![]() In fact, in the last two years, Harris has posted 270+ carries and no more than seven ground TDs. What’s worth noting, though, is that Harris had over 50 more carries than any of those RBs. The second-year back was ahead of only Travis Etienne, Rhamondre Stevenson, Tyler Allgeier and Aaron Jones. ![]() ![]() Of the 15 players to reach 1,000 rushing yards last year, Harris had the fifth-fewest touchdowns. That translates to 10.9%.Īt running back, Najee Harris may have been a positive outlier relative to his teammates in black and gold by posting seven rushing touchdowns. Since 2000, there have been 183 times a tight end has recorded 60+ receptions in a season, but only 20 have had two or fewer TDs at that level. Pat Freiermuth had the fewest receiving touchdowns (two) among tight ends to haul in 730 or more receiving yards.įreiermuth also posted 63 catches a year ago. Johnson wasn’t the only Steeler to not see little to no translation in scoring output. That’s good for 1.5% of situations in the last four seasons. Moreover, since 2019, there have been 136 instances of a player ending a season with 850 or more receiving yards, but only two of those players - Johnson and Kyle Pitts in 2021 - have finished with one or fewer touchdowns. Just how rare is that feat? Johnson became one of two players in NFL history to post 85+ catches and no scores in a season, joining James Wilder in 1984. The top storyline that emerged among Pittsburgh’s dismal receiving touchdown production was certainly Diontae Johnson.ĭespite hauling in 86 catches for 882 yards, Johnson finished with zero touchdowns. ![]() That was tied with six other teams for the lowest number of touchdowns by a receiving TDs leader in 2022. Those metrics came as marked improvement relative to the first half of the year, in which the Steelers ranked 28 th in EPA/play, 26 th in success rate and scored only 15 points per game, reaching the 20-point threshold three times in eight games.ĭespite the uptick in offensive output and team scoring, though, a bit of a statistical fallacy emerged: the Steelers’ skill-position players did not see major improvements in terms of their own touchdown numbers.Īfter playing 17 games, Pittsburgh’s receiving touchdowns leader was George Pickens, with only four trips to the end zone. From Weeks 6-17 he was the WR40 and compiled just 85.6 fantasy points.As the Steelers rounded into a refined form toward the end of the 2022 season, a particularly enjoyable element was, surprisingly enough, the team’s offense.įrom Week 9 onward, Pittsburgh ranked fifth in expected points added (EPA)/play and fourth in success rate, averaging 20.89 points per game. Over that span, he outscored Cooper Kupp in fantasy points 100.6 to 100.3. Mike Williams was the WR1 through the first five weeks of the season. Mike Williams finished as WR10 and Keenan Allen as WR14.ġ3. DK Metcalf finished as the WR12 with 206.8 fantasy points, while Tyler Locket finished as WR13 with 204.9 fantasy points. No NFL team had two wideouts finish as WR1s in 2021, though the Seahawks were close. Mike Evans, who finished as the WR13 overall in 2019, narrowly missed the streak.ġ2. No wideout has finished as a WR1 all three seasons from 2019 to 2021. They were Davante Adams, Justin Jefferson, Tyreek Hill, Stefon Diggs, and Mike Evans.ġ1. Just five of the twelve WR1s from 2020 repeated the feat in 2021. The table below shows how his rushing stats compare to all WR-designated players with at least 50 carries in a season. He also set the record for most fantasy points scored via rushing attempts for a player with a WR designation. He scored more rushing touchdowns (8) than receiving touchdowns (6). Obviously, Deebo was ultra-efficient through the air, but it was his work on the ground that set him apart. As you might expect, Deebo also led the league with 11.6 yards/target.Ĩ. That number is the lowest for a league leader since Marvin Jones led the NFL with 18.0 yards/rec in 2017. Not only did Deebo lead in YAC/rec, but he also led in total yards/rec at 18.2. Deebo Samuel, the WR2 on the season, led the league with a 10.4 YAC/rec average.ħ. Kupp led the NFL with 965 total yards after the catch, 49.6% of his total receiving yardage. That was the exact yardage difference between Michael Thomas and runner up Julio Jones in 2019 when Thomas dominated the fantasy landscapeĦ. Kupp’s 1,947 receiving yards were 331 more than the next closest, Justin Jefferson.
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