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. Thats where well start today, the wide receiver position. 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. Depending on what you want/need out of them, they really dont decline until theyre 33 or 34 years old. From ages 25-30, Jones consistently crossed over 1,400 yards and he averaged: 103 receptions, 1,564 yards, 6 TDs. He made the Pro Bowl at age 29, but Baldwin was not the same player at 30 and he never played in the NFL again after that season. What we end up seeing is a lot of stability over the years. Thielen is hoping to rebound in 2019 after he suffered through a nagging hamstring injury last year. And while much of what we do here at PFF heavily factors positional value, this list does not. He's made two Pro Bowls in four years and had a solid 2019 season at age 30. TL;DR: This article explores at which ages NFL wide receivers have their most productive seasons. However, a completely rational and sane Falcons fan would have said the same thing about Julio Jones after he had 1,677 yards in 2018 and 1,394 yards in 2019. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year had four sacks in eight regular-season games last season. Youngs mention here was earned here by just how dominant of a prospect he was hes the best edge defender prospect that PFF has scouted since 2014. 3 receiver in Las Vegas, but he had a really solid year in 2021 for the Raiders. If youre looking for a pure runner, there are few players in the league right now that I would take over Chubb. Meanwhile, a new breed of defender the Jamal Adamses and Derwin Jameses of the world wears multiple hats and does it all at a high level. Hilton (32), Antonio Brown (33), A.J. Who else then? 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. When I became a full-time analyst and had time to research things like this, I wanted to give you concrete answers. There are sure to be outliers, but again, do not unload wide receivers who are 28- or 29-year-old studs. 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? Credit where credit is due, though. Brown quickly showed he was already one of the better receivers in the league in that regard as a rookie in 2019. Very little. He made the Pro Bowl in his first eight seasons as a lockdown cornerback who also contributed as a returner. 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. . Rodgers had 4,002 yards passing and 26 touchdowns last year. Entering his age 37 season, Rodgers is still going strong in Green Bay. The Miracle at the New Meadowlands. Mecole Hardman, Chiefs. Today, well talk about the wide receiver position. Wide receivers are in their prime fantasy years from age-25 through age-32, according to this chart. Playing with Matthew Stafford from ages 26-29, Tate averaged 93 receptions and 1,056 yards per season. The only way to test whether this was true was to go through a large sample size of data. Big Ben is coming back in 2020 after missing most of 2019 to an elbow injury. Sutton dropped just three of his 115 targets last season. The 29-year-old wideout will be released on March 15, which marks the first day of the new league year . Cousins is a strong second-tier quarterback in the NFL, and his play has improved since moving from Washington to Minnesota. 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. No wide receiver has finished top-five in their age-21 season. Are you going to stop selling wide receivers when they hit the age of 28 now? He ran a 4.33 40 yard dash coming out of college and has kept that speed throughout his NFL career. Slayton has four games of 20 or more fantasy points in his young career. He had a league-leading 159 tackles last year and is entering his age 30 season. As I do these studies annually, the average age becomes younger each season. Hayward has become one of the game's most consistent cornerbacks since joining the Chargers in 2016. This chart identifies when a player may lose some of that elite potential. The Ravens have one of the most talented secondaries in the NFL, and Humphrey has been a big part of that group. The 31-year-old has made six consecutive Pro Bowls and finished last season with 99 catches for 1,394 yards and six touchdowns. Are you looking to contact Customer Support about a subscription or account related question? If you want a deeper dive, we have included more information later in the article. Copyright 2023 YB Media, LLC. The gregarious Kelce has established himself as one of the elite tight ends in football over seven seasons. Which is quite a statement. Players who are age-32 and beyond this season are: Julio Jones (32), T.Y. Tight Ends. 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. Ok, but Antonio Brown is an (insert insult)! In 2001, 10 receivers of that age crossed over 1,000 yards, including 39-year-old Jerry Rice: 83 catches on 125 targets, 1,139 yards, 9 touchdowns. Just last year, Alexanders 20 forced incompletions were second at the cornerback position behind Carlton Davis. You don't currently have any notifications, Dont give up on Julio Jones just yet, dynasty managers. However, when they do, we can still see some level of production as they produce at roughly 75% vs. age 25-29. Brown, D.K. The Falcons trade Julio Jones for a second round pick, draft Kyle Pitts, save a ton of money, The Bengals part with A.J. Maybe they will. Kupp went from 65 yards per game with Jared Goff last season to 116 yards per game with Matthew Stafford this season. Like we always promise we will give you the high-level data first and you can take it for what it is worth. But then in 2023, when hes 30, the Rams can get out from under half of his $18 million salary, the final year of the extension he signed in 2020. Johnson then had 1,492 yards the following year, but missed two games. Catching a TD with Larry Fitzgerald in EVERY Madden!https://t.co/kEUMoP37dL pic.twitter.com/Kbc9h0Jqo5. 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. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Being able to produce with the ball in your hands matters. Is there a player falling down draft boards due to his age and perceived drop-off? Brown, Will Fuller, Courtland Sutton) and who knows, we might see more than 20 new names in PFFs rankings to open next year. Emailed daily. Brown, etc. Its hard to understate how impressive three consecutive seasons of 80.0 overall grades out of the gate is for a player like Garrett. TL;DR: This article explores at which ages NFL wide receivers have their most productive seasons. Read about the running backs here Expect big things from McLaurin next year. 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. With the speed Houston now has in its wide receiver room, that figures to be something they could feature heavily in 2020. After earning grades of 81.9 in 2017 and 80.4 in 2018, Godwin took his game one step further this past season, breaching the elite at the position. Go back to the year 1999, the season in which Kurt Warner changed everything just so that he could one day inspire a movie that be directly targeted to Brenda and Kurt Warner, and of the 26 players to cross the 1,000-yard threshold, seven were at least 30 years of age: Jimmy Smith*, Tim Brown*, Cris Carter*, Rocket Ismail, Tony Martin, Ed McCaffrey, and Terance Mathis. The catch seen around the world. Signed as a free agent by the Jaguars, Jones has 56 catches for 624 yards this season. The fourth overall pick in 2011, Green had every right to at least be the next Andre Johnson. 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). To be as dominant as Nelson has been at his age is a rarity in the NFL. Every wide receiver ages 21-37 had to have at least 100 targets to qualify, When conducting the analysis it was important to have a baseline for targets as many wide receivers who dont make it typically only play 3-4 years in their early 20s. 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. The 6'1 190 pound wide receiver will turn 29 this year. 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? Suttons 83.1 PFF grade was a top-10 mark at the wide receiver position in 2019. As a rookie in 2018, Barkleys 86.3 receiving grade was a top-five mark at the position, and his 31 missed tackles forced after the catch led all NFL players by eight. In fact, their prime might be in-between 29 and 31. Winning in the trenches at a young age is not easy to do. However, The average NFL career for an offensive lineman is about three-and-a-half years. Mahomes is among the five best quarterbacks in the NFL in negatively graded throw rate since 2018. 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. 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. It wouldve been hard to draw up a better debut for the Ohio State product. Jones is already a five-time Pro Bowler, and he led the NFL with 136 receptions in 2015. Whether it is dynasty or redraft understanding when the cliff typically comes for a fantasy asset is key to staying ahead of the game. A rational Saints fan would have said the same about Michael Thomas after he had 149 catches and 1,725 yards in 2019. Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Wide receivers dont necessarily have to be straight speed demons although it certainly doesnt hurt if theyre blazing fast. As you can see, the prime age for a receiver to finish top-five at his position is at 29 years of age. Wide Rest of Season Strength of Schedules, Wide Receiver Fantasy Points Scored Slot vs. He would be a low risk high reward type signing if the Packers got him on a cheap deal. 11 years ago today, DeSean Jackson walked it off with a punt return TD! 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. 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. Probably by a lot. youngest active wide receivers in the NFL. Injuries have hindered Green over the last two seasons, but the Bengals are hopeful he can bounce back at age 32 this season. From age 23-29, he averaged 135 targets, 79 receptions, and 1,173 yards per season. Wants to chat with Jack Doyle first, as well. In his first season with New England, Bourne caught 55 passes for 800 yards and five touchdowns in 17 games. What would they have to gain by telling you a player falls off a cliff at a certain age? He's on a streak of three consecutive Pro Bowls and has been an All-Pro in two of the last three seasons with a combined 29 sacks over that time. He's entering his age 30 season. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. For 225 PPR fantasy points per year (roughly top-24 production), the average age was 27 with 80% of peak seasons falling within the age range of, 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, For truly elite (250+ PPR points) production, 68% of elite seasons are from players between the ages of. window.PLAYERCARDS_CONFIG={affiliateCode:"fpros_cards"}; Copyright 2010- FantasyPros.com McCaffrey is the ideal modern NFL running back. 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. Sherman reestablished himself as an elite cornerback for the 49ers last year, making his fifth career Pro Bowl. Only one of those players was over 30: Fitzgerald, who had basically reformed his career into that of a possession receiver, dropping from 8.1 yards per target and 13.9 YPC between ages 21 and 28, to 6.9 yards per target and 10.7 YPC over ages 29-37. 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. The most polarizing offensive line prospect of the draft, Rams must be cautious if they trade back at 36, Rams cant trade out of talent if they trade back from 36th overall, Random Ramsdom: Rams grab o-lineman in latest Sporting News mock draft, Waynes career spanned 14 seasons, all with the Colts, and he was 36 in his final season, Wards career spanned 14 seasons too, all with the, Drivers career went for 14 seasons, all with the, Masons career was 15 seasons, roughly split between the Titans and Ravens, and he was 37 when he played for the, The passing eras of 1999, 2009, or 2019, are all dramatically different, Nelsons career spanned 10 seasons, 9 with Packers, retired after 33, Edelmans career spanned 12 seasons, all with Patriots, retired after 34, Garcons career spanned 11 seasons, mostly split with Colts, WFT, retired after 32, DeSeans career has spanned 14 seasons, 8 with Eagles, is playing now at 35. Which other receivers might join them on a list based on 2021 value? Here are the 25 best players regardless of the position they play who will be under 25 years old by Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season, using September 10 as the presumed cutoff date. Odds & lines subject to change. 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. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. McCaffrey joins Alvin Kamara and Todd Gurley as the only three backs with 1,000 rushing yards between the tackles and 1,500 receiving yards over the last three seasons. Please tell me youre going to stop selling wide receivers when they hit the age of 28 now. 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. Gone are the days when two-receiver sets were the staple of the NFL , as t eams lining up in trips, four-wideout looks . What trends have we seen in the last 10 years of football? If this chart wont convince you, nothing will. 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. Veteran receivers were still quite valuable. A more magnified peak is in the 25 to 29 range, where 57 percent of peak seasons reside. Ive accumulated a 14-year sample size with only one requirement to be included. 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. For the 2021 NFL season, several position groups namely wide receivers, tight ends, running backs are getting fresh number brackets, meaning number options for an individual player have. grades of 75.0 or higher as a run defender, tackler, pass-rusher and coverage defender in each of the past two seasons, Bosa did things as a rookie that we havent seen since the PFF era began in 2006, 89.8 overall grade in 2019 ranked third among all edge defenders, 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, 31 missed tackles forced after the catch led all NFL players by eight, 84.4 overall grade ranked sixth at the position after landing in Pittsburgh prior to Week 3, put up three consecutive seasons with overall grades of 73.0 or higher on 750 or more defensive snaps, His two-year contested-target percentage and forced incompletion rate both rank among the top 10 players at the position, 8.9 yards after the catch per reception led all wide receivers, Expect big things from McLaurin next year, the best edge defender prospect that PFF has scouted since 2014, Young was the second prospect he felt comfortable calling a future Hall of Famer coming out of college. His 17.2% pressure rate trailed only his brother, Joey Bosa, and the aforementioned Smith among rookies with 250 or more pass-rushing snaps over that same time frame. If youre in a dynasty league and nobody wants those players, take advantage of that. All rights reserved. The Giants are releasing wide receiver Kenny Golladay, The Post's Paul Schwartz confirmed. 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. He appeared in 16 games, catching 34 passes for 571 yards. 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. Even Stafford saw it happen when he played with perhaps the most respected wide receiver of the century. 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. With the kind of production hes put up, its going to be hard for the Packers not to get a new deal done with Clark. There are things youre told when you start playing fantasy football that you believe to be true. 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. In conclusion it seems that once a wide receiver hits age 30 the narrative is to fade them in drafts. Depending on what you want/need out of them, they really dont decline until theyre 33 years old. On a side note, the fact that he wont even be 24 to start his fourth NFL season is absurd. Rice caught 1,023 career passes after turning 30: Skip forward to 2009, a decade after the GSOT, when Game of Throws became Game of Thrones, elder statesmen wideouts were still able to thrive in the NFL. Wide receivers dont necessarily have to be straight speed demons although it certainly doesnt hurt if theyre blazing fast. Williams has very quietly played like one of the best safeties in the NFL over the last three seasons. Those five players were between 726 and 967 yards. 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. 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. His 2.89 receiving yards per route run trailed only George Kittle at the tight end position in 2019, and he was one of three qualifying tight ends to put up an average depth of target of 11 yards or more, joining Jared Cook and Mike Gesicki. Outside of that, veteran wide receivers are tremendous values. Godwin was another easy choice here. 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. For 225 PPR fantasy points per year (roughly top-24 production), the average age was 27 with 80% of peak seasons falling within the age range of 23-30. We only really have one season to go off with James as he missed most of 2019 with injury, but he did exactly what we expected him to do in that 2018 rookie season coming out of Florida State. The types of wideouts who we used to expect to get 14 seasons, then 11-12 seasons, now look to be getting at most eight or nine seasons. The first- and second-year wide receivers in particular have great upside for their current ADP . . Speaking to Giants fans during a question-and-answer telephone session at the NFL . Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. *T.Y. Through Week 11, his 91.6 pass-rushing grade ranked first among qualifying edge defenders, and his 25% pass-rush win rate trailed only Joey Bosa and J.J. Watt. For 225 PPR fantasy points per year (roughly top-24 production), the average age was 27 with 80% of peak seasons falling within the age range of 23-30. 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. This is much different than the running back chart youll see tomorrow. You dont want to make too many conclusions based on two-week sample sizes, but its hard not to see the kind of effect Fitzpatrick had on the Pittsburgh defense from his free safety position after joining the team. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Here's a look at the 30 best NFL players in their 30s heading into the 2020 season. Wide receivers dont decline after 28 years old from a fantasy perspective. Not the 1,500-yard player that some of his peers were, Baldwin no less was setup for long-term success like a Derrick Mason would be in the decades before him. Last season, Marvin Jones led all 30+ wide receivers with 978 yards. Following that dip to only thirteen 1,000-yard wideouts in 2017, the number went back up to 18 in 2018, then 25 (nearly double the 2017 total) in 2019. 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. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Subscribe:Apple Podcasts|Spotify|Google Podcasts|Stitcher|SoundCloud|iHeartRadio. Read about the tight ends here. 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. At age 30, David's play hasn't dropped off yet. (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). His 16 forced missed tackles after the catch were a top-five mark at the position, as well. 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. Down from 26-percent only a couple of years earlier. 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. 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. His 110 missed tackles forced are more than any other player, and his 1,980 rushing yards after contact are fewer than only Derrick Henry. Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is still one of the best. 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? Was the Bobby Wagner experiment a success for Rams? Tyler Lockett, Seattle Seahawks. At age 27, Calvin Johnson caught 122 passes for 1,964 yards, setting the single-season record that Cooper Kupp is looking to break in the next couple of weeks. Speaking to Giants fans during a question-and-answer telephone session at the NFL scouting combine on Tuesday, general manager Joe Schoen said the 29-year-old receiver recently was informed of the decision. Outside of that, veteran wide receivers are tremendous values. Finally, the drop off isnt as steep as we might have thought. Kevin Cummings, San Jose State, Wide Receivers Coach (29): Few position groups have seen more growth over the last few seasons than San Jose State's wide receivers. Superflex Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings (2023 Fantasy Football), Fantasy Football Rankings: Dynasty Trade Value Chart (March 2023 Update), Video: Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings (2023), NFL Free Agency Rumors & News: Derek Carr, Leonard Fournette (2023 Fantasy Football), Early Draft Sleepers to Target (2023 Fantasy Football), Trending Up & Trending Down (2023 Fantasy Football), No, I'm a California resident looking for the California Consumer Privacy Act form. (via @NFLonCBS) Special. It gets pretty ugly after the age-32 season, though, as just 4-of-64 receivers finished as top-12 receivers. 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. Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup and CeeDee Lamb may be the top trio in all of the NFL. Blame it on injuries if you want to, the fact is that one OBJ case would be an exception; when there isnt a single 30+ OBJ in the league, it means that the rule says: You cant be a wide receiver over 30 anymore. He's made two Pro Bowls in his career and is the clear No. window.PLAYERCARDS_CONFIG={affiliateCode:"fpros_cards"}; Copyright 2010- FantasyPros.com Superflex Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings (2023 Fantasy Football), Fantasy Football Rankings: Dynasty Trade Value Chart (March 2023 Update), Video: Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings (2023), NFL Free Agency Rumors & News: Derek Carr, Leonard Fournette (2023 Fantasy Football), Early Draft Sleepers to Target (2023 Fantasy Football), Trending Up & Trending Down (2023 Fantasy Football), No, I'm a California resident looking for the California Consumer Privacy Act form. 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