Marvin Harrison Jr. was the first wide receiver selected in the 2024 draft, going to the Arizona Cardinals with the fourth pick. That’s the earliest a WR has been taken since 2015, when Amari Cooper was the Raiders’ fourth overall pick. No receiver had been taken earlier since 2007 (Calvin Johnson). Given the draft capital spent on him, it would be reasonable to expect him…...

In many ways, Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season underwhelmed. That is, unless you are a veteran running back. Or a rushing quarterback, for that matter. With many of the league’s passing offenses sputtering out of the gate, Week 1 really was all about the running game. After consulting the Monday Review tool, we can see that only two 300-yard passers emerged up to…...

In preparation for this season’s weekly dive into the advanced stats at the wide receiver position, we are going to look back at how players at the position fared from 2019 through 2023 using the Advanced Stats Explorer. After analyzing five separate seasons and 1,144 individual performances, we should have a pretty good idea of how our favorite players stack up as we make our…...

As we read fantasy articles or listen to our favorite podcasts, analysts will often reference advanced statistics to strengthen an argument. While context can generally help us decipher whether the statistic is good or bad in relation to other players, there are many times that we can be left to wonder how good or bad the referenced statistic really is. In preparation for this season’s…...