Cooper Tied 16th For Leading Receiver Odds
With the 2015 football season quickly approaching, odds-makers at Bovada have released preseason rankings for who is likely to lead in each stat category by the end of the season. In this case, they have just released the top-23 players chances for leading passing yards, rushing yards and receiving yards.
Passing Leaders - Rushing Leaders
The Raiders have some new weapons for QB Derek Carr to pass to - a luxury Raiders quarterbacks didn't have in the past. With new potential super star Amari Cooper, he may see huge success earlier than most expected. As the only rookie on this list of top-37, Cooper was given 50/1 odds to take the crown for top receiver this year.
As for the 49ers, they have two weapons in Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith who complement each other nicely. They are also on this short list, appearing near the bottom as tied for 29th with 100/1 odds.
Check out the receiver rankings below:
Antonio Brown 11/2
Julio Jones 13/2
Odell Beckham 9/1
Dez Bryant 9/1
Calvin Johnson 9/1
Demaryius Thomas 9/1
T.Y. Hilton 12/1
Jordy Nelson 12/1
A.J. Green 16/1
Alshon Jeffery 20/1
DeAndre Hopkins 25/1
Andre Johnson 25/1
Randall Cobb 33/1
Mike Evans 33/1
Emmanuel Sanders 33/1
Brandin Cooks 50/1
Amari Cooper 50/1
Rob Gronkowski 50/1
DeSean Jackson 50/1
Jordan Matthews 50/1
Kelvin Benjamin 66/1
Larry Fitzgerald 66/1
Jimmy Graham 66/1
Jarvis Landry 66/1
Golden Tate 66/1
Vincent Jackson 75/1
Brandon Marshall 75/1
Sammy Watkins 75/1
Keenan Allen 100/1
Anquan Boldin 100/1
Marques Colston 100/1
Victor Cruz 100/1
Julian Edelman 100/1
Jeremy Maclin 100/1
Steve Smith 100/1
Torrey Smith 100/1
Roddy White 100/1
Antonio Bryant is primed for another huge year with big Ben Roethlisberger throwing bombs to him all season. As is Julio Jones of Atlanta, who can easily take the title over the favorite.
The Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts are both intriguing as they have a similar set of receivers in this group. Randal Cobb and Jordy Nelson are 13th and 7th respectively, while Andre Johnson and T.Y. Hilton are tied 11th and tied 7th respectively.
Source: Bovada
