Stalwart385
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Just picking up on this, I think people's expectation of what a 'middling' WR is is rather overcooked.
Using 2019 as an example, only 33 WR in the league achieved 60+ receptions. Assuming equal distribution of talent for a moment, that's effectively one per team, rather than a 'middling' guy. If you take it down a notch, to the theoretical second best guy per team (WR64) that's actually somewhere in the range of Auden Tate with 40 catches to perhaps Russell Gage / Hunter Renfrow on 49 catches .
Admittedly I was working more with the concept of payroll, not reception numbers. The main thought was a WR that cost as much as a good (but not elite) guard or LB. So someone in the 5-7 mil per year range. That's around WR 40-50 in that position's payscale. Guys like Woods, Gabriel, Sanu, Snead, Cobb make that much.
One technical thing though, WR64 would be the worst of second-best guys. An average second-best guy would be WR48.
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