Six affordable free agent wide receivers for the Kansas City Chiefs to consider

Michael Crabtree

Michael Crabtree was recently released by the Baltimore Ravens after only one year on his current deal. Michael Crabtree came into the NFL with significant expectations after a very successful career at Texas Tech. Unfortunately, it’s been a few years since Crabtree could be considered a dominant force in the NFL.

As mentioned, Crabtree had an extremely successful college career and won the Biletnikoff Award in both seasons playing at Texas Tech. Throughout his career he’s played for the San Francisco 49ers, the Oakland Raiders, and most recently the aforementioned Baltimore Ravens. He’s played in 141 games and put up 7,477 receiving yards to go with 54 touchdowns.

In his most recent season with the Ravens, Crabtree had a solid season. Catching passes mostly from Lamar Jackson, Crabtree caught 54 passes, amassed 607 yards and caught three touchdown passes. That’s not a bad year catching passes from a run-first rookie. It’s reasonable to assume he’d see a bump if he played with Mahomes.

What’s more, as recently as 2017, Michael Crabtree was a considerable threat at wide receiver. According to Pro Football Focus, in every season he played with the Raiders he graded “Above Average” to “Good” in all categories. He may be getting up there in age at this point in his career, but he’s likely still got a couple productive seasons left in the NFL

Last offseason, Crabtree commanded a three-year, $21 million contract with the Ravens. It’s hard to imagine anyone approaches that level this offseason. Given his price drop, he could be a nice affordable target for the Chiefs.