2018 White Wide Receivers

[The Sapient]

"Slow progress is still progress, optimism is better than despair/
And if you’re someone like me who grew up in America 2.0, you know I’ve been brainwashed to give it less care/"

But I am NOT brainwashed and NEITHER are you!

Five White Wide Receivers were drafted in the 2018 NFL Draft. In 2017, we had four. In 2009, we had three (Hartline, Collie, and Edelman), but when was the last time we had at least 5 drafted?

Someone may want to validate this since it was before my time, but I believe you have to scan all the way back to the 1985 NFL Draft to find at least 5 or more Whites drafted (7) at the WR position:

WR Chuck Scott (RD 2 / Pick 50)

WR James Maness (RD 3 / Pick 78)

WR George Shorthose (RD 6 / Pick 145)

WR Mike Young (RD 6 / Pick 161)

WR Mark Pattison (RD 7 / Pick 188)

WR Steve Tasker (RD 8/ Pick 226)

WR Shane Swanson (RD 12/ Pick 315)


Prior to the start of the 2017 NFL season, I questioned whether or not we were finally going to have at least 25 White WRs on an active roster.

By year end, we had at least 24 White WRs suit up for at least one game:

Jordy Nelson - Green Bay (roster)

Adam Thielen - Minnesota (roster)

Eric Decker - NY Jets (roster)

Cole Beasley - Dallas (roster)

Chris Hogan - New England (roster)

Alex Erickson - Cincinnati (roster)

Jeff Janis - Green Bay (roster)

Danny Amendola - New England (roster)

Adam Humphries - Tampa Bay (roster)

Tanner McEvoy -Seattle (roster)

Jordan Taylor - Denver (roster)

Nick Williams - Atlanta (roster)

Brenton Bersin - Carolina (roster)

Jared Abbrederis - Detroit (roster)

Michael Campanaro - Baltimore (roster)

Jace Billingsley - Detroit (roster)

Max McCaffrey - Green Bay/New Orleans/Jacksonville/Green Bay (roster)

Cooper Kupp (rookie) - LA Rams (roster)

Chad Hensen (rookie) - NY Jets (roster)

Ryan Switzer (rookie) - Dallas (roster)

Trent Taylor (rookie) - San Francisco (roster)

Brandon Reilly (rookie) - Buffalo (roster)

Tanner Gentry (rookie) - Chicago (roster)

Griff Whalen - Baltimore (roster)

If it weren’t for the preseason ending injury, Julian Edelman would have made it 25.


We had an additional 12 on the practice squad:

Nelson Spruce - LA/Chicago (practice squad)

Drew Morgan (rookie) - Miami (practice squad)

Cody Hollister (rookie) - New England (practice squad)

Anas Hasic (rookie) - Kansas City (practice squad)

Gehrig Dieter (rookie) - Kansas City (practice squad)

Riley McCarron (rookie) - Houston/New England (practice squad)

Richard Mullaney - Cleveland Browns (practice squad)

Jake Lampman - Tampa Bay (practice squad)

Ryan Spadola - Detroit (practice squad)

Mitchell Paige - LA Chargers (practice squad)

Isaac Fruchte - Minnesota (practice squad)

Mitch Mathews - Miami (practice squad)


In 2017, we tracked 50.

2017 WRs:

Jordy Nelson - Green Bay (roster)

Adam Thielen - Minnesota (roster)

Eric Decker - NY Jets (roster)

Julian Edelman - New England (roster)

Cole Beasley - Dallas (roster)

Chris Hogan - New England (roster)

Alex Erickson - Cincinnati (roster)

Jeff Janis - Green Bay (roster)

Danny Amendola - New England (roster)

Adam Humphries - Tampa Bay (roster)

Tanner McEvoy -Seattle (roster)

Marc Mariani - Tennessee (Free Agent)

Jordan Taylor - Denver (roster)

Brian Walters - Jacksonville (Free Agent)

Nick Williams - Atlanta (roster)

Greg Salas - Buffalo (Free Agent)

Brenton Bersin - Carolina (roster)

Jared Abbrederis - Detroit (roster)

Michael Campanaro - Baltimore (roster)

Daniel Braverman - Chicago (Free Agent)

Jace Billingsley - Detroit (roster)

Max McCaffrey - Green Bay/New Orleans/Jacksonville/Green Bay (roster)

Nelson Spruce - LA/Chicago (Practice Squad)

Moritz Böhringer - Minnesota (Practice Squad/Free Agent)

Cooper Kupp (rookie) - LA (roster)

Chad Hensen (rookie) - NY Jets (roster)

Drew Morgan (rookie) - Miami (practice squad)

Ryan Switzer (rookie) - Dallas (roster)

Trent Taylor (rookie) - San Francisco (roster)

Jordan Westerkamp (rookie) - Tampa Bay/Miami (Free Agent)

Thomas Sperbeck (rookie) - Tampa Bay (Free Agent)

Cody Hollister (rookie) - New England (Practice squad)

Brandon Reilly (rookie) - Buffalo (Roster)

Mitchell Shegos (rookie) - Cleveland (Free Agent)

Anas Hasic (rookie) - Kansas City (Practice Squad)

Gehrig Dieter (rookie) - Kansas City (Practice Squad)

Riley McCarron (rookie) - Houston/New England (Practice Squad)

Jordan Simone (rookie) - Seattle

Seth Coate (rookie) - Arizona (competed in Mini-camp)

Cole Freytag (rookie) - Tampa (competed in Mini-camp)

Tanner Gentry (rookie) - Chicago (roster)

Riley Cooper - Tried out for Tampa

AJ Cruz - CFL

Richard Mullaney - Cleveland Browns (practice squad)

Jake Lampman - Tampa Bay (practice squad)

Griff Whalen - Baltimore (roster)

Ryan Spadola - Detroit (practice squad)

Mitchell Paige - LA Chargers (practice squad)

Isaac Fruchte - Minnesota (practice squad)

Mitch Mathews - Miami (practice squad)



In 2018, we currently have 38 signed to a team.

2018 WRs:

Jordy Nelson - Oakland

Ryan Switzer - Oakland

Griff Whalen - Oakland

Adam Thielen - Minnesota

Jake Wieneke (Rookie) - Minnesota

Julian Edelman - New England

Chris Hogan - New England

Cody Hollister - New England

Riley McCaron - New England

Braxton Berrios (Rookie) - New England

Cole Beasley - Dallas

Alex Erickson - Cincinnati

Moritz Böhringer - Cincinnati

Jeff Janis - Cleveland

Danny Amendola - Miami

Drew Morgan - Miami

Adam Humphries - Tampa Bay

Jake Lampan - Tampa Bay

Justin Watson (Rookie) - Tampa Bay

Tanner McEvoy - Seattle

Caleb Scott (Rookie) - Seattle

Jordan Taylor - Denver

Michael Campanaro - Tennessee

Daniel Braverman - Kansas City

Nelson Spruce - Kansas City

Gehrig Dieter - Kansas City

Jace Billingsley - Detroit

Max McCaffrey - San Francisco

Trent Taylor - San Francisco

Cooper Kupp - LA Rams

Chad Hensen - NY Jets

Brandon Reilly - Buffalo

Austin Proehl (Rookie) - Buffalo

Tanner Gentry - Chicago

Dylan Cantrell (Rookie) - LA Chargers

Jaelon Acklin (Rookie) - Baltimore

Troy Pelletier (Rookie) - Philadelphia

Chad Beebe (Rookie) - Indianapolis


2018 Try out:

Matt Vandeberg (Rookie) - NY Jets


2018 Free Agents:

Eric Decker

Brenton Bersin

Nick Williams

Marc Mariani

Greg Sales

Thomas Sperbeck

Mitchell Shegos

Anas Hasic

Jordan Simone

Cole Freytag

Ryan Spadola

Mitchell Paige

Isaac Fruchte

Mitch Mathews

Richard Mullaney


CFL:

Jordan Westerkamp (Toronto)

AJ Cruz (Edmonton)

Seth Coate - Tryout (Verge of deal with Ottawa)


Retired:

Jared Abbrederis

Riley Cooper

 

[chris371]

Great Post! Thanks for the list!

 

[celticdb15]

Great Post! Thanks for the list!

I second that!

 

[Extra Point]

I third it! Excellent post by The Sapient. We can use this list to keep track.

I was glad to see Ryan Spadola is still hanging on. I wouldn't have known that if not for this list. Spadola deserves to be playing.

 

[Chad]

In your opinion will we exceed 50 this year?

 

[The Sapient]

Thank you gentlemen. @chris371, @celticdb15 , @Extra Point

 

[The Sapient]

In your opinion will we exceed 50 this year?

With regards to making their respective team’s 53 men roster or being activated for at least one game in 2018, I believe 25-30 is within range.

The great thing about these WRs is that most of them are young.

In addition, the 2019 NFL Draft looks like another solid class.

 

[Chad]

With regards to making their respective team’s 53 men roster or being activated for at least one game in 2018, I believe 25-30 is within range.

The great thing about these WRs is that most of them are young.

In addition, the 2019 NFL Draft looks like another solid class.

Thanks

 

[Thrashen]

Great research, Sapient!

I’m excited to see Amendola in Miami, as he was clearly signed to play the role Jarvis Landry played for several years.

Adam Thielen and Cousins have a lot in common (religious, married, have young children) and should become fast friends. I’d love to see Adam lead the NFL in receiving yardage this year or at least be in the top 5.

With Cooks gone, I think Chris Hogan will achieve his 1st 1,000-yard season. Edelman/Hogan/Berrios should be fun to watch in NE.

Kupp had a fantastic rookie season (870 yards) and I like how he and Goff are very good friends ala Brady/Welker. An entire off-season to work together and I think he’ll be even better this year.

With “Diva Dez” cut, Beasley should have more targets and hopefully gets close to 1,000 yards, as he did two years ago.

Honestly, I don’t have a great feeling about Jordy Nelson in Oakland. He was paid starter money, but I think Bryant and Cooper will steal too many targets.

 

[The Sapient]

Thanks @Thrashen

Updating post to include recent signings:

Thomas Sperbeck - Tampa Bay Bucs
Nick Williams - Tennessee Titans

That brings up our WR total to 40 signed to a team.

I’m optimistic of Decker and Bersin getting signed at some point this season.

In reference to White RBs being signed, does Nick Holley make it 6?

Christian McCaffrey- Carolina Panthers

Rex Burkehead - New England Patriots

Zach Zenner - Detroit Lions

Ryan Nall - Chicago Bears

Dalton Crossan - Tampa Bay Bucs...TB has been making some interesting moves lately. They now have White 4 WRs and a White RB in their current roster.

Nick Holley - LA Rams

Am I missing anyone else?

It’s a shame Danny Woodhead didn’t give it another go! Was hoping he joined Burkehead in New England.

 

[The Sapient]

As of August 13, 2018, we currently have 44 signed to a team.


2018 WRs:

Jordy Nelson - Oakland
Ryan Switzer - Oakland
Griff Whalen - Oakland

Adam Thielen - Minnesota
Brandon Zylstra - Minnesota
Jake Wieneke (Rookie) - Minnesota
Chad Beebe (Rookie) - Minnesota (Went from Indy to Minn)

Julian Edelman - New England
Chris Hogan - New England
Cody Hollister - New England (On Patriots non-football injury list)
Riley McCaron - New England
Braxton Berrios (Rookie) - New England
Eric Decker - New England

Cole Beasley - Dallas

Alex Erickson - Cincinnati

Jeff Janis - Cleveland

Trey Quinn (Rookie) - Washington

Danny Amendola - Miami
Drew Morgan - Miami

Adam Humphries - Tampa Bay
Jake Lampan - Tampa Bay
Justin Watson (Rookie) - Tampa Bay
Thomas Sperbeck - Tampa Bay (On IR)

Tanner McEvoy - Seattle
Caleb Scott (Rookie) - Seattle

Jordan Taylor - Denver
River Cracraft - Denver

Michael Campanaro - Tennessee
Nick Williams - Tennessee

Daniel Braverman - Kansas City
Nelson Spruce - Kansas City
Gehrig Dieter - Kansas City

Jace Billingsley - Detroit

Max McCaffrey - San Francisco
Trent Taylor - San Francisco

Cooper Kupp - LA Rams

Chad Hensen - NY Jets

Brandon Reilly - Buffalo
Austin Proehl (Rookie) - Buffalo

Tanner Gentry - Chicago

Dylan Cantrell (Rookie) - LA Chargers

Jaelon Acklin (Rookie) - Baltimore

Jake Kumerow - Green Bay

Troy Pelletier (Rookie) - Philadelphia (can’t find any news on Troy being cut or if he’s still on the roster)


2018 Free Agents (Latest Updates):

Brenton Bersin - Performed a workout for New England in early August.

Mitchell Paige (Playing in the German Football League for the Dresden Monarchs)


CFL:
Jordan Westerkamp (Toronto)
AJ Cruz (Edmonton)
Seth Coate - (Ottawa)


Note:
Moritz Böhringer - Cincinnati (Converted to TE - Has been removed from list)

 

[Rocky B]

Brandon Zylstra, I believe, is still with the Vikings......
Low on the totem pole, for sure, but there.......

 

[The Sapient]

Brandon Zylstra, I believe, is still with the Vikings......
Low on the totem pole, for sure, but there.......

Thank you @rockybleier. List has been updated to 43 WRs signed to a team.

 

[The Sapient]

I can’t believe I left out the rookie Trey Quinn out of my original list.

List updated to 44 WRs signed to a team.

With that being said, what do you think will be the # of White WRs being on an active roster come opening day? I’ll say 22.

What do you think will be the # of White WRs being on an active roster at least for one game in 2018? I’ll go with 25.

 

[Thrashen]

Great list!

One correction...it's Chad Hansen, not Chad Hensen.

I'm very interested in how many of these guys will have 1,000-yard receiving seasons in 2018. Hogan, Thielen, and Kupp are probably the most likely, with Nelson having an outside chance as he appears to have won the starting flanker job.

Due to his suspension, Edelman would need to have numerous 100+ yard receiving games to have a chance at 1,000 yards.

Beasley had 833 yards two seasons ago, but seems unlikely to ever have a larger role in the offense. With Witten and Bryant gone, perhaps he’ll become a primary weapon on short abc intermediate routes for the weak-armed Quotablack, Prescott.

 

[Don Wassall]

I'll say 22 on opening day rosters, with several others on practice squads. Will be interesting to see if Oakland keeps Whalen in addition to Switzer, who's a lock. Zylstra seems to be getting better press than Wieneke, I'm hoping one of them makes the Vikings and the other the practice squad. I figure New England will keep either Berrios or McCarren with the other on the practice squad. Decker should make the team and start while Edelman is suspended but is getting horrible press right now.

The thing to keep in mind about media reports is to look at whether the reporter is a long-time writer on the team beat with lots of contacts, or just one of a million bloggers out there. The insiders often have connections with the front office and are spouting the "party line" about various players, especially when the coverage is negative.

 

[Leonardfan]

It’s nice to see the Wes Welker effect have such an impact. It would be nice to see 44 white dbs or white RBs on nfl rosters too.

 

[Shadowlight]

As of August 13, 2018, we currently have 44 signed to a team.


2018 WRs:

Jordy Nelson - Oakland
Ryan Switzer - Oakland
Griff Whalen - Oakland

Adam Thielen - Minnesota
Brandon Zylstra - Minnesota
Jake Wieneke (Rookie) - Minnesota
Chad Beebe (Rookie) - Minnesota (Went from Indy to Minn)

Julian Edelman - New England
Chris Hogan - New England
Cody Hollister - New England (On Patriots non-football injury list)
Riley McCaron - New England
Braxton Berrios (Rookie) - New England
Eric Decker - New England

Cole Beasley - Dallas

Alex Erickson - Cincinnati

Jeff Janis - Cleveland

Trey Quinn (Rookie) - Washington

Danny Amendola - Miami
Drew Morgan - Miami

Adam Humphries - Tampa Bay
Jake Lampan - Tampa Bay
Justin Watson (Rookie) - Tampa Bay
Thomas Sperbeck - Tampa Bay (On IR)

Tanner McEvoy - Seattle
Caleb Scott (Rookie) - Seattle

Jordan Taylor - Denver
River Cracraft - Denver

Michael Campanaro - Tennessee
Nick Williams - Tennessee

Daniel Braverman - Kansas City
Nelson Spruce - Kansas City
Gehrig Dieter - Kansas City

Jace Billingsley - Detroit

Max McCaffrey - San Francisco
Trent Taylor - San Francisco

Cooper Kupp - LA Rams

Chad Hensen - NY Jets

Brandon Reilly - Buffalo
Austin Proehl (Rookie) - Buffalo

Tanner Gentry - Chicago

Dylan Cantrell (Rookie) - LA Chargers

Jaelon Acklin (Rookie) - Baltimore

Jake Kumerow - Green Bay

Troy Pelletier (Rookie) - Philadelphia (can’t find any news on Troy being cut or if he’s still on the roster)


2018 Free Agents (Latest Updates):

Brenton Bersin - Performed a workout for New England in early August.

Mitchell Paige (Playing in the German Football League for the Dresden Monarchs)


CFL:
Jordan Westerkamp (Toronto)
AJ Cruz (Edmonton)
Seth Coate - (Ottawa)


Note:
Moritz Böhringer - Cincinnati (Converted to TE - Has been removed from list)

Thanks Sapient. Add another one to the list .

Akron UDFA Austin Wolf signed with Arizona. They even cut a player to make room but I still think he is a long shot to make the 53 man roster. Interesting player. Has the requisite size/speed ratio and was grossly underused at Akron. If you ask me it was mainly due to the new modern day medical syndrome I like to call Black QBs not clicking with White WRs.

So look for him to be on the practice squad and maybe get a chance down the road. He has shown the ability to get deep but I think scouts have to start factoring in the ill effects that black QBs have on white WRs. If it is a statistical pattern that can't be pushed under the rug then they should throw that aspect into the equation when evaluating talented white WRs who seem to be underperforming when playing with a black QB. Can this annoying pattern change over time? Absolutely. But the truth is at this point in time black QBs are not helping white WRs realize their potential. And until I see that pattern broken in a significant way these factors need to be looked at long and hard.

It is a very disturbing trend. Of course keep in mind many of these black QBs are run first guys that can't pass the ball worth a damn so every WR suffers no matter their race. Nevertheless the black QB white WR factor does stick out like a sore thumb.

 

[Shadowlight]

Has the backslide started? When you consider after the mini high of having 5 WRs chosen in the draft at the moment only one is on a roster, Justin Watson. And his chances of seeing playing time are pretty slim. Trey Quinn is on IR after injuring his ankle in the opening game. So a big question mark there.

Is Jordy going to get back on track? Cooper Kupp looks like a keeper but only Adam Thielen falls into the "star" category at least for now.

Edelman will be returning but he isn't a spring chicken. Chris Hogan's upward trajectory seems to have stalled and players like Cole Beasley have seen their roles diminished.

None of the fringe prospects or practice squad types have emerged. Meanwhile black WRs of dubious ability are being snatched up by the truckloads as I type this piece.

What looked like a bit of a breakthrough a couple of years back is now teetering near disaster. We could be headed back to the dark ages where there are close to no star white WRs and very few that contribute much of anything.

All of a sudden the 2019 draft is on shaky ground too. About a month ago I envisioned two to five white WRs being drafted but at this moment that number could easily fall to one.

Once you get a taste of something good you don't want to lose it. I don't like which way the wind is blowing already this season and I am sure like everyone else here we do not want to go back to the dark ages.

It occurred to me the other day that things might actually be getting worse overall. Member Claim, in another thread, put up startling stats showing the precipitous decline of white participation in college football over the years. Perhaps I am just blinded by the moment but the relentless push to haul in black skill players is becoming unbearable.

 

[Shadowlight]

With rising star Cooper Kupp going down with the dreaded torn ACL injury I couldn't help but think about the past, present and future prospects of my favorite position.

I will probably bore the hell out of everyone who cares to read this but when I am in distress ( and believe me Kupp going down has groined me big time) it helps for me to blather on for release.

For starters we all know that ACL injuries are a horror show. Bad enough it knocks a player out for 8-12 months. But even worse, although with modern medicine recovery is a bit better these days, a player generally loses some speed and quickness. If it occurs in HS a player recovers better. But as we have seen with so many players recovery isn't always ideal. So there will be this persisting worry that Kupp might not get back to his old self. Or if he does it may take a full season. So bad all around no way to sugar coat it.

On the surface the last several drafts have been encouraging. Despite that the results from these drafts have been disappointing to say the least. Which is why the Kupp injury is particularly devastating. It got me thinking about where we stand with white WRs now and the truth is there is backsliding going on even if the caste slant announcing in general ( there are still trouble spots) has toned down over the years.

Who does Kupp remind me of? How about Austin Collie the great BYU WR drafted in 2009. I think Kupp is smoother and more of a natural but they are pretty damn similar. See below the Wiki on Collie and you will see a great talent snuffed out by black defenders who kept crushing his skull until he was driven out of the game prematurely. I sincerely hope Kupp doesn't suffer a similar fate. It is worth noting his initial knee injury was caused by a black defender's vicious horse collar. In that same game earlier Kupp had to endure several cheap shots from black LBs and DBs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Collie

Worth noting that along with Collie the great Julia Edelman was also drafted in 2009. And Brian Hartline too who would emerge a few years later as an elite talent. Which brings me to 2010 which illustrates why the state of the NFL WR n 2018 in comparison to the players from the 2009/2010 era is in very bad shape. Think of this. Hartline had 1000 receiving yards seasons in 2012 and 2013 and was considered a rising star. Edelman exploded in 2013 with a 105-1056 stat line. Obviously Adam Thielen is keeping the lantern burning today but it is pretty damn bare out there.

2010 and the 2011 Super Bowl was when the state of the white WR was finally looking promising. It was twofold. During the season the stats might not have been mind blowing but both Wes Welker and Danny Amendola caught over 80 passes. But only TE Jason Witten managed to climb over 1000 yards. Still the 2010 draft featured a lot of promising talents including Jordan Shipley who caught 52 passes. Eric Decker was recovering from an injury and would emerge in the coming years. Riley Cooper was another new up and comer. Blair White caught 36 passes. M Mariani would become a KR although Kerry Meier got lost in the shuffle. Old standby Kevin Walter caught 51 passes that year.

Then there was Jordy Nelson who had a 45-582 stat line. He was in his third season. But his Super Bowl breakout game (9-140-1) was like a jail break and from that moment on he became the best deep threat in the NFL for several years. Here was a player that gave me fortification and belief. Not to mention the joy I long for in watching sports.

Of course I thought Ryan Swope, who was drafted in 2013, would represent the next chapter that Jordy got started but lo and behold Swope never played a down in the NFL due to concussion issues which suddenly "surfaced" after no mention of the problem leading up to the draft.

So here we are now and I wonder where are the next group of young burgeoning white WRs? The cupboard seems menacingly bare. Trey Quinn who barely got drafted is set to return but already he is off to a tough start with a nasty ankle injury so hard to think he can redeem this season. And as I mentioned above most of the draftees the past several years have disappeared into space.

I am deeply concerned. The dark ages await unless something happens within a year or two. This upcoming draft is in a state of flux so it is hard to determine if any stars will emerge let alone get drafted.

Right now young NFL white WRs are quickly becoming very rare. And as we have seen things can go seriously south in a blink of an eye. The CB situation offers a master's class on that.

Can't give up but right now I am sad, angry and frustrated.

See below the receiving stats from 2013. Very eye opening and one reason I think things are slipping away.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/receiving.htm

 

[Freethinker]

With rising star Cooper Kupp going down with the dreaded torn ACL injury I couldn't help but think about the past, present and future prospects of my favorite position.

I will probably bore the hell out of everyone who cares to read this but when I am in distress ( and believe me Kupp going down has groined me big time) it helps for me to blather on for release.

For starters we all know that ACL injuries are a horror show. Bad enough it knocks a player out for 8-12 months. But even worse, although with modern medicine recovery is a bit better these days, a player generally loses some speed and quickness. If it occurs in HS a player recovers better. But as we have seen with so many players recovery isn't always ideal. So there will be this persisting worry that Kupp might not get back to his old self. Or if he does it may take a full season. So bad all around no way to sugar coat it.

On the surface the last several drafts have been encouraging. Despite that the results from these drafts have been disappointing to say the least. Which is why the Kupp injury is particularly devastating. It got me thinking about where we stand with white WRs now and the truth is there is backsliding going on even if the caste slant announcing in general ( there are still trouble spots) has toned down over the years.

Who does Kupp remind me of? How about Austin Collie the great BYU WR drafted in 2009. I think Kupp is smoother and more of a natural but they are pretty damn similar. See below the Wiki on Collie and you will see a great talent snuffed out by black defenders who kept crushing his skull until he was driven out of the game prematurely. I sincerely hope Kupp doesn't suffer a similar fate. It is worth noting his initial knee injury was caused by a black defender's vicious horse collar. In that same game earlier Kupp had to endure several cheap shots from black LBs and DBs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Collie

Worth noting that along with Collie the great Julia Edelman was also drafted in 2009. And Brian Hartline too who would emerge a few years later as an elite talent. Which brings me to 2010 which illustrates why the state of the NFL WR n 2018 in comparison to the players from the 2009/2010 era is in very bad shape. Think of this. Hartline had 1000 receiving yards seasons in 2012 and 2013 and was considered a rising star. Edelman exploded in 2013 with a 105-1056 stat line. Obviously Adam Thielen is keeping the lantern burning today but it is pretty damn bare out there.

2010 and the 2011 Super Bowl was when the state of the white WR was finally looking promising. It was twofold. During the season the stats might not have been mind blowing but both Wes Welker and Danny Amendola caught over 80 passes. But only TE Jason Witten managed to climb over 1000 yards. Still the 2010 draft featured a lot of promising talents including Jordan Shipley who caught 52 passes. Eric Decker was recovering from an injury and would emerge in the coming years. Riley Cooper was another new up and comer. Blair White caught 36 passes. M Mariani would become a KR although Kerry Meier got lost in the shuffle. Old standby Kevin Walter caught 51 passes that year.

Then there was Jordy Nelson who had a 45-582 stat line. He was in his third season. But his Super Bowl breakout game (9-140-1) was like a jail break and from that moment on he became the best deep threat in the NFL for several years. Here was a player that gave me fortification and belief. Not to mention the joy I long for in watching sports.

Of course I thought Ryan Swope, who was drafted in 2013, would represent the next chapter that Jordy got started but lo and behold Swope never played a down in the NFL due to concussion issues which suddenly "surfaced" after no mention of the problem leading up to the draft.

So here we are now and I wonder where are the next group of young burgeoning white WRs? The cupboard seems menacingly bare. Trey Quinn who barely got drafted is set to return but already he is off to a tough start with a nasty ankle injury so hard to think he can redeem this season. And as I mentioned above most of the draftees the past several years have disappeared into space.

I am deeply concerned. The dark ages await unless something happens within a year or two. This upcoming draft is in a state of flux so it is hard to determine if any stars will emerge let alone get drafted.

Right now young NFL white WRs are quickly becoming very rare. And as we have seen things can go seriously south in a blink of an eye. The CB situation offers a master's class on that.

Can't give up but right now I am sad, angry and frustrated.

See below the receiving stats from 2013. Very eye opening and one reason I think things are slipping away.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/receiving.htm

Good post. I’m as equally blackpilled as you on the WR situation. Other than Thielen, and to a lesser extent Humphries, all of our guys have had disappointing seasons in one way or another. I won’t go through each guy as their stories are widely known here but I’ll instead touch upon the 5 wide receivers (!!!) drafted this year.

Only one out of the 5 has managed to record a catch and that’s Justin Watson who is buried on Tampa’s solid WR depth chart. While he has a promising future, it was always going to take an injury to get him significantly involved in the offense this year. Not too frustrating but he’s been the best of the 5.

Next is Trey Quinn who earned his spot and a chance at early PT but as luck would have it he got hurt. Others have mentioned his return possibly this week. I hope he comes back and contributes which would take some of the sting away from this class.

Third I’ll go with Braxton Berrios who was basically redshirted by NE. At the time I was okay with the decision because of the seaming depth of McCarron and Hansen. NE has struggled with WR depth all year so it sucks to wonder what Berrios could have done with a chance. Hopefully he’s still the guy groomed to replace Edelman someday.

Dylan Cantrell is probably the one that bugs me the most. The star of camp as reports indicated was done in by an injury that keep him out of preseason. His cut followed and PS is where he’s languished all year. A waste of talent that could have been an excellent connection with Rivers. Fingers still crossed he gets called up.

Austin Proehl is last and was honestly a surprise to get drafted. We’ll never know if he was decent as Buffalo never gave him any real shot.

So our “biggest” draft class has been a total dud so far. Maybe they will all eventually make it after their “white apprenticeships”? Ughhh.

 

[Don Wassall]

1999 was the best year for White receivers since Largent, Collinsworth and Steve Watson were doing their thing in the early '80s. Then in 2000 it all went to crap. I've written about it several times, won't rehash it now but I'm sure a site search can find it for those interested.

1999 was the culmination of a turnaround that started a few years earlier with the emergence of Wayne Chrebet and Ed McCaffrey (after a long racial apprenticeship) and led to Patrick Jeffers, Bill Schroeder, Keith Poole, Tim Dwight and Darren Chiaverini in addition to those two, all doing well that year.

In 2004, Drew Bennett had a huge year, and Brandon Stokley went over 1,000 yards. But again the momentum was quickly reversed.

It's the same process going on now. Every time White receivers reach a certain point they're "cut back to size." In several years, or maybe a decade, they'll be another mini-renaissance of White receivers that will last a season or two before the inevitable retrenchment begins.

In the Caste NFL, wide receiver, running back, safety and of course cornerback are "black things" and that isn't going to change, barring dramatic changes by the "scouting services," college recruiters, the corporate media, DWFs wising up, and the NFL itself. In the meantime, we can enjoy continued White dominance at QB (which ticks off the anti-Whites to no end), unprecedented dominance at tight end, and a nice smattering of defensive stars and WRs and now Christian McCaffrey.

 

[Leonardfan]

1999 was the best year for White receivers since Largent, Collinsworth and Steve Watson were doing their thing in the early '80s. Then in 2000 it all went to crap. I've written about it several times, won't rehash it now but I'm sure a site search can find it for those interested.

1999 was the culmination of a turnaround that started a few years earlier with the emergence of Wayne Chrebet and Ed McCaffrey (after a long racial apprenticeship) and led to Patrick Jeffers, Bill Schroeder, Keith Poole, Tim Dwight and Darren Chiaverini in addition to those two, all doing well that year.

In 2004, Drew Bennett had a huge year, and Brandon Stokley went over 1,000 yards. But again the momentum was quickly reversed.

It's the same process going on now. Every time White receivers reach a certain point they're "cut back to size." In several years, or maybe a decade, they'll be another mini-renaissance of White receivers that will last a season or two before the inevitable retrenchment begins.

In the Caste NFL, wide receiver, running back, safety and of course cornerback are "black things" and that isn't going to change, barring dramatic changes by the "scouting services," college recruiters, the corporate media, DWFs wising up, and the NFL itself. In the meantime, we can enjoy continued White dominance at QB (which ticks off the anti-Whites to no end), unprecedented dominance at tight end, and a nice smattering of defensive stars and WRs and now Christian McCaffrey.

This is the only site that even documents the very obvious pattern. There was a nice revival and I think many of us here (at least me personally) believed that players like Welker, Nelson, Woodhead, Edelman, Decker, Hillis etc. would finally turn the tide. Any progress made is met with resistance and we are seeing that now. 9 white WRs drafted in 2017 and 2018 and only Cooper Kupp has been allowed to get any major playing time and impact. No sane person who has followed the NFL for any amount of time from 2007 and on (or at any point) can say with a straight face that only blacks are capable of playing WR/RB. The proof is on the field that the very opposite is true but the machine Don mentioned above keeps pushing the false narrative and many white fans just agree blindly/are complacent with the status quo (DWFs), have lost interest in the league (thanks to the BLM shenanigans and faux activism of multimillion dollar athletes ignoring the truths of what haunts the black community) or are like minded like us here. We are obviously the smallest segment - I was hoping that more traffic and members were going to come our way after Trump took the NFL on in 2017 but I think those people just decided to forget about the sport or only focus on college football (their DWF mindset didn't leave them though).

The caste system is a very bizarre thing - honestly if you look at it the way all of those who are part of the machine do - they can't accept that white players are actually good at football. In their minds the worst black player is better than the best white player. It's insanity and their is no logic behind it which is why it becomes harder and harder to try dealing with it. They cannot seem to accept that when they see a dominant white player that their may be more out there - they are treated like some sort of bizarre outlier. My head hurts just trying to rationalize it now.

 

[Booth]

The greatest white receiver of all time is Lance Alworth. He was voted the best wide receiver of the 60's and number 31 player of all time in 1999. Over 10,000 yds. receiving and 85 tds even though he played most of his career in the old AFL. He ran a 9.6 hundred and a 21.6 200 yd dash. An all around athlete he was drafted by two different baseball teams. He also had great leaping ability. He is never mention today when wide receivers are being discussed as being great . One white receiver I thought who had a chance to be great was Roger Carr. Also a great athlete, he was the first white player who spiked the ball over the goalposts after a td. Sadly his head was not screw on straight and he screw up his career with the Colts buy sitting out a whole season.

 

[Thrashen]

With rising star Cooper Kupp going down with the dreaded torn ACL injury I couldn't help but think about the past, present and future prospects of my favorite position.

I will probably bore the hell out of everyone who cares to read this but when I am in distress ( and believe me Kupp going down has groined me big time) it helps for me to blather on for release.

For starters we all know that ACL injuries are a horror show. Bad enough it knocks a player out for 8-12 months. But even worse, although with modern medicine recovery is a bit better these days, a player generally loses some speed and quickness. If it occurs in HS a player recovers better. But as we have seen with so many players recovery isn't always ideal. So there will be this persisting worry that Kupp might not get back to his old self. Or if he does it may take a full season. So bad all around no way to sugar coat it.

On the surface the last several drafts have been encouraging. Despite that the results from these drafts have been disappointing to say the least. Which is why the Kupp injury is particularly devastating. It got me thinking about where we stand with white WRs now and the truth is there is backsliding going on even if the caste slant announcing in general ( there are still trouble spots) has toned down over the years.

Who does Kupp remind me of? How about Austin Collie the great BYU WR drafted in 2009. I think Kupp is smoother and more of a natural but they are pretty damn similar. See below the Wiki on Collie and you will see a great talent snuffed out by black defenders who kept crushing his skull until he was driven out of the game prematurely. I sincerely hope Kupp doesn't suffer a similar fate. It is worth noting his initial knee injury was caused by a black defender's vicious horse collar. In that same game earlier Kupp had to endure several cheap shots from black LBs and DBs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Collie

Worth noting that along with Collie the great Julia Edelman was also drafted in 2009. And Brian Hartline too who would emerge a few years later as an elite talent. Which brings me to 2010 which illustrates why the state of the NFL WR n 2018 in comparison to the players from the 2009/2010 era is in very bad shape. Think of this. Hartline had 1000 receiving yards seasons in 2012 and 2013 and was considered a rising star. Edelman exploded in 2013 with a 105-1056 stat line. Obviously Adam Thielen is keeping the lantern burning today but it is pretty damn bare out there.

2010 and the 2011 Super Bowl was when the state of the white WR was finally looking promising. It was twofold. During the season the stats might not have been mind blowing but both Wes Welker and Danny Amendola caught over 80 passes. But only TE Jason Witten managed to climb over 1000 yards. Still the 2010 draft featured a lot of promising talents including Jordan Shipley who caught 52 passes. Eric Decker was recovering from an injury and would emerge in the coming years. Riley Cooper was another new up and comer. Blair White caught 36 passes. M Mariani would become a KR although Kerry Meier got lost in the shuffle. Old standby Kevin Walter caught 51 passes that year.

Then there was Jordy Nelson who had a 45-582 stat line. He was in his third season. But his Super Bowl breakout game (9-140-1) was like a jail break and from that moment on he became the best deep threat in the NFL for several years. Here was a player that gave me fortification and belief. Not to mention the joy I long for in watching sports.

Of course I thought Ryan Swope, who was drafted in 2013, would represent the next chapter that Jordy got started but lo and behold Swope never played a down in the NFL due to concussion issues which suddenly "surfaced" after no mention of the problem leading up to the draft.

So here we are now and I wonder where are the next group of young burgeoning white WRs? The cupboard seems menacingly bare. Trey Quinn who barely got drafted is set to return but already he is off to a tough start with a nasty ankle injury so hard to think he can redeem this season. And as I mentioned above most of the draftees the past several years have disappeared into space.

I am deeply concerned. The dark ages await unless something happens within a year or two. This upcoming draft is in a state of flux so it is hard to determine if any stars will emerge let alone get drafted.

Right now young NFL white WRs are quickly becoming very rare. And as we have seen things can go seriously south in a blink of an eye. The CB situation offers a master's class on that.

Can't give up but right now I am sad, angry and frustrated.

See below the receiving stats from 2013. Very eye opening and one reason I think things are slipping away.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/receiving.htm

Despite all the bad news, one reason for some excitement this season is the possibility of Thielen leading the NFL in receiving yardage. If it happens, he’ll be the first white player to do so since Largent in 1985.