Buccaneers Not Worried About Mike Evans' Targets
4 years agoTampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers coach Kevin Garver isn't exactly worried about wide receiver Mike Evans' lack of targets this year, explaining that the offense is run by a quarterback (future Hall of Famer Tom Brady) who spreads the wealth. The Bucs receiving corps ranks among the top 10 in the NFL, but Evans (34 catches on 52 targets) hasn't been as productive as his fantasy managers had hoped with Brady under center. Tight end Rob Gronkowski has seen the highest target rate at 22.3 percent of the team's pass-catchers with at least 150 routes run, per Next Gen Stats. Evans is seeing the lowest target rate among the team's pass-catchers at just 16 percent, even trailing Scotty Miller. Evans' rate is the 12th-lowest in the entire NFL. He has six touchdowns on nine red-zone targets this year, showing that Brady prefers to throw to his No. 1 receiver down near the goal line. Evans' target share might become more unpredictable with Antonio Brown now in the fold, making him more of a low-end, touchdown-dependent WR2 heading into Week 10 against Carolina. Evans did have seven catches (10 targets) for 104 yards and a touchdown in Week 2 against the Panthers, leaving fantasy managers with some hope.
Source: NFL.com - Nick Shook
Source: NFL.com - Nick Shook