![]() 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. Of course, all of that becomes problematic for Evans' fantasy prospects if he's dealing with solid target competition in an otherwise lackluster offense while moving a step slower than he did in his prime. The winner of that less-than-stirring battle won't have the benefit of a top offensive line the way Brady did a few years back, but the receiving corps at least appears in good hands with Evans and Chris Godwin, though Russell Gage suffered a season-ending injury in training camp. Evans will be tested again in his age-30 campaign, with the Bucs apparently letting Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask duke it out for the starting job. Then he ripped the Panthers for 207 yards and three TDs in Week 17, later sitting out Week 18, to finish the year with 1,124 yards in 15 games, i.e., his normal level of production. Evans accumulated 3.1 fantasy points - two receptions, 31 yards, on nine targets - in his second-worst game of the year (Week 12 versus the Cleveland Browns).Between two missed games and the fallout from Tom Brady's decline, Evans appeared in serious danger last December of losing his eight-year streak of 1,000-yard seasons.Evans accumulated 2.9 fantasy points - three catches, 29 yards, on eight targets - in Week 16 versus the Arizona Cardinals, which was his poorest game of the season.In his second-best performance last season, Evans picked up 22.3 fantasy points - via eight receptions, 103 yards and two touchdowns - in Week 4 against the Kansas City Chiefs.In Week 17 last season against the Carolina Panthers, Evans put up a season-high 38.7 fantasy points, with these numbers: 10 receptions, 207 yards and three touchdowns.Matchup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings.In the air last year, Evans was targeted 127 times, with season stats of 1124 yards on 77 receptions (8.9 per catch) and six TDs.Īll point projections provided by 4for4 Mike Evans’ Next Game
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