
The Best Free Agent WRs in 2023
With the NFL offseason quickly approaching, it is time to dive into available free agents, focusing on top WR free agents.
Finding the best free-agent wide receivers
With the NFL offseason quickly approaching, it is time to dive into available free agents and trade candidates. Today, we turn our attention to the WRs, where Dwain identifies the top options using historical data profiles for top performers.
Top-36 Fantasy WR Data Profiles (2011 to 2022):
| Tier 1 – Mid-Range to Low-End WR2 Profiles | Tee Higgins | Joe Burrow | Higgins’ 2022 Data Profile: | Ja’Marr Chase | DeAndre Hopkins | Hopkins’ 2022 Data Profile: | Anquan Boldin | Andre Johnson | Larry Fitzgerald | Steve Smith | Keenan Allen | Allen’s 2022 Data Profile: | Justin Herbert | Tier 2 – Borderline WR2 Profiles | Jakobi Meyers | Julian Edelman | Meyers’ 2022 Data Profile: | Tier 3 – Boom-Bust WR3 Profiles | Michael Thomas | Thomas’ 2022 Data Profile: | D.J. Chark Jr. | Chark’s 2022 Data Profile: | Patrick Mahomes | Josh Allen | Tier 4 – Borderline WR3 Profiles | Allen Lazard | Davante Adams | Lazard’s 2022 Data Profile: | JuJu Smith-Schuster | Smith-Schuster’s 2022 Data Profile: | Ben Roethlisberger | Travis Kelce | Tier 5 – WR4/WR5 Profiles | Darius Slayton | Slayton’s 2022 Data Profile: | Richie James Jr. | Wan’Dale Robinson | Daniel Jones | James’ 2022 Data Profile: | Mecole Hardman | Hardman’s 2022 Data Profile: | Tier 6 – WR5 Upside with Small-Sample Profiles | Jauan Jennings | Deebo Samuel | Brandon Aiyuk | George Kittle, | Christian McCaffrey | Jennings’ 2022 Data Profile: | Ashton Dulin | Dulin’s 2022 Data Profile: | Tier 7 – Best of the Rest | Jarvis Landry | Landry’s 2022 Data Profile: | Olamide Zaccheaus | Zaccheaus’ 2022 Data Profile: | Mack Hollins | Hollins’ 2022 Data Profile: | Parris Campbell | Campbell’s 2022 Data Profile: |
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| 88% | 14% | 14% | 65.4 | 1.03 | 8.8 |
Glossary
Routes = routes per team dropback
TPRR = targets per route run
Targets = percentage of team targets
PFF Rec Grade = PFF receiving grade
YPRR = yards per route run
FPTS = PPR fantasy points per game
YAC = yards after the catch (average)
aDOT = average depth of target
