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The Next WR1 — (Part 1)

How a dozen targets became the threshold for elite WR seasons

The magic number appears to be 12 targets.

Since 2018, the overwhelming majority of Top 25 PPR WR scorers have seen 12 or more targets in at least one game:

  • 2018: 24/25 met the mark — Tyler Lockett (WR18) did not
  • 2019: 23/25 met the mark — Courtland Sutton (WR18), Stefon Diggs (WR20) did not
  • 2020: 21/25 met the mark — A.J. Brown (WR17), CeeDee Lamb (WR20), Tee Higgins (WR23), Curtis Samuel (WR25) did not
  • 2021: 24/25 met the mark — Terry McLaurin (WR21) did not
  • 2022: 24/25 met the mark — DJ Moore (WR23) did
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We Should Be Starting 1 RB, 3 WR

1999 was the last time NFL fans knew peace. Week 1 saw the Jeff Fisher- and Air McNair-led Titans nearly choke away their home opener against the Jeff Blake Bengals. After a rocky start, the Buffalo Bills went on to win seven of their next nine while Flutie Flakes flew off the shelves. On Thanksgiving, the Dallas Cowboys hosted the Miami Dolphins when Deion Sanders hauled in two of Dan Marino’s five interceptions. A few weeks later, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo premiered in theaters.

Y2K fears dominated the country during the final month of the 20th century. My parents

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