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FFL: Third-Year Receivers

By Tristan H. Cockcroft
ESPN Fantasy Games

Tuesday, August 9, 2005

There's this often-discussed notion in fantasy football that a wide receiver becomes an instant breakout candidate when he reaches his third season in the NFL. The theory is that it takes two years for most receivers to fully adjust from the collegiate ranks to the pros. You've probably heard the strategy before; every season, numerous fantasy football writers hail the names of Hall of Famers Steve Largent, James Lofton and Charley Taylor as receivers who arrived as NFL superstars in Year No. 3 ...

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