Data and trends that will define the 2024 season: Rookie WR production continues to explode

To conclude our ‘Data and trends that will define the 2024 season’ we’ve taken a deep dive into WR’s rookie production over the years. Scott Pianowski joins Matt Harmon to analyze historical rookie data over the past ten seasons to see how the rookie WR is becoming increasingly viable in fantasy early on. The two in the second half of the show try to identify which rookie WR you can trust in this class to bring instant fantasy success this season.

(2:15) – Data Series and Trends: Tracking the Explosion of Rookie WR Production

(7:25) – The 2014 WR rookie class changed everything

(10:50) – Projected touches are engaging rookie WRs early…but is that a good or bad sign in the long run?

(22:00) – Rookie WR production over the past decade based on capital spent

(25:48) – Puka Nacua, Tyreek Hill, Amon Ra St. Brown have these three traits in common as late-round WR gems

(37:00) – Marvin Harrison Jr.: Green light to draft, but his ADP is too rich?

(42:55) – Malik Nabers: Yellow light for draft because Daniel Jones is his QB

(48:30) – Xavier Worthy: Yellow light with packed WR room in KC

(53:50) – Rome Odunze: Yellow sign with so many new parts in Chicago

(59:30) – Ladd McConkey: Yellow light with Chargers likely to be a run-heavy team

(1:01:15) – Keon Coleman: Yellow light requiring patience

(1:03:15) – Brian Thomas Jr.: Yellow light with positive side to be green light

(1:04:50) – Xavier Legette: Red light, but Canales can give him a yellow light

(1:06:10) – Ricky Pearsall: Red light this year, green light next year

(1:07:00) – Understanding Patriots Rookie WRs

(1:10:00) – Harmons shares his favorite rookie WR is a sound sleeper

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