AFC North Divisional Dive
by Jason Allwine, May 4, 2022Ja’Marr Chase finished behind Tee Higgins in both Target Share and Red Zone Target Share, probably because he was a rookie. Now, he is going into his second year after clearly establishing himself as an elite talent. Again, he finished the year with the 17th-most targets among WRs. There is no reason for him not to be top 5 in that category. Chase averaged 2.38 (No. 4) Fantasy Points Per Target in 2021. If he gets the targets he deserves, he could go for some NFL records for sure.
Regardless of his hand-size, Kenny Pickett finds himself in a great landing spot. Even Mason Rudolph was at least average on this team, and now they’ve added George Pickens and Calvin Austin, two pretty solid rookie WRs. Mike Tomlin won’t force him into a tough spot, which gives him a solid floor but maybe not a very high ceiling.