To conclude our ‘Data and trends that will define the 2024 season’ we take a deep dive into rookie WR production over the years. Scott Pianowski joins Matt Harmon to look at rookie historical data from the past ten seasons to see how rookie WRs are becoming increasingly imaginative from the start. The two in the second half of the show try to identify which rookie WR you can trust in this class to give you instant fantasy success this season.
(2:15) – Data and Trend Series: Tracking the Explosion of WR Rookie Production
(7:25) – The WR rookie class of 2014 changed everything
(10:50) – Designed details get rookie WRs involved early… but is that a good or bad sign in the long run?
(22:00) – WR rookie production over the past decade based on draft capital spent
(25:48) – Puka Nacua, Tyreek Hill and Amon Ra St. Brown share these three traits as late-round WR gems
(37:00) – Marvin Harrison Jr.: Green light for draft, but is his ADP too rich?
(42:55) – Malik Nabers: Yellow light for draft because Daniel Jones is his QB
(48:30) – Xavier Worthy: Yellow light with crowded WR room in KC
(53:50) – Rome Odunze: Yellow light with so many new parts in Chicago
(59:30) – Ladd McConkey: Yellow light, with Chargers likely to be a heavy-hitting team
(1:01:15) – Keon Coleman: Yellow light requiring patience
(1:03:15) – Brian Thomas Jr.: Yellow light with the top green light
(1:04:50) – Xavier Legette: Red light, but Canales can give him a yellow light
(1:06:10) – Ricky Pearsall: Red light this year, green light next year
(1:07:00) – Understanding Patriots Rookie WRs
(1:10:00) – Harmons shares his favorite deep sleeper rookie WR
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