A.J. Green has easily been the Bengals’ best offensive player since the team drafted him with the fourth overall pick of the 2011 draft; compiling 4,874 receiving yards and 35 receiving touchdowns in just four career seasons, Green has established himself as one of the league’s top wide receivers. In fact, Green was viewed as the best receiver outside of Calvin Johnson just a year ago.
Coming off an injury-plauged 2014 season, Green is now considered a top 10 to a top 15 receiver by NFL fans, or the 37th best player in the league, rather than as one of the the league’s top two receivers–and its ninth best player–like he was just a year ago.