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2011 "Four Year" Wide Receivers
This list contains some hidden gems
for 2011
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July 17, 2011
In our classic article, Wide Receiver Three Year Rule,
we demonstrate statistically how wide receivers often make a dramatic improvement in fantasy football production entering their third year
in the league. It is a classic fantasy football draft strategy to target these hidden gems in the mid to late rounds of your fantasy football draft. While the
statistical mean, median, and mode indicate the third year is optimum, there is a statistically significant portion of four year wide receivers that have had a breakout
season entering their fourth year in the league. With that in mind, we offer this handy list showing all "Four-Year" wide receivers for the 2011 fantasy football season.
In this list, we have denoted players that have already had a breakout season with a gray background. Since these players have already broken out,
they do not represent potential value picks in the mid to later rounds of your draft as they will require a higher draft pick to obtain. However, all other players
listed are fair game for consideration and warrant a little further investigation to see if they are breakout candidates this season.
Table Key:
Yellow Background - Four year wide receivers with upside and breakout potential for 2011.
Gray Background - Four year wide receivers that have already had breakout year.
Other wide receiver lists:
2011 Two Year Wide Receivers
2011 Three Year Wide Receivers
Four-Year Wide Receiver Candidates for your 2011 Fantasy Football Draft
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| Player (Current Team) |
Pick |
1st Year |
2nd Year |
3rd Year |
4th Year |
Comment |
Donnie Avery (STL)
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33
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674 / 3
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589 / 5
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Injured
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TBD
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Coming back from ACL injury.
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Devin Thomas (CAR)
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34
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120 / 0
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325 / 3*
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0 / 0
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TBD
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NFL career reaching end.
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Jordy Nelson (GB)
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36
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366 / 2
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320 / 2*
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582 / 2
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TBD
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Huge during 2010 playoffs.
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James Hardy (BAL)
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41
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87 / 2
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9 / 0
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Cut by Bills
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TBD
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6'6" with 4.49 sec 40 yd dash.
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Eddie Royal (DEN)
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42
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980 / 5*
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345 / 0*
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627 / 3
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TBD
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New HC John Fox is run first.
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Jerome Simpson (CIN)
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46
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2 / 0*
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0 / 0*
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277 / 3*
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TBD
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Very crowded in CIN.
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DeSean Jackson (PHI)
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49
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912 / 2
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1167 / 9
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1056 / 6
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TBD
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Blossomed into elite WR.
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Malcolm Kelly (WAS)
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51
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18 / 0*
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347 / 0
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Injured
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TBD
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OU star (6'4" / 218 lbs) has struggled.
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Limas Sweed (PIT)
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53
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64 / 0*
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5 / 0*
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Injured
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TBD
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Coming back from torn Achilles tendon.
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Earl Bennett (CHI)
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70
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0 / 0*
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717 / 2
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561 / 3*
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TBD
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Caught OC Martz's eye at end of 2010.
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Early Doucet (ARZ)
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81
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90 / 0*
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214 / 1*
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291 / 1
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TBD
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Needs a QB to shine.
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Harry Douglas (ATL)
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84
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320 / 1
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Injured
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294 / 1
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TBD
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Lots of competition in ATL at WR.
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Mario Manningham (NYG)
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95
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26 / 0
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822 / 5
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944 / 9
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TBD
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Capitalized on Burress leaving.
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Andre Caldwell (CIN)
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97
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78 / 0
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432 / 3
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345 / 0
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TBD
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Rookie WR A.J. Green will take balls.
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Josh Morgan (SF)
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174
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319 / 3
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527 / 3
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698 / 2
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TBD
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Michael Crabtree has taken over.
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Pierre Garcon (IND)
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205
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23 / 0
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765 / 4
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784 / 6
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TBD
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Appears to have hit ceiling.
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Chaz Schilens (OAK)
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226
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226 / 2
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365 / 2*
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5 / 40*
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TBD
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Great size (6'4" / 225 lbs); Injury issues.
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Davone Bess (MIA)
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Walk-on
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554 / 1
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758 / 2
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820 / 5
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TBD
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Reception machine for Phins.
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* Indicates player missed games due to injury.
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