What does WR mean in football?

WR is a wide receiver in football. A pass catcher split out wide of the formation, whose job is to beat a defender and get open.

What a wide receiver looks like

325 wide receivers are on NFL rosters right now, and the median one is 6' 1" and 198 lb.

On rosters
325
Median height
6' 1"
Median weight
198 lb
Median age
25

Receiving Yards at the position, 2026

The median wide receiver with a figure at all posted 129.5 receiving yards. These five led the position.

  1. 1Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA985
  2. 2Tee HigginsCIN726
  3. 3CeeDee LambDAL709
  4. 4Christian WatsonGB708
  5. 5Chris OlaveNO636
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