For a very long time, NFL and fantasy pundits alike talked up third-year huge receivers. Whereas the 12 months three leap remains to be a factor, lately, WRs have been breaking out of their second seasons. Within the overwhelming majority of instances, although, rookie 12 months efficiency suggests the sophomore 12 months breakout. What if it doesn’t occur? Listed below are 4 sophomore huge receivers you can provide up on in fantasy football.
One of the crucial essential expertise to own in fantasy soccer is admitting whenever you’re improper. None of us can predict participant success at a 100% fee. If we are able to even get to 60%, that can end in a massively optimistic anticipated worth over the course of our fantasy soccer careers.
The 2021 rookie class was actually improbable. Of the primary seven huge receivers chosen, not one among them seems on this listing. After these prime guys, although, issues take a little bit of a flip. Listed below are 4 sophomore huge receivers I’m giving up on after poor rookie seasons within the NFL.
D’Wayne Eskridge, Seattle Seahawks
There are many huge receiver prospects I whiff on. D’Wayne Eskridge was not one among them.
Eskridge was just about lifeless on arrival as a prospect. It’s a great wager to fade four-year school gamers. Eskridge was in school for 5 years. And he wasn’t productive till his tremendous senior season. Eskdrige was a 24-year-old rookie with common athleticism drafted to a run-first offense with two established studs forward of him.
In 10 video games as a rookie, Eskridge caught 10 passes for 64 yards and one landing. He was outproduced and outplayed by Freddie Swain.
Eskridge enters the 2022 season because the Seahawks’ WR4, at greatest. He could even be their WR5. With Geno Smith and Drew Lock each more likely to make begins this 12 months, there may be merely no hope for Eskridge to interrupt by. Even when Russell Wilson have been nonetheless on the town, I’d really feel the identical means. You may shut the door on Eskridge ever mattering in fantasy soccer.
Tutu Atwell, Los Angeles Rams
I don’t know why the Rams spent a second-round choose on Tutu Atwell one 12 months after utilizing a second-round choose on Van Jefferson whereas already rostering Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods.
Atwell is 5’9″, 155 kilos. He’s unfathomably small for an NFL receiver. He was lively for 8 video games as a rookie and actually didn’t see a single goal. Once more, I don’t know why he’s on this crew.
The Rams prolonged Kupp, who simply had the best fantasy huge receiver season of all time. They signed Allen Robinson. Jefferson remains to be their WR3. At greatest, Atwell can overtake Ben Skowronek to be the WR4 — however he couldn’t do this final 12 months.
If Atwell ever issues in fantasy, he would be the outlier of all outliers. I don’t assume I’m alone in utterly giving up on the sophomore huge receiver after only one season.
Terrace Marshall Jr., Carolina Panthers
I extremely doubt anybody would argue with me over the primary two names on this listing. However this one may draw the ire of some.
Terrace Marshall Jr. definitely appeared the half. He was a 21-year-old rookie early declare from LSU who posted elite pace and burst scores at his professional day. At 6’2″, 205 kilos, Marshall has the profile of a dominant outdoors receiver. Sadly, he simply doesn’t possess the on-field capacity.
As a rookie, Marshall caught simply 17 passes for 138 yards in 13 video games. The everyday arc for rookie receivers is to get acclimated over the primary half of the season after which come on sturdy within the second half. Marshall did the alternative. He noticed his snap share decline over the course of the season. By the second half of the 2021 marketing campaign, Marshall had fallen behind Brandon Zylstra.
The Panthers could also be getting a slight quarterback improve in Baker Mayfield, however he isn’t supporting three fantasy-relevant receivers, not to mention 4. I’m unsure Marshall is nice sufficient to overhaul Zylstra. Even when he does, he can be firmly behind DJ Moore and Robbie Anderson. I’m utterly out on Marshall in 2022 and perpetually.
Dyami Brown, Washington Commanders
The Commanders’ third-round choose from final 12 months’s draft is a straightforward sophomore huge receiver for me to surrender on. I didn’t view Dyami Brown as a authentic NFL prospect. Then, he went out and posted a rookie season the place he caught 12 passes for 165 yards in 15 video games. Unhealthy prospect + poor rookie season = no motive to purchase in long-term.
The Commanders thought so extremely of Brown after his rookie season that they prolonged Terry McLaurin and chosen Jahan Dotson within the first spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft. With Curtis Samuel nonetheless round and Cam Sims having confirmed to be the superior participant to Brown, there’s simply no path to Brown ever mattering within the NFL or fantasy soccer.
