NFL free agency 2020: Best wide receivers available
Free agency is approaching, and teams are ready to spend. Which 5 wide receivers lead the group this offseason?
The wide receiver free agent class has some big names on the market. Former stars who have proved their value again, downfield playmakers and dynamic talents headline the crop.
It was evident that a few contending teams were a legitimate number-one receiver away from putting it all together on the offensive side of the football. Will those teams, or any for that matter, line up to retain the services of these five players this offseason?
5. Breshad Perriman
For a team that went 7-9 and never contended for a playoff spot, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers got a lot of screen time this past season. Of course, for the wrong reasons.
Whether it was talk about Jameis Winston and his 30 interceptions, Ronald Jones and his inconsistent role, Bruce Arians being back, or Mike Evans trade rumors, 2019 provided talk show hosts and writers with a lot of Bucs’ content.
Although, there were a few good things that went untouched, such as Chris Godwin’s Pro Bowl year, Shaquil Barrett’s 19.5 sacks, and Breshad Perriman coming into his own.
With the likes of Evans and Goodwin, Perriman was almost a complete understudy. With 36 catches for 645 yards and six scores in 14 games, he finished third on the team in each of those categories behind both of those Pro Bowlers.
Perriman has bounced around. He was a first-round pick by the Baltimore Ravens in 2015. His rookie season wasn’t bad as he had 499 yards on 33 receptions in 16 games. However, he saw his time with the team come to an end after two seasons. Cleveland was his next stop in 2018, and then he found himself in Tampa last season.
Playing in an offense that threw the ball a ton helped Perriman boost his numbers and stock. He seems to be a hot name heading into the offseason. At 26 years old, general managers might want to pay for his future projections over shelling out a similar amount of money to an older receiver like Randall Cobb.