- Marvin Mims Jr. broke out in a giant manner final season: Mims led the league in wide-open goal charge, catching 36 of his 41 such targets.
- Demario Douglas flashed extra potential in 12 months 2: The Patriots huge receiver ranked within the prime 5 in a number of separation classes final season.
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We’re diving into final season’s prime NFL huge receivers by goal charge in numerous separation classes. The New England Patriots’ Demario Douglas headlines a number of separation charge metrics, whereas the Denver Broncos’ Marvin Mims Jr. got here out in prime in wide-open goal charge.
1. Marvin Mims Jr., Denver Broncos (75.9%)
Mims noticed 54 targets in 2024 and had at the very least two steps of area on 41 of them. He caught 36 of these seems for 376 yards on his technique to a 75.1 PFF receiving grade. He gained 12 first downs and caught 4 landing passes whereas recording 5 beneficial properties of 15-plus yards and 132 yards after contact.
Mims led the place in yards after the catch per reception on wide-open targets (11.7), together with his utilization as a display risk probably having a big effect. He noticed 30 targets from behind the road of scrimmage, 26 of which got here on screens. He secured 25 of these passes for 212 yards and eight first downs (tied for many). Three of his six touchdowns final season had been on screens, together with 5 of his seven pressured missed tackles.
The second-year participant from Oklahoma has an 81.4% profession separation charge, creating area on 70 of 86 targets.
2. Khalil Shakir, Buffalo Payments (71.3%)
Shakir was open on 53 of 56 targets in 2023 and completed third in separation charge (94.6%). His goal quantity doubled in 2024 (115), however he nonetheless created 85 wide-open targets (third most). He caught 77 of these passes for 792 yards, each top-10 marks. He additionally recorded a 90.2 PFF receiving grade on these performs, gaining 30 first downs and catching three landing passes.
Shakir has been probably the greatest slot receivers within the league over the previous two seasons, incomes an 84.0 PFF receiving grade throughout 127 targets. Ninety-seven of these targets got here inside 9 yards of the road of scrimmage, the place he racked up 92 catches for 818 yards. Shakir ranks within the prime three in missed tackles pressured (25), yards after contact (270) and yards after the catch per reception (7.7), and he boasts an 88.6 PFF receiving grade from that a part of the sphere.
Like Marvin Mims Jr., Shakir is commonly focused on screens. He caught 29 of his 31 display targets for 189 yards in 2024. He completed fourth in receiving yards on screens, picked up eight first downs and scored twice, incomes a fifth-ranked 83.5 PFF receiving grade on such performs.
3. Tutu Atwell, Los Angeles Rams (71.0%)
Atwell ranked third for the Rams in adjusted goal charge in 2024 (27.1%) and is projected to be their third receiver behind Puka Nacua and Davante Adams heading into the 2025 season. He has two consecutive seasons with at the very least 60 targets, 40 catches and 500 receiving yards and completed with 43 catches for 580 yards in 2024. Atwell didn’t rating, however he did transfer the chains 30 instances and recorded 17 beneficial properties of 15-plus yards, with 10 of these catches gaining 20-plus yards.
Most of his manufacturing got here on wide-open seems, as he caught 37 of 55 such targets for 504 yards and 27 first downs. Fourteen of his explosive beneficial properties had been on these performs, and he earned an 87.2 PFF eceiving grade on such seems.
4. Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens (70.5%)
Flowers ranked fifth in separation charge in 2023 (89.7%), with 104 open seems on 116 targets. He completed ninth in wide-open targets final season, seeing 78 open seems on 112 targets. Flowers caught 61 of these passes for 854 yards and 37 first downs. He hauled in three landing passes, recorded six beneficial properties of 15-plus yards and averaged 7.2 yards after the catch per reception, incomes a 90.4 PFF receiving grade (tied ninth) on wide-open targets.
Flowers was additionally closely used as a slot receiver (42 targets) and a display risk (20 targets) in 2024, however he additionally noticed 20-plus targets from every stage of the sphere. He was particularly harmful downfield (93.2), the place he caught 32 passes from 10-plus yards out for 667 yards and 19 catches of 20-plus yards (tied for fourth most).
5. Demario Douglas, New England Patriots (70.2%)
Douglas was focused 84 instances in 2024 and made 52 catches on wide-open seems. He tallied 423 yards, 22 first downs and 11 beneficial properties of 15-plus yards, culminating in a 79.0 PFF receiving grade on these performs.
Douglas led the Patriots’ receiving group in adjusted goal charge (25.5%) and, like others on this part, was closely used within the slot (65 targets) and on screens (20 targets). Douglas earned a 70.6 slot PFF receiving grade in 2024, with 56 catches from behind the road of scrimmage or inside 9 yards of it. He recorded 4 beneficial properties of 20-plus yards from that stage of the sphere tied for the fifth most. Douglas additionally completed tenth in PFF receiving grade on display passes (77.6).
1. Demario Douglas, New England Patriots (96.4%)
Whereas Douglas generated a 70.2% wide-open charge, he additionally had at the very least one step on his defender on 81 of his targets. His logged 65 catches for 585 yards and 30 first downs with at the very least one step of separation whereas sustaining a 77.9 PFF receiving grade.
2. Rashod Bateman, Baltimore Ravens (91.9%)
Bateman had struggled to interrupt out getting into the 2024 season however lastly did so with 51 catches for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, all profession highs. He gained 39 first downs, pressured 10 missed tackles and recorded 26 beneficial properties of 15-plus yards in 2024.
The 2021 first-round choose owned a profession 76.6% separation charge getting into the season earlier than producing a step on 68 of 74 targets in 2024. Fifty of his catches got here from open seems, the place he ranked second in common depth of goal (13.3 yards) and tied for third in touchdowns (10). Bateman completed with an 80.8 PFF receiving grade on open seems.
3. Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens (91.1%)
Defenses had a tough time sticking with the Ravens’ duo in 2024, as Flowers produced at the very least one step of separation on 102 of his targets. He recorded 29 beneficial properties of 15-plus yards on open seems and compelled 18 missed tackles.
4. Stefon Diggs, Houston Texans (90.3%)
Diggs ranked third in open-target quantity on the time of his harm (torn ACL in Week 8), gaining a step on 56 of 62 targets. He caught 45 of these passes for 476 yards, incomes an 85.4 PFF receiving grade. Diggs caught three landing passes, tied for first in first downs (29) and ranked ninth in yards gained after contact (79). He additionally logged 11 beneficial properties of 15-plus yards.
Diggs break up time between the slot (189 snaps) and outdoors (212 snaps), and most of his open targets (32) got here from the brief space of the sphere, the place he gained 17 first downs (third most) and ranked seventh in PFF receiving grade (81.3). Diggs additionally positioned seventh in play-action open targets (17), catching 13 passes for 165 yards. He gained 9 first downs and recorded seven of his explosive beneficial properties on these performs.
5. Jayden Reed, Inexperienced Bay Packers (89.9%)
Reed caught 59 passes for 903 yards in 2024, with 32 first downs and 6 touchdowns. He secured 9 of 13 contested catches, pressured 9 missed tackles and recorded 16 beneficial properties of 20-plus yards. He was open on 71 of 79 targets and completed with a 70.4 PFF receiving grade on these seems.
Most of Reed’s catches (40) got here from the brief space of the sphere or behind the road of scrimmage, however he was utilized in a wide range of methods. He ranked fourth in display targets (20), caught 16 play-action passes for eight first downs and positioned sixth in PFF receiving grading on deep targets (93.9), securing 12 of 15 targets for 478 yards and a landing.
1. Demario Douglas, New England Patriots (94.74%)
Douglas noticed 18 open downfield targets and caught 9 for 166 yards and a landing. He owns a 91.7 PFF receiving grade on open downfield targets from the slot over the previous two seasons, having hauled in 16 of 28 such targets for 313 yards.
2. Tutu Atwell, Los Angeles Rams (90.63%)
Atwell was open downfield on 29 of his targets in 2024, and he caught 21 for 418 yards. His common goal depth on these performs was 18.4 yards, and he owns a profession deep goal charge of 33.8%.
3. Rashod Bateman, Baltimore Ravens (85.37%)
Each Bateman and Zay Flowers recorded 500-plus receiving yards on open downfield seems in 2024 whereas incomes 90.0-plus PFF receiving grades. Bateman was focused 35 instances and caught 26 passes for 587 yards whereas forcing 5 missed tackles. He additionally tied for eighth in passer ranking when focused (143.8) and second in landing catches (9).
4. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions (85.19%)
St. Brown graded out because the fifth-best receiver final season (90.0) after catching 123 passes for 1,400 yards. He completed the common season ranked within the prime 5 in catches (115), receiving yards (1,263), touchdowns (12), and first downs (71).
St. Brown ranked sixth in open downfield targets (29), securing 28 of these passes for 577 yards. He caught three touchdowns, gained 15 first downs and recorded 29 of his 35 explosive beneficial properties on these seems.
