Julio Jones, Brown, Evans, Beckham: Cream of WR Crop

Wide Receivers signed in Free Agency W ith our league's switch to PPR and the added premium on elite pass catchers, four of the top seve...

Wide Receivers signed in Free Agency

With our league's switch to PPR and the added premium on elite pass catchers, four of the top seven salaries belong to wideouts.  Vince and Enteng Da Dragons signed two of those 4: Mike Evans and Odell Beckham Jr.

Right after Roethlisberger, David Johnson and Le'Veon Bell went off the board to start the Auction Draft, four WR went next:  Antonio Brown (Pit - WR), Julio Jones (Atl - WR), Keenan Allen (LAC - WR) and Odell Beckham Jr. (NYG - WR).

After McCoy ($61), Matt Ryan ($35) and Marshawn Lynch ($30), three more elite WRs got signed: A.J. Green (Cin - WR), Jordy Nelson (GB - WR) and Mike Evans (TB - WR).  Seven of the first thirteen signings were wide receivers.  Hello PPR!

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• The highest paid WR in the league is...
• Julio Jones.  Rookie owner and Benicia Arsenal signed the ATL WR to a $57 salary.
• Six WRs have a No-Trade Clause.
• Julio Jones (Atl - WR), Antonio Brown (Pit - WR), Mike Evans (TB - WR), Odell Beckham Jr. (NYG - WR), A.J. Green (Cin - WR), Jordy Nelson (GB - WR).
• Total spent on Wide Receivers in the Auction Draft is $784.
• There were 70 WRs signed in the Auction Draft.
• Franchise Tag for WRs is $54.
• Franchise Tag gets the player the average of the Top 5 salaries at the position, or 20% increase in salary, whichever is greater.
• Transition Tag for WRs is $45.
• Transition Tag gives the player the average of the Top 10 salaries at the position, or 20% increase in salary, whichever is greater.
• Average of the Top 12 salaries for WRs is $42.
• Average of the Top 24 salaries for WRs is $29.
• Average of all 70 salaries for WRs is $11.

Wide Receivers Signed in the 2017 Auction Draft (in descending order of Salary).

Pick	Player	Tm	Pos	Cost	Team	#
5	Julio Jones (Atl - WR)	Atl	WR	$57	Benicia Arsenal	1
4	Antonio Brown (Pit - WR)	Pit	WR	$56	Batangas Balisong	2
13	Mike Evans (TB - WR)	TB	WR	$56	Enteng Da Dragons	3
7	Odell Beckham Jr. (NYG - WR)	NYG	WR	$55	Enteng Da Dragons	4
11	A.J. Green (Cin - WR)	Cin	WR	$47	OC Destroyers	5
12	Jordy Nelson (GB - WR)	GB	WR	$45	Benicia Arsenal	6
16	Michael Thomas (NO - WR)	NO	WR	$37	LynShanahanigans	7
25	Doug Baldwin (Sea - WR)	Sea	WR	$35	Bye Week	8
47	Dez Bryant (Dal - WR)	Dal	WR	$34	Batangas Balisong	9
36	Amari Cooper (Oak - WR)	Oak	WR	$30	Rookie	10
48	Brandin Cooks (NE - WR)	NE	WR	$27	Over The Hill Gang	11
43	Terrelle Pryor Sr. (Was - WR)	Was	WR	$25	Rookie	12
6	Keenan Allen (LAC - WR)	LAC	WR	$24	Tonz Thunderin Bears	13
31	T.Y. Hilton (Ind - WR)	Ind	WR	$21	Macz Big Daddyz	14
58	DeAndre Hopkins (Hou - WR)	Hou	WR	$19	Glendale Chargers	15
52	Davante Adams (GB - WR)	GB	WR	$17	Over The Hill Gang	16
41	Michael Crabtree (Oak - WR)	Oak	WR	$16	Bye Week	17
44	Tyreek Hill (KC - WR)	KC	WR	$15	Over The Hill Gang	18
53	Demaryius Thomas (Den - WR)	Den	WR	$15	Glendale Chargers	19
73	Alshon Jeffery (Phi - WR)	Phi	WR	$15	LynShanahanigans	20
34	Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR)	Ari	WR	$13	Glendale Chargers	21
82	Brandon Marshall (NYG - WR)	NYG	WR	$10	Rookie	22
39	DeVante Parker (Mia - WR)	Mia	WR	$9	OC Destroyers	23
75	Sammy Watkins (LAR - WR)	LAR	WR	$9	OC Destroyers	24
80	Allen Robinson (Jax - WR)	Jax	WR	$9	LynShanahanigans	25
63	Jarvis Landry (Mia - WR)	Mia	WR	$8	Rookie	26
85	Kelvin Benjamin (Car - WR)	Car	WR	$7	OC Destroyers	27
94	DeSean Jackson (TB - WR)	TB	WR	$6	Jtown ReversePandas	28
98	Golden Tate (Det - WR)	Det	WR	$6	Jtown ReversePandas	29
92	Emmanuel Sanders (Den - WR)	Den	WR	$5	Over The Hill Gang	30
108	Jamison Crowder (Was - WR)	Was	WR	$5	Glendale Chargers	31
97	Pierre Garcon (SF - WR)	SF	WR	$4	Over The Hill Gang	32
102	Mike Wallace (Bal - WR)	Bal	WR	$3	Tonz Thunderin Bears	33
110	Randall Cobb (GB - WR)	GB	WR	$3	Jtown ReversePandas	34
142	Taylor Gabriel (Atl - WR)	Atl	WR	$3	Macz Big Daddyz	35
143	Eric Decker (Ten - WR)	Ten	WR	$3	Macz Big Daddyz	36
181	Austin Carr (NE - WR)	NE	WR	$3	Enteng Da Dragons	37
186	Adam Thielen (Min - WR)	Min	WR	$3	Jtown ReversePandas	38
90	Willie Snead (NO - WR)	NO	WR	$2	OC Destroyers	39
104	Stefon Diggs (Min - WR)	Min	WR	$2	Tonz Thunderin Bears	40
115	Martavis Bryant (Pit - WR)	Pit	WR	$2	Tonz Thunderin Bears	41
117	Tyrell Williams (LAC - WR)	LAC	WR	$2	Tonz Thunderin Bears	42
121	Jeremy Maclin (Bal - WR)	Bal	WR	$2	Rookie	43
130	John Brown (Ari - WR)	Ari	WR	$2	Tonz Thunderin Bears	44
180	Rishard Matthews (Ten - WR)	Ten	WR	$2	Jtown ReversePandas	45
192	Jordan Matthews (Buf - WR)	Buf	WR	$2	Enteng Da Dragons	46
51	Julian Edelman (NE - WR)	NE	WR	$1	OC Destroyers	47
78	Ted Ginn Jr. (NO - WR)	NO	WR	$1	Tonz Thunderin Bears	48
133	Corey Davis (Ten - WR)	Ten	WR	$1	Enteng Da Dragons	49
150	Donte Moncrief (Ind - WR)	Ind	WR	$1	Tonz Thunderin Bears	50
154	Chris Hogan (NE - WR)	NE	WR	$1	Macz Big Daddyz	51
164	Marvin Jones Jr. (Det - WR)	Det	WR	$1	Over The Hill Gang	52
173	Tyler Lockett (Sea - WR)	Sea	WR	$1	Jtown ReversePandas	53
184	Kenny Britt (Cle - WR)	Cle	WR	$1	Benicia Arsenal	54
190	Allen Hurns (Jax - WR)	Jax	WR	$1	Macz Big Daddyz	55
197	Corey Coleman (Cle - WR)	Cle	WR	$1	Tonz Thunderin Bears	56
199	Kevin White (Chi - WR)	Chi	WR	$1	LynShanahanigans	57
201	Josh Reynolds (LAR - WR)	LAR	WR	$1	Enteng Da Dragons	58
208	Zay Jones (Buf - WR)	Buf	WR	$1	Batangas Balisong	59
215	Marquise Goodwin (SF - WR)	SF	WR	$1	LynShanahanigans	60
216	Robby Anderson (NYJ - WR)	NYJ	WR	$1	Batangas Balisong	61
229	Kenny Stills (Mia - WR)	Mia	WR	$1	Batangas Balisong	62
230	Nelson Agholor (Phi - WR)	Phi	WR	$1	Bye Week	63
231	Sterling Shepard (NYG - WR)	NYG	WR	$1	OC Destroyers	64
233	Cole Beasley (Dal - WR)	Dal	WR	$1	Batangas Balisong	65
234	Devin Funchess (Car - WR)	Car	WR	$1	Bye Week	66
235	Cooper Kupp (LAR - WR)	LAR	WR	$1	OC Destroyers	67
237	John Ross (Cin - WR)	Cin	WR	$1	Bye Week	68
239	Cameron Meredith (Chi - WR)	Chi	WR	$1	Bye Week	69
240	Danny Amendola (NE - WR)	NE	WR	$1	LynShanahanigans	70

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