NY Giants have the shortest, fastest receivers in NFC East

Surest Hands

Washington Football Team

Average Catch Percentage: 66%

Washington’s receiving corps appears to be in a good position before the season. They are the second tallest group, the second fastest group, and they have the highest catch percentage within the division.

Adam Humphries, who is currently third on the depth charts, has the highest career catch percentage for NFC East receivers, with 71% — the only player within this report who crosses the 70% threshold.

Washington’s starter, Terry Mclaurin, has a career catch percentage of 64%. Curtis Samuel has the lowest on the team, with 63%.

The Cowboys are second, and the only other team in the NFC East to have a cumulative average over 60%. Thus, these numbers again point to that the taller the team is, the more likely they are to catch the ball, albeit it at a slower trot.

The Cowboys’ receivers catch the ball 61% of the time. CeeDee Lamb (who is second tallest on the team) leads the team with 67%. Starter Amari Cooper’s career average is 58%. Michael Gallup has the lowest on the team, with 55%.

The Giants edge out the Eagles with the third highest percentage, 55%. Sterling Shepard, who has long had the team’s surest hands, leads the GMen with a catch percentage of 67% — the only Giants receiver who has a career average over 60. Starter Kenny Golladay’s career average is 58%. John Ross has the lowest, at 42%.

Shepard is a bit of an outlier. He is the shortest receiver in the division, but only two receivers across the NFC East have highest career catch percentages. His abilities cannot be overstated for the Giants.

The Eagles, as they do in the other two categories, are last, with a collective catch percentage of 54% among their receiving corp.

Greg Ward leads the Eagles with a catch percentage of 68%. Starter Jaen Reagor has a career average of 57%. John Hightower, who is last on the depth chart, is also last in catch percentage across the whole division, with just 35%.