2023 Pre-Season Rank #113, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #116, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #124, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #137.  Peak Period: 2016-18/2020-21

If there were ever a WR2 Hall of Fame, would Adam Thielen make the first ballot?

Of course, there isn’t one, but you must be impressed with how Thielen keeps chugging along.  His last Pro Bowl was in 2018, a year that he had over 100 Receptions (113) and 1,000 Yards (1,373).  He never had a three-digit Reception/four-digit Receiving Yards year again until last season (103 Rec/1,014 Yards) last year in his first season in Carolina, where he was one of the few weapons they had. 

Thielen might not do that again, but this is a high-character player who would look good in the 10,000-Yard club (he currently has 7,696).

2023 Pre-Season Rank #24, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #43, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #67, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #95.  Peak Period: 2018-22

Two years into his run in Las Vegas, Davante Adams has proven that he did not need Aaron Rodgers to be an elite Wide Receiver. 2022 was Adams' second 1,500-yard year while maintaining his Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro streaks, though those were broken in 2023 (though he still broke 1,000 Yards). Last year, Adams went over 10,000 Yards for his career, and he is only five Touchdowns away from 100. 

Currently, his 95 TDs places him atop the active leaders, and if he does get to 100 this year he will be in the top ten all-time.   The only players not in the Hall who is in the Hall are Larry Fitzgerald (not eligible yet) and Antonio Gates (who will get in soon).  That is a lovely group that he is closing in on.

2023 Pre-Season Rank #71, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #81, 2021 Pre-Season #78, Rank 2020 Pre-Season Rank #84.  Peak Period: 2019-23

In 2023, Amari Cooper was chosen for his first Pro Bowl since 2019 (and fifth overall), and his 1,250 Receiving Yards and 17.4 Yards per Reception are his best to date.  Cooper did this without a full year of DeShaun Watson and lower-tier QBs for the rest.  Despite the Pro Bowl, it went undervalued through the NFL

This season, Cooper should break 10,000 Yards (514 to go) but needs a lot more to gain Hall of Fame traction.  A ten-TD season would also help.

2023 Pre-Season Rank #45, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #48, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #66, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #82.  Peak Period: 2017-21

Keenan Allen had 11 solid seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers, where he accumulated over 10,000 Yards and was a six-time Pro Bowl Selection.  That is great, but he never made an AP All-Pro, and it is a struggle to say that he was among the top five wide receivers in the game any time.  The following five, sure, but it will take a lot more yards and TDs as the WR slot in the Hall has a significant backlog.

This year, he joins Chicago, and if he can stay healthy for a few more years, his overall output would have to put him in the hunt.