Kendall Wright... (1 Viewer)

[Xue]

WR's with 100+ catches in their first two years and under 12 YPC:

1 Greg Little wr 2011--2012 32 114 1356 11.89 6 174.62 Mike Pritchard wr 1991--1992 32 127 1451 11.43 7 190.83 Austin Collie wr 2009--2010 25 118 1325 11.23 15 222.64 Mike Thomas wr 2009--2010 30 114 1273 11.17 5 177.25 Wayne Chrebet wr 1995--1996 32 150 1635 10.90 7 205.66 Kendall Wright wr 2012--2013 26 129 1389 10.77 6 175.37 Peter Warrick wr 2000--2001 32 121 1259 10.40 5 184.18 Eddie Royal wr 2008--2009 29 128 1325 10.35 5 173.59 Davone Bess wr 2008--2009 32 130 1312 10.09 3 151.610 Eric Metcalf wr 1989--1990 32 111 849 7.65 5 245.0

Wes Welker isn't on this list as he just misses your "100 catch" barrier. Welker's first two seasons with stats netted him 96 catches for 1121 yards and under 12 ypc. If you include his first three seasons, those numbers become 208/2296/11ypc.

No offense meant to cstu but that kind of stat breakdown is the kind that strikes me as playing with stats to prove a point. This is the anti-Kendall Wright stat. Now for cstu he might not have been trying to prove a point and this stat truly reflects his concerns regarding Wrights future. To me it does not.

There are other very pro-Kendall Wright stats I put a lot more stock into. One could say I'm playing with stats as well but since I think a lot of us are trying to gauge his fantasy ability and I only play in PPR leagues this stat is one that carries massive weight with me and it's simply his fairly massive amount of receptions this early in his career.

Since 1960 (not an arbitrary number I pulled out of my #### but the cut off in the Historical data dominator) he's tied with Randy Moss at 7th overall for total receptions for WR's after two seasons. Of course Wright still has 2 games left and unless he gets hurt will likely end up in the top 5 and if he continues on his current 2013 reception pace he'd end up within one reception of having the second most receptions for a WR in his first two seasons in the league from 1960 forward.

Right now the list of WR's with as many catches as Wright after two seasons is: Moss, AJ Green, Bowe, Colston, Fitzgerald, Boldin and Chrebet. Not a lot of turds in that lot.

If he continues his 2013 pace and ends up with 160 catches he'll join Green, Colston, and Fitz as the only receivers to do that since 1960.

How many yards past the LOS on average did those guys catch their receptions?

Looking at total stats are one of the worst methods of analysis.

 

[menobrown]

WR's with 100+ catches in their first two years and under 12 YPC:

1 Greg Little wr 2011--2012 32 114 1356 11.89 6 174.62 Mike Pritchard wr 1991--1992 32 127 1451 11.43 7 190.83 Austin Collie wr 2009--2010 25 118 1325 11.23 15 222.64 Mike Thomas wr 2009--2010 30 114 1273 11.17 5 177.25 Wayne Chrebet wr 1995--1996 32 150 1635 10.90 7 205.66 Kendall Wright wr 2012--2013 26 129 1389 10.77 6 175.37 Peter Warrick wr 2000--2001 32 121 1259 10.40 5 184.18 Eddie Royal wr 2008--2009 29 128 1325 10.35 5 173.59 Davone Bess wr 2008--2009 32 130 1312 10.09 3 151.610 Eric Metcalf wr 1989--1990 32 111 849 7.65 5 245.0

Wes Welker isn't on this list as he just misses your "100 catch" barrier. Welker's first two seasons with stats netted him 96 catches for 1121 yards and under 12 ypc. If you include his first three seasons, those numbers become 208/2296/11ypc.

No offense meant to cstu but that kind of stat breakdown is the kind that strikes me as playing with stats to prove a point. This is the anti-Kendall Wright stat. Now for cstu he might not have been trying to prove a point and this stat truly reflects his concerns regarding Wrights future. To me it does not.

There are other very pro-Kendall Wright stats I put a lot more stock into. One could say I'm playing with stats as well but since I think a lot of us are trying to gauge his fantasy ability and I only play in PPR leagues this stat is one that carries massive weight with me and it's simply his fairly massive amount of receptions this early in his career.

Since 1960 (not an arbitrary number I pulled out of my #### but the cut off in the Historical data dominator) he's tied with Randy Moss at 7th overall for total receptions for WR's after two seasons. Of course Wright still has 2 games left and unless he gets hurt will likely end up in the top 5 and if he continues on his current 2013 reception pace he'd end up within one reception of having the second most receptions for a WR in his first two seasons in the league from 1960 forward.

Right now the list of WR's with as many catches as Wright after two seasons is: Moss, AJ Green, Bowe, Colston, Fitzgerald, Boldin and Chrebet. Not a lot of turds in that lot.

If he continues his 2013 pace and ends up with 160 catches he'll join Green, Colston, and Fitz as the only receivers to do that since 1960.

How many yards past the LOS on average did those guys catch their receptions?

Looking at total stats are one of the worst methods of analysis.

Two things.

1. I mentioned this already. What do I care about? His fantasy impact. In PPR leagues a catch is worth the same as 10 yards. I don't really care how or where you are catching it as long as you are getting gobs of receptions.

2. I was only referencing those stats to illustrate how you can play with stats to prove a point so in that regard we'd probably agree. But to me Kendall Wright also passes every eye test, not a dominant WR1 guy like some of those guys on that list but very much in the mold of a Cruz/Antonio Brown.

 

[beef]

WR's with 100+ catches in their first two years and under 12 YPC:

1 Greg Little wr 2011--2012 32 114 1356 11.89 6 174.62 Mike Pritchard wr 1991--1992 32 127 1451 11.43 7 190.83 Austin Collie wr 2009--2010 25 118 1325 11.23 15 222.64 Mike Thomas wr 2009--2010 30 114 1273 11.17 5 177.25 Wayne Chrebet wr 1995--1996 32 150 1635 10.90 7 205.66 Kendall Wright wr 2012--2013 26 129 1389 10.77 6 175.37 Peter Warrick wr 2000--2001 32 121 1259 10.40 5 184.18 Eddie Royal wr 2008--2009 29 128 1325 10.35 5 173.59 Davone Bess wr 2008--2009 32 130 1312 10.09 3 151.610 Eric Metcalf wr 1989--1990 32 111 849 7.65 5 245.0

Wes Welker isn't on this list as he just misses your "100 catch" barrier. Welker's first two seasons with stats netted him 96 catches for 1121 yards and under 12 ypc. If you include his first three seasons, those numbers become 208/2296/11ypc.

No offense meant to cstu but that kind of stat breakdown is the kind that strikes me as playing with stats to prove a point. This is the anti-Kendall Wright stat. Now for cstu he might not have been trying to prove a point and this stat truly reflects his concerns regarding Wrights future. To me it does not.

There are other very pro-Kendall Wright stats I put a lot more stock into. One could say I'm playing with stats as well but since I think a lot of us are trying to gauge his fantasy ability and I only play in PPR leagues this stat is one that carries massive weight with me and it's simply his fairly massive amount of receptions this early in his career.

Since 1960 (not an arbitrary number I pulled out of my #### but the cut off in the Historical data dominator) he's tied with Randy Moss at 7th overall for total receptions for WR's after two seasons. Of course Wright still has 2 games left and unless he gets hurt will likely end up in the top 5 and if he continues on his current 2013 reception pace he'd end up within one reception of having the second most receptions for a WR in his first two seasons in the league from 1960 forward.

Right now the list of WR's with as many catches as Wright after two seasons is: Moss, AJ Green, Bowe, Colston, Fitzgerald, Boldin and Chrebet. Not a lot of turds in that lot.

If he continues his 2013 pace and ends up with 160 catches he'll join Green, Colston, and Fitz as the only receivers to do that since 1960.

How many yards past the LOS on average did those guys catch their receptions?

Looking at total stats are one of the worst methods of analysis.

Two things.

1. I mentioned this already. What do I care about? His fantasy impact. In PPR leagues a catch is worth the same as 10 yards. I don't really care how or where you are catching it as long as you are getting gobs of receptions.

2. I was only referencing those stats to illustrate how you can play with stats to prove a point so in that regard we'd probably agree. But to me Kendall Wright also passes every eye test, not a dominant WR1 guy like some of those guys on that list but very much in the mold of a Cruz/Antonio Brown.

Right on. Brown is a vastly underrated ppr wr and legit starter every week. Wright isn't far behind and will be there very soon.

 

[3quinox]

What mold of player do you guys think he fits the most? Like a younger antonio brown with a higher ceiling if the tds come?

 

[cstu]

Taking it out to 3rd year players with at least 129 catches (Wright's total so far) and less than 12 YPC:

1 Andre Roberts wr 2010--2012 46 139 1652 11.88 9 224.82 Greg Little wr 2011--2013 43 145 1717 11.84 7 216.73 Wayne Chrebet wr 1995--1997 48 208 2434 11.70 10 303.54 Mike Pritchard wr 1991--1993 47 201 2187 10.88 14 306.85 Steve Smith wr 2007--2009 37 172 1857 10.80 8 233.76 Kendall Wright wr 2012--2013 26 129 1389 10.77 6 175.37 Marty Booker wr 1999--2001 39 166 1780 10.72 13 263.28 Peter Warrick wr 2000--2002 47 174 1865 10.72 11 282.99 Austin Collie wr 2009--2011 41 172 1839 10.69 16 280.010 Mike Thomas wr 2009--2011 45 158 1688 10.68 6 225.811 Eddie Royal wr 2008--2010 45 187 1952 10.44 8 260.312 Davone Bess wr 2008--2010 48 210 2129 10.14 8 263.313 Eric Metcalf wr 1989--1991 40 140 1143 8.16 5 285.1

Yawn. You've been dogging Wright from day one. He may not be the perfect receiver, but he's a pretty decent player. Probably wiser to just admit that than to keep doubling down on a losing bet. Even if he never catches another pass in his career he'll already have achieved more FF relevance than most top 100 draft picks will ever have. He's got his 1000 yard season while guys like Quick and Hill continue to be a hot bag of nothing.

I've been dogging him since I don't believe he's a special WR, not that he can't put up WR2 PPR numbers. He is what he is though.

 

[cstu]

Two things.

1. I mentioned this already. What do I care about? His fantasy impact. In PPR leagues a catch is worth the same as 10 yards. I don't really care how or where you are catching it as long as you are getting gobs of receptions.

2. I was only referencing those stats to illustrate how you can play with stats to prove a point so in that regard we'd probably agree. But to me Kendall Wright also passes every eye test, not a dominant WR1 guy like some of those guys on that list but very much in the mold of a Cruz/Antonio Brown.

6 TD's on 149 catches is not a Cruz type guy, it's a Chrebet type guy.

 

[menobrown]

Two things.

1. I mentioned this already. What do I care about? His fantasy impact. In PPR leagues a catch is worth the same as 10 yards. I don't really care how or where you are catching it as long as you are getting gobs of receptions.

2. I was only referencing those stats to illustrate how you can play with stats to prove a point so in that regard we'd probably agree. But to me Kendall Wright also passes every eye test, not a dominant WR1 guy like some of those guys on that list but very much in the mold of a Cruz/Antonio Brown.

6 TD's on 149 catches is not a Cruz type guy, it's a Chrebet type guy.

Antonio Brown had 5 TD's on his first 151 catches and Cruz put up 4. Reliance on TD's as a predictive measure of success for WR's seems kind of silly.

 

[cstu]

Two things.

1. I mentioned this already. What do I care about? His fantasy impact. In PPR leagues a catch is worth the same as 10 yards. I don't really care how or where you are catching it as long as you are getting gobs of receptions.

2. I was only referencing those stats to illustrate how you can play with stats to prove a point so in that regard we'd probably agree. But to me Kendall Wright also passes every eye test, not a dominant WR1 guy like some of those guys on that list but very much in the mold of a Cruz/Antonio Brown.

6 TD's on 149 catches is not a Cruz type guy, it's a Chrebet type guy.

Antonio Brown had 5 TD's on his first 151 catches and Cruz put up 4. Reliance on TD's as a predictive measure of success for WR's seems kind of silly.

Cruz had 9 TD's on 82 catches his first year starting.

 

[Xue]

Taking it out to 3rd year players with at least 129 catches (Wright's total so far) and less than 12 YPC:

1 Andre Roberts wr 2010--2012 46 139 1652 11.88 9 224.82 Greg Little wr 2011--2013 43 145 1717 11.84 7 216.73 Wayne Chrebet wr 1995--1997 48 208 2434 11.70 10 303.54 Mike Pritchard wr 1991--1993 47 201 2187 10.88 14 306.85 Steve Smith wr 2007--2009 37 172 1857 10.80 8 233.76 Kendall Wright wr 2012--2013 26 129 1389 10.77 6 175.37 Marty Booker wr 1999--2001 39 166 1780 10.72 13 263.28 Peter Warrick wr 2000--2002 47 174 1865 10.72 11 282.99 Austin Collie wr 2009--2011 41 172 1839 10.69 16 280.010 Mike Thomas wr 2009--2011 45 158 1688 10.68 6 225.811 Eddie Royal wr 2008--2010 45 187 1952 10.44 8 260.312 Davone Bess wr 2008--2010 48 210 2129 10.14 8 263.313 Eric Metcalf wr 1989--1991 40 140 1143 8.16 5 285.1

Yawn. You've been dogging Wright from day one. He may not be the perfect receiver, but he's a pretty decent player. Probably wiser to just admit that than to keep doubling down on a losing bet. Even if he never catches another pass in his career he'll already have achieved more FF relevance than most top 100 draft picks will ever have. He's got his 1000 yard season while guys like Quick and Hill continue to be a hot bag of nothing.

You still think Kendall Wright is "better" than Jarius Wright?

 

[Faust]

Ken Whisenhunt 'excited' for Jake Locker in Titans' O

Excerpt:

» On the other side of the ball, Whisenhunt singled out Kendall Wright as a "dynamic playmaker," which gibes with the previous coaching staff's assessment.

 

[Bri]

Taking it out to 3rd year players with at least 129 catches (Wright's total so far) and less than 12 YPC:

1 Andre Roberts wr 2010--2012 46 139 1652 11.88 9 224.82 Greg Little wr 2011--2013 43 145 1717 11.84 7 216.73 Wayne Chrebet wr 1995--1997 48 208 2434 11.70 10 303.54 Mike Pritchard wr 1991--1993 47 201 2187 10.88 14 306.85 Steve Smith wr 2007--2009 37 172 1857 10.80 8 233.76 Kendall Wright wr 2012--2013 26 129 1389 10.77 6 175.37 Marty Booker wr 1999--2001 39 166 1780 10.72 13 263.28 Peter Warrick wr 2000--2002 47 174 1865 10.72 11 282.99 Austin Collie wr 2009--2011 41 172 1839 10.69 16 280.010 Mike Thomas wr 2009--2011 45 158 1688 10.68 6 225.811 Eddie Royal wr 2008--2010 45 187 1952 10.44 8 260.312 Davone Bess wr 2008--2010 48 210 2129 10.14 8 263.313 Eric Metcalf wr 1989--1991 40 140 1143 8.16 5 285.1

Yawn. You've been dogging Wright from day one. He may not be the perfect receiver, but he's a pretty decent player. Probably wiser to just admit that than to keep doubling down on a losing bet. Even if he never catches another pass in his career he'll already have achieved more FF relevance than most top 100 draft picks will ever have. He's got his 1000 yard season while guys like Quick and Hill continue to be a hot bag of nothing.

You still think Kendall Wright is "better" than Jarius Wright?

the fourth rounder in Minny?

 

[msudaisy26]

What mold of player do you guys think he fits the most? Like a younger antonio brown with a higher ceiling if the tds come?

I like Wright but how much higher of a ceiling can he have? Brown just had a 1500 yard season and finished top 3 in PPR scoring.

 

[Bri]

Ken Whisenhunt 'excited' for Jake Locker in Titans' O

Excerpt:

» On the other side of the ball, Whisenhunt singled out Kendall Wright as a "dynamic playmaker," which gibes with the previous coaching staff's assessment.

That article calls him one of the top YAC WRs and munchak says he can catch ten a game easily, he's almost uncoverable.

I've said it several times, if they get a true #1 WR opposite him he will be PPR gold.

He had three DBs on him at times. He had what looked like a zone only concerned about him with everyone cheating his way. A good OC or QB would totally take advantage of this and the other Titans WRs would have done well. The defenses often seemed to consider him their #1 and he's just not made for it.

It's hard to characterize why he's different or new. He's like 10,000 punt returners before him that we all hoped would be able to catch the ball and make an impact at WR. He feels like the first one. He's so very quick N shifty it really does feel like good luck covering him. He's got nice hands too.

Suppose every Bear WR was hurt and Devin Hester was the only true target? Or Dante Hall years ago? Or...

When people say he's not a #1, it makes me wonder if they ever saw him play. He doesn't in anyway look like one or play like one. If I said Dante Hall isn't a #1, you'd be like ummm of course not.

However, if there's a real #1 attracting attention, maybe their TE is getting some too....good luck covering him and/or catching him after.

It seemed to me STL struggled to use Austin some this past year. Have him emulate Wright, bet that works.

He's not muscling defenders for the ball, he's not outleaping any either. That's some of what we expect from a 1. He's not like that. He's WOW quick and small.

Defenders back off his speed and the Titans could easily complete a quick pass. If they are on him, he's going to run right past them he's too quick for most DBs. Look here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJMXw4UL6iU see how many big plays start with a little short pass? How much room DBs are giving him?

He's not 6-4 with long arms and ...

See how some of those plays he looks like a punt returner?

Trying to characterize him some...it's difficult. Again though, good luck if they ever get a #1.

 

[buck naked]

What mold of player do you guys think he fits the most? Like a younger antonio brown with a higher ceiling if the tds come?

I like Wright but how much higher of a ceiling can he have? Brown just had a 1500 yard season and finished top 3 in PPR scoring.

Higher, for sure, than last year. He only caught 2 tds last year. He should get at least 5-6 at a minimum next year.

 

[One More Rep]

What mold of player do you guys think he fits the most? Like a younger antonio brown with a higher ceiling if the tds come?

I like Wright but how much higher of a ceiling can he have? Brown just had a 1500 yard season and finished top 3 in PPR scoring.

I am not sure if he will have a 1500 yard season but there is no reason he can't put up multiple 100 catch 1200 yd plus seasons. 5-8 scores thrown in

 

[msudaisy26]

What mold of player do you guys think he fits the most? Like a younger antonio brown with a higher ceiling if the tds come?

I like Wright but how much higher of a ceiling can he have? Brown just had a 1500 yard season and finished top 3 in PPR scoring.

I am not sure if he will have a 1500 yard season but there is no reason he can't put up multiple 100 catch 1200 yd plus seasons. 5-8 scores thrown in

I agree with that but saying he could have a higher ceiling then Brown is crazy. You are putting him with Green, Julio, Calvin, Dez to have a higher ceiling then Brown.

 

[Faust]

Where's Wright rank among No. 1 targets?

By Paul Kuharsky | ESPN.com

Titans receivers coach Shawn Jefferson thinks Kendall Wright can revolutionize the slot position.

Wright ranks as the best player on the offense Ken Whisenhunt is inheriting.

ESPN.com's resident scout Matt Williamson likes Wright, but in his Insider piece on true No. 1 pass-catchers, he ranks 14 guys in five tiers and also mentions 11 guys he ranks as close. He doesn't mention Wright.

"I like him quite a bit," Williamson said when I reached out to ask about Wright. "But it confounds me a little why they don't use him as a deep receiver more. That isn't his fault, but he was a home run threat with RG3 at Baylor and [Tennessee] pretty much uses him only short. Maybe that will change with Whiz.

"I don't think he has quite the upside as most of the guys I listed as 'close' and in a way, I felt like he already 'arrived' unlike those others."

I don't know if I could rank Wright ahead of any of the 14 who made the five tiers.

I would certainly rank him with the 11 guys Williamson tabbed as close -- some of whom (Victor Cruz, Pierre Garcon, Torrey Smith, DeSean Jackson) seem to me to have arrived every bit as much as Wright at this point.

None of the guys on Williamsons list are slot-centric guys like Wright, but he said that's a coincidence more than anything.

 

[Bri]

Where's Wright rank among No. 1 targets?

By Paul Kuharsky | ESPN.com

Titans receivers coach Shawn Jefferson thinks Kendall Wright can revolutionize the slot position.

Wright ranks as the best player on the offense Ken Whisenhunt is inheriting.

ESPN.com's resident scout Matt Williamson likes Wright, but in his Insider piece on true No. 1 pass-catchers, he ranks 14 guys in five tiers and also mentions 11 guys he ranks as close. He doesn't mention Wright.

"I like him quite a bit," Williamson said when I reached out to ask about Wright. "But it confounds me a little why they don't use him as a deep receiver more. That isn't his fault, but he was a home run threat with RG3 at Baylor and [Tennessee] pretty much uses him only short. Maybe that will change with Whiz.

"I don't think he has quite the upside as most of the guys I listed as 'close' and in a way, I felt like he already 'arrived' unlike those others."

I don't know if I could rank Wright ahead of any of the 14 who made the five tiers.

I would certainly rank him with the 11 guys Williamson tabbed as close -- some of whom (Victor Cruz, Pierre Garcon, Torrey Smith, DeSean Jackson) seem to me to have arrived every bit as much as Wright at this point.

None of the guys on Williamsons list are slot-centric guys like Wright, but he said that's a coincidence more than anything.

why the slot characterization?

 

[Bri]

not another thread, feel like sharing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvb59rcfkEA

 

[cstu]

Kendall Wright = Wayne Chrebet

 

[Xue]

Where's Wright rank among No. 1 targets?

By Paul Kuharsky | ESPN.com

Titans receivers coach Shawn Jefferson thinks Kendall Wright can revolutionize the slot position.

Wright ranks as the best player on the offense Ken Whisenhunt is inheriting.

ESPN.com's resident scout Matt Williamson likes Wright, but in his Insider piece on true No. 1 pass-catchers, he ranks 14 guys in five tiers and also mentions 11 guys he ranks as close. He doesn't mention Wright.

"I like him quite a bit," Williamson said when I reached out to ask about Wright. "But it confounds me a little why they don't use him as a deep receiver more. That isn't his fault, but he was a home run threat with RG3 at Baylor and [Tennessee] pretty much uses him only short. Maybe that will change with Whiz.

"I don't think he has quite the upside as most of the guys I listed as 'close' and in a way, I felt like he already 'arrived' unlike those others."

I don't know if I could rank Wright ahead of any of the 14 who made the five tiers.

I would certainly rank him with the 11 guys Williamson tabbed as close -- some of whom (Victor Cruz, Pierre Garcon, Torrey Smith, DeSean Jackson) seem to me to have arrived every bit as much as Wright at this point.

None of the guys on Williamsons list are slot-centric guys like Wright, but he said that's a coincidence more than anything.

why the slot characterization?

Because that's where Wright did most of his damage from.

 

[Bri]

Where's Wright rank among No. 1 targets?

By Paul Kuharsky | ESPN.com

Titans receivers coach Shawn Jefferson thinks Kendall Wright can revolutionize the slot position.

Wright ranks as the best player on the offense Ken Whisenhunt is inheriting.

ESPN.com's resident scout Matt Williamson likes Wright, but in his Insider piece on true No. 1 pass-catchers, he ranks 14 guys in five tiers and also mentions 11 guys he ranks as close. He doesn't mention Wright.

"I like him quite a bit," Williamson said when I reached out to ask about Wright. "But it confounds me a little why they don't use him as a deep receiver more. That isn't his fault, but he was a home run threat with RG3 at Baylor and [Tennessee] pretty much uses him only short. Maybe that will change with Whiz.

"I don't think he has quite the upside as most of the guys I listed as 'close' and in a way, I felt like he already 'arrived' unlike those others."

I don't know if I could rank Wright ahead of any of the 14 who made the five tiers.

I would certainly rank him with the 11 guys Williamson tabbed as close -- some of whom (Victor Cruz, Pierre Garcon, Torrey Smith, DeSean Jackson) seem to me to have arrived every bit as much as Wright at this point.

None of the guys on Williamsons list are slot-centric guys like Wright, but he said that's a coincidence more than anything.

why the slot characterization?

Because that's where Wright did most of his damage from.

I don't guess his play count is going to have him lining up in the slot a high amount. I guess someone could go to footballoutsiders and check. I would think he's got a good amount where he's out wide. I would guess definitely more slot work in 2013 than 2012.

Regardless, I think Loggains offense required him to run a few yards and cut across the field 80-90% of the time. His lateral speed is ridiculous so I can see falling in love with this, but I wanted more and felt like it was so predictable.

I am very confident that if they run him on more longer routes, CBs will get tired before the game is over. Ya know how Brady would throw to Edelman(or Welker) a zillion times in a row late in games, even if they were snap N throw routes? He could totally do that in the 4th Q.

I like McCluster and always have, but feel like he's almost a good runner and almost a good RB who is just stuck somewhere in between. I don't know if he can develop into a top talent or anything. I am a huge fan of his speed N quickness too though and am very curious about him on the field the same time as Wright this year. I guess it's just interesting to not feel like every play is about CJ-even the passing ones to take some focus away from him.

 

[Faust]

Factors: Kendall Wright

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Titans wideouts coach Shawn Jefferson said Kendall Wright is "focusing on becoming a complete receiver."

Wright has piled up an impressive 158 catches in his first two NFL seasons, but he's done it as a low-upside, underneath slot man. The results are just 10.8 YPR and six touchdowns. "When we got him out of Baylor his route tree and knowledge of the game of football was very limited," Jefferson said. "So now he is taking it to the next level." Ideally, the Titans will use Wright as Ken Whisenhunt's new Keenan Allen, scheming him as a featured player in the slot and outside. Still, he's a volume-dependent PPR fantasy player with quarterback woes.

Source: Nashville Tennessean

Jun 16 - 10:05 AM

 

[3quinox]

Sometimes rotoworld bugs me with its opinions. The kid is going to be a stud. His floor is pretty much last years stats, Whisenhunt will only make him better

 

[Skeletore Eh]

Kendall Wright - WR - Titans
ESPN Titans reporter Paul Kuharsky expects Kendall Wright's yards per reception (YPR) to "jump" this season.
Wright's 158 catches through two NFL seasons have flown under the radar because he's averaged a brutal 10.8 YPR with just six touchdowns. Kuharsky blames the old Munchak/Loggains scheme. With new coach Ken Whisenhunt likely to move Wright all over the formation as his Keenan Allen, there's plenty of room for a leap. Our prospects guru Josh Norris has noted that Wright was one of the best he's seen at the college level in terms of generating initial separation and sustaining it. We're more worried about Jake Locker than Wright's talent.


Source: ESPN.com
Jul 3 - 12:12 PM

 

[Faust]

Titans will get creative with use of Wright

 

[Faust]

Kendall Wright - WR - Titans
ESPN Titans reporter Paul Kuharsky expects Kendall Wright's yards per reception (YPR) to "jump" this season.
Wright's 158 catches through two NFL seasons have flown under the radar because he's averaged a brutal 10.8 YPR with just six touchdowns. Kuharsky blames the old Munchak/Loggains scheme. With new coach Ken Whisenhunt likely to move Wright all over the formation as his Keenan Allen, there's plenty of room for a leap. Our prospects guru Josh Norris has noted that Wright was one of the best he's seen at the college level in terms of generating initial separation and sustaining it. We're more worried about Jake Locker than Wright's talent.


Source: ESPN.com
Jul 3 - 12:12 PM

The full article from the ESPN link:

Kendall Wright is the Titans' best offensive player heading into his third season.

But there are so many quality receivers in the NFL, and many of them play with quarterbacks with better outlooks than Jake Locker.

So hype-wise, and fantasy-wise, Wright is not yet drawing a ton of attention.
I'd love to have him on my team when I draft a fantasy side, though the Displaced Yanks have yet to win a title so what I'd do should mean nothing to anyone who wants to win.

ESPN fantasy expert Matthew Berry included several nuggets about Wright in his recent piece, "A hundred fantasy football facts."





89. Over the final eight weeks of the season, only four wide receivers had more receptions than Kendall Wright's 51:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11439/pierre-garconPierre Garcon
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11439/pierre-garcon,
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12649/julian-edelmanJulian Edelman
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12649/julian-edelman,
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/15705/josh-gordonJosh Gordon
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/15705/josh-gordonand
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4461/andre-johnsonAndre Johnson
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4461/andre-johnson.
90. Wright caught 67.1 percent of his targets over that span, fourth among the 31 wideouts who had at least 50 targets.
91. Only nine wide receivers had at least 90 receptions last year. Eight of them had at least five touchdowns, with an average of nine scores per player. The ninth, Kendall Wright, had two.
92. Give Kendall Wright five total touchdowns instead of two (and assume the three touchdowns are at least a total of 10 yards combined), and he's a top-20 wide receiver tied with
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14924/ty-hiltonT.Y. Hilton
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14924/ty-hiltonand
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14032/torrey-smithTorrey Smith
http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14032/torrey-smith.

All of which amounts to Berry having a good feeling for what Wright can do in 2014. The fantasy element is a bonus. If he has good numbers there, he'll be helping the Titans in a big way.

As we've discussed, while the old staff loved Wright, Mike Munchak and Dowell Loggains didn't send him deep very often. I expect his career yards per catch of 10.8 to jump under Ken Whisenhunt and Jason Michael.

Receivers coach Shawn Jefferson says Wright gives the Titans the best of both worlds -- he's an excellent slot receiver who is comfortable and effective lining up outside.

As for creative use of Wright, he said one day in minicamp he'd even been worked at quarterback.

 

[FUBAR]

with Wiz in town (he'll know how to use his best player and help Locker improve), I'm acquiring Wright wherever I can.

 

[karmarooster]

I have been kinda down on Wright from a talent perspective, calling him a volume PPR player without the size to be a quality long-term option, but I think it's time to reconsider that. A few of his criticisms:

1) low YPR - the comps to Greg Little, Devone Bess, etc. are somewhat apt based on Wright's usage in years 1 and 2, but I think that's dogging him a bit too much. The NFL in the past 3-5 years has seen a huge rise in the usefulness of volume PPR slot guys who can dominate in short area quickness (Welker, Royal, potentially Andrew Hawkins, etc.). The rising value of the slot WR fits the defensive rules of the time, the hurry up/west coast/extended handoff philosophies, and the increase of passing plays we've seen over the last few years. Being an exceptional slot WR is not the same cap on a player's value that it once was - if that's all Wright is, he can still have top 15 upside.

2) low TDs - Wiz was able to get a lot out of Allen and Royal who aren't 'prototypical' NFL redzone targets - 8 TDs each. On a team with Gates, Green, and Mathews as more traditional redzone/goal line options, Royal-Allen combined for 4 multi-TD games. Woodhead added another 6 TDs receiving. Clearly his system can get TDs out of smaller receiving options. For Wright, even sharing with Hunter/Walker/Sankey in the redzone/goal line, his healthy floor is not the 2 TDs from last year but easily 4-5 TDs and a ceiling closer to 10 TDs.

3) Justin Hunter - I have preferred him to Wright from an overall talent/upside standpoint, but he's a year behind Wright and more raw. May never get the targets to be a consistent WR1/2, with Wright I think the targets are a near certainty.

The only downside here is Locker but if he can approximate his form last year and/or Wiz can get the most out of him as has been his trend, it shouldn't be much of a cap on Wright. He'll have to share with Hunter/Walker/Sankey/McCluster, but 80ish receptions should be easy. Slight increase in YPR to 12.0 gives him 80-960-5 TDs as a reasonable projection with upside as high as 100-1150-10.

Major value and while I still prefer Hunter in Dynasty it's all about Wright for this year.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

The Nashville Tennessean projects 88 receptions, 1,360 yards and eight touchdowns for Kendall Wright this season.

The projection is extremely optimistic, but it's notable as it comes from top beat man Jim Wyatt. It will depend on Jake Locker both staying healthy for the first time as an NFL starter, and also taking a giant leap forward in his fourth NFL season. If both those variables hold, Wright certainly has the separation ability and explosiveness to make a statistical leap while playing the Keenan Allen role in Ken Whisenhunt's offense. We're just not ready to bet that heavily on Locker.

Source: Nashville Tennessean

Jul 21 - 11:33 AM

 

[cstu]

Rotoworld:

The Nashville Tennessean projects 88 receptions, 1,360 yards and eight touchdowns for Kendall Wright this season.

The projection is extremely optimistic, but it's notable as it comes from top beat man Jim Wyatt. It will depend on Jake Locker both staying healthy for the first time as an NFL starter, and also taking a giant leap forward in his fourth NFL season. If both those variables hold, Wright certainly has the separation ability and explosiveness to make a statistical leap while playing the Keenan Allen role in Ken Whisenhunt's offense. We're just not ready to bet that heavily on Locker.

Source: Nashville Tennessean

Jul 21 - 11:33 AM

15.6 YPR...gee ya think?

 

[cstu]

I have been kinda down on Wright from a talent perspective, calling him a volume PPR player without the size to be a quality long-term option, but I think it's time to reconsider that. A few of his criticisms:

1) low YPR - the comps to Greg Little, Devone Bess, etc. are somewhat apt based on Wright's usage in years 1 and 2, but I think that's dogging him a bit too much. The NFL in the past 3-5 years has seen a huge rise in the usefulness of volume PPR slot guys who can dominate in short area quickness (Welker, Royal, potentially Andrew Hawkins, etc.). The rising value of the slot WR fits the defensive rules of the time, the hurry up/west coast/extended handoff philosophies, and the increase of passing plays we've seen over the last few years. Being an exceptional slot WR is not the same cap on a player's value that it once was - if that's all Wright is, he can still have top 15 upside.

2) low TDs - Wiz was able to get a lot out of Allen and Royal who aren't 'prototypical' NFL redzone targets - 8 TDs each. On a team with Gates, Green, and Mathews as more traditional redzone/goal line options, Royal-Allen combined for 4 multi-TD games. Woodhead added another 6 TDs receiving. Clearly his system can get TDs out of smaller receiving options. For Wright, even sharing with Hunter/Walker/Sankey in the redzone/goal line, his healthy floor is not the 2 TDs from last year but easily 4-5 TDs and a ceiling closer to 10 TDs.

3) Justin Hunter - I have preferred him to Wright from an overall talent/upside standpoint, but he's a year behind Wright and more raw. May never get the targets to be a consistent WR1/2, with Wright I think the targets are a near certainty.

The only downside here is Locker but if he can approximate his form last year and/or Wiz can get the most out of him as has been his trend, it shouldn't be much of a cap on Wright. He'll have to share with Hunter/Walker/Sankey/McCluster, but 80ish receptions should be easy. Slight increase in YPR to 12.0 gives him 80-960-5 TDs as a reasonable projection with upside as high as 100-1150-10.

Major value and while I still prefer Hunter in Dynasty it's all about Wright for this year.

I think Sankey and McCluster could combine for close to100 receptions alone. Add in 50-60 for Walker and you have nearly have the teams completions going to RBs/TE. That leaves maybe 200 catches for Wright/Hunter/Washington and the other receivers. IMO, Wright only catches 100 if Hunter fails to break out.

I agree with the bolded projection.

 

[FUBAR]

I have been kinda down on Wright from a talent perspective, calling him a volume PPR player without the size to be a quality long-term option, but I think it's time to reconsider that. A few of his criticisms:

1) low YPR - the comps to Greg Little, Devone Bess, etc. are somewhat apt based on Wright's usage in years 1 and 2, but I think that's dogging him a bit too much. The NFL in the past 3-5 years has seen a huge rise in the usefulness of volume PPR slot guys who can dominate in short area quickness (Welker, Royal, potentially Andrew Hawkins, etc.). The rising value of the slot WR fits the defensive rules of the time, the hurry up/west coast/extended handoff philosophies, and the increase of passing plays we've seen over the last few years. Being an exceptional slot WR is not the same cap on a player's value that it once was - if that's all Wright is, he can still have top 15 upside.

2) low TDs - Wiz was able to get a lot out of Allen and Royal who aren't 'prototypical' NFL redzone targets - 8 TDs each. On a team with Gates, Green, and Mathews as more traditional redzone/goal line options, Royal-Allen combined for 4 multi-TD games. Woodhead added another 6 TDs receiving. Clearly his system can get TDs out of smaller receiving options. For Wright, even sharing with Hunter/Walker/Sankey in the redzone/goal line, his healthy floor is not the 2 TDs from last year but easily 4-5 TDs and a ceiling closer to 10 TDs.

3) Justin Hunter - I have preferred him to Wright from an overall talent/upside standpoint, but he's a year behind Wright and more raw. May never get the targets to be a consistent WR1/2, with Wright I think the targets are a near certainty.

The only downside here is Locker but if he can approximate his form last year and/or Wiz can get the most out of him as has been his trend, it shouldn't be much of a cap on Wright. He'll have to share with Hunter/Walker/Sankey/McCluster, but 80ish receptions should be easy. Slight increase in YPR to 12.0 gives him 80-960-5 TDs as a reasonable projection with upside as high as 100-1150-10.

Major value and while I still prefer Hunter in Dynasty it's all about Wright for this year.

I think Sankey and McCluster could combine for close to100 receptions alone. Add in 50-60 for Walker and you have nearly have the teams completions going to RBs/TE. That leaves maybe 200 catches for Wright/Hunter/Washington. IMO, Wright only catches 100 if Hunter fails to break out.

I agree with the bolded projection.

That's probably pretty close. I think they can get 370 receptions, 160ish to the backs and tight ends, 210 split among the receivers. 90, 60, 30, leaving 30 for others.

 

[Bri]

wanna share this somewhere so... http://espn.go.com/blog/tennessee-titans/post/_/id/8092/shawn-jefferson-pads-up-gets-hit

 

[Bri]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Prevailing wisdom on Titans receiver Kendall Wright is that he’ll be used more creatively by coach Ken Whisenhunt. Wright will be used outside more, not just in the slot, and he’ll get sent deep more and be used near the goal line more.

But the wisdom also says he’s unlikely to match the 94 catches (for 1,077 yards) he grabbed in 2013, even as he grows his 11.5-yard average.

I am here to say we should throw the idea of accepting fewer catches in the name of spreading things out right out the window.

Defensive lineman Jurrell Casey is the Titans' other best player. In a camp setting, it’s a lot harder for a lineman to stand out than a receiver.

Wright is the Titans' best player right now, by a good margin.

He’s caught everything thrown to him, by whichever quarterback, over whichever defender, against whatever coverage.

I like the Titans' overall weaponry. Justin Hunter, Nate Washington, Delanie Walker, Dexter McCluster and Bishop Sankey offer a nice serving plate of solid options in addition to Wright.

But Wright is 1A, very much at the top of the list, his name absolutely in capital letters.

Make them bold, too.

http://espn.go.com/blog/tennessee-titans/post/_/id/8392/forget-balance-throw-to-kendall-wright

 

[cstu]

3 catches for 20 yards so far tonight.

I admit he looks good doing it though.

 

[rickyg]

What are people thinking about this kid? Any titans homers that follow coachspeak know if they plan on using wright differently this year? Maybe a few more long balls and TDs to be expected?

 

[Fireinside]

Coaching stuff clearly didn't use Wright the way they said they are gonna use him in the preseason.

That may be because they don't want to show what they got or they don't even try to use him any other way than they did last season.

Value of Kendall is a total mystery to me. He's excellent player, no doubt about that, but what is his fantasy value, I just cant tell.

Titans beat writer wrote that he will have 1300 yards or something other crap, I can't believe it after the preseason, unless

Ken is keeping him under the blanket so that he doesn't show his cards before the season. Will he have a productive season,

even that is a mystery to me? No one seems to know anything? Hunter is the real deal and Titans suck, those are my only conclusions.

 

[3quinox]

He's going to be a ppr stud. Total value if you can grab him in the fifth in start up dynasty.

 

[rickyg]

My dilemma is trying to value him properly in standard leagues. He only caught 2 Tds last year. Was that an aberration or just his role?

Are the Tds going to increase this year? I own him and hunter and I'm flip flopping over which one to start as my wr3 this week. Wright offers a higher floor but hunter offers the higher ceiling.

If he can up the Tds to even 8 this year and improve upon yardage he'll be an awesome wr3 even in standard.

Of course this is all predicated upon locker not sucking.

 

[Milkman]

Yeah i bought into the hype and traded for him this year. I've regretted it ever since. A couple points of concern. He's lacked targets in the preseason. For Wright to be a valuable dynasty asset he needs lots of targets. Hunter is emerging which could cut into his targets even further in this low volume passing offense. Finally Locker might suck. Tbh I've been trying to dump him the last month. No takers.

 

[Bri]

Coaching stuff clearly didn't use Wright the way they said they are gonna use him in the preseason.

That may be because they don't want to show what they got or they don't even try to use him any other way than they did last season.

Value of Kendall is a total mystery to me. He's excellent player, no doubt about that, but what is his fantasy value, I just cant tell.

Titans beat writer wrote that he will have 1300 yards or something other crap, I can't believe it after the preseason, unless

Ken is keeping him under the blanket so that he doesn't show his cards before the season. Will he have a productive season,

even that is a mystery to me? No one seems to know anything? Hunter is the real deal and Titans suck, those are my only conclusions.

The Titans had a very large turnover to start this offseason and at the end of camp got rid of 3 more that were expected to be depth and had been.

None have made the teams that picked them up. Whisenhunt has had a rough time with the WRs he's given, but no one making a new team seems to indicate he's accurate.

They basically have three WRs and Dexter McCluster

 

[Warpig]

I don't think their running game is gonna scare anyone, so one would think that they will be forced to throw a lot playing catch-up. But with that said, Locker doesn't scare anyone either and not sure he has the ability to keep them competitive. But it's not like they had the best QB play last year either. I'm not sure what to think. I picked him up in a start up and no body else was interested in him.

 

[3quinox]

Very undervalued. I'd say anyone trying to sell at least wait until week 3. If you still don't want him (you will) trade him for a ton, he'll net you some solid pieces.

 

[Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll]

Coaching stuff clearly didn't use Wright the way they said they are gonna use him in the preseason.

That may be because they don't want to show what they got or they don't even try to use him any other way than they did last season.

Value of Kendall is a total mystery to me. He's excellent player, no doubt about that, but what is his fantasy value, I just cant tell.

Titans beat writer wrote that he will have 1300 yards or something other crap, I can't believe it after the preseason, unless

Ken is keeping him under the blanket so that he doesn't show his cards before the season. Will he have a productive season,

even that is a mystery to me? No one seems to know anything? Hunter is the real deal and Titans suck, those are my only conclusions.

The Titans had a very large turnover to start this offseason and at the end of camp got rid of 3 more that were expected to be depth and had been.

None have made the teams that picked them up. Whisenhunt has had a rough time with the WRs he's given, but no one making a new team seems to indicate he's accurate.

They basically have three WRs and Dexter McCluster

Say what?

 

[Bri]

Coaching stuff clearly didn't use Wright the way they said they are gonna use him in the preseason.

That may be because they don't want to show what they got or they don't even try to use him any other way than they did last season.

Value of Kendall is a total mystery to me. He's excellent player, no doubt about that, but what is his fantasy value, I just cant tell.

Titans beat writer wrote that he will have 1300 yards or something other crap, I can't believe it after the preseason, unless

Ken is keeping him under the blanket so that he doesn't show his cards before the season. Will he have a productive season,

even that is a mystery to me? No one seems to know anything? Hunter is the real deal and Titans suck, those are my only conclusions.

The Titans had a very large turnover to start this offseason and at the end of camp got rid of 3 more that were expected to be depth and had been.

None have made the teams that picked them up. Whisenhunt has had a rough time with the WRs he's given, but no one making a new team seems to indicate he's accurate.

They basically have three WRs and Dexter McCluster

Say what?

Britt did. Is that what you're trying to convey here?

 

[sirfumblesalot]

(FFToday) The Chiefs could be without two key players in Sunday's season opener against the Tennessee Titans. Starting cornerback Marcus Cooper suffered an ankle injury and rookie running back/punt returner De'Anthony Thomas strained a hamstring late in Wednesday's practice, coach Andy Reid said on Thursday morning. Neither player was expected to practice on Thursday.

Looks like the Chiefs will be without their starting CB this week against the Titans. In addition Whisenhunt has had success with getting the most out of QBs and Locker was starting to look better last season before getting injured. I am starting Wright as my WR3 this week so we'll see how that goes but I'm optimistic that he will be a solid contributor this season.Defenses can't lock in on just Wright with Hunter there and if that running game can produce anything reasonble I think this passing game could be pretty good.

 

[RhymesMcJuice]

Yeah i bought into the hype and traded for him this year. I've regretted it ever since. A couple points of concern. He's lacked targets in the preseason. For Wright to be a valuable dynasty asset he needs lots of targets. Hunter is emerging which could cut into his targets even further in this low volume passing offense. Finally Locker might suck. Tbh I've been trying to dump him the last month. No takers.

Can't believe I fell for the hype this year.

 

[White Lightning]

I have him as my #4 WR with J. Jones, M. Floyd, M. Wallace, and Wright/Tate/Cooks. I'm looking to package him with a RB/TE for a WR2/Upside WR3