As we begin to lay the foundation for the 2022 offseason, here we are going to lay out Dynasty positional tiers with a synopsis of those tiers. Chris Godwin (26.5). 950 yards. See more. 2022-10-03-07:00. The concerns about Moores quarterback this season and surrounding offense once again exist, but he will still only be 25-years-old to open up 2022 with 1,200 yards in each of the past three seasons. In the seven games that Waller missed or exited early, Renfrow averaged 7.1 catches for 79.9 yards per game as opposed to 5.5 catches for 48.8 yards per game otherwise. Prior to injury, we were getting more of the 2020 version of JuJu as he was averaging just 8.6 yards per catch and a paltry 4.6 yards per target. Gage led the Falcons with 2.84 yards per route run against man coverage in 2021 per Pro Football Focus, a mark that was 11th in the league this past season. Then, Aiyuk managed to get back in the good graces of the staff and played 92% of the snaps over the final 11 games, averaging 13.1 points per game and 21.6% of the team targets over that span with seven games as a top-30 scorer. Mooney has limitations in becoming a full-fledged alpha (he was dead last in contested catch rate among qualifying receivers in 2021), but theres an easy path to seeing Mooney smoke everyone in this tier in the short-term target volume. A.J. Rashod Bateman gave us a couple of hot spots as a rookie, but ultimately his playing time never consistently materialized while he was still extremely behind both Mark Andrews and Marquise Brown on the pecking order. Tyreek Hill was also traded this offseason, heading to the Dolphins. Jaylen Waddle set a new record for receptions in a season (104) by a rookie while being asked to operate as a near the line of scrimmage asset due to the position the Miami offense was forced into due to their offensive line and surrounding playmakers. Over the next 11 games, Sutton caught just 25 passes total for 305 yards. Hopkins missed seven games in 2021 and while on the field, he averaged 4.2 receptions and 57.2 yards per game, by far his lowest totals per game since 2016. fought through an injury-filled rookie campaign in which he missed six games, but there were some flashpoints where we saw the ceiling potential for Moore. If you are new to how I do tiers, I make my dynasty tiers based on a blend of age, fantasy performance, career arc, team situation, and fantasy archetype. These are the wideouts you envision having the best odds of becoming players like the tier above when they reach that stage of their careers while carrying plenty of immediate upside. Chark (25.9) He found the end zone a total of 16 times, with just three coming from inside of 10 yards. . Moore (25.4) Christian Kirk accounted for 30 of those targets, with the next highest player (DeAndre Hopkins) coming in at 12. Just seven of his 64 targets came on throws over 10 yards downfield while 41 came at or behind the line scrimmage. He is worth a look here if anyone is giving him away, but the downside is that he played missed seven games after missing seven in 2020 and played 70% of the snaps in just three games on a low-volume Tennessee passing offense. Returning to Dallas was a best-case outcomes as he has to prove his health and upside again. Ashton Dulin (25.3) was once again held back from accessing his full fantasy potential, posting 77-1,053-5 in his third season. Terry McLaurin (27.0) Team W L T PCT PF PA; Jacksonville: 9: 8: 0.529: 404: 350 . Curtis Samuel (26.1) We are still trying to figure out if there is real upside here with these younger wideouts. Would love to hear your guys take on my DAWG - Nico Collins. Denver locked up Sutton with an extension before he could free agency, while getting attachment to a quarterback finally willing to push the downfield can give Sutton a runway similar to Mike Williams a year ago. Just 50.7% of Golladays targets were catchable (lowest rate in the league) while 41.3% of his targets were contested catches (the highest rate in the league). By Aaron Wilson August 8, 2022 Jump Around This Article Click to show Godwin will get another season with Tom Brady, but will also be coming off an ACL injury that ended his season in mid-December, pushing his recovery up against the start of the 2022 season. averaged a career-low 10.8 yards per catch, but he remained one of the best touchdown-or-bust fantasy options, scoring 10 times over 13 games before an ankle injury cut his season short. Heading to Green Bay, Chrisitan Watson checks a lot of boxes in terms of size, athleticism, strong quarterback play, and opportunity, all things he needs to overcome an unflattering list of recent non-early-declare, non-Power 5 wideouts selected in the second round. Jahan Dotson (22.8) Terrace Marshall (22.2) Our Hail Mary dart throws to sell yourself on making a deep swing. Christian Watson (23.6) Jarvis Landry (29.8) Player News Nico Collins: Placed on IR; season over. Isaiah McKenzie (27.4). Amari Cooper is coming off a season in which he once again battled injuries, producing his lowest per-game totals since joining the Cowboys with 6.9 targets, 4.5 catches, and 57.7 yards per game. The albeit tiny sample was excitement enough to see the potential in his ability while the addition of Brian Daboll will stir up more offseason excitement in harnessing that ability. The top-tier of this 2022 rookie class. Lockett was the leagues best deep-ball specialist last season, scoring a league-high 133.3 fantasy points on throws 15 yards or further downfield. All of that resulted in a tailspin that ended with 38 catches for 410 yards and one touchdown over 12 games. Similar to the tier split above in which we still have to tell ourselves a story in reaching an apex fantasy outcome, these are next tier of rookie wideouts that present the most immediate upside and allure in fantasy drafts. Adam Thielen (32.0) also improved across the board in his second season, raising his yards per catch (14.7 yards), receptions (5.3) and yards (77.9) per game, catch rate (67.3%), and yards per target (9.9 yards) all from his rookie season. Nico Collins. first season with the Giants was an outright disaster, catching 37-of-76 targets for 521 yards and zero touchdowns. This is not the sexiest tier in terms of upside, but all of these later-round options are viable players at their position in real life that will keep them on the field and as fantasy reserves that can be used in a bind. Brown was averaging 17.4 points per game through 10 games and then limped to the finish line with 8.8 points per game afterwards. From one player limited by quarterback play to another. 9 TD's. An excellent sophomore campaign. Tutu Atwell (22.9) Amon-Ra St. Brown (22.9) Tim Patrick has led the Broncos in touchdown receptions in each of the past two seasons, posting solid campaigns of 51-742-6 and 53-734-5. Through 11 games, St. Brown had 39 catches for 352 yards and zero touchdowns. Erik Ezuknma (22.6) secured 33-of-60 targets ranked eighth among rookie wideouts in targets (60) and fifth in yards per target (7.4). Then, he went on an all-time heater, catching 51 passes for 560 yards and five touchdowns (with a rushing score) over his final six games, posting five top-10 scoring weeks over that span. Chase was the first rookie to ever have multiple games posting 200 yards receiving. Hopkins missed seven games in 2021 and while on the field, he averaged 4.2 receptions and 57.2 yards per game, by far his lowest totals per game since 2016. Ihmir Smith-Marsette (23.0) Johnson has amassed a gaudy 313 targets over the past two seasons. D.J. Staying in Los Angeles, Williams is a true boom-or-bust WR2 with plenty of spike-week upside. did not do anything to alleviate the concerns we had for him transitioning to the NFL, even in an offense that was suited to get the most out of him. From a silver lining stance, Cooper still tied for the team-lead with eight touchdown receptions. Amari Rodgers (22.9) Marquise Brown (25.2) Josh Palmer (22.9) The positive spin is Golladay averaged 9.1 yards per target from Daniel Jones compared to 4.3 yards per target from the vagabonds they played when Jones was absent. Boyds 5.9 targets per game were his lowest since 2017 while his receiving yardage per game has declined from the previous season in each of the past three seasons. DWayne Eskridge (25.4) Evans is coming off his eight consecutive 1,000-yard season to open his career while catching another 14 touchdown passes. Jalen Reagor (23.7) 3 wide receiver job, and that role could have under-appreciated value given that the Texans don't have a proven tight end and Cooks and Cobbs are perpetual injury concerns. Landry has never been a touchdown scorer (clearing six scores in just one of his eight seasons). Hopkins was able to stay afloat for fantasy weekly since he still scored eight times in 10 games. Sterling Shepard (29.6) Seemingly disgruntled with the organization for the outset of the season, his effort was questioned, while he also dealt with ankle, hamstring, and COVID issues during the season to go along with subpar quarterback play. Texans wide receiver Nico Collins turning heads at camp, eyes big second NFL season Houston Texans second-year wide receiver Nico Collins is expected to have a much larger role in the offense after having his moments as a rookie last year. This next tier is older than the previous tier but has also given us a larger sample of production to latch onto. Joining the Jaguars, Kirk has a path to be the target leader, but also in a muddled offense that has a number if questions, while Kirk himself has struggled when tasked to carry a passing game. Laviska Shenault took a step back in 2021, seeing his yards per catch and target, catch rate, receptions, yardage, and touchdowns all drop from his rookie season. Claypools rookie season touchdown total is more than enough to keep the lights on, but he also could be on an early-career Mike Williams trajectory where he ultimately becomes a volatile touchdown-dependent fantasy option. Samuel was fifth in the NFL in receiving yards despite ranking 54th in routes run and 26th in targets. That said, after finishing fifth in yards per team pass attempt in 2020 (2.31), Metcalf was still ninth last season (1.95) at his position. I discussed all of them pre-draft here and here. Tim Patrick (28.8) had the most Kadarius Toney rookie season we could have gotten based on his collegiate profile. Davis has only played two-thirds of the offensive snaps in 14 career games to open his career but has a 50-816-11 line in those games on 87 targets while averaging 14.2 fantasy points per game. fought through another injury-filled season, catching 40 passes for 515 yards and two touchdowns. Shepard could be a candidate to be released and have a new home this offseason as he can save the Giants $4.5 million if released before June, and $8.5 million as a post-June 1 cut while the Giants will want to expand Kadarius Toneys role and are locked into Kenny Golladay. That drop-off is a signal that Brown is not the type of wideout that can overcome and elevate a poor offense, but this move also pairs him with a quarterback that can has shown massive success downfield to start his career. By the time Ridley can play again, he will still have some meat left on the bone for his career, but will also be a soon-to-be 29-year old player with just one season reaching 900 yards that averaged 9.1 yards per catch and 5.4 yards per target when he last played. Since Parkers breakout in 2019, he has come back as the WR42 and WR46 in points per game, missing nine games. flashed early last season with three WR1 scoring weeks over the opening six games, but things bottomed quickly after that. Dominate your draft with the 2023 Ultimate Draft Kit Nico Collins HOU WR #12 HT/WT 6' 4", 215 lbs Age 23.8 Drafted Rd 3 (#89) - 2021 College Michigan Experience 2 years 2023 Draft Ranking Draft rankings are in progress. The Giants have no choice contractually to go back to Golladay as a passing game asset and there is nowhere to go but up from last year in terms of quarterback play and offensive climate. They also drafted Alabama. during the draft last year, but absolutely nothing went right for him over the past year to invoke confidence moving forward outside of hope. After 11 trips to the paint in 2020, Claypool scored just two times last season. After receiving over 25% of the Buffalo targets in each of his first two seasons with the Bills, Diggs is a strong bet to once again be peppered with opportunity in 2022 attached to Josh Allen. The point of no return for alpha wideouts has historically been age 32. Lamb went from averaging 17.6 points per game prior, down to 10.6 per game to close the season after that stretch. Dynasty players have to focus on the diamonds in the rough. College Bowls last year: 10-1, Owned and Operated by Sharp Football Analysis, LLC Copyright 2023 | Sharp Football Analysis, LLC, All rights reserved. James Washington (26.4) Brown in 2021. Toney was only able to appear in 10 games due to various injuries and managed more than 40 yards in just two games, but in the small sample of him receiving playing time while healthy, he jumped off the screen at his best. These wideouts are a lesser version of Tier 13, but all our in the same mold that they will be on rosters, get second and third contracts in the league, and can run into extended playing time through situation or injuries. In the three games that Palmer got on the field for 60% or more of the snaps as a rookie, he posted games of 5-66-1 (seven targets), 5-43-1 (six targets), and 4-45-1 (nine targets). After finishing outside of the top-50 scorers in each of his first two seasons in the league, shot up to WR10 overall last season (WR17 in points per game), catching 103 passes for 1,038 yards and nine touchdowns. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value. We do not officially know who the quarterback will be, but with Pete Carmichael staying as offensive coordinator, Thomas still has a play-caller that understands where he excels. JaMarr Chase (Age 22.5) From that point on, Moore found the end zone just one more time, still leaving him with four or fewer touchdowns in each of his first four seasons. Joining the Browns, Cooper is set up to be a lead wide receiver while the Browns also just acquired Deshaun Watson. If the Texans get another quarterback, the same explosion can occur. Schematically, Woods is one of the best run blocking wide receivers in the NFL, if not the best, which was surely appealing to the Titans as a fit in their offense. Here are four fantasy football sleepers who could bolster your team. Before Tyreek Hill was the Cheetah, he was a fifth-round pick in the NFL Draft and . No wide receiver has had a season like the one Deebo Samuel had this past year. Lockett was the leagues best deep-ball specialist last season, scoring a league-high 133.3 fantasy points on throws 15 yards or further downfield. If you are not in a full-PPR league, you can prioritize this archetype over the previous group while this group has more options that can get by on inefficiency and spike touchdown seasons. Russell Gage (26.6). Even if Odell Beckham returns, he will also be coming off a major injury. Your scope of duties: Creating a vision, strategy and operational goals for the subordinate business unit responsible for the R&D area A veteran starter that can accrue points immediately based on where a current roster is and other times chasing more youth and upside for the future. Mike Strachan (25.1) After a breakout in 2020, Robby Anderson was unable to survive the offensive climate in Carolina last season. Godwin tore his ACL back on December 19th, placing his early-season availability in jeopardy. George Pickens (21.5) Velus Jones (25.3) The glass half full case for St. Brown is that he was used all over the field (and backfield) during that breakout and was too good to be put back in the bottle moving forward. Aiyuk still only averaged 6.2 targets per game over that solid close to the season with four or fewer receptions in seven of those 11 games while Trey Lance offers a wide range of outcomes in terms of impact on the offense. I am more than skeptical on Moores ceiling from a fantasy stance, but Moore still carries plenty of pedigree and raft capital to have increased usage in year two and find his way as a full-PPR contributor. It was clear that the Rams had a role for Jefferson this year as a vertical target in the offense, but he may be pressed to even further expand his game in Year 3 if injuries to both Woods and Odell Beckham prevent each from returning to the team or limit their availability. Nico Collins (23.5) The silver lining is that he still received 110 targets (28th) and the Panthers gave him a contract extension before the season that has him still set up to be the WR2 in Carolina, but a major addition at quarterback is still required. Courtland Sutton (26.9) Both Khalil Shakir and Romeo Doubs land with positive offensive attachment. There will surely be a lot of conversation around DeAndre Hopkins this offseason and what to do with him. Allen Lazard (26.7) Latest on Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins including complete game-by-game stats on ESPN. Prior to injury, we were getting more of the 2020 version of JuJu as he was averaging just 8.6 yards per catch and a paltry 4.6 yards per target. From Week 7 onwards, Collins saw 60% of the snaps in all but one game. Arizona has changed his role frequently during his tenure, but he will hit free agency here after posting a career-high 63 catches and 809 yards out of the slot in 2021. this offseason and what to do with him. is a hot name in early offseason drafts with his potential to be a big winner should the Chargers not retain Mike Williams. Thanks for the read. Lamb went from averaging 17.6 points per game prior, down to 10.6 per game to close the season after that stretch. We do not officially know who the quarterback will be, but with Pete Carmichael staying as offensive coordinator, Thomas still has a play-caller that understands where he excels. 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