Rookie WR that finishes the season with most fantasy points (after the top 3)

[yinzername]

Troy Franklin

[81-]

I'll go chalk and take Brian Thomas. For now

[SoftwoodGrampian]

4. Brian Thomas

[wickerkat1212]

Thomas

[knotts4372]

Last year we did this and it was oddly Puka!

This year I’m capping to a WR after the top 3 because most people have them clearly above the rest.

Make your claim for fame!

Edit: Posts may be edited until the first game of regular season week 1 kicks off.

brian thomas and ricky pearsall are 2 guys im targetting

[Hottoddies]

Last year we did this and it was oddly Puka!

This year I’m capping to a WR after the top 3 because most people have them clearly above the rest.

Make your claim for fame!

Edit: Posts may be edited until the first game of regular season week 1 kicks off.

I must have missed the memo. Who is the 3rd WR that most people have clearly above the rest?

You don’t know the consensus top 3 rookie WR prospects?

I have Xavier Worthy 3rd on my list so he'd be my choice.

[mild]

This is pretty pointless until we have landing spots...

Like, this time last year - plenty of people would have been saying JSN...

[yinzername]

I must have missed the memo. Who is the 3rd WR that most people have clearly above the rest?

You don’t know the consensus top 3 rookie WR prospects?

I have Xavier Worthy 3rd on my list so he'd be my choice.

Which is fine. But you know what consensus means, right?

[yinzername]

This is pretty pointless until we have landing spots...

Like, this time last year - plenty of people would have been saying JSN...

I think everyone here understands the offseason timeline. OPs post acknowledges this clearly

[Bronco Billy]

I like the Mitchell call but wonder if he won’t need a year under his belt to optimize his talents.

I’m liking Pearsall as having the most pro ready game. He’ll need a very good WR1 to leverage his skill set underneath but I like how developed his game is.

McCaffrey is a dark horse for me. He’s played QB up to 2 years ago in a RPO system so he’s still got some learning curve, but his ball skills, my ball mentality and concentration during catching is almost otherworldly. He’s sure not going to be taken unawares going to the next level with his strong family pedigree. He’s also got good running capability for jet sweeps and he could run some wildcat, though passing should never be considered a strength of his.

Of course, this is all going to come down to where guys are drafted and how their immediate opportunity looks.

[TheTroll]

I think the jist here is assuming the top 3 are not landing spot dependent and will ball out regardless. Who the 4th one might be though. Obviously teams and schemes matter so I guess if we just cut to the chase, what WR (After, MHJ, Nabers, Odunze) will make an impact. I too kinda like Piersall. I believe that a slot receiver type has more of a chance to be immediately utilized. Just me.

[Sriracha]

Roman Wilson, AD Mitchell, Brian Thomas JR, Malachi Corley, Xavier Legette, Ladd McConkey could all pop in the right situation as early as year 1.

Agreed, I’ll be curious who you pick

I like them all pretty similarly but I'll throw some love Wilson's way given that it looks like most people are sleeping on him.

His game reminds me a lot of Tyler Lockett but with more wiggle and better body control at the catch point.

[Valhalla]

Roman Wilson, AD Mitchell, Brian Thomas JR, Malachi Corley, Xavier Legette, Ladd McConkey could all pop in the right situation as early as year 1.

Agreed, I’ll be curious who you pick

I like them all pretty similarly but I'll throw some love Wilson's way given that it looks like most people are sleeping on him.

His game reminds me a lot of Tyler Lockett but with more wiggle and better body control at the catch point.

Lockett was very good in college. He’s maybe a little more stiff now than he was coming into the league (still not stiff imo)…but anyone being comped to Lockett’s college profile…that’s high praise.

[Sriracha]

Agreed, I’ll be curious who you pick

I like them all pretty similarly but I'll throw some love Wilson's way given that it looks like most people are sleeping on him.

His game reminds me a lot of Tyler Lockett but with more wiggle and better body control at the catch point.

Lockett was very good in college. He’s maybe a little more stiff now than he was coming into the league (still not stiff imo)…but anyone being comped to Lockett’s college profile…that’s high praise.

Definitely, always been a big fan of Lockett's game.

Wilson's college production is definitely lacking compared to Lockett's.. but it's hard to say how different it would look if he weren't playing in Harbaugh's scheme and was up against the similarly bereft defensive talent Lockett enjoyed at KSU.

[Valhalla]

I like them all pretty similarly but I'll throw some love Wilson's way given that it looks like most people are sleeping on him.

His game reminds me a lot of Tyler Lockett but with more wiggle and better body control at the catch point.

Lockett was very good in college. He’s maybe a little more stiff now than he was coming into the league (still not stiff imo)…but anyone being comped to Lockett’s college profile…that’s high praise.

Definitely, always been a big fan of Lockett's game.

Wilson's college production is definitely lacking compared to Lockett's.. but it's hard to say how different it would look if he weren't playing in Harbaugh's scheme and was up against the similarly bereft defensive talent Lockett enjoyed at KSU.

Fair I suppose.
When you go down in competition, dominance is expected. Without utter dominance, low level competition is a huge red flag…but if they’re dominating, well maybe there’s something there. Kupp, for instance, was utterly dominant.
Lockett’s competition wasn’t so poor though. It’s not like K-State plays nobody colleges. It’s not quite like playing in Alabama, but K-State is a decent level program.