Tag: Jeremy Maclin

ADP Watch- WRs Part 3

Jeremy Maclin is sitting out the second preseason game for the Eagles. Is it the knee or the hamstring he tweaked a few days ago? Regardless, Maclin was getting the best of Darrelle Revis in a joint practice with the Patriots at the time of the hamstring tweak.

Analysis: Currently, Jeremy Maclin is the 25th to 27th wide out being taken in the 60-80 pick range. He does have low end WR1 potential but his health is the obvious concern. People forget how good Maclin was/is. From 2010-2012 Maclin averaged 67 receptions, 893 receiving yards and 7.3 touchdowns with Vince Young, Kevin Kolb, rookie Nick Foles and Mike Vick at quarterback. Those numbers would have been about 20th best for fantasy wide outs last year.

Percy Harvin is being taken about 10-15 picks before Maclin. Harvin has never caught more than 6 touchdowns in a year… ever. Harvin has played an average of 8.6 games per season over the last three years. Cordarrelle Patterson is being taken 5-15 picks before Maclin. Patterson only amassed 469 yards and 4 touchdowns last year. Patterson also has one of the worst quarterback situations in football. Considering the upside and health issues Jeremy Maclin has a reasonable ADP unlike Harvin and Patterson.

ADP Watch- Jeremy Maclin

Despite missing three games last year, Jeremy Maclin was still a top thirty wide out in standard leagues.

Analysis: Jeremy Maclin is the twenty-first to twenty-third wide out being taken off the board in standard league drafts. His 53-64 average draft position is shocking considering he was a borderline WR1 heading into the 2011 season last year. Pound for pound he is Philly’s best wide out. His fifteen receiving touchdowns over the past two years is five more than DeSean Jackson’s total. Maclin also has twenty-eight more receptions over the past two seasons as well, yet both Philly receivers have similar average draft positions in both standard and PPR leagues.

Maclin runs better routes and has better hands than the flashy Jackson who did not have even one kick/punt return for a score last year. Keep in mind that Jackson is a paid man, so who does not question his motivation to be an elite wide out at this point? Maclin is clearly a solid pick at his ADP and a wide out with legit WR1 upside. Antonio Brown and Percy Harvin have a similar ADP but they do not offer WR1 potential like Maclin.