Anarchy99
Footballguy
Recent drafts have had a lot of production out of receivers, but they usually come at a premium and are Day 1 or Day 2 picks. The game has mostly become more passing oriented and most teams have 2-3 receivers that get a lot of targets. I arbitrarily picked 1,000 yards receiving as a data point, as well as Pick 100 in the draft as lines in the sand. Here are the receivers from the past 30 draft classes that had a WR drafted Pick 101 or later that had at least one season with 1,000 receiving yards in a season. Obviously, more recent receivers have played fewer seasons (thus limiting how likely they are to have 1,000 yards in a season). I can't assert that the list is 100% accurate. There may be other UDFA's . . . but trying to remember them all is difficult.
2022 - 0
2021 - Amon-Ra St. Brown (112)
2020 - Darnell Mooney (173)
2019 - Hunter Renfrow (149)
2018 - 0
2017 - 0
2016 - Tyreek Hill (165), Robby Anderson (Undrafted)
2015 - Stefon Diggs (146)
2014 - Adam Thielen (Undrafted), Allen Hurns (Undrafted)
2013 - 0
2012 - Marvin Jones (166)
2011 - Doug Baldwin (Undrafted)
2010 - Antonio Brown (195), Victor Cruz (Undrafted)
2009 - Brian Hartline (108), Julian Edelman (232)
2008 - Pierre Garcon (205), Steve Johnson (224)
2007 - Steve Breaston (142)
2006 - Brandon Marshall (119), Marques Colston (252), Miles Austin (Undrafted), Lance Moore (Undrafted)
2005 - Nate Washington (Undrafted)
2004 - Jerricho Cotchery (108), Wes Welker (Undrafted)
2003 - Brandon Lloyd (124), Mike Furrey (Undrafted)
2002 - 0
2001 - T.J. Houshmandzadeh (204), Drew Bennett (Undrafted)
2000 - 0
1999 - Brandon Stokley (105), Donald Driver (213)
1998 -
1997 - Marcus Robinson (108), Albert Connell (115)
1996 - Joe Horn (135), Patrick Jeffers (159)
1995 - Rod Smith (Undrafted), Wayne Chrebet (Undrafted)
1994 - Willie Jackson (109), Bill Schroeder (181)
1993 - Troy Brown (198)
Are teams drafting more WR than they used to (thus making it harder to find a sleeper)? Are teams doing more scouting to find better receivers and drafting them earlier than they used to? Is hitting on a later round receiver (or finding an undrafted one) little more than dumb luck? Any other thoughts or ideas?
2022 - 0
2021 - Amon-Ra St. Brown (112)
2020 - Darnell Mooney (173)
2019 - Hunter Renfrow (149)
2018 - 0
2017 - 0
2016 - Tyreek Hill (165), Robby Anderson (Undrafted)
2015 - Stefon Diggs (146)
2014 - Adam Thielen (Undrafted), Allen Hurns (Undrafted)
2013 - 0
2012 - Marvin Jones (166)
2011 - Doug Baldwin (Undrafted)
2010 - Antonio Brown (195), Victor Cruz (Undrafted)
2009 - Brian Hartline (108), Julian Edelman (232)
2008 - Pierre Garcon (205), Steve Johnson (224)
2007 - Steve Breaston (142)
2006 - Brandon Marshall (119), Marques Colston (252), Miles Austin (Undrafted), Lance Moore (Undrafted)
2005 - Nate Washington (Undrafted)
2004 - Jerricho Cotchery (108), Wes Welker (Undrafted)
2003 - Brandon Lloyd (124), Mike Furrey (Undrafted)
2002 - 0
2001 - T.J. Houshmandzadeh (204), Drew Bennett (Undrafted)
2000 - 0
1999 - Brandon Stokley (105), Donald Driver (213)
1998 -
1997 - Marcus Robinson (108), Albert Connell (115)
1996 - Joe Horn (135), Patrick Jeffers (159)
1995 - Rod Smith (Undrafted), Wayne Chrebet (Undrafted)
1994 - Willie Jackson (109), Bill Schroeder (181)
1993 - Troy Brown (198)
Are teams drafting more WR than they used to (thus making it harder to find a sleeper)? Are teams doing more scouting to find better receivers and drafting them earlier than they used to? Is hitting on a later round receiver (or finding an undrafted one) little more than dumb luck? Any other thoughts or ideas?