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Bucs’ Receving Corps Ranked Third By Pro Football Focus

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Buffalo Bills
Mike Evans is one of the best receivers in the NFL
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Pro Football Focus just dropped their Premium Stats 2.0 recently and they are using the new data to rank position groups in the NFL. They sent out their rankings on the best receiving corps in the league yesterday and gave some major (and well-deserved) love to the Bucs.

Check out the top ten rankings below, per PFF.

Pro Football Focus Receiving Corps Rankings

Team Receivers Tight End(s) Starting Running Back 2017 Receiving Production (combined) Average Yards Per Route Run
Team Receivers Tight End(s) Starting Running Back 2017 Receiving Production (combined) Average Yards Per Route Run
Minnesota Vikings Adam Theilen, Stefon Diggs, Kendall Wright, Kyle Rudolph Dalvin Cook 282 rec / 3,361 yards / 21 TD 1.49 (T-7th)
Kansas City Chiefs Sammy Watkins, Tyreek Hill, Chris Conley Travis Kelce Kareem Hunt 261 rec / 3,444 yards / 23 TD 1.43 (10th)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Evans, DeSean Jackson, Adam Humphries, Chris Godwin Cameron Brate, O.J. Howard Peyton Barber 306 rec / 3,962 yards / 22 TD 1.50 (6th)
Atlanta Falcons Julio Jones, Mohamed Sanu, Calvin Ridley Austin Hooper Devonta Freeman 240 rec / 2,990 yards / 12 TD 1.54 (3rd)
Pittsburgh Steelers Antonio Brown, Ju-Ju Smith-Schuster, James Washington Jesse James Le'Veon Bell 287 rec / 3,497 yards / 21 TD 1.47 (9th)
Cleveland Browns Jarvis Landry, Josh Gordon, Corey Coleman David Njoku Duke Johnson, Jr 241 rec / 2,371 yards / 18 TD 1.10 (32nd)
New York Giants Odell Beckham Jr, Sterling Shepard, Cody Latimer Evan Engram Saquon Barkley 167 rec / 2,042 yards / 13 TD 1.16 (T-28th)
Detroit Lions Golden Tate III, Marvin Jones Jr, Kenny Golladay Luke Willson Theo Riddick 249 rec / 3,178 yards / 23 TD 1.49 (T-7th)
Los Angeles Chargers Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Tyrell Williams, Travis Benjamin Virgil Green Melvin Gordon 262 rec / 2,883 yards / 19 TD 1.57 (2nd)
New Orleans Saints Michael Thomas, Ted Ginn Jr, Brandon Coleman, Cameron Meredith Ben Watson Alvin Kamara 322 rec / 3,744 yards / 21 TD 1.65 (1st)

The rest of the rankings are as follows:

11. Cincinnati Bengals

12. Los Angeles Rams

13. Chicago Bears

14. New England Patriots

15. Denver Broncos

16. Houston Texans

17. Philadelphia Eagles

18. Green Bay Packers

19. Seattle Seahawks

20. Washington Redskins

21. Carolina Panthers

22. Indianapolis Colts

23. Baltimore Ravens

24. San Francisco 49ers

25. Miami Dolphins

26. Oakland Raiders

27. Tennessee Titans

28. New York Jets

29. Dallas Cowboys

30. Jacksonville Jaguars

31. Arizona Cardinals

32. Buffalo Bills

Do you agree with the Bucs’ ranking? What ranking do you disagree with the most? Fire off in the comments below and be sure to subscribe to PFF in order to get full access to their amazing platform!