We'll check in each week to see how Dwayne Bowe is measuring up against others in his draft class. Through Week 4...
Rank | Player | Team | Pos | Rec | Yds | Avg | Yds/G | Long | TD | Rec | 20+ | 40+ | 1st | 1st% | FUM |
1 | Dwayne Bowe | KC | WR | 18 | 299 | 16.6 | 74.8 | 51T | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 83.3 | 0 |
2 | James Jones | GB | WR | 18 | 232 | 12.9 | 58 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 0 |
3 | Calvin Johnson | DET | WR | 10 | 189 | 18.9 | 63 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 100 | 0 |
4 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | RB | 9 | 166 | 18.4 | 41.5 | 60T | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 |
5 | Anthony Gonzalez | IND | WR | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 26.8 | 24 | 0 | -- | 3 | 0 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 |
Not only is D-Bowe tied for the rookie lead in receptions but he is helping his team infinitely more with his fifteen first downs. The Chiefs haven't seen a receiver like this...well in forever.