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Top 25 NFL wide receivers of the 21st century

By Jarrett Bailey

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals stands on the side of the field during their game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on November 19, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals stands on the side of the field during their game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on November 19, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 28: Odell Beckham Jr. #3 of the Los Angeles Rams participates in warmups prior to a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 28, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Rams 36-28. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 28: Odell Beckham Jr. #3 of the Los Angeles Rams participates in warmups prior to a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 28, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Rams 36-28. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

19. Odell Beckham Jr

Odell Beckham Jr kicked off his career with a bang. He was immediately the go-to target in the Giants offense in 2014, catching 91 passes for over 1,300 yards and 12 touchdowns. The former first round pick only got better over the next two seasons.

In 2015, Beckham had 96 catches for 1,450 yards and 13 touchdowns and made his second consecutive Pro Bowl. He made it a hat trick of Pro Bowls in 2016, catching 101 passes for 1,367 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Injuries halted the rest of his days as a Giant, but he still netted over 1,000 yards in 2018 in 12 games. Things haven’t been quite the same for Beckham since being traded out of New York. He had another 1,000 yard season with Cleveland in 2019, but the Browns struggled and Beckham wasn’t putting up gaudy numbers in the way we had grown accustomed to.

Now with the Rams, Beckham will look to get back to the Odell of old. The skill is clearly there, we’ll just have to see how he fits in Los Angeles with Matthew Stafford throwing him the ball while also playing alongside Cooper Kupp. If everything starts to click, the sky’s the limit.

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