Just wear these jerseys.

Did a little research today to see when we should throw in the towel on young WRs in fantasy.

Sample is WRs who entered the league from 2000-23 and have registered at least one Top-30 FF season in their career.

23% had first Top 30 as a rookie
30% had it in Year 2
21% Year 3

We're calling this the reverse Andre Johnson

Jared Goff QBR + Rank

No pressure | Under pressure
2018 79.9 (5) | 11.0 (25)
2019 64.5 (24) | 10.4 (20)
2020 70.1 (19) | 6.5 (28)
2021 61.5 (21) | 9.8 (28)
2022 75.0 (5) | 25.2 (15)
2023 78.9 (1) | 10.0 (24)

MVS playing his entire career with Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, and Josh Allen is just being a smart businessman

Jared Goff QBR + Rank

No pressure | Under pressure
2018 79.9 (5) | 11.0 (25)
2019 64.5 (24) | 10.4 (20)
2020 70.1 (19) | 6.5 (28)
2021 61.5 (21) | 9.8 (28)
2022 75.0 (5) | 25.2 (15)
2023 78.9 (1) | 10.0 (24)

New podcast: Kirk Goldsberry joins to talk about his new book HOOP ATLAS and the players who defined the evolution of the NBA! bit.ly/4dLKulF

🎙️New Athletic Football Show!🎙️

Over the next couple months, we're going to look back at some unanswered questions we still have about each NFL team from the 2023 season.

Today, Bill Barnwell joins me to get it started with the NFC North. podfollow.com/the-athletic-f…

Back at the MCG!

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the prophecy came true

This is the most accurate analysis I have ever read

Never too early to look ahead.

Way-Too-Early 2025 mock draft is now up on ESPN+

Full Mock🔗: espn.com/nfl/draft2025/…

All good things come to an end. I've loved listening to these guys together the last few years, but know there's going to be some fun stuff happening for both of my friends very soon.

New (free) column: Everything you ever wanted to know about trading up in the draft

- The mistake we make in talking about who won and lost a trade-up
- Does it work?
- Are teams good at identifying when to trade up?
- What it means for the 2024 deals

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7 rounds

5 picks per round

35 of my favorite selections from the 2024 NFL Draft

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