"DeVonta is a great football player. [54] In Week 16 against the Dallas Cowboys, he had eight receptions for 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the 4034 loss. The incompletions were thrown to Dallas Goedert and Quez Watkins; the five completions were all thrown to DeVonta Smith. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Mostly because he gains a league-high 52 DYAR due to opponent adjustments. But he leads all players at the position with 9.5 yards after the catch per reception, and in total YAC he trails only Deebo Samuel, Cooper Kupp, and Chris Godwin. He hasn't been nearly so dangerous beyond that point (-9 DYAR, -18.7% DVOA), but at least the Giants have one player they can rely on after forcing a punt. Post-2023 NFL Draft fantasy football dynasty rankings Lawrence and Etienne both headed to the NFL draft in 2021, and the Jacksonville Jaguars kept them together. [51] His 916 yards set the Eagles rookie record for most receiving yards in a single season. Chase, who opted out of the 2020 season but was college football's best wide receiver in 2019, excels with strength, body control, technique, route running and in tight Without those adjustments, he would have been third-worst. Ironically, he caught all of the deep balls thrown his way, while his only incomplete target came on a throw to the sticks on third-and-6 in the second quarter. In terms of weight, what are we talking about here?". Look at his frame. His best catch was a 41-yard gain on second-and-11. Listed at 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, Smith attended the 2021 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., but did not get his official measurements taken. Ja'Marr Chase Stats Bad play call, bad decision, bad throw. by ImNewAroundThe, In reply to Check comment 34 by HitchikersPie. Free and Easy-to-Use Mock Draft Simulator. With A.J. [17][18], After the season, his teammates Henry Ruggs and Jerry Jeudy forfeited their remaining NCAA eligibility to enter the 2020 NFL Draft, where they ended up as first-round picks, but Smith decided to return to Alabama for his senior year. All of Smith's catches gained at least 19 yards, the longest his 28-yard touchdown. It's obvious cutting most of the veteran linemen this offseason/end of camp was a huge mistake. [10] As a sophomore in 2018, Smith had 42 receptions for 693 yards and six touchdowns in 13 games. Not building the coaching staff (Flores fires a set number of people every season from his staff like he's a dot.com company) and the future cap saving from cutting vets means nothing if your young coaches can't allow you to evaluate how to best spend it. Cousins had the best DYAR this week in the first quarter, when he completed all five of his passes for 71 yards and a touchdown. It means that Chase is getting gobs of volumehe's on pace for 138 targets, more than any rookie since Kelvin Benjamin in 2014. Kirk's totals include 21 passing DYAR for his 33-yard completion to Antoine Wesley. In reply to I am really, really happy by Vincent Verhei. In those seasons, Tagovailoa landed two All-SEC honors and was named second-team AP All-American in 2018. Yet his DYAR was barely positive. Those are 5 huge negatives on Lamar's play, so even if he had more total positive DYAR, those are some big negative DYAR plays counting against his total. However, Chase was a star in 2019, helping LSU to a national title as well. Two weeks ago he was among the top 20 wide receivers in DYAR and threatening to join Michael Thomas (431 DYAR in 2016) and Randy Moss (428 in 1998) as the only rookie wideouts to clear the 400-DYAR threshold. (Yes, Olamide Zaccheaus had more touchdown catches in this game than Kyle Pitts has had all season.). Both will be good rookies.". 1st and 10: 9 yds Hes going to make an impact just like (Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver) AJ Green did, Burleson said Thursday on NFL Networks Good Morning Football. Kiper's draft grades for every team for DeVonta Smith - Alabama for JaMarr Chase - LSU pic.twitter.com/7yVJXadzNH. Ja'Marr Chase Career Stats | NFL.com What was special in 2019 when DYAR/DVOA of Jackson lines up with my and most fans, perceived reality of Jackson? See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Another week, another example that Rushing DYAR for QBs is nonsensical. Allen collected 69 tackles with 16 for loss and secured first-team All-America recognition. 2021 NFL Draft: Devonta Smith or Ja'Marr Chase - Who will have the better rookie season? Kiper's draft grades for every team In a big decision like Chase, I would really drill down on why. Stroud Falls to Colts in GTM's Final Mock Draft, Aaron Rodgers and the Jets: Low Floor, Low Ceiling, QBASE 2023: Why Bryce Young Tops C.J. And if you thought Toney benefitted from being the third receiver in New York, consider that Moore has been the fifth weapon (behind DeAndre Hopkins, Christian Kirk, A.J. He made a lot of plays in the biggest games of the year. DeVonta Smith or Ja'Marr Chase He only had two dropbacks with more than 10 yards to go for a first down and he converted both of them, with a pair of 20-yard gains on first-and-15. The Justin Fields Ohio State offense was largely predicated on running and deep balls off of play action, and Justin Fields delivered spectacularly.