Rookie receivers are becoming important pieces for teams in recent years. Not only are these<\/p>\n\n\n\n
wideouts on entry-level contracts, they\u2019ve been producing at a high rate, especially players<\/p>\n\n\n\n
taken in the top-6. In the last decade, four receivers have reached at least 982 yards ( Amari<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cooper, Sammy Watkins, Ja\u2019Marr Chase, Jaylen Waddle). And some of these hit those<\/p>\n\n\n\n
numbers before the league expanded to a 17-game regular season. So which rookies have a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
shot at putting up big numbers in 2024? We explore the options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marvin Harrison Jr. – Arizona Cardinals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Over 1,000.5 Yards (-125)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under 1000.5 Yards (-105)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marvin Harrison Jr. was the first of seven wide receivers selected in the first round and<\/p>\n\n\n\n considered the best prospect in 2024. He lands in the person spot, an elite quarterback in Klyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n Murray who has been without a number one target for a few seasons. In his final two seasons<\/p>\n\n\n\n at Ohio State, Harrison recorded nearly 2,500 total receiving yards and 28 touchdowns. He\u2019ll be<\/p>\n\n\n\n the Cardinals main threat and as long as he remains healthy, Harrison is expected to smash this<\/p>\n\n\n\n number and has the tools to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Malik Nabers – New York Giants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Over 900.5 Yards (-125)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Under 900.5 Yards (-105)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Giants have been in need of a top-notch receiver since 2019 and now they have found that<\/p>\n\n\n\n in Malik Nabers. He offers versatility and can play slot or as a deep threat. And that means he\u2019ll<\/p>\n\n\n\n quickly become Daniel Jones\u2019 best friend. Nabers racked up more than 1,000 yards in his final<\/p>\n\n\n\n two seasons at LSU including 1,569 yards last year, along with 14 touchdowns. Many feel<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nabers could lead rookies in yardage next season meaning going over this total is almost a<\/p>\n\n\n\n foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rome Odunze – Chicago Bears<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Over 700.5 Yards (-130)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under 700.5 Yards (+100)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bears used their second, first-round pick to snag Rome Odunze. The former Huskie tore<\/p>\n\n\n\n up his final college season with 1,640 receiving yards, averaging almost 18 yards per reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He\u2019s another rookie who can be a game breaker but may have some hurdles in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Odunze will play third fiddle at the position to Keenan Allen and DJ Moore but if Odunze can get<\/p>\n\n\n\n about 17-18% of targets, he should be able to hit this total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Xavier Worthy – Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Over 750.5 Yards (-115)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under 750.5 Yards (-115)<\/p>\n\n\n\n What a way to start off your NFL career by joining the defending, two-time champions with the<\/p>\n\n\n\n best quarterback on the planet. He holds the 40-yard dash record at the NFL Combine (4.21<\/p>\n\n\n\n seconds) and was taken late in the first-round. But Worthy joins an offense that is more<\/p>\n\n\n\n balanced with Travis Kelce and newly acquired Marquise Brown. And add to the mix Rashee<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rice, and that makes Worthy the fourth option for Patrick Mahomes. The last time the Chiefs<\/p>\n\n\n\n had a fast rookie wide receiver was in 2016. And that year, Tyreek Hill, who Worthy is being<\/p>\n\n\n\n compared to, finished the season with just 593 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brock Bowers – Las Vegas Raiders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Over 650.5 Yards (+100)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under 650.5 Yards (-115)<\/p>\n\n\n\n While he is a tight end Brock Bowers should be a big part of the Vegas offense this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s a fun fact, only nine tight end rookies have gone over 675 receiving yards in their first<\/p>\n\n\n\n year. But it\u2019s happened three times in the last ten years including Sam LaPorta, last season<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Kyle Pitts, Evan Engram). The problems for Bowers to hit this number are the Raiders have<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gardner Minshew as the quarterback, and Davante Adams, Jakobi Meyers and Michael Mayer<\/p>\n\n\n\n as their main offensive weapons. So it\u2019s more than likely, his development into a big time player<\/p>\n\n\n\n may take a season or two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rookie receivers are becoming important pieces for teams in recent years. Not only are these wideouts on entry-level contracts, they\u2019ve…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":25255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[146],"class_list":["post-25254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-nfl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t