Yahoo Fantasy Football on Zay Flowers

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Wide receivers take a huge leap in Year 2 as well, with the third-year breakout being more of a thing than it is for running backs (like Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Zay Flowers).

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Flowers exemplifies Year 3 WR breakout trend; more common than RB third-year emergence.

Flowers exemplifies the Year 3 breakout trend for wide receivers, which is more pronounced than for running backs. The source notes that wide receivers take a huge leap in Year 2, with the third-year breakout being more of a thing than it is for running backs, citing Flowers as an example of this pattern.