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I found it surprising, or at least interesting, that the Commanders were the only team in the NFC East to draft a receiver in April, though the Giants are reported to have added six undrafted receivers to their roster.
With a division full of veteran receivers, I thought it might be fun to discuss who has the best individual receiver and who has the best receiving group in the division.
NFC East Wide Receivers
All stats from Pro Football Reference
For the Commanders, I included stats from 2023 for Michael Gallup because he was out of the league in ‘24. I have also included the 2024 numbers from Va Tech for Jaylin Lane.
Parris Cambell of the Cowboys got the same treatment as Michael Gallup since he missed almost the entire ‘24 season with injury.
I have included Kelvin Harmon for the Cowboys and Zach Pascal for the Giants because both players started their careers in Washington.
Harmon was a 6th round pick of the Redskins in 2019, but he has not been on the field in a regular season game since suffering an ACL tear in the 2020 offseason. He spent the entire ‘24 season on the Cowboys practice squad, so he would appear to have at least some chance of making the Dallas roster.
Pascal went to Old Dominion, where he was the favorite target of the Monarch’s quarterback, Taylor Heinicke. He joined the Redskins as a UDFA in 2017 but was waived at the end of training camp. He spent four reasonably productive years with the Colts from 2019-2021 where he put up nearly 1,900 yards and scored 15 TDs. He was with the Eagles in 2022 and caught two passes in the super bowl, but he has managed only 19 receiving yards with the Cardinals in the 2 seasons since leaving Philly.
The headliners for these four teams are:
- CeeDee Lamb
- Malik Nabers
- AJ Brown
- DeVonta Smith
- Terry McLaurin
- Deebo Samuel
As a group, the Eagles have impressive drop % figures.
Individually, AJ Brown stands out for his yards per attempt; Terry McLaurin as the only receiver on the list with double-digit TDs; Deebo Samuel as the only one with over 100 rushing yards, and CeeDee Lamb and Malik Nabers as the only two with over 100 receptions.