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I'm not talking about body type or receiving style here, but rather their potential paths to becoming top 10 FF WRs.
Entering his age 26 season in 2007 Roddy White had somewhat underperformed his relatively high NFL draft spot. System and opportunity finally aligned and in that age 26 season Roddy White put up 1200 yards and 6 TDs. The fantasy community reacted with a big shrug. He entered the next season as WR25 in ADP and had little trade value. After putting up similar numbers again the next year, even though people pretty much expected as much, he vaulted to WR8 in ADP and spent the rest of his prime well established in the top 10.
Entering his age 26 season in 2014 Jeremy Maclin had somewhat underperformed his relatively high NFL draft spot. System and opportunity finally aligned and in that age 26 season Maclin put up 1300 yards and 10 TDs despite his staring QB being injured half way through the season. The fantasy community has again reacted with a big shrug. He's WR24 in the FBG consensus dynasty rankings, and his value seems to be somewhere around an early 2nd round rookie pick if the offseason trade threads are any indication.
Now granted, there are some differences. Maclin entered the league younger and hence took a few extra years to reach his breakout season (which no one seems to be actually treating as a breakout season). He also had some injury issues that White never did. That said, if he stays healthy and in Philly I think most people would expect him to put up similar numbers to last year. At that point, as a 27 year old guy with back to back big season, his FF value will sky rocket, even though all he did was exactly what people mostly expect him to do.
I realize that staying healthy and staying in Philly both are not sure things. But how many other guys can you buy at borderline WR3 prices who need to do nothing more than maintain the status quo to be a strong WR1?
He seems like a great candidate for a guy who's value could very easily skyrocket from this season to the next even without him doing anything unexpected.
Entering his age 26 season in 2007 Roddy White had somewhat underperformed his relatively high NFL draft spot. System and opportunity finally aligned and in that age 26 season Roddy White put up 1200 yards and 6 TDs. The fantasy community reacted with a big shrug. He entered the next season as WR25 in ADP and had little trade value. After putting up similar numbers again the next year, even though people pretty much expected as much, he vaulted to WR8 in ADP and spent the rest of his prime well established in the top 10.
Entering his age 26 season in 2014 Jeremy Maclin had somewhat underperformed his relatively high NFL draft spot. System and opportunity finally aligned and in that age 26 season Maclin put up 1300 yards and 10 TDs despite his staring QB being injured half way through the season. The fantasy community has again reacted with a big shrug. He's WR24 in the FBG consensus dynasty rankings, and his value seems to be somewhere around an early 2nd round rookie pick if the offseason trade threads are any indication.
Now granted, there are some differences. Maclin entered the league younger and hence took a few extra years to reach his breakout season (which no one seems to be actually treating as a breakout season). He also had some injury issues that White never did. That said, if he stays healthy and in Philly I think most people would expect him to put up similar numbers to last year. At that point, as a 27 year old guy with back to back big season, his FF value will sky rocket, even though all he did was exactly what people mostly expect him to do.
I realize that staying healthy and staying in Philly both are not sure things. But how many other guys can you buy at borderline WR3 prices who need to do nothing more than maintain the status quo to be a strong WR1?
He seems like a great candidate for a guy who's value could very easily skyrocket from this season to the next even without him doing anything unexpected.
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