; Diontae Johnson - 5; Terry McLaurin - 7; CeeDee Lamb - 5; Justin Jefferson - 7; Brandon Aiyuk - 5; Tee Higgins - 6; Laviska Shenault - 8; Chase Claypool - 9; JaMarr Chase - 13; Jaylen Waddle - 6; DeVonta Smith - 5; Elijah Moore - 5

So finally, looking at all three...By my count there have been 13 players drafted in the first three rounds of each of the last 5 drafts who have caught at least 50 receptions, 500 yards, and 5 TD in their rookie seasons (regular season). They are:
2017 - JuJu Smith-Schuster (2/62) - 58 rec, 917 yards, 7 TD
2017 - Cooper Kupp (3/69) - 62 rec, 869 yards, 5 TD
2018 - Calvin Ridley (1/26) - 64 rec, 821 yards, 10 TD
2019 - AJ Brown (2/51) - 52 rec, 1051 yards, 8 TD
2019 - DK Metcalf (2/64) - 58 rec, 900 yards, 7 TD
2019 - Diontae Johnson (3/66) - 59 rec, 680 yards, 5 TD
2019 - Terry McLaurin (3/76) - 58 rec, 919 yards, 7 TD
2020 - CeeDee Lamb (1/17) - 74 rec, 935 yards, 5 TD
2020 - Justin Jefferson (1/22) - 88 rec, 1400 yards, 7 TD
2020 - Brandon Aiyuk (1/25) - 60 rec, 748 yards, 5 TD
2020 - Tee Higgins (2/33) - 67 rec, 908 yards, 6 TD
2020 - Laviska Shenault (2/42) - 58 rec, 600 yards, 8 TD
2020 - Chase Claypool (2/49) - 62 rec, 873 yards, 9 TD
2021 - JaMarr Chase (1/5) - 81 rec, 1455 yards, 13 TD
2021 - Jaylen Waddle (1/6) - 104 rec, 1015 yards, 6 TD
2021 - DeVonta Smith (1/10) - 64 rec, 916 yards, 5 TD

So, for whatever it's worth, 12 of those 13 came at the 22nd pick or later, if that means anything

 

[tynimiller]

500 yards from a guy we pick in the first two rounds to me is expected unless it is a slot guy (we don’t have opening instantly).

Depending what we do in FA or trade, I fully expect Aaron Rodgers and MLF to make a rookie produce for sure.

 

[sschind]

I'd love it if GB got Wilson, Olave or Burks in the 1st, and if Watson or Pierce fell to our 2nd round pick grab them. Don't like Drake London, while he makes tough, acrobatic catches he's ALWAYS blanketed by CB's which to me means he's not getting any separation at all.

Agree that waiting until after the draft some of the FA's still out there will have more reasonable price tags.

It may also increase the availability through trade of some of those still under contract veterans depending on who their teams draft. If the Texans for example draft a WR fairly high it may make them more willing to trade a guy like Cooks.

 

[GreenNGold_81]

One name that gets very little mention is Sammy Watkins. I dismissed him as an option because it seems like he's always injured and/or underperforming. That said, NextGen stats still has him as an elite player regard to speed (21.05 mph).

Sammy's a weird dude, if you follow his twitter. There may be more issues as to why he's bouncing around teams.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

Ya, but the context to that is that he moved outside only because of Chark's injury, prior to that had heavy usage in the slot. In 2020 they tried him more outside, but he's too raw and doesn't have deep speed. He's a slot guy going forward IMO.

Shenault still had 58 catches for 600 yards and five touchdowns with a combination of Minshew, Glennon and Luton throwing him the ball in 2020.

One name that gets very little mention is Sammy Watkins. I dismissed him as an option because it seems like he's always injured and/or underperforming. That said, NextGen stats still has him as an elite player regard to speed (21.05 mph).

Watkins hasn't put up impressive numbers since 2015. While he still might be a fast player he doesn't seem to be a viable option as a #1 at this point in his career.

Seems like the best place to drop this.
I've seen a lot of talk about how much production can really be expected out of a rookie wide receiver. Of course, a lot of that is going to come down to scheme, quarterback, competition at WR (for instance, we've talked about how first-year WRs in GB have often faced a very crowded and well-established WR room, likely bringing their impact down), any number of things. But, just looking at some raw numbers, here is what I found.

I pretty much just looked at WRs taken in the first three rounds in the last 5 years. Of course there are some exceptions, but by-and-large you're not finding a lot of Year One "Impact" players past the first few rounds.

Keeping it pretty simple...just looked at total receptions, total yards, and total TDs in their rookie seasons - and then split each category into four "tiers" each: For receptions I looked at players who had 50+, players who had 25-49 rec, players who had 10-24, and players who had less than 10 rec their rookie season. For yards, I split it as 500+ yards, 250-499 yards, 100-249 yards, and 0-99 yards. And finally, for TDs - 5+ TD, 3-4 TD, 1-2 TD, and 0 TD. Oh, and it's all regular season only, for now.

Anyways, with all that in mind...

There were 20 players taken in the first three rounds in the last 5 years who topped 50+ rec in their rookie season. They are:
JuJu Smith-Schuster (2017, 2/62) - 58 rec; Cooper Kupp (2017, 3/69) - 62 ; DJ Moore (2018, 1/24) - 55 ; Calvin Ridley (2018, 1/26) - 64 ; Deebo Samuel (2019, 2/36) - 57; AJ Brown (2019, 2/51) - 52; DK Metcalf (2019, 2/64) - 58; Diontae Johnson (2019, 3/66) - 59; Terry McLaurin (2019, 3/76) - 58; Jerry Jeudy (2020, 1/15) - 52; CeeDee Lamb (2020, 1/17) - 74; Justin Jefferson (2020, 1/22) - 88; Brandon Aiyuk (2020, 1/25) - 60; Tee Higgins (2020, 2/33) - 67; Laviska Shenault (2020, 2/42) - 58; Chase Claypool (2020, 2/49) - 62; Ja'Marr Chase (2021, 1/5) - 81; Jaylen Waddle (2021, 1/6) - 104; DeVonta Smith (2021, 1/10) - 64; Rondale Moore (2021, 2/49) - 54

Additionally there were another 28 who topped 500+ yards in their first season:
JuJu Smith-Schuster - 917; Cooper Kupp - 869; Chris Godwin (2017, 3/84) - 525; DJ Moore - 788; Calvin Ridley - 821; Courtland Sutton (2018, 2/40) - 704; Christian Kirk (2018, 2/47) - 590; Michael Gallup (2018, 3/81) - 507; Marquise Brown (2019, 1/25) - 584; Deebo Samuel - 802; AJ Brown - 1,051; Mecole Hardman (2019, 2/56) - 538; DK Metcalf - 900; Diontae Johnson - 680; Terry McLaurin - 919; Jerry Jeudy - 856; CeeDee Lamb - 935; Justin Jefferson - 1,400; Brandon Aiyuk - 748; Tee Higgins - 908; Michael Pittman Jr (2020, 2/34) - 503; Laviska Shenault - 600; Chase Claypool - 873; Ja'Marr Chase - 1,455; Jaylen Waddle - 1,015; DeVonta Smith - 916, Rashod Bateman (2021, 1/27) - 515; Elijah Moore (2021, 2/34) - 538

And there were 22 who caught 5 or more touchdowns:
JuJu Smith-Schuster - 7; Cooper Kupp - 5; Calvin Ridley - 10; Dante Pettis (2018, 2/44) - 5; Anthony Miller (2018, 2/51) - 7; TreQuan Smith (2018, 3/91) - 5; Marquise Brown - 7; AJ Brown - 8; Mecole Hardman - 6; DK Metcalf - 7; Diontae Johnson - 5; Terry McLaurin - 7; CeeDee Lamb - 5; Justin Jefferson - 7; Brandon Aiyuk - 5; Tee Higgins - 6; Laviska Shenault - 8; Chase Claypool - 9; JaMarr Chase - 13; Jaylen Waddle - 6; DeVonta Smith - 5; Elijah Moore - 5

So finally, looking at all three...By my count there have been 13 players drafted in the first three rounds of each of the last 5 drafts who have caught at least 50 receptions, 500 yards, and 5 TD in their rookie seasons (regular season). They are:
2017 - JuJu Smith-Schuster (2/62) - 58 rec, 917 yards, 7 TD
2017 - Cooper Kupp (3/69) - 62 rec, 869 yards, 5 TD
2018 - Calvin Ridley (1/26) - 64 rec, 821 yards, 10 TD
2019 - AJ Brown (2/51) - 52 rec, 1051 yards, 8 TD
2019 - DK Metcalf (2/64) - 58 rec, 900 yards, 7 TD
2019 - Diontae Johnson (3/66) - 59 rec, 680 yards, 5 TD
2019 - Terry McLaurin (3/76) - 58 rec, 919 yards, 7 TD
2020 - CeeDee Lamb (1/17) - 74 rec, 935 yards, 5 TD
2020 - Justin Jefferson (1/22) - 88 rec, 1400 yards, 7 TD
2020 - Brandon Aiyuk (1/25) - 60 rec, 748 yards, 5 TD
2020 - Tee Higgins (2/33) - 67 rec, 908 yards, 6 TD
2020 - Laviska Shenault (2/42) - 58 rec, 600 yards, 8 TD
2020 - Chase Claypool (2/49) - 62 rec, 873 yards, 9 TD
2021 - JaMarr Chase (1/5) - 81 rec, 1455 yards, 13 TD
2021 - Jaylen Waddle (1/6) - 104 rec, 1015 yards, 6 TD
2021 - DeVonta Smith (1/10) - 64 rec, 916 yards, 5 TD

So, for whatever it's worth, 12 of those 13 came at the 22nd pick or later, if that means anything

Great job putting in the work to come up with that list. If the Packers are looking for a #1 receiver in the draft they will need to get better production out of him than 50 catches for 500 yards though.

 

[Voyageur]

Seems like the best place to drop this.
I've seen a lot of talk about how much production can really be expected out of a rookie wide receiver. Of course, a lot of that is going to come down to scheme, quarterback, competition at WR (for instance, we've talked about how first-year WRs in GB have often faced a very crowded and well-established WR room, likely bringing their impact down), any number of things. But, just looking at some raw numbers, here is what I found.

I pretty much just looked at WRs taken in the first three rounds in the last 5 years. Of course there are some exceptions, but by-and-large you're not finding a lot of Year One "Impact" players past the first few rounds.

Keeping it pretty simple...just looked at total receptions, total yards, and total TDs in their rookie seasons - and then split each category into four "tiers" each: For receptions I looked at players who had 50+, players who had 25-49 rec, players who had 10-24, and players who had less than 10 rec their rookie season. For yards, I split it as 500+ yards, 250-499 yards, 100-249 yards, and 0-99 yards. And finally, for TDs - 5+ TD, 3-4 TD, 1-2 TD, and 0 TD. Oh, and it's all regular season only, for now.

Anyways, with all that in mind...

There were 20 players taken in the first three rounds in the last 5 years who topped 50+ rec in their rookie season. They are:
JuJu Smith-Schuster (2017, 2/62) - 58 rec; Cooper Kupp (2017, 3/69) - 62 ; DJ Moore (2018, 1/24) - 55 ; Calvin Ridley (2018, 1/26) - 64 ; Deebo Samuel (2019, 2/36) - 57; AJ Brown (2019, 2/51) - 52; DK Metcalf (2019, 2/64) - 58; Diontae Johnson (2019, 3/66) - 59; Terry McLaurin (2019, 3/76) - 58; Jerry Jeudy (2020, 1/15) - 52; CeeDee Lamb (2020, 1/17) - 74; Justin Jefferson (2020, 1/22) - 88; Brandon Aiyuk (2020, 1/25) - 60; Tee Higgins (2020, 2/33) - 67; Laviska Shenault (2020, 2/42) - 58; Chase Claypool (2020, 2/49) - 62; Ja'Marr Chase (2021, 1/5) - 81; Jaylen Waddle (2021, 1/6) - 104; DeVonta Smith (2021, 1/10) - 64; Rondale Moore (2021, 2/49) - 54

Additionally there were another 28 who topped 500+ yards in their first season:
JuJu Smith-Schuster - 917; Cooper Kupp - 869; Chris Godwin (2017, 3/84) - 525; DJ Moore - 788; Calvin Ridley - 821; Courtland Sutton (2018, 2/40) - 704; Christian Kirk (2018, 2/47) - 590; Michael Gallup (2018, 3/81) - 507; Marquise Brown (2019, 1/25) - 584; Deebo Samuel - 802; AJ Brown - 1,051; Mecole Hardman (2019, 2/56) - 538; DK Metcalf - 900; Diontae Johnson - 680; Terry McLaurin - 919; Jerry Jeudy - 856; CeeDee Lamb - 935; Justin Jefferson - 1,400; Brandon Aiyuk - 748; Tee Higgins - 908; Michael Pittman Jr (2020, 2/34) - 503; Laviska Shenault - 600; Chase Claypool - 873; Ja'Marr Chase - 1,455; Jaylen Waddle - 1,015; DeVonta Smith - 916, Rashod Bateman (2021, 1/27) - 515; Elijah Moore (2021, 2/34) - 538

And there were 22 who caught 5 or more touchdowns:
JuJu Smith-Schuster - 7; Cooper Kupp - 5; Calvin Ridley - 10; Dante Pettis (2018, 2/44) - 5; Anthony Miller (2018, 2/51) - 7; TreQuan Smith (2018, 3/91) - 5; Marquise Brown - 7; AJ Brown - 8; Mecole Hardman - 6; DK Metcalf - 7; Diontae Johnson - 5; Terry McLaurin - 7; CeeDee Lamb - 5; Justin Jefferson - 7; Brandon Aiyuk - 5; Tee Higgins - 6; Laviska Shenault - 8; Chase Claypool - 9; JaMarr Chase - 13; Jaylen Waddle - 6; DeVonta Smith - 5; Elijah Moore - 5

So finally, looking at all three...By my count there have been 13 players drafted in the first three rounds of each of the last 5 drafts who have caught at least 50 receptions, 500 yards, and 5 TD in their rookie seasons (regular season). They are:
2017 - JuJu Smith-Schuster (2/62) - 58 rec, 917 yards, 7 TD
2017 - Cooper Kupp (3/69) - 62 rec, 869 yards, 5 TD
2018 - Calvin Ridley (1/26) - 64 rec, 821 yards, 10 TD
2019 - AJ Brown (2/51) - 52 rec, 1051 yards, 8 TD
2019 - DK Metcalf (2/64) - 58 rec, 900 yards, 7 TD
2019 - Diontae Johnson (3/66) - 59 rec, 680 yards, 5 TD
2019 - Terry McLaurin (3/76) - 58 rec, 919 yards, 7 TD
2020 - CeeDee Lamb (1/17) - 74 rec, 935 yards, 5 TD
2020 - Justin Jefferson (1/22) - 88 rec, 1400 yards, 7 TD
2020 - Brandon Aiyuk (1/25) - 60 rec, 748 yards, 5 TD
2020 - Tee Higgins (2/33) - 67 rec, 908 yards, 6 TD
2020 - Laviska Shenault (2/42) - 58 rec, 600 yards, 8 TD
2020 - Chase Claypool (2/49) - 62 rec, 873 yards, 9 TD
2021 - JaMarr Chase (1/5) - 81 rec, 1455 yards, 13 TD
2021 - Jaylen Waddle (1/6) - 104 rec, 1015 yards, 6 TD
2021 - DeVonta Smith (1/10) - 64 rec, 916 yards, 5 TD

So, for whatever it's worth, 12 of those 13 came at the 22nd pick or later, if that means anything

Fantastic! This tells the story of rookie receivers about as good as it can. They might be decent, but if you expect them to be the top dog the minute they hit the field in the NFL, forget about it. They need to learn the system, and how to shed what is obviously tremendously better defenders than they probably ever saw in college, and it's one after another, not one now and then.

 

[Pkrjones]

In his 4 years in GB, most as our "#2" WR MVS averaged 41 receptions for an average of 538 yds/season. I'm really hoping without a top-end #1 getting 115+ receptions and 1,300 yds/season, but a pretty good #1 AND #2 we'll see each get 65-70 receptions and 750-800 yds/season from 2 new WR's in GB. With Lazard still as #3 he'll continue getting his 35-40 receptions for 475 yds./season and the offense will be much better balanced and unpredictable.

 

[sschind]

In his 4 years in GB, most as our "#2" WR MVS averaged 41 receptions for an average of 538 yds/season. I'm really hoping without a top-end #1 getting 115+ receptions and 1,300 yds/season, but a pretty good #1 AND #2 we'll see each get 65-70 receptions and 750-800 yds/season from 2 new WR's in GB. With Lazard still as #3 he'll continue getting his 35-40 receptions for 475 yds./season and the offense will be much better balanced and unpredictable.

I would hope our #1 would get more than 70 receptions and 800 yards but I agree I would like to see our #1 and #2 be a bit closer.

Also, I don't know that we really had anyone I would consider our #2. I think several guys took turns as a the games played out. I know you probably meant that by putting the #2 in quotes but IMO it was by necessity due to lack of talent.

 

[Packerbacker1996]

I would hope our #1 would get more than 70 receptions and 800 yards but I agree I would like to see our #1 and #2 be a bit closer.

Also, I don't know that we really had anyone I would consider our #2. I think several guys took turns as a the games played out. I know you probably meant that by putting the #2 in quotes but IMO it was by necessity due to lack of talent.

Well this is a huge opportunity for Lazard and Amari Rodgers to start pulling there weight, get motivated and play for the big contract.

I like Lazard already. I think he has a potential to contribute a lot more then we seen from him so far.
Let's see what happens.

 

[Pkrjones]

I would hope our #1 would get more than 70 receptions and 800 yards but I agree I would like to see our #1 and #2 be a bit closer.

I meant that our 2 (or more?) new draftees could work their way up to #1 & #2 as the season went on, and see 65-70 receptions for 7-800 yards and not feel the pressure to match Adams' production. They could be productive rookies without NEEDING to try to carry the weight of 100 receptions... work up to NFL game-speed while still be productive.

I honestly hope Lazard becomes a 60+ reception guy to lighten the rookie-load but the downside to that is he'll increase his UFA value next winter and possibly move on.