Top 10 Fantasy WR Seasons of 2019

What were the top 10 fantasy WR seasons of 2019?

The 2019 wide receiver board was defined by one outlier season at the top and a dense cluster behind it. Michael Thomas scored 375 fantasy points for the New Orleans Saints, a total that towers over the rest of the list, while the receivers ranked second through tenth all landed between 246 and 274 points. The full top ten, with every number taken from the season records:

How far ahead was Michael Thomas in 2019?

Thomas played 16 games for the New Orleans Saints and posted 23 fantasy points per game, the highest per-game figure on the list. His best week of 41 points matched the best single week recorded by Chris Godwin, and he paired that top performance with steady weekly volume. The 2019 season was his alone at the top, and the size of the gap is what makes this list unusual among receiver years.

Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons and Chris Godwin of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers each finished with 274 points, 17 per game, splitting the spots just behind Thomas. Godwin's best week of 41 was the standout number in that tie, while Jones reached 38 at his best.

Who filled out the middle of the 2019 wide receiver board?

DeAndre Hopkins follows at 266 points for the Houston Texans, matching the 17 per game of the receivers above him but with a more modest best week of 31. Keenan Allen of the Los Angeles Chargers ranks sixth at 262 points and 16 per game, and his best week of 44 was the largest single week recorded by anyone in the top ten.

The final four names sit close together: Allen Robinson of the Chicago Bears at 255 points, Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots at 254, Kenny Golladay of the Detroit Lions at 248, and Amari Cooper of the Dallas Cowboys at 246. Robinson, Edelman, and Golladay all posted 16 points per game, while Cooper's 15 per game is the lowest on the list. Golladay and Edelman each had a best week of 28, and Robinson's best was 29, so the back of the top ten was built on steady scoring rather than any single spike. Cooper is the exception, with a best week of 40 that ranks among the best weeks here despite his tenth-place total.

What does the 2019 top ten show about wide receiver production?

Two features distinguish this list. First, the clustering: outside of Thomas, nine receivers finished within a narrow band of totals, which means draft-day separation between them mattered far less than the Thomas pick itself. Second, the disagreement between totals and best weeks: Keenan Allen's 44-point week came in a sixth-place season, and Amari Cooper's 40-point week anchored a tenth-place finish, while DeAndre Hopkins placed fifth with a best week of just 31. The 2019 season rewarded the receiver who paired spike weeks with volume, and only Thomas did that from the number 1 spot.