{"id":120607,"date":"2021-09-04T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=120607"},"modified":"2021-09-03T04:04:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T08:04:02","slug":"fantasy-football-wide-receiver-draft-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/09\/04\/fantasy-football-wide-receiver-draft-values\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Draft Values"},"content":{"rendered":"

Labor Day Weekend may signify the end of summer for most, but it has also cemented itself as the beginning of the glorious fantasy football season for fantasy managers everywhere. Through various offseason ADP variance and some unfortunate preseason injuries, value really tends to be narrowed down at the start of September. However, there are still some wildly underrated players each year that fantasy participants hope to snag up at an amazing discount during their drafts. Here are some 2021 fantasy football wide receiver values for the fantasy football season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best 2021 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Draft Values<\/span><\/h2>\n

Jerry Jeudy, <\/span>Denver Broncos<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n

As the second wide receiver selected in the 2020 NFL Draft, Jerry Jeudy<\/a> had a less-than-memorable rookie year in a quarterback-needy Denver Bronco<\/a>s offense. With a drop rate of 17.6%, the highest among receivers with at least 100 targets, the stigma around his play was not well received during his opening stint in the NFL. And with emerging receiver Courtland Sutton<\/a> returning from injury this season<\/a>, what makes Jeudy\u2019s value one to be excited about in fantasy drafts in 2021?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To start, Jeudy\u2019s season was not all bad. The drops are what overshadows most of his rookie campaign. However, considering the offense he was in, it could have been much worse. A few things to consider: first, although he had 12 drops on the season (second-most in the league), five of them came in one game. While that outlier cannot be removed from the equation, it was just that: an outlier. Second, the quarterback situation was an enormous factor in his stats last year as well. With now-backup quarterback Drew Lock<\/a> at the helm in 2020, \u2018erratic\u2019 is a nice term to describe the style of play Jeudy received out of his signal caller. Only 65% of Jeudy\u2019s targets last year were deemed catchable; that was the fifth fewest amongst receivers with more than 50 targets. With newly acquired Teddy Bridgewater<\/a> seeing the field to start off 2021, expect more consistent, accurate quarterback play to truly help this young receiver flourish.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many will argue that this Denver offense cannot sustain multiple fantasy pass catchers with Bridgewater taking the snaps. But last year the Carolina Panthers<\/a>\u00a0Robby Anderson<\/a>, D.J. Moore<\/a>, and Curtis Samuel<\/a> were all top-25 wide receivers under Bridgewater\u2019s command. To top it off, Bridgewater ranked 9th last year in catchable passes. Between Jeudy\u2019s impeccable route running and footwork, along with his ability to make things happen with the ball in his hands (his 16.5 yards per reception rate was third highest among wide receivers with 50 or more receptions), he has incredible second-year breakout potential with his WR27 ADP (according to Fantasy Football Calculator), which has only been rising as of late.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jerry Jeudy played ~33% in the slot last year for DEN. Went 52\/110-856-3.
Denver\u2019s new starting QB is Teddy Bridgewater. In CAR, Robby Anderson played ~33% in the slot and went 95\/134-1096-3.
Teddy manufactured a career high 70.9% catch rate for RA.<\/p>\n

— Bradley Stalder (@FFStalder) August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n