There were 11 wide receivers drafted in the first 50 selections of the 2024 NFL Draft, including three in the top-10 overall. Through five weeks, there have been varying levels of success for those players.
CBSSports.com has been tracking them all season and now places a grade on each of their performances.
Grade: B
Harrison leads all rookie receivers in air yards per target (14.2), according to TruMedia. He has 17 receptions on 35 targets for 279 yards and four touchdowns. 82.4% of his receptions have gone for either a first down or a touchdown, which is fourth most among all NFL receivers. He has been winning jump balls downfield and moving the chains as anticipated. Relative to expectations, there is another level of domination that he has yet to reach.
Grade: A
Nabers did not play this week as he returns from a concussion. If he had been available in Week 5, his grade would have been a perfect ‘A+.’ It is hard to ask much more of a player that has been pacing to set rookie receiving records. He has been targeted 52 times this season — no other rookie has more than 36. In those opportunities, he has amassed 35 receptions for 386 yards and three touchdowns. New York is feeding him the ball at all three levels of the field and he has the most yards after the catch (156) among all rookies.
Grade: B-
Odunze has 15 receptions on 29 targets for 206 yards and one touchdown. He has done a great job route-running and creating separation. The statistics do not really reflect how well he is playing. It has looked like Chicago has been trying to get D.J. Moore involved more in the pass game, because he has been more publicly frustrated. Odunze is going to be a big part of this offense and fans will see that more as the season progresses. His 13.76 air yards per target is the second highest among rookie pass catchers, according to TruMedia.
Grade: B+
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Author : Josh Edwards
Publish date : 2024-10-07 18:41:19
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