One of the more difficult things I find in ranking wide receivers is separating talent from opportunity and production for wide receivers who have already been in the NFL for three years. It is much easier to hold on to your prior talent evaluation for second-year wide receivers like Marvin Harrison Jr.

The spreadsheet warrior can pore over stats like rush yards before contact, which shows how much room an offensive line is creating for the runners behind it. Teams that generate the most rush yards before first contact often end up as elite rushing units.