Since 2000 there have been 81 wide receivers taken in the second round of the NFL Draft. James Washington, taken with the 60th pick in 2018, was No. 80. I was curious about what the expectation should be for production from somebody taken in this range so I went back and looked at all 81 players taken to get some career averages from them. Here’s what I found.
Career average (2nd round WR)
Games: 71
Games started: 43
Catches: 211
Yards: 2,836
TD: 17
These numbers are mildly skewed because obviously some second round picks from 2016 or 2017 have yet to finish their careers.