Wide receivers making a significant leap in production in their third year is taken as something of a given in Green Bay. Mike McCarthy spoke of it frequently, and it’s easy to see why: improvement from within is a key feature of team building for a franchise that counts on the draft as much as the Packers have.
But does it actually exist? Inspired by Jon Meerdink’s recent article on the Packers’ apparent targeting of high-RAS players, I decided to take a look.
I ran this study based on one simple question: Is there a third-year leap in wide receiver production?