Pick THREE Rookie WRs -- NFL 3rd & 4th Round edition (1 Viewer)

[sushinsky4tsar]

Pick three rookie WRs for a 1/2 PPR dynasty startup.


(& Torry Horton based on early ADP)

Apologies to 3rd rounder Tai Felton, and 4th rounders Chimere Dike, Jaylin Lane, and Jordan Watkins. You did not make the cut. Should they have? I really wish these polls didn't cap out at 10 options.

 

[TVT 0 N S T A]

I picked Kyle Williams, Ayamanor and TeSlaa.

I picked Williams because he doesn't seem to have anyone in front of him and things are starting to look better for Drake Maye and the Patriots.

I picked Ayamanor for the same reason - he could be the X receiver in this offense in a couple seasons.

I picked TeSlaa becasue it is the Lions and I trust most everything they are doing, including moving up and spending a third on this WR.

 

[JohnnyU]

I picked Noel, Royals, and Horton. I suppose I could have replaced Horton with Williams or Bryant or Ayomanor. I don't think the others will be relevant in 2025.

 

[menobrown]

Kyle Williams should dominate this poll.

Sean Payton sold me enough on Pat Bryant to make him the easy #2. Call me a sheep.

Only challenging call for me was Royals or Noel and just went with Noel who I've had atop this group if I was answering this question before the draft.

 

[TVT 0 N S T A]

I picked Noel, Royals, and Horton. I suppose I could have replaced Horton with Williams or Bryant or Ayomanor. I don't think the others will be relevant in 2025.

I like Jaylin Noel a lot - considered him getting my vote but that is a crowded receiver room.

From a further look - maybe not as crowded as the depth chart suggests though.

 

[socrates]

Kyle Williams has an opportunity to emerge as the WR1. The offense will be different than last season under an entirely new staff. He has a young talented QB.

In terms of pure talent, I rank Jaylin Noel top of this list, although he faces plenty of competition for touches in Houston.

Jalen Royals steps into a tasty situation with an Andy Reid offense piloted by Mahomes. Rice is returning from injury plus could face a suspension, and Hollywood has struggled to remain on the field, so don't count out Royals for early success.

 

[travdogg]

Kyle Williams is the easy #1 in my eyes. The guy has a Calvin Ridley like skill set, and is tied to Drake Maye, with only 30+ coming off ACL injury Stefon Diggs ahead of him.

Elic Ayomanor is my #2. I do think he probably tops out as a #2 WR, but he's tied to Cam Ward, and will get to learn from Lockett/Ridley. He's also an elite blocker, and has size, which will get him snaps.

Jalen Royals is my #3. Possible/likely, that Hollywood/Kelce are gone in 2026, and Royals will have Mahomes, and has elite speed. He also played in a weird offense at Utah State, that I feel made it actually harder for him to be productive, just lots of go balls and screens. Despite that he had 119 YPG in 7 games last season. He's the wildcard of the rookie class at WR to me.

Jaylin Noel was close, but I think he's pretty blocked in the near future. Talent wise, I'd argue he's #2 after Williams. Hard to see him ever being the #1 with Nico around, and Higgins is likely a better prospect as well.

 

[sushinsky4tsar]

Hard not to vote for Kyle Williams when you have three bullets, or at least it was for 13-of-15.

Was going to include Bech and Harris, but figured it would just be a runaway for that trio. I've gone back and forth with them quite a bit and actually lean towards all three ahead of Higgins, who probably belongs in a poll with Williams and Noel, but then so would Burden.

 

[oldmanhawkins]

Kyle Williams should dominate this poll.

Sean Payton sold me enough on Pat Bryant to make him the easy #2. Call me a sheep.

Only challenging call for me was Royals or Noel and just went with Noel who I've had atop this group if I was answering this question before the draft.

Got the same top four, but was deciding between Royals and Bryant for the third spot. Went Bryant bc of the coachspeak as well. Horton and Thorton are the only others really on my radar at the moment.

 

[oldmanhawkins]

I am a little surprised there isn't more buzz about Thornton. Size/speed/age are all really positive. Production is a big red flag. And I've been weary of Tennessee receivers in the past (Hyatt for example) but a number of these guys have done reasonably well.

 

[Anarchy99]

Just curious why we should expect Kyle Williams to do better than the likes of Ja'Lynn Polk, Tyquan Thornton, N'Keal Harry, Aaron Dobson, Chad Johnson, Bethel Johnson, and Deion Branch. All of those guys were drafted earlier than WIlliams, most of them played under McDaniels, and most of them played with Tob Brady. The Pats always had plenty of opportunity for young wide receivers (I left off plenty of other NE WRs) . . . that hasn't changed in over 25 years. Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker didn't do much with McDaniels as rookies in DEN. Is there more to it than, "Well, this time will be different"?

 

[sushinsky4tsar]

Just curious why we should expect Kyle Williams to do better than the likes of Ja'Lynn Polk, Tyquan Thornton, N'Keal Harry, Aaron Dobson, Chad Johnson, Bethel Johnson, and Deion Branch. All of those guys were drafted earlier than WIlliams, most of them played under McDaniels, and most of them played with Tob Brady. The Pats always had plenty of opportunity for young wide receivers (I left off plenty of other NE WRs) . . . that hasn't changed in over 25 years. Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker didn't do much with McDaniels as rookies in DEN. Is there more to it than, "Well, this time will be different"?

I think an open runway for volume in the event that he's any good, to go with best draft capital was enough to dominate this poll. Beyond that, I like that Steve Smith is a big fan of his game, for whatever that's worth.

Chip, chair, chance is what it boils down to for me. As of this date in May, I view it as a 14-man draft in 1QB. He's not part of that top-14 for me, but a potential "firewall" selection at the 2.3. I'm most interested in someone from a tier of Kyle Williams, Tre Harris, Higgins, Bech, and RBs Tuten and Blue to come out of camp with enough steam to be an easy selection there. To be fair it could also be one of another dozen RBs or a TeSlaa, Bryant, Royals.

 

[massraider]

I am a little surprised there isn't more buzz about Thornton. Size/speed/age are all really positive. Production is a big red flag. And I've been weary of Tennessee receivers in the past (Hyatt for example) but a number of these guys have done reasonably well.

I don't think anyone can reasonably project this guy's career to be a future #1. DeSean Jackson is the ceiling, and he was an early pick. He can 'hit', be a great pickup for the Raiders, but be almost worthless as a fantasy WR.

 

[massraider]

Kyle Williams
Pat Bryant
Elic Ayomanor

Have path to #1 targets, and have the size to matchup with #1 targets.

 

[Gatorade]

Kyle Williams has an opportunity to emerge as the WR1. The offense will be different than last season under an entirely new staff. He has a young talented QB.

In terms of pure talent, I rank Jaylin Noel top of this list, although he faces plenty of competition for touches in Houston.

Jalen Royals steps into a tasty situation with an Andy Reid offense piloted by Mahomes. Rice is returning from injury plus could face a suspension, and Hollywood has struggled to remain on the field, so don't count out Royals for early success.

I like Noel and Royals at 1 and 2.
Only took K. Williams because you said three, but I really don't like any of the others.

 

[barackdhouse]

I'd prefer to pass on all of them. There isn't a single one I'm even a little bit excited about.