So just for fun I gathered the rookie WR seasons from 1989 to 2014 for WR that had 42 or more receptions. This is half the number of receptions that Landry had as a rookie as the baseline.
Here is that list of players sorted by receptions:
Anquan Boldin wr 2003 23 1 16 101 1377 13.63 8 188.7
Odell Beckham Jr 2014 22 1 12 91 1305 14.34 12 206
Eddie Royal wr 2008 22 1 15 91 980 10.77 5 138.9
Terry Glenn wr 1996 22 1 15 90 1132 12.58 6 153.4
Jarvis Landry wr 2014 22 1 16 84 758 9.02 5 105.4
Michael Clayton wr 2004 22 1 16 80 1193 14.91 7 164.3
Kelvin Benjamin wr 2014 23 1 16 73 1008 13.81 9 154.8
Keenan Allen wr 2013 21 1 15 71 1046 14.73 8 152.6
Dwayne Bowe wr 2007 23 1 16 70 995 14.21 5 129.5
Marques Colston wr 2006 23 1 14 70 1038 14.83 8 151.8
Randy Moss wr 1998 21 1 16 69 1313 19.03 17 233.7
Mike Evans wr 2014 21 1 15 68 1051 15.46 12 177.1
Jordan Matthews wr 2014 22 1 16 67 872 13.01 8 135.2
Joey Galloway wr 1995 24 1 16 67 1039 15.51 7 167.3
Andre Johnson wr 2003 22 1 16 66 976 14.79 4 120.6
Kevin Johnson wr 1999 24 1 16 66 986 14.94 8 146
Wayne Chrebet wr 1995 22 1 16 66 726 11 4 96.7
Sammy Watkins wr 2014 21 1 16 65 982 15.11 6 135
A.J. Green wr 2011 23 1 15 65 1057 16.26 7 153
Mike Williams wr 2010 23 1 16 65 964 14.83 11 162.4
Justin Blackmon wr 2012 22 1 16 64 865 13.52 5 118.8
Kendall Wright wr 2012 23 1 15 64 626 9.78 4 87
Marvin Harrison wr 1996 24 1 16 64 836 13.06 8 133.1
Keyshawn Johnson 1996 24 1 14 63 844 13.4 8 132.4
DeSean Jackson wr 2008 22 1 16 62 912 14.71 2 117.8
Greg Little wr 2011 22 1 16 61 709 11.62 2 84.4
Troy Edwards wr 1999 22 1 16 61 714 11.7 5 101.4
Austin Collie wr 2009 24 1 16 60 676 11.27 7 109.7
Percy Harvin wr 2009 21 1 15 60 790 13.17 6 128.5
Larry Fitzgerald 2004 21 1 16 58 780 13.45 8 127.4
Shawn Collins wr 1989 22 1 16 58 862 14.86 3 104.2
Ricky Proehl wr 1990 22 1 16 56 802 14.32 4 104.2
Jeremy Maclin wr 2009 21 1 15 55 762 13.85 4 99.5
Lawrence Dawsey wr 1991 24 1 16 55 818 14.87 3 106.7
Julio Jones wr 2011 22 1 13 54 959 17.76 8 149.5
Davone Bess wr 2008 23 1 16 54 554 10.26 1 62.7
Roy Williams wr 2004 23 1 14 54 817 15.13 8 129.8
Eddie Kennison wr 1996 23 1 15 54 924 17.11 9 146.4
Eric Metcalf wr 1989 21 1 16 54 397 7.35 4 163
Brandin Cooks wr 2014 21 1 10 53 550 10.38 3 86.3
Donnie Avery wr 2008 24 1 15 53 674 12.72 3 98.3
Darrell Jackson wr 2000 22 1 16 53 713 13.45 6 107.2
DeAndre Hopkins wr 2013 21 1 16 52 802 15.42 2 92.2
Jordan Shipley wr 2010 25 1 15 52 600 11.54 3 78
Torry Holt wr 1999 23 1 16 52 788 15.15 6 117.3
Frank Sanders wr 1995 22 1 16 52 883 16.98 2 100.4
Andre Rison wr 1989 22 1 16 52 820 15.77 4 107.8
Allen Hurns wr 2014 23 1 16 51 677 13.27 6 103.7
Ace Sanders wr 2013 22 1 15 51 484 9.49 1 59.9
Doug Baldwin wr 2011 23 1 16 51 788 15.45 4 102.6
Peter Warrick wr 2000 23 1 16 51 592 11.61 4 110
Josh Gordon wr 2012 21 1 16 50 805 16.1 5 110.5
T.Y. Hilton wr 2012 23 1 15 50 861 17.22 7 131
Torrey Smith wr 2011 22 1 16 50 841 16.82 7 130
Jerome Pathon wr 1998 23 1 16 50 511 10.22 1 56.9
Mike Pritchard wr 1991 22 1 16 50 624 12.48 2 74.4
Marlon Brown wr 2013 22 1 14 49 524 10.69 7 94.2
Santonio Holmes wr 2006 22 1 16 49 824 16.82 2 95.7
HartLee Dykes wr 1989 23 1 16 49 795 16.22 5 109.5
John Brown wr 2014 24 1 16 48 696 14.5 5 99
Allen Robinson wr 2014 21 1 10 48 548 11.42 2 66.8
Titus Young wr 2011 22 1 16 48 607 12.65 6 98.2
Michael Crabtree 2009 22 1 12 48 625 13.02 2 74.5
Mike Thomas wr 2009 22 1 14 48 453 9.44 1 59.8
Calvin Johnson wr 2007 22 1 15 48 756 15.75 4 110.8
Lee Evans wr 2004 23 1 16 48 843 17.56 9 146.8
Chris Chambers wr 2001 23 1 16 48 883 18.4 7 129.2
Sylvester Morris 2000 23 1 15 48 678 14.13 3 85.8
Oronde Gadsden wr 1998 27 1 16 48 713 14.85 7 113.3
Derrick Alexander 1994 23 1 14 48 828 17.25 2 98.6
Hakeem Nicks wr 2009 21 1 14 47 790 16.81 6 115.8
James Jones wr 2007 23 1 16 47 676 14.38 2 79.6
Keary Colbert wr 2004 22 1 15 47 754 16.04 5 105.4
Dane Looker wr 2003 27 1 16 47 495 10.53 3 68.1
Antwaan Randle El 2002 23 1 16 47 489 10.4 2 76.6
Rod Gardner wr 2001 24 1 16 46 741 16.11 4 99.7
Bert Emanuel wr 1994 24 1 16 46 649 14.11 4 89.3
Darnay Scott wr 1994 22 1 16 46 866 18.83 5 127.2
Cordarrelle Patterson 2013 22 1 16 45 469 10.42 4 104.7
Michael Floyd wr 2012 23 1 16 45 562 12.49 2 68.2
Dez Bryant wr 2010 22 1 12 45 561 12.47 6 92.1
Johnny Knox wr 2009 23 1 15 45 527 11.71 5 82.7
Greg Jennings wr 2006 23 1 14 45 632 14.04 3 81.2
Vincent Brisby wr 1993 22 1 16 45 626 13.91 2 74.6
Terrance Williams 2013 24 1 16 44 736 16.73 5 104
Mark Clayton wr 2005 23 1 14 44 471 10.7 2 68.4
Antonio Bryant wr 2002 21 1 16 44 733 16.66 6 113.3
Darrin Chiaverini 1999 22 1 16 44 487 11.07 4 72.7
Rae Carruth wr 1997 23 1 15 44 545 12.39 4 80.8
Rob Moore wr 1990 22 1 15 44 692 15.73 6 104.8
Reggie Brown wr 2005 24 1 16 43 571 13.28 4 81.6
Deion Branch wr 2002 23 1 13 43 489 11.37 2 60.9
Jeremy McDaniel wr 2000 24 1 16 43 697 16.21 2 81.7
Will Moore wr 1995 25 1 14 43 502 11.67 1 56.2
Randall Hill wr 1991 22 1 16 43 495 11.51 1 55.5
Chris Givens wr 2012 23 1 15 42 698 16.62 3 89
Kenny Britt wr 2009 21 1 16 42 701 16.69 3 88.1
Donte Stallworth 2002 22 1 13 42 594 14.14 8 107.6
Terrence Wilkins 1999 24 1 16 42 565 13.45 4 80.7
I think it is remarkable that Jarvis Landry is 5th overall on this list.
I put the WR from 2004 on in bold. 2004 is when the NFL began enforcement of the no chuck rule, which slowly but surely has led to the NFL passing the ball more frequently than teams used to prior to that.
There were 56 out of the 99 WR that occurred since 2004 56.6% even though the last 10 seasons are only 40% of the 25 seasons in the sample. I think this shows that the current NFL is more friendly in terms of opportunity for rookie WR than it has been in the past.
In
standrrd scoring leagues Landry only finished as WR 42
In
PPR scoring leagues Landry finished as WR 30
In terms of rookie seasons Landry finished as WR 47 from 1989-2014 in standard leagues.
In terms of rookie seasons Landry finished as WR 24 from 1989-2014 in PPR leagues.
Here are those players:
Randy Moss wr 1998 21 1 16 69 1313 19.03 17 233.7 302.7
Odell Beckham Jr 2014 22 1 12 91 1305 14.34 12 206 297
Anquan Boldin wr 2003 23 1 16 101 1377 13.63 8 188.7 289.7
Mike Evans wr 2014 21 1 15 68 1051 15.46 12 177.1 245.1
Michael Clayton wr 2004 22 1 16 80 1193 14.91 7 164.3 244.3
Terry Glenn wr 1996 22 1 15 90 1132 12.58 6 153.4 243.4
Joey Galloway wr 1995 24 1 16 67 1039 15.51 7 167.3 234.3
Eddie Royal wr 2008 22 1 15 91 980 10.77 5 138.9 229.9
Kelvin Benjamin wr 2014 23 1 16 73 1008 13.81 9 154.8 227.8
Mike Williams wr 2010 23 1 16 65 964 14.83 11 162.4 227.4
Keenan Allen wr 2013 21 1 15 71 1046 14.73 8 152.6 223.6
Marques Colston wr 2006 23 1 14 70 1038 14.83 8 151.8 221.8
A.J. Green wr 2011 23 1 15 65 1057 16.26 7 153 218
Eric Metcalf wr 1989 21 1 16 54 397 7.35 4 163 217
Kevin Johnson wr 1999 24 1 16 66 986 14.94 8 146 212
Julio Jones wr 2011 22 1 13 54 959 17.76 8 149.5 203.5
Jordan Matthews wr 2014 22 1 16 67 872 13.01 8 135.2 202.2
Eddie Kennison wr 1996 23 1 15 54 924 17.11 9 146.4 200.4
Sammy Watkins wr 2014 21 1 16 65 982 15.11 6 135 200
Dwayne Bowe wr 2007 23 1 16 70 995 14.21 5 129.5 199.5
Marvin Harrison wr 1996 24 1 16 64 836 13.06 8 133.1 197.1
Keyshawn Johnson 1996 24 1 14 63 844 13.4 8 132.4 195.4
Lee Evans wr 2004 23 1 16 48 843 17.56 9 146.8 194.8
Jarvis Landry wr 2014 22 1 16 84 758 9.02 5 105.4 189.4
I value Landry as a WR2 in PPR leagues but he is only a WR3 in standard leagues where the points for receptions don't matter.
So setting his price in terms of rookie picks at 1.06 makes a bit of sense to me. I only have 3 2015 rookie WR that I am pretty sure will become WR1 within the next three seasons of their careers. So I would expect them to surpass Landry as a WR2. There are some more 2015 rookies who
might perform better than a WR2 such as DGB, Strong, Devin Smith, Perriman, Dorsett, Coates, Lockett, Funchess. I would need to see strong confirmation from the NFL draft (taking these WR in round one) and a good situation to really consider them over Landry right now.
I do not expect the Dolphins to draft a WR in the first three rounds of the draft. I think Landry is the Dolphins WR1 for 2015
Here are the snap counts for the Dolphins under Bill Lazor:
I extracted the skill position players and I do believe Dion Sims is a TE not a WR
26-L.Miller MIA RB 643 642 58.6% 0 0.0% 1 0.2%
30-Dan.Thomas MIA RB 231 209 19.1% 0 0.0% 22 4.9%
34-Da.Williams MIA RB 444 158 14.4% 0 0.0% 286 63.4%
28-K.Moreno MIA RB 68 68 6.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
43-O.Darkwa MIA RB 66 13 1.2% 0 0.0% 53 11.8%
33-L.James MIA RB 11 9 0.8% 0 0.0% 2 0.4%
42-C.Clay MIA TE 745 745 68.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
80-D.Sims MIA TE 536 507 46.3% 0 0.0% 29 6.4%
85-G.Robinson MIA TE 18 9 0.8% 0 0.0% 9 2.0%
89-G.Hoskins MIA TE 116 82 7.5% 0 0.0% 34 7.5%
11-M.Wallace MIA WR 819 819 74.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
82-B.Hartline MIA WR 819 813 74.2% 0 0.0% 6 1.3%
14-J.Landry MIA WR 849 683 62.4% 0 0.0% 166 36.8%
10-B.Gibson MIA WR 505 503 45.9% 0 0.0% 2 0.4%
18-R.Matthews MIA WR 397 210 19.2% 0 0.0% 187 41.5%
15-Da.Williams MIA WR 1 1 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
83-M.Hazel MIA WR 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%