Deep threat DeSean Jackson and possession man Adam Humphries are both gone now, leaving Chris Godwin and rising-star tight end O.J. At 26, Evans is still squarely in the prime of his career, and he could receive a boost with downfield-focused coach Bruce Arians replacing the departed Dirk Koetter, though offensive coordinator Todd Monken, who helped power Evans' efficient season, is now in Cleveland. At 6-5, 231, and with 4.53 speed, Evans isn't quite on the Julio Jones level of freakishness, but few players that big are also that fast. Contrast Evans' season (138 targets for 1,524 yards) with Antonio Brown's (168 targets for 1,297 yards) for example - the efficiency discrepancy is stark. Either way, the 25-year old Evans was amazingly efficient with 11.0 YPT (1st), 17.7 YPC (1st), 26 catches of 20-plus yards (2nd) and six catches of 40-plus (T-3rd) on only 138 targets (11th). Perhaps playing on a bad team for a rotating tandem of quarterbacks had something to do with it, or maybe it was the relatively modest 86 catches and eight TDs. Evans missed the last three games of 2019 with a hamstring injury, but he's expected to be 100 percent healthy for training camp.Įvans had one of the quieter 1,500-yard seasons in recent memory. 3 WR Breshad Perriman left for the Jets, so there should be some extra targets freed up there, and the Bucs should have a pass-heavy offense in any event. If Gronkowski stays healthy, he should cut into Evans' red-zone work at the very least. The other question is how the team integrates newly acquired, newly unretired tight end Rob Gronkowski, who at press time is expected to share the position with O.J. That said, Brady hasn't had a receiver like Evans since Randy Moss, and Brady had no problem getting Moss the ball downfield 10 years ago. Brady rarely threw the deep ball the last few years in New England, and at age 43, he has below-average arm strength. While Jameis Winston was a mediocre real-life quarterback, he was great for the fantasy prospects of his top receivers, especially a deep threat like Evans. The big question for 2020 is how Tom Brady's presence will affect Evans and teammate Chris Godwin. Evans also got his share of red-zone work - 17 looks in only 13 games, including nine targets from inside the 10 (T-10th) and seven from inside the 5 (T-2nd). At 6-5, 231, Evans is massive for a receiver, and he has enough speed (4.53 40) to create the moderate amount of separation he needs. In other words, thereĪre still plenty of mouths to feed, but Evans offers a comfortable floor without too much sacrificeĮvans has been monstrously efficient the last two years with a league-leading 11.0 YPT in 2018 and 9.8 (4th) last year, thanks in large part to his big-play ability - 17.3 YPC (2nd) and seven catches of 40-plus (4th) on only 118 targets (T-19th). 3 receiver role (and they later added Julio Jones). The Bucs poached Russell Gage from Atlanta for the No. Godwin signed a three-year, $60 million contract in March, a few days before ForĢ022, there is some hope for Evans to combine his pre-Brady volume with his Brady-eraĮfficiency, especially if fellow star wideout Chris Godwin has issues coming back from a late. Evans even managed to extend hisġ,000-yard streak to eight in a row, though it came down to the wire both years with Brady. Reaching 60 percent just once in six seasons previously). Fortunately, he's also finished with his two highest TD totals (13, 14)Īs well as career highs for catch rate in back-to-back years (64.2 and 64.9 percent, after The first two years of the Tom Brady era in Tampa Bay brought the two lowest target totals ofĮvans' career, with the 6-5 wideout barely getting over the century mark after averaging 139.2 in his first six NFL seasons.
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