The NFL has become more of a passing league than ever, and we’re seeing the results of this switch in fantasy football. Wide receivers are going higher and are in more demand in drafts, which is evident in my recent one-man, 10-round mock. Round 1 features five wide receivers, including three in the first four picks, with Justin Jefferson at the top as the No. 1 overall selection. Tyreek Hill came off the board at No. 6 overall.
What do those wideouts have in common, besides being fantasy superstars? Well, they’re also just the second pair of wideouts to ever post at least 1,700 yards in the same season. The first such occurrence came in 2015, when Julio Jones (1,871) and Antonio Brown (1,834) both went over 1,800 receiving yards. In all, just 10 receivers have produced over 1,700 yards in the Super Bowl era.
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