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2021 Free Agent Wide Receivers
2021 Free Agent Wide Receivers
TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 03: Buccaneers receiver Chris Godwin (14) runs with the ball after making a catch during the regular season game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 03, 2021 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) 2021 Free Agent Wide Receivers
Hello Heat Seekers, welcome to episode 128 of Sully’s 2 Cents Fantasy Football Podcast. I am you host; I am Rob Sullivan. The Sully’s 2 Cents Fantasy Football Podcast is a proud member of the RotoHeat family of podcasts.
In Episode 128, I continue the four-part series that takes an early look at the Free Agent class of 2021. Today we will focus on the WR position. As usual I will be looking at it from a fantasy perspective and give you my two cents on where I would like to see these WR’s.
Similar to the group of Free Agent Running Backs that I reviewed last week, I believe that there are some Free Agent WRs that will have a hard time finding a gig in 2021. These WR are; AJ Green, Sammy Watkins, T.Y. Hilton, Breshad Perriman and Willie Snead.
Green has seen his play fall off dramatically due to injury the past three seasons, prior to that he was one of the elite WRs in the game. At age 32 this might be it for AJ Green and if he is to sign on for a 2021 season, I would expect it to be late in the summer or early fall.
Sammy Watkins is another WR that has struggles to stay health basically his entire career. Sammy struggled to get it done in KC, and if you can’t get it done in KC with Patrick Mahomes as your QB where can you?
TY Hilton, another aging WR that has had some injury woes recently. His play did come on late in the 2020 season and the Colts do have that cap space to retain him. Its possible he is back in Indy or he becomes a back up plan for those that swing and miss in the draft and free agency. Hilton likely will have to wait for his contract this offseason.
Perriman and Snead, I just don’t see either finding a deal until we get near training camp if at all. If I had to put one in front of the other, it would be Perriman. Perriman is 28 compared to Snead who is 29, and Perriman has shown flashes while Snead has done little.
There are 12 however that I fee are and those are the players that I will be discussing, starting with:
Allen Robinson
2020 was Allen Robinson’s 7th year in the NFL and in those 7 seasons he has compiled a stat line of 457 receptions, 5999 receiving yards and 39 touchdowns.
What makes A-Rob’s stats even more impressive is that his 2017 season was limited to 1 game, 1 catch and 1 yard due to a torn ACL. Remove 2017 and he is averaging 76 catches, 999 yards, and 6.5 touchdowns a season. What makes those numbers even more impressive, his quarterbacks have been Blake Bortles, Mitchel Trubisky and Nick Foles. In his three seasons in Chicago alone, his average season is 91 catches, 1120 yards and 6 touchdowns. That is an average of 239 PPR points a season with border line horrific quarterbacks. Robinson is a WR that could slide into the WR1 on almost any team in the NFL. So where is he going to land is a very difficult question to answer.
There is a very distinct possibility that Robinson does not go anywhere and that the Bears simply slap the franchise tag on him. Although that is a logical move for Chicago to take, it is boring, and I would rather predict a landing spot that is a little more interesting to think about.
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By Sully's Two Cents2021 Free Agent Wide Receivers
TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 03: Buccaneers receiver Chris Godwin (14) runs with the ball after making a catch during the regular season game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 03, 2021 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) 2021 Free Agent Wide Receivers
Hello Heat Seekers, welcome to episode 128 of Sully’s 2 Cents Fantasy Football Podcast. I am you host; I am Rob Sullivan. The Sully’s 2 Cents Fantasy Football Podcast is a proud member of the RotoHeat family of podcasts.
In Episode 128, I continue the four-part series that takes an early look at the Free Agent class of 2021. Today we will focus on the WR position. As usual I will be looking at it from a fantasy perspective and give you my two cents on where I would like to see these WR’s.
Similar to the group of Free Agent Running Backs that I reviewed last week, I believe that there are some Free Agent WRs that will have a hard time finding a gig in 2021. These WR are; AJ Green, Sammy Watkins, T.Y. Hilton, Breshad Perriman and Willie Snead.
Green has seen his play fall off dramatically due to injury the past three seasons, prior to that he was one of the elite WRs in the game. At age 32 this might be it for AJ Green and if he is to sign on for a 2021 season, I would expect it to be late in the summer or early fall.
Sammy Watkins is another WR that has struggles to stay health basically his entire career. Sammy struggled to get it done in KC, and if you can’t get it done in KC with Patrick Mahomes as your QB where can you?
TY Hilton, another aging WR that has had some injury woes recently. His play did come on late in the 2020 season and the Colts do have that cap space to retain him. Its possible he is back in Indy or he becomes a back up plan for those that swing and miss in the draft and free agency. Hilton likely will have to wait for his contract this offseason.
Perriman and Snead, I just don’t see either finding a deal until we get near training camp if at all. If I had to put one in front of the other, it would be Perriman. Perriman is 28 compared to Snead who is 29, and Perriman has shown flashes while Snead has done little.
There are 12 however that I fee are and those are the players that I will be discussing, starting with:
Allen Robinson
2020 was Allen Robinson’s 7th year in the NFL and in those 7 seasons he has compiled a stat line of 457 receptions, 5999 receiving yards and 39 touchdowns.
What makes A-Rob’s stats even more impressive is that his 2017 season was limited to 1 game, 1 catch and 1 yard due to a torn ACL. Remove 2017 and he is averaging 76 catches, 999 yards, and 6.5 touchdowns a season. What makes those numbers even more impressive, his quarterbacks have been Blake Bortles, Mitchel Trubisky and Nick Foles. In his three seasons in Chicago alone, his average season is 91 catches, 1120 yards and 6 touchdowns. That is an average of 239 PPR points a season with border line horrific quarterbacks. Robinson is a WR that could slide into the WR1 on almost any team in the NFL. So where is he going to land is a very difficult question to answer.
There is a very distinct possibility that Robinson does not go anywhere and that the Bears simply slap the franchise tag on him. Although that is a logical move for Chicago to take, it is boring, and I would rather predict a landing spot that is a little more interesting to think about.