• Chris Godwin stays out in entrance: Godwin continued his sizzling begin to the season, recording 4 catches of 15-plus yards towards Detroit, together with a 41-yard landing within the second quarter.
• Nico Collins continues to impress: Collins had one other large sport Sunday night time, catching eight of his 10 targets for 135 yards. Six of these catches gained over 15 yards, together with two catches of 25-plus yards.
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A powerful receiving corps is the spine of any profitable passing assault and supplies quarterbacks with dependable targets and the power to stretch the sector. This season, we’ll be breaking down the league’s finest receivers every week, providing an in depth take a look at every participant’s impression.
As we look at these huge receiver rankings, understand that these early-season receiving grades are fluid and can proceed to evolve over the approaching weeks. Once we have now bigger pattern sizes, the rankings will stabilize, giving a clearer image of the highest performers.
1. Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (91.1)
Godwin continued his sizzling begin to the season, recording 4 catches of 15-plus yards towards Detroit, together with a 41-yard landing within the second quarter. Godwin was the one Bucs participant with over 50 receiving yards on the day.
Godwin has caught 15 of his 16 targets via the primary two weeks of the season, gaining 12 first downs and catching two touchdowns. He is top-three amongst all receivers in catches, yards (200), first downs and yards per route run (3.92).
Godwin has been excellent towards zone protection, catching all 10 of his targets for 152 yards. He has additionally been excellent in late-down conditions, catching all seven of his targets for 99 yards and 6 first downs. Godwin has an ideal passer score when focused to start out the season.
2. Nico Collins, Houston Texans (90.5)
Collins had one other large sport Sunday night time, catching eight of his 10 targets for 135 yards. Six of these catches gained over 15 yards, together with two catches of 25-plus yards.
Collins has been focused 18 instances over the primary two weeks and leads all receivers in yards (252) and explosive features (9). He’s caught all six of his late-down targets for 86 yards and has gained 12 first downs total.
3. Deebo Samuel, San Francisco 49ers (85.5)
Samuel had 4 features of 15-plus yards towards Minnesota, ending with six first downs gained and 110 receiving yards.
He leads San Francisco in targets (19), catches (13) and receiving yards (164) via the primary two weeks of the season and is averaging 2.45 yards per route run.
Almost all of his manufacturing (11 catches, 147 yards) has come towards zone protection. Samuel suffered a calf pressure in the course of the sport and is predicted to overlook just a few weeks.
4. Rashee Rice, Kansas City Chiefs (83.6)
Rice recorded 5 catches for 75 yards towards Cincinnati. He had a 44-yard landing catch within the second quarter and completed the day with an ideal passer score when focused.
Rice has caught 12 of his 15 targets to start out the season and at the moment ranks seventh in receiving yards (178).
Despite having a 6.2-yard common depth of goal, Rice has 5 features of 15-plus yards and leads all receivers in whole yards after catch (118). He’s averaging 9.8 yards after the catch per reception and ranks fifth in yards per route run (3.49).
5. Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints (83.4)
Olave rebounded shortly from his 11-yard day towards Carolina with a 39-yard catch on the opening drive of his Week 2 sport.
He completed the day with 4 catches for 81 yards, with every catch gaining over 10 yards. Olave now has six catches for 92 yards on the season. He has three explosive features and has secured three contested catches for 49 yards.
