In the 2019 season seventeen teams had one thousand yard receiver, six teams had two and nine teams had zero, here are the six teams that had two 1,000 yard receivers in 2019 with related changes for the 2020 season.
| Team | 2019 Top Receiver | 2019 Second Receiver | 2020 Quarterback Change | 2020 Receiver Addition |
| Panthers | D.J. Moore | Christian McCaffrey (RB) | Teddy Bridgewater | |
| Browns | Jarvis Landry | Odell Beckham Jr. | ||
| Cowboys | Amari Cooper | Michael Gallup | CeeDee Lamb | |
| Chargers | Keenan Allen | Mike Williams | Tyrod Taylor | |
| Rams | Cooper Kupp | Robert Woods | ||
| Buccaneers | Chris Godwin | Mike Evans | Tom Brady |
Here are the nine teams that had zero 1,000 yard receivers and their related changes for 2020.
| Team | 2020 Quarterback Change | 2020 Receiver Addition |
| Cardinals | DeAndre Hopkins | |
| Ravens | ||
| Packers | ||
| Colts | Philip Rivers | Michael Pittman |
| Steelers | Ben Roethlisberger (Returns) | |
| Jets | Denzel Mims | |
| Giants | ||
| Eagles | Jalen Reagor | |
| Redskins |
Here are the seventeen teams that had one 1,000 yard receiver in 2019 and their related changes in 2020.
| Team | 2019 Top Receiver | 2020 Quarterback Change | 2020 Receiver Addition |
| Dolphins | DeVante Parker | Tua Tagovailoa | |
| Bills | John Brown | Stefon Diggs | |
| Patriots | Julian Edelman | Jarrett Stidham | |
| Bengals | Tyler Boyd | Joe Burrow | Tee Higgins, AJ Green (returns) |
| Chiefs | Travis Kelce (TE) | ||
| Broncos | Courtland Sutton | Jerry Juedy, KJ Hamler | |
| Raiders | Darren Waller (TE) | Henry Ruggs | |
| Texans | (Traded away DeAndre Hopkins) | ||
| Titans | A.J. Brown | ||
| Jaguars | DJ Chark | ||
| Saints | Michael Thomas | ||
| Falcons | Julio Jones | ||
| Vikings | (Traded away Stefon Diggs) | Justin Jefferson | |
| Bears | Allen Robinson | ||
| Lions | Kenny Golladay | ||
| 49ers | George Kittle (TE) | Brandon Aiyuk | |
| Seahawks | Tyler Lockett |
Though the Giants have not made any changes going into 2020 related to 1,000 yard receivers there is reason for optimism. The receiving corp in 2020 suffered through multiple injuries to Shepard, Barkley and Engram and a four month suspension with Golden Tate. Darius Slayton was the highest receiver in yards with 740. He was in on only 66% of the offensive snaps and will probably see an increase in that percentage in 2020. If you use Golden Tate’s receiving yards per game of 61.5 yards and extrapolate that out for the games he missed his 676 receiving yards in 2019 would move up to 983 yards for a 16 game season. Sterling Shepard‘s 576 yards in 2019 would extrapolate up to 922 yards for a full 16 game season. Evan Engram‘s yards for his 8 games played would extrapolate up to 934 yards for a full 16 game season. It seems likely that one of these players will break the 1,000 yard receiving metric in 2020.
From a target view it appears the Sterling Shepard was Daniel Jones‘ highest targeted receiver for the games he played. Shepard had 83 targets on 602 snaps. This would be closely followed by Golden Tate with 85 targets on 624 snaps. Then comes Darius Slayton with 84 targets on 701 snaps. In general it looks like Daniel Jones spreads the ball around pretty evenly. Tate and Shepard have almost identical targets to snaps and Slayton is not far behind.
The last 1,000 yard receiver on the Giants was Odell Beckham. Beckham had 1,000 yards in 4 of his 5 seasons on the Giants. Before that it was Victor Cruz in 2012 and 2011. That 2011 Super Bowl team had two 1,000 yard receivers with Cruz and Hakeem Nicks.
It would seem likely that in 2020 the Giants will once again have a 1,000 yard receiver. It is difficult to say who on the team is most likely to be that guy. These are three good wide receivers that based on their 2019 per game productivity anyone could hit that mark. You also have to figure in the type of offense the Giants will run with their new coaching staff. If they bring a heavy use of tight ends or high utilization of the running back as a receiver, you could even have Engram or Barkley hit the mark. Wishing health to all and to the Giants in 2020. That will be the key.
