{"id":160634,"date":"2024-02-01T09:23:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T14:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=160634"},"modified":"2024-02-01T09:23:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T14:23:37","slug":"way-too-early-2024-receiver-rankings-pt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/02\/01\/way-too-early-2024-receiver-rankings-pt-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Way Too Early 2024 Redraft Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings – Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2024 draft class is going to be loaded with receivers. And if we’ve learned anything from Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, and Chris Olave et al it’s that rookie receivers are absolute money when it comes to fantasy points. With that in mind here’s part 2 of the 2024 fantasy wide receiver rankings.<\/p>\n

Way Too Early Wide Reciever Rankings – Part Two<\/span><\/h2>\n

13. Brian Thomas Jr.<\/span><\/h3>\n

He\u2019s another rookie. And he\u2019s another great mover. But he\u2019s bigger than the likes of Franklin. He can bounce off tacklers as well as run straight past them.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Devonta Smith<\/span><\/h3>\n

The end of AJ Brown\u2019s season seemed to signal great discontent on both sides. It wouldn\u2019t be a huge surprise to see him playing outside Philly next year and that would make Smith numero uno. But that Eagles offense might not be as good as it could be even with a new coordinator and less aggro.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

15. Malik Nabers<\/span><\/h3>\n

Thomas Jr\u2019s teammate at LSU is like Troy Franklin, but 4 inches shorter. He can absolutely fly, but he might struggle to get a clean release against NFL cornerbacks. But when he can find half a step not many defenders will keep up with him. He\u2019s one of several\u00a0receivers in this class that Andy Reid would love to have in KC.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

16. AJ Brown<\/span><\/h3>\n

Wherever he is playing next season he\u2019ll be a reliable receiving option. But his 2023 ended prematurely with a knee injury. And that is definitely something to keep an eye on, Brown will be 27 when the season begins. That\u2019s by no means old, but Brown has been the stand-out receiver on 2 different teams for the last 5 years. And he\u2019s hauled in 379 catches for 5947 yards. Just reading those numbers is exhausting.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Puka Nacua<\/span><\/h3>\n

There is every chance he\u2019ll be the number 1 fantasy receiver in the league next season. The only possible weakness in Nacua\u2019s game is his durability. And after his stellar season in 2021, he has battled injuries. The Rams won\u2019t want Nacua to suffer the same fate. They would probably quite like to run the ball more too so all the Rams\u2019 receivers are at less risk.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

18. Rome Odunze<\/span><\/h3>\n

Odunze is a big, contested catch-type receiver. But he\u2019s run a 4.37-second 40-yard dash! Despite that, he doesn\u2019t always find a lot of separation on deep routes. But he can leave defenders for dust in the red zone<\/a>. How successful he is may depend on where he winds up in the draft but he should definitely catch some touchdowns.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

19. Nico Collins\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s entirely possible Collins\u2019 \u201cbreakout season\u201d was more of an outlier than a trend. But catching passes from CJ Stroud will help it become a trend. In his first 2 seasons in the league, Collins only caught 70 passes and 3 touchdowns. In 2023 he hauled in 80 catches and 8 of them were scoring passes. Tank Dell\u2019s injury really forced Collins into a more prominent role. But if they can both stay fit in 2024 there\u2019s no reason they won\u2019t both shine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

20. Tee Higgins<\/span><\/h3>\n

It seems unlikely the Bengals will be able to afford to keep him and if he leaves he will likely become a number 1 receiver elsewhere. Even if he ends up as a number 2 receiver at a different franchise he\u2019ll still be undefendable. And he\u2019ll still have the strongest hands in the league.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

21. Stef Diggs<\/span><\/h3>\n

It seems unlikely Diggs will be happy to watch the Josh Allen one-man show happen in Buffalo for another season. If they actually trade him to a team who likes to let their receivers make plays he\u2019ll be close to his best again. His 11.1 yards per reception in 2023 was his lowest average since 2016. And his 1,188 yards from scrimmage was the fewest since 2018. Free the Buffalo one!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

22. Michael Pittman Jr.<\/span><\/h3>\n

He\u2019s a free agent in April so it will be interesting to see where he lands. If he stays in Indy and Anthony Richardson can stay healthy he could have a monster season. But both of those things are quite important questions right now.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

23. Marquise “Hollywood” Brown<\/span><\/h3>\n

It doesn\u2019t seem like he\u2019s happy in Arizona so he will probably try his luck elsewhere once his contract runs out. Maybe he winds up back in Baltimore with Lamar? That could be a positive or it could be a negative. But one thing that won\u2019t change is his speed. He\u2019s still rapid.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

24. Deebo Samuel<\/span><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s hard to rate any 49ers receiver when Shanahan is so married to the run. And CMC is probably their best receiver and running back. But if Samuel<\/a> becomes more involved in the run game like he was in 2021 (when he racked up 1,770 yards from scrimmage) he\u2019ll definitely be worth drafting.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Main Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier-USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In these cold, dark and miserable winter months there’s only one thing to do, look ahead to September. Here’s part 2 of the receiver rankings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1277,"featured_media":160639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59,54],"tags":[4793,294,6056,2679],"class_list":["post-160634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","category-editorials","tag-deebo-samuel","tag-fantasy-football","tag-michael-pittman-jr","tag-wide-receivers"],"modified_by":"Will Koshover, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1277"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}