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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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.
This episode was pure 🔥
Polk is from my hometown. Love seeing him succeed.
I think Javon Baker will be the guy people want in the Pats offense. More explosive, certified dawg, has the alpha #1 potential
Last preseason, Dotson was a favorite of Reception Perception. He had elite numbers. What happened???
LMAO at the dog in the back ground at the end😂😂
@ben________3156
20 күн бұрын
Hahhahahahahahahaa. Just skipped ahead to see, lol.
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.
love these discussions
Wicks is the Nico from last yr everyone was on Nico to break out and he did
Damn I haven’t listen to Mays in years (since the Ringer) and have I missed it. This was a 🔥 episode
@TAFootballShow
Ай бұрын
Thank you for listening!
@dalmargarido
Ай бұрын
@@TAFootballShowNah, thank YOU! Love from Portugal
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
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
20 күн бұрын
@@Jason-mw3jx It's like the "Who is the next Mahomes" talk. Literally no one is.
@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
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
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
Ай бұрын
He’s not gonna f*ck you dawg
great show.
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.
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
17 күн бұрын
Yeah..I agree, but THEY keep luring people in with the headline.
@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
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
This video is awesome!! Thanks guys!! 🔥🔥
@costo34ify
5 күн бұрын
Mmmmkay
I loved this one boys. I'm a first time ballah
@TAFootballShow
Ай бұрын
Appreciate it!
Demario Douglas. Not a rookie but he sure knows how to get open.
@costo34ify
5 күн бұрын
Injury prone very smurfy yep he is a patriot receiver.
Malik Washington and Javon Baker
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 💯
I turned it off after he said Ayiuk is a better player than St Brown
@tct8284
Күн бұрын
Agh
As a colts fan I'm also very nervous about all the hype
Sturgill Simpson album in the back 🔥
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
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
Ай бұрын
That's a fair take, what would be your stat prediction for Amon-Ra St. Brown this year?
@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
My money is on Ladd McConkey. No way does that rb room hold up and Ladd is in the best position to boom
@histateofmind1557
Ай бұрын
Ladd really....boy will get snatched press
@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
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
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
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
So what you are saying is Jermaine Burton is Chris Henry
I think I was the one that called Matt the wide receiver god
@boychris1947
Ай бұрын
nobody cares
I believe in Joe Hendry
Javon Baker or Jalen Coker
@costo34ify
5 күн бұрын
Both suck
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
Best FF episode I've seen in a minute
@TAFootballShow
Ай бұрын
Thank you!
Gourendo is deebos replacement for next year
Sometimes chalk is chalk for a reason
Pearsall can fill the Aiyuk or Deebo role
My money is on Tae Wicks, Burton & Bateman in that order
Brandon Aiyuk is already under contract for 14 million a year, through next year. The Forty Niners may not be able to afford him
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
Ай бұрын
Trade their spots, Aiyuk would produce more
@blessembreaks
Ай бұрын
@@hiimbob2121 u are insane
How dare you say washington offense was not brilliantly designed did you not know eric bienemy is a genius designer of plays #sarcasm
Keon
Jalen coker
Don't miss the boat brother get on w no life vest
He called Amon St Brown a slot receiver, lol. The WR god apparently does not watch WR film.
@JoDonn
Ай бұрын
Amon Ra plays a majority out of the slot, it’s not an insult.
@crazycarlco6972
19 күн бұрын
All he does is run slants, he's an overrated slot guy
Parker Washington
Can the host please stop talking about his personal fantasy team - nobody cares.
@BCooks83
9 күн бұрын
No one cares about your podcast… oh wait!
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