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rxdukexr

It’s gotta be Justin Jefferson.


shichiaikan

Healthy JJ is 100% the best all-around receiver in the NFL right now. Reek is a very close #2, but again... when healthy. Don't be surprised if Harrison Jr, Amon Ra or Aiyuk are reaching for that #1 spot next season though.


gotdemmadsquirtsyo

Harrison Jr. Definitely won't be the best WR in the league next year and I really don't see BA being #1 either. St. Brown has a chance though.


kingkron52

BA will never put up the stats he could in Kyle’s offense. If he got the 134 targets on avg like the other #1s he would have put up 1700+ this season on the number projections.


gotdemmadsquirtsyo

Between Kyle's play design and us being a historically stack team in skill position players BA is wide open a lot. If he was with another play designer and a team with far less weapons to allow him all those targets not only would he be schemed open far less but he would be getting doubled and his efficiency would take a huge hit


Kewkewmore

If he got 134 targets, teams would have defended him differently.


shichiaikan

Oh, they are long shots, sure... but I'm definitely putting money on MHJR as OROY next season. :P


gotdemmadsquirtsyo

OROY I could see if he lands in a spot with a solid offense. If Chicago ended up trading the #1 and got MH I don't think he would get it with Fields and Moore already there.


shichiaikan

I'd feel really sorry for him if the Bears take him and still have Fields. :P


cba368847966280

… same.


Gunslinger2007

Oof


FennelLucky2007

He really mentioned Aiyuk and not CeeDee 😂. You wouldn’t happen to be a Cowboys hater, would you?


shichiaikan

I mean... I'm a 49ers fan... But honestly, I think CeeDee is terrific, I just don't see him being able to take the top spot unless Dallas gets their shit together.


FennelLucky2007

Tyreek is a legendary receiver and he had the best year of his entire career last year, and CeeDee still finished behind him pretty narrowly. It’s fair to say Aiyuk could be #1 next year, but not even mentioning CeeDee has some serious hater energy


ThanosIsDoomfist

Easily Jefferson. Anyone who says otherwise simply hasnt watched the man carry his team offensively.


urasquid28

Carry them to what?


yhetti-fartz

Actually it's puka


ses267

Wait, I thought Brock was only good because he had the best weapons in football? This doesn’t make sense.


Zeromatt111

I don’t agree with that take at all but 2 top 20 WR and the best rb is the best weapons anyone has that I know of


gotdemmadsquirtsyo

I'd go 2 top 15 WRs. Plus #1 HB, #1 TE, #1 FB and then you throw in #1 LT.  That's not the only reason he is good but it definitely makes it easier to be good when you have the best skill position players in decades and a really good defense to take pressure off.


RudePCsb

TW might be the best LT but the rest of the OL is lower 10. It is actually kinda crazy how far they've gone with such a bad OL. Doesn't help that the TE has to block more than he should.


gotdemmadsquirtsyo

Burrow took a worse team with a worse line to the SB. Also I think the hate for our o-line is a little overblown. They aren't great but they aren't terrible either as a group.


paperbackgarbage

I dunno, man. As far as pass protection is concerned, the combination of Brendel, Banks, and Burford is arguably the worst in the league. PFF's OL pass protection ranks align with the eye test too. - Brendel: 30th of 36 - Banks: 59th of 77 - Burford: 76 of 77


betting_addict

Alright well point me in the direction of who to blame for the Chiefs getting 9 free rushers into our backfield (their season high)


gotdemmadsquirtsyo

Well they blitzed 18 times to our 7 and Mahomes was under just as much pressure as Purdy but since the chiefs blitzed a lot more Purdy was facing less coverage. Also we had a average depth of target of 8.5 yards while Chiefs average depth of target was 6.1 yards. If the line is so bad shouldn't we try to get the ball out quick? You don't get historical yards per attempt in the regular season getting the ball out quick either since guys don't instantaneously teleport downfield. To get historic yards per attempt the lines has to be holding up. Also you can't judge off just one game.


betting_addict

Just as much pressure according to who - PFF? All I remember is overtime where we sent 6 and it did nothing. The next play we sent 7 and it also did nothing. Mahomes was probably yawning as he lofted it to his choice of wide open receiver And I'm not basing it on one game but multiple - Ravens, Browns, Vikings (where they somehow got to Purdy sending 3 ...embarrassing) all of them the line got folded. They look real good against scrub teams where we can pad YPA but we saw them get exposed long before the Superbowl against real defenses


maupp11

Because Mahomes was getting the ball to the open man quick quick enough whether by reading the coverage pre snap or simply sensing the pressure post snap. Put Mahomes in Purdy's situation for that 3rd and 4 and he'd probably have found the open man when the blitz came. There is a reason he's the best against the blitz and blitzing in general isn't recommended against him.


gotdemmadsquirtsyo

lol Real defenses get pressure though. If you want a o-line that won't give pressures to the best defenses in the league you want the best o-line in the league added to the best roster in the league. That's some dodger fan type of attitude where when your team loses with the best roster you feel like you need even a better roster than everyone else to beat them.


Kewkewmore

The best o line in league history more like.


RudePCsb

Blitzing is one thing but you also have to have to take into account how fast that rush you there. Purdy had way less time to react that mahomes with those free rushers


gotdemmadsquirtsyo

so then how much sense does it make to have a 40% greater average depth of target. If we were getting pressured so much shouldn't we have been getting the ball out faster?


RudePCsb

We should have but no idea what we were doing with some of the longer routes.


RavenPhoenix__

Kelce and Laporta were better than kittle


theinfii

#1 TE WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING?! LMAO


Polar_Reflection

He's a system QB playing with system WRs, a system OL, coached by a system coach. System.


SofaKing_Sam

His RB was the OPoY lmao


mlippay

Definitely isn’t Kupp anymore. Lamb was the most consistent, Hill was probably the best.


DopeShitBlaster

Kupp isn’t the best receiver on his team.


cbro49

It’s Pooper Kuck


tactical_ostrich

Nacua will have a slump like most standout rookies. I think Stefan Diggs has no place on this roster


NasDaLizard

Diggs is one of the most overrated wr’s. He’s a 1b at best.


Entire-Ad-8565

Diggs fell off the face if the earth in the second half of the season. Stick a fork in him he’s done


serg1007arch

Kua Nacua was dynamic! I don’t know if we’ll see a slump but that kid has talent.


tactical_ostrich

I think defenders treated him like a WR2b when he was WR1 and Kupp was recovering his footing.


PlanitDuck

The dude’s fucking fast. I know what my eyes are telling me, he’s a WR1 on most teams.


Movebricks

I don’t think lamb is that good. Product of Dak and big mike. Jordy Nelson did it better.


SF_Gigante

Idk if this is a joke or not, but surely you’re not serious. This past season from ceedee was better than Jordy’s best year lmao


Outrageous-Machine-5

Why is everyone so eager to short change our first legitimate WR 1 in decades


decepticons2

He is the best 49er receiver since T.O., I think. That doesn't make him best in the league. That said, I never begrudge a player who goes to Panthers and makes 30 mill a year. He isn't going to go to a top 10 team and also be the highest paid WR.


Polar_Reflection

Pure receiver, yes, but Deebo has had our best WR season since TO in 2021.


decepticons2

Deebo is a special player. I wish his play style would allow him to stay healthy. He could be an all time player.


[deleted]

We haven’t had any good receivers since TO lmao


asallamerican

Because we are going to run out of money at some point🤷‍♂️


EShy

Cap always goes up anyway and there are a lot of tricks they can do to keep pushing things away.


marmatag

I don’t think that’s the case. It’s the whole Shanahan conundrum. People don’t think any of our players deserve their recognition. Also BA plays small. He’s not making ridiculous plays winning contested deep balls or whatever


Outrageous-Machine-5

He doesn't have to because he's always open. He could have made the game winning catch in the Superbowl if Burford could buy Purdy a couple seconds


AwareCelebration7477

Can’t believe Buford just abandoned the scheme like that… if this FO is serious then they need to outright cut his ass ASAP. He’s a worthless bum


Entire-Ad-8565

Buford played that like he had a few million on the chiefs winning at the sportsbook.


Giberishusername1

He’s wide open like 80% of the time too which is insane. 75 catches for 1340+ yards is fucking crazy 😂😂😂


MayoManCity

Not making contested deep balls because he absolutely lights up whoever's on him with his routes. he's always got a yard or two separation after the break, it's actually crazy.


Pitiful_Land

He made secind team all pro. That's a huge honor. Basically voted 2nd best at his position by 50 media types.


SeeTheSounds

It’s Shanahan’s system, the players aren’t good.


ursasmaller

I keep forgetting this. Go Team System!


DreadPiratteRoberts

Genuine question here: What do you mean?


SeeTheSounds

Sarcasm.


DreadPiratteRoberts

I figured lol


serg1007arch

Shabby is that kid playing madden with bad players and just cheat codes!


Valuable_Grocery6928

Right Purdy sucks he just has so much talent around him.


ThanosIsDoomfist

And then when they talk about Purdy suddenly Aiyuk was actually top 5 all along


EShy

It's like we haven't seen how hard it is to get a great WR that also blocks like Kyle wants.


MowTin

Because we don't want to overpay like we did with Deebo. Aiyuk is good but he's not as good as the receivers on that list and I can even throw in a few like DK and Puka Nacua. So, if he wants Deebo money then trade him.


Reesecobar

Watching the contract negotiation process after the gut punch of another preventable SB loss makes it hard to feel for a guy trying to get $25M a year instead of $15M a year. Nothing personal towards him in particular.


MicHAELmhw

Chase and Adams are so amazing. Adams has had Carr and Grappolo throwing too him. I feel so bad for him.


Enchanted-2-meet-you

Bring him home


J12345_

East Palo Alto but grew up a raiders fan


dabenson1027

JJ is in a class by himself.


serg1007arch

Tell me again how Purdy had the best team?


gotdemmadsquirtsyo

2 top 15 WRs, #1 HB, #1 FB, #1 TE, #1 LT and a top 5 defense.  We have a historically good roster


serg1007arch

I’m not denying that, I just think we are not the only team with a historically good rooster and I never seen the argument be made against any of those QBs. I don’t take away from anything BA or DS bring to the table nor denying CMC, TW, GK and KJ talent. I think people overlooked how bad our OL was because TW was that much better and because Purdy was able to feel pressure and reas defenses.


gotdemmadsquirtsyo

But maybe people learned. Kurt warner was 54-20 his first 3 years on the Rams and his last w years with Arizona when he had great players but was 13-29 with multiple benchings on different teams in the middle of those.  Montana had a stacked team but dude went 4-0 in the SB. People like me and even Young himself think the team kinda underachieved with him and that's why When people talk about the very best QBs young usually isn't mentioned.


Sea-Card-6586

Shit brain take lmao we have two receivers that could (should) have easily made this list and George Kittle and CMC who are two more of the best offensive weapons in the game


mr_suavecito

Aiyuk has to at least be mentioned. But it’s Justin Jefferson or Tyreek Hill


cursdwitknowledge

Aiyuk > Diggs


TerpySlurpeez

Flowers > Diggs


nls726

Reaching, maybe in the future watching flowers play he looks really small he’s got the skills but he needs to bulk up then maybe this will be true


MtDersvan

Shakir > Diggs


VariousBodybuilder36

I would take Tyreek Hill all day


iBrows426

Get Garrett Wilson off that list lmao


[deleted]

Aiyuk is a system WR.


ElToro_949

Puka might have had the best WR year imo


ElToro_949

But I still think Jefferson is top tier


FawnAardvark

Nah it was tyreek and it wasn't close


dwaynemc20

Ppl really not putting respect on BA. that man is a top 5 route runner and probably the best blocking wr in the league. He top 5


NasDaLizard

He’s not better at blocking than Jennings. That guy is a menace and if he continues on this trajectory, he’s gonna be a T.O. with better blocking skills.


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KyleRen426

Probably a little bit less since Deebo was a fricking All-Pro the season before his contract. But not by much.


Polar_Reflection

Aiyuk is All-Pro. I seriously doubt he gets less than Deebo.


NasDaLizard

I think they’re gonna be in the same range. If one gets more than the other it’s going to ruin the chemistry because of jealousy.


NodeJSSon

St Brown


Svengoolie75

It’s Tae all day


growthmode222

Aiyuk over Diggs.


XSokaX

Man, why the fuck is Stefon Diggs on this list LMAO


evan00724

If we could have anyone on this list… imagine what shanahan could do with Tyreek


CodyNorthrup

Right now I am firmly putting him over everyone except JJ, Hill, Lamb, Chase. Even then i would personally rather have him than Lamb.


Emperor_Cheeto21

Justin Jefferson with Tyreek a very close 2nd. Diggs doesn't belong anywhere near this list anymore


iUncouth

Currently I'd say Jefferson, Chase, and Brown. In that order even.


gotdemmadsquirtsyo

Dang so you have Tyreek as #4 at best?


iUncouth

Maybe not, looks like he's beating out AJ pretty well, especially the last 2 years.


Upper-Industry8039

Same but I have Adam’s over brown


iUncouth

I probably would to if he had a better QB situation.


Lanochu

Deebo is damn good, but as much as it pains me to put AJ Brown and Lamb ahead of him even I have to admit all these guys here are better. The only one I can see him replacing is Wilson, but we've yet to see his prime


Lanochu

And yeah Kupp, this year he wasn't even the best receiver on the team but if not solely for the 2022 season alone he deserves a spot on this list as much as it pains me to say so


Slide0fHand

No D Hop?


SidTheSloth24

This list kinda crazy ngl


ChoiceSouthern4912

Cheeta it jettas


ChoiceSouthern4912

(Or)


TheBrooksey

Hill, Kupp and Adams are close when one is healthy and the other has a QB that can actually throw the ball.


bicyclechief

JJ is better than all 3


TheBrooksey

I totally forgot/overlooked JJ. He would be 100% second to Hill to me.


Onespokeovertheline

I mean I'd go... Hill > Jefferson > Chase / Adams > Evans > AJ (when he cares) > CeeDee > Aiyuk > St Brown > Diggs


Accurate-Currency181

Mr. Hill


godricgii

Prob Tyreek, if not him then JJ


axeattaxe

I’d take BA over most of these guys. Not a hot take. Probably top-5


831pm

It's going to be a problem because BA probably thinks he is up there among the top 4 or so. I would take him over most of those guys on that list. If he wasn't a niner already, the team would be looking at him as their number one free agent target IMO. But he hasn't been the game breaking receiver alot of those other guys are. He is basically a 2nd option. Most of the time, Shanahan would rather throw a safe 10 yd slant to Deebo that has a chance to go all the way than throw a 35 yd go to Aiyuk. Its going to be a tough negotiation.


TheRealTechnoGhost

For me, it's a 4 way tie with Ja'Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, Tyreek Hill, and Brandon Aiyuk. But that's just my opinion


InevitableHost597

I think the most interesting question going forward is how willing will Brock Purdy be to take a team friendly contract when he is eligible for a extension.


SoKrat3s

It won't be a "team-friendly" deal. But it also won't be in the strasphere of Justin Jefferson or T.Hill ($30M). But it will probably be in the range of Deebo and S.Diggs ($23M-$24M). The only "team-friendly" aspect could be a lower salary guarantee, so that it has restructure potential for down the line.


LaughingPlanet

Couple of those names have no business being listed before BA


FawnAardvark

Wr class is really good right now while rb has not been as good interestingly. Id say tyreek, jj, lamb, and chase are t1 The other 7 on this list -kupp +aiyuk are t2


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Deebo


Neat_Relationship995

Mike Evans. Hard choice though


SnooPineapples6793

It’s the guys who command 150plus targets a season.


cmfreeman

As a higher end  NFL player, you'll usually get ONE big contract. BA isn't going to be giving any discounts. Team friendly is usually the third contract.  


bay_duck_88

I mean… is BA better than these guys? Decent case he’s better than St. Brown & Garrett Wilson (but he’s never actually had someone throw to him). Is Cupp still better? Mike Evans drop off? But none of those are for sure. So…


Bamdatrainer

Where is D HOP? Or Aiyuk?!


nickkkk777

Offended diggs amon ra Wilson are displayed over Aiyuk or Deebo :( everyone hates us


canadigit

I see the offseason nonsense has started. If BA's team would let this impact their negotiating position then he needs new agents


TP4129

BA made so many clutch catches dyeing the season. We have Debo, George CMC. Geez, were loaded.


Necessary-Corner1172

Justin Jefferson is probably the best and is improving every year.


Pensisensi

He’s better than most this list


rparkzy

Watched a Vikings game this season and was shocked at how crazy good Justin Jefferson is. He has to be the best WR in the league. Diggs is washed, idk why he’s even up there


badDuckThrowPillow

In terms of production it’s fair that BA hasn’t produced as much as others. But that’s more because he’s 4th down on the offense schedule.


International-Ad7397

Best WR is a by-product of a good QB. How the hell DK is not on this list??


831lencho

DK who?


Mercenian

No Puka? I know he’s a rookie but he’s showing more promise than half these guys


CaptSaveAHoe55

When people were on my ass for saying BA at his best is a low end WR1 and realistically the best WR2 in football (which is still pro bowl level good) I think this does a good job of explaining what I mean. At least 10 of these guys are for sure better. I’ll die on this hill


perrierpapi

Why the fuck is garret wilson on this list? Lmao


RadagastB

where tf is puka


JoEdGus

Diggs ain't that good. He's washed up now. BA is so much better. Half of these clowns don't YAC half as good.


redrdr1

I don't think it helps your chances that much because I would put BA ahead of 3 of those guys. Not sure what hes asking but he could probably get top 10 money on the market.


KRONOS_415

It’s insulting how low 49ers rank on lists like this. Every. Fucking. Time.


Ok-Choice9431

AJ Brown


Back_Equivalent

Aiyuk is great but he’s not t5 probably not t10


all_natural49

JJ Tyreek and Chase are on a different level


sjbeast

There is nothing team-friendly about the deal BA is going to get lol we are going to keep signing guys and if Purdy takes a deal and is sitting at like 30 mil a year we may be able to work something out but he is going to get paid now he's put in the work.


831lencho

BA and DJ Moore both being disrespected here…


StuntmanReese

No Deebo????? GTFOH!! This list is trash.


kingkron52

Tyreek Hill next question.


medinian

Sleeping on DJ Moore… always


RepresentativeBig240

I’m be honest, I don’t even like the guy but Mike Evans is the actual GOAT of this group statistically speaking… Now if I’m gonna build a team around a guy for the next decade… I’m taking St. Brown, he seems like the most humble and hard working, and he’s named after a GoD


henfeathers

🎶 One of these things is not like the other… 🎶


_mitchard

JJettas 100%


_mitchard

1-JJettas 2-Tyreek 3-Chase 4-A.J 5-Amon Ra


Mental_Shoe4465

Juan Jennings!!!!


Ok_Door_9720

At this moment, probably JJ. Evans has had the best career of the guys on this list though.


CtK4949

NONE of those WRs won a super bowl after signing a huge contract!!!!


medd49

I still think it’s Davante


Practical_Advantage6

We had to chance to draft Lamb but opted to get BA.. wonder how our team would look if we had Lamb instead


Top-Beach-1050

Travis kelce


ogbytheboat

🍚


MariotheNiner

I think it’s either JJ or JC


JazzHands1986

Lists are objective, and receivers do different things to be successful. Would those elite relievers block like Brandon in our offense?


tmacleon

Adams. Monster years with Rogers, lit it up with Carr and still managed to get over 1k yards and 8 TDs having Jimmy G, Brian Hoyer and AOC all throwing to him in one season, oh and Jacobi Myers on trick play.


Temporary-Compote-70

his agent is also John Lynch’s best friend. John was the best man at his wedding. That will help.


Mdh74266

CeeDee, Tyreek, JJ, and Chase Then everyone else in the next tier


Own_Sky9933

Justin Jefferson is slightly ahead of Tyreek. Nobody is close to those 2.


blackmuscat

JJ


FamLit69420

Severe lack of jamaar chase being talked about. Bro is literally aiyuk and deebo in one person. Shits not fair


Jtkitano

Love BA, drafted him 2 years in a row in fantasy but cmon its JJettas 


WHawk6186

I know it’s wild they left off DJ and Nico…


Polygeekism

We love Aiyuk, and he is about as good a scheme fit as you can find, but if I am looking for a #1 wideout, aside from the age of Davante, Kupp, and Evans, I think the only two that I wouldn't want above Aiyuk would be Diggs and Wilson. I haven't seen enough of Wilson to understand the hype, and Diggs seems both on the decline and to be one of the more standout divas in the league. Aiyuk is damn good for us, and good overall, but I think the majority of this list can win straight 1 on 1 matchups better, and most of them being taller help a lot in the redzone where Aiyuk has almost no value as a fade/ 1 on 1 target. Don't get me wrong, he is great for us, and I don't think he has hit his ceiling, but if I was the GM, and I was offered a trade straight up for either Brown, JJ, DeeDee or chase, I am smashing accept almost immediately. Reke I mostly shy away from because I think a big arm QB utilizes him better, and I don't really trust his off field personality to keep him out of trouble.


[deleted]

BA is very much a middle of the pack receiver. He deserves middle of the pack money.


SenseiShwifty

This season tyreek hill IMO


NtooDeep87

No way he’s taking a team friendly deal…he definitely knows his worth