3rd Year WR (1 Viewer)

[robinchicago@excite.com]

I've subscribed to the fact that 3rd year is the breakout year for WR. I'm wondering if there is a list of these guys anywhere?

 

[Chase Stuart]

I don't subscribe to the theory, but here's a list of all the WRs entering their third year along with how many yards they had in 2005.

1	Larry Fitzgerald	14092	Lee Evans	7433	Roy Williams	6874	Ernest Wilford	6815	Antonio Chatman	5496	Samie Parker	5337	Michael Jenkins	5088	Reggie Williams	4459	Wes Welker	43410	Scott Vines	41711	D.J. Hackett	40012	Michael Clayton	37213	Devery Henderson	34314	Patrick Crayton	34115	Keary Colbert	28216	Jerricho Cotchery	25117	Bernard Berrian	24618	Chris Horn	18719	Jerheme Urban	15120	Drew Carter	10321	Andrae Thurman	9222	Clarence Moore	5923	Jonathan Smith	5624	Reggie Newhouse	4525	Darius Watts	2226	Terrance Copper	527	Devard Darling	028	Nate Jackson	029	Mark Jones	030	Johnnie Morant	031	Sean Morey	032	Jamaar Taylor	0

 

[wannabee]

Here is a list of WRs drafted in 2004, which would be players going into their 3rd year:

2004

Rd Sel# Player Pos. School

1 3 Larry Fitzgerald WR Pittsburgh

1 7 Roy Williams WR Texas

1 9 Reggie Williams WR Washington

1 13 Lee Evans WR Wisconsin

1 15 Michael Clayton WR Louisiana State

1 29 Michael Jenkins WR Ohio State

1 31 Rashaun Woods WR Oklahoma State

2 50 Devery Henderson WR Louisiana State

2 54 Darius Watts WR Marshall

2 62 Keary Colbert WR Southern California

3 77 Derrick Hamilton WR Clemson

3 78 Bernard Berrian WR Fresno State

3 82 Devard Darling WR Washington State

4 99 Carlos Francis WR Texas Tech

4 105 Samie Parker WR Oregon

4 108 Jerricho Cotchery WR North Carolina State

4 120 Ernest Wilford WR Virginia Tech

5 134 Johnnie Morant WR Syracuse

5 149 Maurice Mann WR Nevada

5 157 D.J. Hackett WR Colorado

5 163 Drew Carter WR Ohio State

5 164 P.K. Sam WR Florida State

6 168 Jamaar Taylor WR Texas A&M

6 171 Triandos Luke WR Alabama

6 195 Jeris McIntyre WR Auburn

6 199 Clarence Moore WR Northern Arizona

7 206 Mark Jones WR Tennessee

7 211 Sloan Thomas WR Texas

7 214 Jonathan Smith WR Georgia Tech

7 216 Patrick Crayton WR N.W. Oklahoma

7 244 Derek Abney WR Kentucky

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/positions/WR

 

[David Yudkin]

FWIW, I think the 3rd year WR breakout phenomenum is a myth. That being said . . .

Larry Fitzgerald

Lee Evans

Roy Williams

Ernest Wilford

Antonio Chatman

Samie Parker

Michael Jenkins

Devery Henderson

D.J. Hackett

Patrick Crayton

Reggie Williams

Wes Welker

Scott Vines

Keary Colbert

Michael Clayton

Bernard Berrian

Jerricho Cotchery

Chris Horn

Drew Carter

Jerheme Urban

Jonathan Smith

Andrae Thurman

Clarence Moore

Reggie Newhouse

Darius Watts

Terrance Copper

Devard Darling

Nate Jackson

Mark Jones

Johnnie Morant

Sean Morey

Jamaar Taylor

 

[Sabertooth]

I'm not sure, but I think Larry Fitzgerald is.

 

[There it is]

Ask and ye shall receive.

Damn you guys are good.

 

[Couch Potato]

I've subscribed to the fact that 3rd year is the breakout year for WR. I'm wondering if there is a list of these guys anywhere?

Now that you've received the list you were looking for, heed the words of Chase and David. Now, if you are looking for true value, start looking into this issue (you'll find articles and message board threads written around the web by FBG staff and others) and you'll find that 2nd year WRs are at least as likely to be breakout candidates. Because rookie WRs stats tend to be meager, these 2nd year breakout WRs are often some of the best values around as they are flying under the radar of most fantasy players.Here's a list of 2005 WRs. While it does show the round and pick for each WR, the list is in order of pre-draft grade rather than draft order. SI.com