How The Cleveland Browns Young Wide Receiver Duo Matchup With Former Rookies After Week Four
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Here is every rookie wide receiver back to 2020 and their stat line over that period to show how quickly they started.
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I wanted to set some form of minimum level of targets needed, so I have decided to use 16 for this as it is four per game for the first four weeks. The chart records several stats but is ordered by yardage.
Player
Year
Targets
Receptions
Yards
TDs
PFF Grade
Nacua
2023
50
39
501
1
89.5
Nabers
2024
51
35
386
3
80.4
Jefferson
2020
20
16
348
1
90.6
Olave
2022
35
21
335
1
76.2
Lamb
2020
28
21
309
2
65.2
Chase
2021
25
17
297
4
77.1
Boston
2026
22
13
284
2
77.0
Egbuka
2025
31
18
282
4
68.1
McMillan
2025
34
18
278
0
74.3
Thomas
2024
26
17
275
2
71.6
Tate
2026
32
22
268
0
63.8
Dell
2023
24
16
267
2
74.7
Wilson
2022
35
20
255
2
74.6
Flowers
2023
29
24
244
0
75.5
Harrison
2024
27
15
243
4
78.1
Wilson
2023
17
14
237
2
70.9
Smith
2021
30
18
237
1
69.5
Jeudy
2020
27
15
234
1
68.8
London
2022
31
18
231
2
79.8
R Moore
2021
18
16
211
1
72.4
Reed
2023
23
12
203
2
69.0
Waddle
2021
29
25
200
1
66.3
Shenault
2020
20
16
191
1
75.4
Addison
2023
20
13
185
2
61.4
Doubs
2022
24
19
184
2
66.8
McConkey
2024
24
15
176
2
80.2
Pickens
2022
21
11
167
0
64.9
Odunze
2024
21
10
166
1
54.6
Downs
2023
24
17
158
0
65.3
Dotson
2022
20
12
152
4
63.7
Higgins
2020
22
12
152
2
65.7
Ayomanor
2025
23
12
151
2
70.1
Mooney
2020
19
13
145
1
66.0
Concepcion
2026
25
17
144
0
65.8
Legette
2024
18
12
143
1
58.0
Rice
2023
18
13
140
1
79.0
Williams
2026
19
13
137
1
74.8
Burks
2022
16
10
129
0
65.0
Hurst
2026
16
8
128
1
58.6
Hunter
2025
21
13
118
0
54.5
St Brown
2021
17
12
113
0
57.9
Aiyuk
2020
16
9
109
0
71.8
Marshall
2021
17
11
93
0
58.8
E Moore
2021
18
8
66
0
59.5
Mingo
2023
18
8
64
0
55.6
Smith-Njigba
2023
18
12
62
0
50.3
The best think about this list is how many fantastic players are on it. The top eight before this season is full of stars.
Here are the closest three players to each rookie in terms of yardage after four weeks:
Denzel Boston - Emeka Egbuka, Tetairoa McMillan & Brian Thomas Jr.
KC Concepcion - Darnell Mooney, Xavier Legette & Rashee Rice
Full Season Projection
If we take how these players are producing so far and average their performance out over a 17 game season:
Player
Targets
Receptions
Yards
Boston
94
55
1,207
Concepcion
106
72
612
If Boston can achieve this he will be 10th all time in rookie receiving yards. That is how impressive his production has been through four weeks.
The Future
At the end of the season the Cleveland Browns will be looking to keep adding more talent at the quarterback position. This young wide receiver core alongside Fannin (who has the 9th best all time receiving total for a rookie tight end) could help put them near the top of the list.
After years of people actively avoiding going to the Browns, that feels like it could be changing. The offensive line after a full rebuild has been keeping Watson clean.
Todd Monken has been very clear that it isn't the same old Browns, and through four weeks, he is proving it!