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Predicting The Breakout Wide Receivers of 2024

Who will be 2024's Puka Nacua? What about this season's Nico Collins? Reception Perception’s Matt Harmon joins Robert Mays to break down which of the league’s receivers are primed for breakouts and where we should be looking for the league’s next elite group of pass catchers.
0:00 Intro
3:41 WR Tier Explanation
6:41 State of DeAndre Hopkins
11:33 2024’s Nico Collins? Dontayvion Wicks, Jahan Dotson
22:10 State of Brandon Aiyuk
36:15 2024’s Puka Nacua? Ja’lynn Polk, Jermaine Burton
47:18 Drake London, Jaxon Smith-Njigba
53:41 Will Look Different: Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson
1:01:20 Big Picture: Jameson Williams
1:09:55 Biggest Surprises: 1b Receivers (Waddle, DeVonta Smith, Tee Higgins)
1:16:58 Watch Out For: Josh Downs, Rashad Bateman, Diontae Johnson, Rashid Shaheed, Michael Wilson
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  • @timfarney5165
    @timfarney516517 күн бұрын

    Matt Harmon is really sharp, imo, when discussing wr's. No one is perfect in Fantasy football prognostication, but he is someone to have faith in.

  • @julienforletta7896
    @julienforletta7896Ай бұрын

    This episode was pure 🔥

  • @aidanwood1607
    @aidanwood1607Ай бұрын

    Polk is from my hometown. Love seeing him succeed.

  • @daneaton8567
    @daneaton856725 күн бұрын

    I think Javon Baker will be the guy people want in the Pats offense. More explosive, certified dawg, has the alpha #1 potential

  • @Rashomon69
    @Rashomon69Ай бұрын

    Last preseason, Dotson was a favorite of Reception Perception. He had elite numbers. What happened???

  • @rafikbaines3456
    @rafikbaines3456Ай бұрын

    LMAO at the dog in the back ground at the end😂😂

  • @ben________3156

    @ben________3156

    20 күн бұрын

    Hahhahahahahahahaa. Just skipped ahead to see, lol.

  • @benjaminmoser7426
    @benjaminmoser742628 күн бұрын

    Robert as a fan since the Grantland days and as a Packers fan I gotta say you walk an incredibly narrow line of “obvious bears fan who hurts when the packers do well” and “guy who loves the Packers process.” I think my favorite was just your utter “wtf” about Zach Tom being good. Keep being one of the smartest follows on smart guy sports media.

  • @brianford78
    @brianford78Ай бұрын

    love these discussions

  • @RazorRamon24
    @RazorRamon2423 күн бұрын

    Wicks is the Nico from last yr everyone was on Nico to break out and he did

  • @dalmargarido
    @dalmargaridoАй бұрын

    Damn I haven’t listen to Mays in years (since the Ringer) and have I missed it. This was a 🔥 episode

  • @TAFootballShow

    @TAFootballShow

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for listening!

  • @dalmargarido

    @dalmargarido

    Ай бұрын

    @@TAFootballShowNah, thank YOU! Love from Portugal

  • @Shiao3098
    @Shiao3098Ай бұрын

    The media needs to stop with this headline lol. We may never see another Puka Nacua rookie season in our lifetime. If I had to bet I’d put my money on Jermaine Burton

  • @Jason-mw3jx

    @Jason-mw3jx

    Ай бұрын

    The media stops when we stop clicking on it. These titles are reactive, not proactive. So that makes you the solution! 🙌

  • @ben________3156

    @ben________3156

    20 күн бұрын

    @@Jason-mw3jx It's like the "Who is the next Mahomes" talk. Literally no one is.

  • @maximerheault8349

    @maximerheault8349

    19 күн бұрын

    I'd rather bet on Troy Franklin to have a big season than Jermaine Burton. Jermaine will have his chance next year unless Chase or Higgins get injured. Franklin alreaady has a chemistry with Bo Nix and his biggest competition is Courtland Sutton.

  • @omniscient7333

    @omniscient7333

    12 күн бұрын

    @@maximerheault8349troy franklin is panning out to be Quentin Johnston 2.0 in camp. Guy in my league got nauseated by the insane drops pancake hands catch with his body happening and dropped him. Burton is setting camp on fire before tweaking ankle

  • @TheBigJankowski
    @TheBigJankowskiАй бұрын

    Put a label on ARSB at your own risk. He's an Alpha wide receiver so tier 1 and tier 2 buckets really dont really matter. He's getting his. He's different.

  • @47cloud69

    @47cloud69

    Ай бұрын

    He’s not gonna f*ck you dawg

  • @ryancorrea8936
    @ryancorrea89364 күн бұрын

    great show.

  • @ref233
    @ref233Ай бұрын

    What would help is a dictionary of fantasy terms agreed upon by the analysts of the fantasy community. For example, I would define breakout as a player who exceeded their ADP by 3 rounds or more.

  • @tkell31
    @tkell3129 күн бұрын

    Puka had a very specific situation. Elite QB when healthy, narrow target tree and elite talent. Right off the bat Burton and Polk fail one or more of those so you know neither is the next Puka. And that's fine. Puka was a unicorn. Probably wont happen again for a decade.

  • @timfarney5165

    @timfarney5165

    17 күн бұрын

    Yeah..I agree, but THEY keep luring people in with the headline.

  • @The313dash

    @The313dash

    14 күн бұрын

    Yeah its a fairytale situation. Polk doesn't have the QB for this to happen. It happened with AJ Green but can the talent overcome QB situation.

  • @julienforletta7896

    @julienforletta7896

    12 күн бұрын

    @@The313dashwell, you can’t know polk doesn’t have the qb yet lol but yes I agree the odds are very low

  • @CryptoGrady
    @CryptoGradyАй бұрын

    This video is awesome!! Thanks guys!! 🔥🔥

  • @costo34ify

    @costo34ify

    5 күн бұрын

    Mmmmkay

  • @user-vb9wf9dk3v
    @user-vb9wf9dk3vАй бұрын

    I loved this one boys. I'm a first time ballah

  • @TAFootballShow

    @TAFootballShow

    Ай бұрын

    Appreciate it!

  • @markanderson-hc1tz
    @markanderson-hc1tz29 күн бұрын

    Demario Douglas. Not a rookie but he sure knows how to get open.

  • @costo34ify

    @costo34ify

    5 күн бұрын

    Injury prone very smurfy yep he is a patriot receiver.

  • @VeryBlessedIndeed
    @VeryBlessedIndeedАй бұрын

    Malik Washington and Javon Baker

  • @LionsOnTheHunt313
    @LionsOnTheHunt313Ай бұрын

    The problem with crunching #'s and coming to conclusions about who's better or what teir they're in is that it doesn't account for a players personality, mentality, or work ethic. Pitting Ayuk vs. St. Brown is pointless. They have completely different skill sets. Ayuk has more physical talent than St. Brown, but Saint has that MAMBA MENTALITY, and THAT IS PRICELESS. I'd take Ra' on my squad 10/10 times 💯

  • @jenkinsljenkinssquire9137
    @jenkinsljenkinssquire91376 күн бұрын

    I turned it off after he said Ayiuk is a better player than St Brown

  • @tct8284

    @tct8284

    Күн бұрын

    Agh

  • @RazorRamon24
    @RazorRamon2423 күн бұрын

    As a colts fan I'm also very nervous about all the hype

  • @morganhart1396
    @morganhart139629 күн бұрын

    Sturgill Simpson album in the back 🔥

  • @bubblebass2166
    @bubblebass2166Ай бұрын

    This was a good conversation, but I just want to say I believe you two are both too low on St. Brown. He is a true alpha WR1 and he has consistently put that on tape. He is going to explode similar to what we saw prime Antonio Brown do.

  • @hiimbob2121

    @hiimbob2121

    Ай бұрын

    ARSB is great perennial pro bowler, might get an all-pro. AB is OPOY, perennial all-pro, and top 5 AR all time. Only guys who could be mentioned with him rn is Hill, Jefferson and Adams. Amon ra needs to up his game and stay there for 4+ years

  • @TAFootballShow

    @TAFootballShow

    Ай бұрын

    That's a fair take, what would be your stat prediction for Amon-Ra St. Brown this year?

  • @bubblebass2166

    @bubblebass2166

    Ай бұрын

    @@TAFootballShow assuming 17 games played, 1700 yards and 12 TDs. Keep in mind he already just had 1515 yards (3rd in the NFL) and 10 TDs last season in 16 games

  • @josh1mark
    @josh1markАй бұрын

    My money is on Ladd McConkey. No way does that rb room hold up and Ladd is in the best position to boom

  • @histateofmind1557

    @histateofmind1557

    Ай бұрын

    Ladd really....boy will get snatched press

  • @blessembreaks

    @blessembreaks

    Ай бұрын

    I am a Chargers fan and i cannot disagree any more. We’ll see but i feel we severely overeached and overpaid for him. Didnt do much in college and now we expect him to be some great superstar especially with that body frame? He wont be able to handle press coverage. It was a big mistake to draft him with so many better options on the board.

  • @macjonesnotbestoftheclass2021

    @macjonesnotbestoftheclass2021

    Ай бұрын

    We’ll need to see about durability as with every rook but he is fully capable of becoming a number 1 option like kupp with the circumstances op wrote about. He’ll be able to play slot and outside in the league. As for college production, not many wideouts playing for Georgia are gonna have the gaudy numbers you’d want and the team is always stacked but the past two years ladds proven to be an essential part of raising the offenses ceiling for the best team in the country. Not to mention since apparently he’s picked up the playbook blazing fast as per his starting qb, he’ll be ready for a big role very soon if not right away

  • @ShelbyBrookingsDavid

    @ShelbyBrookingsDavid

    Ай бұрын

    I like Ladd, but he had 35 catches last year. 35.... I don't see why Josh Palmer isn't in just as good a position to be their #1

  • @macjonesnotbestoftheclass2021

    @macjonesnotbestoftheclass2021

    Ай бұрын

    @@ShelbyBrookingsDavid Palmer’s good too and he’ll be the 1 at first but I really think people are underrating ladds athleticism and ability to get open. Also he didn’t even have 35 last year I just looked it up it was 29 🤣not helping my case but look game by game. He only played in 7 reg season games due to injury and his best games were all in a row against really good sec teams. And health wise ik I just said he got hurt but I just don’t think there should be any extra concern over his frame than anyone else who enters the league to play this violent sport

  • @mdel310
    @mdel310Ай бұрын

    So what you are saying is Jermaine Burton is Chris Henry

  • @Theodoredarling
    @TheodoredarlingАй бұрын

    I think I was the one that called Matt the wide receiver god

  • @boychris1947

    @boychris1947

    Ай бұрын

    nobody cares

  • @thedailyhelp8884
    @thedailyhelp888426 күн бұрын

    I believe in Joe Hendry

  • @chrisrhodes2
    @chrisrhodes2Ай бұрын

    Javon Baker or Jalen Coker

  • @costo34ify

    @costo34ify

    5 күн бұрын

    Both suck

  • @kujaneck
    @kujaneck29 күн бұрын

    Last year it was finding the next josh Jacob's. 2022 finding the next st brown. Before that next aj brown mclauren. Wouldn't be surprised if 2025 it's finding the next bucky irving. Maybe javon baker. We'll never know till next year

  • @tbam994
    @tbam994Ай бұрын

    Best FF episode I've seen in a minute

  • @TAFootballShow

    @TAFootballShow

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @kujaneck
    @kujaneck29 күн бұрын

    Gourendo is deebos replacement for next year

  • @RazorRamon24
    @RazorRamon2423 күн бұрын

    Sometimes chalk is chalk for a reason

  • @kevingrams3809
    @kevingrams3809Ай бұрын

    Pearsall can fill the Aiyuk or Deebo role

  • @antoniocobb4269
    @antoniocobb4269Ай бұрын

    My money is on Tae Wicks, Burton & Bateman in that order

  • @peterh8553
    @peterh8553Ай бұрын

    Brandon Aiyuk is already under contract for 14 million a year, through next year. The Forty Niners may not be able to afford him

  • @blessembreaks
    @blessembreaksАй бұрын

    i have long been a proponent of pac-12 receivers being a die hard SC fan, so ive believed in Aiyuk and would get so pissed when everyone would mispronounce his last name (its I-yook not Ahhhhhhhh-yook) but to call him better than Amon Ra is just laughable

  • @hiimbob2121

    @hiimbob2121

    Ай бұрын

    Trade their spots, Aiyuk would produce more

  • @blessembreaks

    @blessembreaks

    Ай бұрын

    @@hiimbob2121 u are insane

  • @cobrakaiisback4709
    @cobrakaiisback470922 күн бұрын

    How dare you say washington offense was not brilliantly designed did you not know eric bienemy is a genius designer of plays #sarcasm

  • @illlogick7151
    @illlogick71518 күн бұрын

    Keon

  • @Purge269
    @Purge269Ай бұрын

    Jalen coker

  • @RazorRamon24
    @RazorRamon2423 күн бұрын

    Don't miss the boat brother get on w no life vest

  • @markfein462
    @markfein462Ай бұрын

    He called Amon St Brown a slot receiver, lol. The WR god apparently does not watch WR film.

  • @JoDonn

    @JoDonn

    Ай бұрын

    Amon Ra plays a majority out of the slot, it’s not an insult.

  • @crazycarlco6972

    @crazycarlco6972

    19 күн бұрын

    All he does is run slants, he's an overrated slot guy

  • @InterloperBob
    @InterloperBobАй бұрын

    Parker Washington

  • @BillJones23
    @BillJones2320 күн бұрын

    Can the host please stop talking about his personal fantasy team - nobody cares.

  • @BCooks83

    @BCooks83

    9 күн бұрын

    No one cares about your podcast… oh wait!

  • @mattmccabe2946
    @mattmccabe2946Ай бұрын

    Pickens