THESE
RANKINGS ARE NOT YOUR TYPICAL TOP TEN LIST. IT IS A BIT UNCONVENTIONAL, THOUGH STILL
SHINES LIGHT ON MOST OF THE HOUSEHOLD NAMES WE ARE ALL ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING. IT ALSO SHOWS HOW IMPRESSIVE SOME OTHER PLAYERS
HAVE BEEN THUS FAR.
10) KHALIL SHAKIR-
SHAKIR
HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF THE BUFFALO BILLS OFFENSE ALL YEAR LONG, JOSH ALLEN’S GO-TO
GUY AND FRANKLY HIS MOST RELIABLE TARGET.
SHAKIR LEADS THE NFL IN CATCH PERCENTAGE 56 OF 66 RECEPTIONS-TARGETS
(84.85%). HE IS ALSO 2ND TO
ONLY JA’MARR CHASE IN YARDS AFTER THE CATCH (460 YARDS). WITH THE BILLS ACQUIRING AMARI COOPER IT HAS ADDED
TO HIS PRODUCTION EVEN MORE SO.
9) GARRETT WILSON-
WILSON
HAS BEEN BALLING OUT ALL YEAR LONG FOR THE JETS. HE WAS RODGERS' NUMBER-ONE TARGET BEFORE THEY
BROUGHT IN ADAMS AND HAS REMAINED AS SUCH.
HE IS A RISING SUPERSTAR IN THE MAKING AND ONLY BENEFITS FURTHER FROM TWO
FUTURE HALL OF FAMERS HELPING HIM GROW.
GARRETT HAS GARNERED THE 2ND MOST TARGETS AT THE POSITION
THIS SEASON (108), WHILE ALSO RECORDING THE 4TH MOST RECEPTIONS
(69).
8) CHRIS GODWIN-
I
KNOW, I KNOW, WHY THE HECK DO I HAVE GODWIN ON ANY ACTIVE LIST WHEN HE’S BEEN
ON IR FOR WEEKS NOW? I'LL TELL YOU WHY,
THE MAN MAY BE GONE FOR THE YEAR BUT HIS STATS HAVE SURE STAYED PUT. GODWIN’S PRODUCTION IS SOMEHOW HOLDING TOP-FIVE
NUMBERS IN FOUR RECEIVING CATEGORIES. HIS
YARDS AFTER THE CATCH ARE STILL HANGING AT 5TH (350 YARDS), YARDS
PER GAME ALSO RANKS 5TH BEST (82.3), HE’S TIED FOR 5TH
MOST IN TDS (5), PLUS HIS CATCH PERCENTAGE HASN’T BEEN SURPASSED FOR A 3RD
BEST 80.65%. THIS IS PURELY A TRUE TESTAMENT
TO WHAT GODWIN AND MAYFIELD WERE BAKING UP BEFORE HIS SEASON WAS CUT SHORT.
7) TERRY MCLAURIN-
MCLAURIN
CERTAINLY STARTED THIS SEASON SLOW WITH THE ROOKIE QB JAYDEN DANIELS. AFTER THE FIRST MONTH OR SO THEY STARTED CLICKING
THUS SCARY TERRY IS BACK AND SEEMINGLY BETTER THAN EVER. MCLAURIN HAS ALREADY RECORDED 7 TOUCHDOWNS
THIS SEASON (3RD-BEST) WITH ANOTHER FIVE GAMES (WASHINGTON HAS A
WEEK 14 BYE) TO GO. HE ALSO RANKS TOP FIVE
IN RECEIVING YARDS (823 YARDS- 4TH BEST). THE CHEMISTRY HE AND DANIELS HAVE SHOWN IN
THEIR SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME HAS COMMANDER’S FANS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE TEAM'S FUTURE.
6) ZAY FLOWERS-
BALTIMORE
RAVENS POSSESS ONE OF THE MOST POTENT OFFENSES IN THE NFL THIS YEAR. THOUGH THE RUN GAME HAS MOSTLY BEEN THE STORY
FOR THE RAVENS WITH DERRICK HENRY, WHAT ZAY FLOWERS HAS DONE CAN NOT GO
UNNOTICED. FLOWERS IS BY FAR HAVING HIS
BEST SEASON AS A PRO WHILE ON PACE FOR CLOSE TO 1200 YARDS. ZAY IS 5TH IN RECEIVING (789
YARDS), 3RD IN YARDS AFTER THE CATCH (389) AND IS TIED FOR 6TH
IN TDS (4).
5) JUSTIN JEFFERSON-
I BET
EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS GUY. IF
YOU BY CHANCE ARE NOT YOU MUST NOT WATCH THE NFL OR HAVE BEEN LIVING UNDER A
ROCK AS JEFFERSON HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN THE BEST OR AN OBVIOUS TOP-THREE WIDEOUT
EVER SINCE HE CAME INTO THE LEAGUE. I
KNOW WHAT I SAID, BUT RIGHT NOW AFTER 12 WEEKS, HE IS LISTED AS 5TH
IN MY RANKINGS FOR THIS SEASON. TEAMS
HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE BETTER AT CONTAINING HIM PLUS DARNOLD HASN’T EXACTLY HAD
THE SAME KIND OF RAPPORT WITH HIM THAT COUSINS DID. JEFFERSON PRESENTLY RANKS 2ND IN
YARDS (939), ONLY JA’MARR CHASE HAS OUTPRODUCED HIM SO FAR. HE IS LISTED AS THE 4TH-BEST
RECEIVER IN YARDS PER GAME (85.4), TIES 5TH IN TDS (5), AND HAS BEEN
TARGETED SEVENTH MOST AT THE POSITION (92).
4) JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA-
A LOT
OF NFL ANALYSTS PROJECTED HE WOULD BLOWUP, WELL MUCH TO THEIR CREDENCE JAXON
HAS DONE JUST THAT IN ONLY HIS SECOND YEAR AS A SEAHAWK. IT IS ALSO VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE THE LEAGUE-LEADING
QUARTERBACK IN YARDS PER GAME. SMITH-NJIGBA
IS NOT TOP 5 IN ANY GIVEN STATISTIC, THOUGH RANKS 6TH IN YARDS AFTER
CATCH (338), RECEPTIONS (66), TARGETS (93), PLUS TOUCHDOWNS (4). JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA IS ASCENDING QUICKLY WHILE
LOOKING TO EARN HIMSELF A PRO-BOWL NOD AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
3) AMON-RA ST. BROWN-
I HAD PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN A FANTASY FOOTBALL ARTICLE,
ADVOCATING FOR ST. BROWN WITH CONVICTION AFTER WHAT HE MANAGED TO DO IN HIS
ROOKIE SEASON. THIS YEAR AMON-RA HAS
BEEN EMINENTLY PRODUCING AS THE TOP THREAT IN THE LIONS' PASSING ATTACK. THROUGH
THE FIRST 12 WEEKS HE FINDS HIMSELF 3RD IN RECEPTIONS (71), WHILE
RANKING 2ND IN BOTH CATCH PERCENTAGE (83.53%), PLUS RECEIVING
TOUCHDOWNS (9).
2) CEEDEE LAMB-
THIS
MAY HAVE BEEN AN UNDERACHIEVING SEASON FOR THE DALLAS COWBOYS OVERALL. YET, AS THE COWBOYS' TOP WIDEOUT IT’S BEEN A
FRUITFUL YEAR FOR LAMB. WITH OR WITHOUT
DAK HIS NUMBERS HAVEN’T DIPPED ALL THAT MUCH.
LAMB MAY ONLY HAVE 4 TDS (6TH) SO FAR BUT HE RANKS 3RD
IN TOTAL YARDS (841), AND 4TH IN YARDS AFTER CATCH (353). HE IS A PASS-CATCHING CHEAT CODE AS HE CURRENTLY
PACES THE LEAGUE IN TARGETS (118) & CATCHES (77).
1) JA’MARR CHASE-
WHAT JA’MARR CHASE IS DOING THIS
YEAR HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING.
HE IS HAVING THE BEST SEASON OF HIS CAREER. WHAT HE THOUGHT WOULD’VE BEEN THE FIRST YEAR OF
A NEW DEAL, IS THE SECOND TO LAST YEAR ON HIS ROOKIE CONTRACT. A MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN HIS CAMP AND THE
TEAM HAD HIM HOLDING OUT THE ENTIRE OFFSEASON, BUT THE BENGALS HAD PICKED UP
THE 5TH YEAR OPTION. THIS
MEANS HE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO WAIT TWO MORE YEARS IF NOT LONGER (PENDING A
POSSIBLE FRANCHISE TAG YEAR, OR TWO) NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION FOR CHASE,
ESPECIALLY ON A TEAM THAT HAS BEEN LOSING WAY MORE THAN THEY’RE WINNING. CHASE IS PRESENTLY LEADING ALL RECEIVERS IN
YARDS (1,056), YARDS AFTER CATCH (481), ALONG WITH TOUCHDOWNS (12). HIS STRONG CHEMISTRY WITH QUARTERBACK JOE
BURROW SHOWS THAT THEY ARE THE BEST QB-WR DUO IN THE LEAGUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE BENGALS' DEFENSE HAS
STRUGGLED TREMENDOUSLY THIS SEASON, WHICH IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS WHY
THEY WON’T BE IN THE POSTSEASON. THEY MAY
ALSO WIND UP LOSING THEIR OTHER STARTING WIDEOUT, TEE HIGGINS AS HIS CONTRACT
EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. IN ANY
MATTER THEY DO STILL HAVE THE BEST RECEIVER JA’MARR CHASE AND WILL SEEMINGLY HAVE
HIM UNDER CONTRACT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL SEASONS.
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