3rd Year WR

[averagejoe]

Thanks to @MilkSpiller22 for the unintended idea, and thanks to Profootball Reference for the list...

Here's the list of WR who will be in their 3rd year for 2017. Who breaks out (who isn't that relevent already)? See any sleeper candidates?

Rk / Player / Yds
1 Amari Cooper 1153
2 Tyrell Williams 1059
3 Kelvin Benjamin 941
4 Stefon Diggs 903
5 Willie Snead 895
6 Cameron Meredith 888
7 Jamison Crowder 847
8 DeVante Parker 744
9 Adam Humphries 622
10 Tyler Lockett 597
11 JJ Nelson 568
12 Chris Conley 530
13 Phillip Dorsett 528
14 Sammie Coates 435
15 Tevin Coleman 421
16 Seth Roberts 397
17 Dorial Green-Beckham 392
18 Devin Funchess 371
19 Nelson Agholor 365
20 Clive Walford 359
21 Brandon Coleman 281
22 Cobi Hamilton 234
23 Justin Hardy 203
24 Bennie Fowler 145
25 Freddie Martino 142
26 Chris Harper 133
27 Jaelen Strong 131
28 Daniel Brown 124
29 James Wright 106
30 T.J. Jones 93
31 Tyler Kroft 92
32 Keith Mumphery 69
33 Tavarres King 50
34 Lucky Whitehead 48
35 Bradley Marquez 37
36 Quan Bray 36
37 Rashad Greene 32
38 Devin Smith 20
39 Jeremy Butler 11

 

[Bandit]

Did Jeremy Butler at least get a first down with his 11 yards?

 

[HaroldSeattle]

My sleepers are as follows, some may not qualify as sleepers.

Tryell Williams
Snead
Meredith
Crowder ( probably not a sleeper)
Lockett (Yup I still have hope)

 

[Chef99]

Amari. The stars are aligned.

 

[Chef99]

I don't think it's gonna be #34, unless it's from a jail cell!

 

[Stomp]

Cooper is what he is a decent target in PPR that isn't a great RZ threat(especially since the Raiders added 2 new RZ threats in Lynch and Cooks)
Snead and Crowder should both get an up tick in targets
Diggs and Meredith are both overachievers as is
Parker would be better if he didn't have a poor mans Alex Smith as his QB
Lockett i though he was the next TY Hilton/Antonio Brown coming out he is still my top choice to have a break out performance
Funchess has the same skill set as Kelvan Benjamin so he may get an up tick but i still would't expect a break out unless Benjamin gets hurt or benched

 

[averagejoe]

I think the opportunity is there for Conley and Agholor.
JJ Nelson is intriguing if John Brown gets injured again.
I think my sleeper is TJ Jones. But I'm not drafting him. Just on my watch list.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Cooper is what he is a decent target in PPR that isn't a great RZ threat(especially since the Raiders added 2 new RZ threats in Lynch and Cooks)
Snead and Crowder should both get an up tick in targets
Diggs and Meredith are both overachievers as is
Parker would be better if he didn't have a poor mans Alex Smith as his QB
Lockett i though he was the next TY Hilton/Antonio Brown coming out he is still my top choice to have a break out performance
Funchess has the same skill set as Kelvan Benjamin so he may get an up tick but i still would't expect a break out unless Benjamin gets hurt or benched

I'm with you everything except Meredith. He's got the size speed thing going for him, think he could develop into a dang good WR. However missing OTAs is a killer, he needs that time, reps to develop chemistry with the new QB. Very discouraging in the short term.

 

[Stomp]

I'm with you everything except Meredith. He's got the size speed thing going for him, think he could develop into a dang good WR. However missing OTAs is a killer, he needs that time, reps to develop chemistry with the new QB. Very discouraging in the short term.

Out of the guys i mentioned he is the one i know the least about. The switch from Cutler(Gunslinger), to Glennon (Field Lieutenant), to possibly Trubisky (Gunslinger) has me down on all Bears except Howard.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Out of the guys i mentioned he is the one i know the least about. The switch from Cutler(Gunslinger), to Glennon (Field Lieutenant), to possibly Trubisky (Gunslinger) has me down on all Bears except Howard.

Yeah the QB situation is discouraging, but with Howard being the focus it gives a WR a chance.

 

[TKOSpikes]

Inside the top 20, I would NOT touch...KB, Humphries, Conley, DGB, or Funchess. And unless Tevin Coleman is some receiver I haven't heard of, and Walford switched from TE, then those two as well. Then everyone beyond 20.

I like the rest, with the lowest sleeper being Agholor... and I wouldn't say any of the top eight are "sleepers".

 

[SmokingMonkey]

I like all of the top 7, minus Kelvin Benjamin, to outproduce what they've done so far

Not overly negative outlook on KB, just see a lot more mouths to feed in that system this season.
He won't be the focal point like he was his rookie season.

 

[tlance]

Crowder, Parker and Kevin White are my 3

 

[Brees#1]

I don't think Snead is much improvement, sorry. Snead has had six total TDs last year and five the year before. He is not a homerun threat either. Or else, the saints offense would really be that good.

 

[averagejoe]

I'm with you everything except Meredith. He's got the size speed thing going for him, think he could develop into a dang good WR. However missing OTAs is a killer, he needs that time, reps to develop chemistry with the new QB. Very discouraging in the short term.

Out of the guys i mentioned he is the one i know the least about. The switch from Cutler(Gunslinger), to Glennon (Field Lieutenant), to possibly Trubisky (Gunslinger) has me down on all Bears except Howard.

I don't think chemistry is a problem with Meredith. He played in 14 games and started 10 last year, indicating that he came into some games cold. Plus he caught passes from a revolving door of Cutler, Barkley and Hoyer. Meredith is credited with only 2 drops through all of this QB and WR shuffling.

I like the kid. I do. But my gut says that Kevin White is still earmarked for the WR1 role. White started all 4 games he played in despite missing all of 2015. Doesn't mean Meredith can't carve out some yardage in the mean time. Especially with Jeffery gone.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

I don't think chemistry is a problem with Meredith. He played in 14 games and started 10 last year, indicating that he came into some games cold. Plus he caught passes from a revolving door of Cutler, Barkley and Hoyer. Meredith is credited with only 2 drops through all of this QB and WR shuffling.

I like the kid. I do. But my gut says that Kevin White is still earmarked for the WR1 role. White started all 4 games he played in despite missing all of 2015. Doesn't mean Meredith can't carve out some yardage in the mean time. Especially with Jeffery gone.

His numbers were better under Hoyer, dropped some when Barkley was QB. Got no faith in White, could be wrong but looks likes fools gold to me.

 

[averagejoe]

Got no faith in White, could be wrong but looks likes fools gold to me.

To be honest, most Bears fans are holding their breath about White.
But one thing is for sure - since the WR core is arguably light (signed Wright, Wheaton & Cruz), White will be given every opportunity.

 

[Yellow Fuzzies]

I like Diggs and Snead... and my sleaper- JJ Nelson.

 

[Chef99]

I don't think chemistry is a problem with Meredith. He played in 14 games and started 10 last year, indicating that he came into some games cold. Plus he caught passes from a revolving door of Cutler, Barkley and Hoyer. Meredith is credited with only 2 drops through all of this QB and WR shuffling.

I like the kid. I do. But my gut says that Kevin White is still earmarked for the WR1 role. White started all 4 games he played in despite missing all of 2015. Doesn't mean Meredith can't carve out some yardage in the mean time. Especially with Jeffery gone.

 

[tlance]

His numbers were better under Hoyer, dropped some when Barkley was QB. Got no faith in White, could be wrong but looks likes fools gold to me.

From a fantasy perspective it isn't fools gold, because you can probably draft him in the final round.