Michael Pittman
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 223 lbs
- Arm Length
- 32 1/2" (70th)
- Draft Pick
- 2.02 2020
- College
- USC
- Age
- 24.7
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Michael Pittman Bio & Season Stats
| Year Year | Games Played Games | Targets Tgts | Receptions Rec | Receiving Yards Rec Yds | Yards Per Reception YPR | Air Yards Air Yds | Receiving TDs Rec TD | Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy Pts/Game |
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| 2021 | 17 | 129 | 88 | 1082 | 12.3 | 1129 | 6 | 14.0 (#22) |
| 2020 | 13 | 61 | 40 | 503 | 12.6 | 518 | 1 | 7.6 (#75) |
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College Dominator32.8% (61st)
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College YPR15.6 (62nd)
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College Target Share26.5% (78th)
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Breakout Age20.9 (38th)
Michael Pittman Advanced Stats & Metrics
| Targets | Target Share | Target Rate | Snap Share | Slot Snaps | Routes Run | Route Participation Route % |
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| 129 (7.6 p/g) | 25.7% (25.0% rz) | 25.2% | 87.7% | 113 (12.2% rate) | 511 (30.1 p/g) | 98.1% |
| #14 | #14 | #29 | #11 | #88 | #19 | #3 |
| Air Yards | Air Yards Share | Average Target Distance (ADOT) Target Depth (ADOT) | Deep Targets | Red Zone Targets Red Zone Tgts | Target Quality Rating | Catchable Target Rate |
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| 1129 (66.4 p/g) | 30.2% | 8.8 | 16 (0.9 p/g) | 17 (8 rec) | 5.22 | 76.7% (99 tgts) |
| #29 | #26 | #71 | #34 | #14 | #58 | #44 |
| Receptions Recs | Receiving Yards Rec Yards | Yards After Catch YAC | Unrealized Air Yards | Total TDs | Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy Pts/Game | Expected Fantasy Points Per Game Expected Fantasy Pts/Game |
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| 88 (5.2 p/g) | 1082 (63.6 p/g) | 341 (2.6 p/tgt) | 388 (3.0 p/tgt) | 6 (6.5% rate) | 14.0 | 13.1 (+0.97 diff) |
| #15 | #16 | #22 | #46 | #20 | #22 | #28 |
| Target Accuracy | Yards Per Route Run | Formation Adjusted Yards Per Route Run Formation Adjusted YPRR | Yards Per Target YPT | Yards Per Reception YPR | Yards Per Team Pass Attempt Yards/Team Pass Attempt | True Catch Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.12 | 2.02 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 2.08 | 88.9% (68.2% actual) |
| #55 | #19 | #18 | #37 | #58 | #7 | #34 |
| Target Separation | Average Cushion | Target Premium | Dominator Rating | Juke Rate | Drops | Contested Catch Rate Contested Catch % |
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| 1.75 | 4.50 | +7.7% | 26.6% | 13.6% | 4 (3.1% rate) | 40.5% (42 tgts) |
| #25 | #58 | #32 | #23 | #21 | #48 | #37 |
| Production Premium | Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA | QB Rating Per Target QB Rating Per Target | Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Pts Added | Fantasy Points Per Route Run Fantasy Points Per Route | Fantasy Points Per Target Fantasy Points Per Target | Total Fantasy Points Total Fantasy Pts |
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| +0.9 | +76.0 | 109.4 | 102.6 (6.0 p/g) | 0.47 | 1.85 | 238.60 |
| #47 | #8 | #33 | #20 | #24 | #40 | #17 |
| Total Route Wins | Route Win Rate | Routes vs Man | Win Rate vs Man | Target Rate vs Man | Target Separation vs Man Tgt Separation vs Man | Fantasy Points Per Target vs Man Fantasy Pts/Tgt vs Man |
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| 262 | 51.3% | 228 (273 zone) | 44.7% (54.2% zone) | 24.1% (24.5% zone) | 1.51 (2.32 zone) | 1.78 (1.97 zone) |
| #3 | #4 | #35 | #8 | #36 | #60 | #46 |
| Targets | Target Share | Target Rate | Snap Share | Slot Snaps | Routes Run | Route Participation Route % |
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| 61 (4.7 p/g) | 14.1% (15.3% rz) | 17.4% | 75.9% | 116 (17.5% rate) | 351 (27.0 p/g) | 78.7% |
| #70 | #81 | #82 | #45 | #79 | #70 | - |
| Air Yards | Air Yards Share | Average Target Distance (ADOT) Target Depth (ADOT) | Deep Targets | Red Zone Targets Red Zone Tgts | Target Quality Rating | Catchable Target Rate |
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| 518 (39.8 p/g) | 16.5% | 8.5 | 7 (0.5 p/g) | 9 (5 rec) | 5.01 | 75.4% (46 tgts) |
| #83 | #77 | #86 | #86 | #54 | #80 | #64 |
| Receptions Recs | Receiving Yards Rec Yards | Yards After Catch YAC | Unrealized Air Yards | Total TDs | Fantasy Points Per Game Fantasy Pts/Game | Expected Fantasy Points Per Game Expected Fantasy Pts/Game |
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| 40 (3.1 p/g) | 503 (38.7 p/g) | 290 (4.8 p/tgt) | 305 (5.0 p/tgt) | 1 (2.3% rate) | 7.6 | 7.6 (-0.03 diff) |
| #68 | #69 | #32 | #69 | #107 | #75 | #76 |
| Target Accuracy | Yards Per Route Run | Formation Adjusted Yards Per Route Run Formation Adjusted YPRR | Yards Per Target YPT | Yards Per Reception YPR | Yards Per Team Pass Attempt Yards/Team Pass Attempt | True Catch Rate |
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| 174.0 | 1.43 | 1.33 | 8.2 | 12.6 | 1.13 | 87.0% (65.6% actual) |
| #71 | #72 | #60 | #54 | #57 | #64 | #45 |
| Target Separation | Average Cushion | Target Premium | Dominator Rating | Juke Rate | Drops | Contested Catch Rate Contested Catch % |
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| 1.56 | 3.93 | -11.3% | 9.9% | - | 4 (6.6% rate) | 33.3% (3 tgts) |
| #67 | #32 | #138 | #100 | - | #38 | #76 |
| Production Premium | Expected Points Added (EPA) EPA | QB Rating Per Target QB Rating Per Target | Best Ball Points Added Best Ball Pts Added | Fantasy Points Per Route Run Fantasy Points Per Route | Fantasy Points Per Target Fantasy Points Per Target | Total Fantasy Points Total Fantasy Pts |
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| -0.4 | +19.9 | 89.7 | 16.4 (1.3 p/g) | 0.28 | 1.62 | 98.90 |
| #127 | #70 | #81 | #95 | #83 | #82 | #79 |
| Week Wk | Opponent Opp | Primary Corner Primary Corner | Snap Share Snap Share | Routes Routes | Targets Targets | Receptions Receptions | Receiving Yards Receiving Yards | Fantasy Points Fantasy Points |
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| 1 | SEA | D.J. Reed | 97.2% | 39 | 4 | 3 | 29 (30 air) | 5.9 (#76) |
| 2 | LAR | Jalen Ramsey | 90.8% | 37 | 12 (3 rz) | 8 | 123 (147 air) | 20.3 (#13) |
| 3 | TEN | Janoris Jenkins | 91.2% | 38 | 12 (1 rz) | 6 | 68 (125 air) | 13.3 (#31) |
| 4 | MIA | Xavien Howard | 82.4% | 28 | 8 (2 rz) | 6 | 59 (53 air) | 11.9 (#38) |
| 5 | BAL | Marlon Humphrey | 87.5% | 34 | 7 | 6 (1 tds) | 89 (44 air) | 20.9 (#14) |
| 6 | HOU | Terrance Mitchell | 97.9% | 19 | 3 | 2 | 35 (46 air) | 5.8 (#66) |
| 7 | SF | Josh Norman | 90.3% | 26 | 4 | 4 (1 tds) | 105 (89 air) | 20.5 (#8) |
| 8 | TEN | Janoris Jenkins | 94.4% | 49 | 15 (3 rz) | 10 (2 tds) | 86 (128 air) | 30.6 (#2) |
| 9 | NYJ | Bryce Hall | 83.9% | 29 | 6 (1 rz) | 5 (1 tds) | 64 (24 air) | 17.4 (#12) |
| 10 | JAX | Shaquill Griffin | 93.2% | 33 | 5 | 5 | 71 (55 air) | 12.1 (#31) |
| 11 | BUF | Levi Wallace | 78.8% | 18 | 5 (1 rz) | 2 | 23 (38 air) | 4.3 (#73) |
| 12 | TB | Sean Murphy-Bunting | 95.5% | 42 | 10 | 4 | 53 (88 air) | 9.3 (#40) |
| 13 | HOU | Terrance Mitchell | 74.3% | 21 | 8 (1 rz) | 6 | 77 (36 air) | 17.0 (#17) |
| 15 | NE | J.C. Jackson | 53.8% | 9 | 5 (1 rz) | 1 | 7 (73 air) | 1.7 (#101) |
| 16 | ARI | Antonio Hamilton | 95.2% | 30 | 12 (2 rz) | 8 | 82 (63 air) | 16.5 (#19) |
| 17 | LV | Casey Hayward | 92.6% | 26 | 6 (1 rz) | 6 | 47 (22 air) | 10.7 (#39) |
| 18 | JAX | Shaquill Griffin | 90.7% | 33 | 7 (1 rz) | 6 (1 tds) | 64 (68 air) | 20.4 (#17) |
| Week Wk | Opponent Opp | Primary Corner Primary Corner | Snap Share Snap Share | Routes Routes | Targets Targets | Receptions Receptions | Receiving Yards Receiving Yards | Fantasy Points Fantasy Points |
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| 1 | JAX | C.J. Henderson | 52.2% | 21 | 2 | 2 | 10 (11 air) | 3.0 (#97) |
| 2 | MIN | Holton Hill | 91.0% | 25 | 6 (2 rz) | 4 | 37 (43 air) | 7.7 (#65) |
| 3 | NYJ | Blessuan Austin | 57.1% | 15 | 4 | 3 | 26 (6 air) | 5.6 (#74) |
| 8 | DET | Amani Oruwariye | 58.1% | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 (2 air) | 1.6 (#92) |
| 9 | BAL | Marcus Peters | 89.2% | 37 | 7 | 4 | 56 (108 air) | 9.6 (#50) |
| 10 | TEN | Breon Borders | 82.6% | 37 | 8 (3 rz) | 7 | 101 (54 air) | 19.2 (#17) |
| 11 | GB | Kevin King | 77.3% | 29 | 3 | 3 (1 tds) | 66 (12 air) | 15.6 (#25) |
| 12 | TEN | Malcolm Butler | 85.1% | 36 | 9 (1 rz) | 2 | 28 (93 air) | 4.8 (#75) |
| 13 | HOU | Vernon Hargreaves | 83.6% | 31 | 5 (1 rz) | 5 | 46 (16 air) | 9.6 (#56) |
| 14 | LV | Nevin Lawson | 91.5% | 27 | 5 (2 rz) | 2 | 42 (27 air) | 6.5 (#69) |
| 15 | HOU | Keion Crossen | 83.0% | 24 | 3 | 2 | 19 (27 air) | 3.9 (#85) |
| 16 | PIT | Steven Nelson | 65.8% | 26 | 6 | 3 | 38 (105 air) | 6.8 (#67) |
| 17 | JAX | - | 74.7% | 25 | 2 | 2 | 28 (14 air) | 5.0 (#77) |
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Michael Pittman College Stats
| Year Year | Games Games | Receptions Recs | Receiving Yards Rec Yds | Target Share Tgt Share | Catch Rate Catch Rate | Special Teams Yards Special Teams | Age Age | School School |
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| 2016 | 9 (WR) | 6 | 82 (13.7 ypr) | - | - | 94 | 19 | USC |
| 2017 | 9 (WR) | 23 (39 tgts) | 404 (17.6 ypr) | 7.9% | 59.0% | 89 | 20 | USC |
| 2018 | 10 (WR) | 41 (78 tgts) | 758 (18.5 ypr) | 19.5% | 52.6% | 4 | 21 | USC |
| 2019 | 13 (WR) | 101 (136 tgts) | 1,275 (12.6 ypr) | 26.5% | 74.3% | 0 | 22 | USC |
Who is Michael Pittman
At USC, Michael Pittman took a few years to break out. It wasn’t until his junior year where he saw a prominent role but seized it when given the chance. Pittman was able to catch 41 balls for 758 yards and six touchdowns in his third college season, hitting the breakout threshold at 20.9 years old. After initially deciding to forgo his senior season, he opted to return for a final year and his college stats popped. He went on to capture 101 receptions for 1275 yards and 11 touchdowns while finishing as a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award and winning the Pop Warner Award.
As the 2020 NFL Draft grew closer, Pittman’s stock continued to rise. After putting up a 111.2 Speed Score with a 4.52 40 at 6’4, 223 pounds, some teams started to view him as a WR1. However, the Colts were the ones to pull the trigger at the 2.02. With T.Y. Hilton and Parris Campbell on the roster, the Colts figured his size could give them an advantage which complimented the other two.
Although Pittman saw above a 70-percent snap share in all but one game where he was healthy, there was little consistency. A large reason was the 5.01 Target Quality Rating of Phillip Rivers. However, things started to heat up during his sophomore campaign with Carson Wentz at quarterback.
Pittman was a jack of all trades and a master of none. He ranked inside the top 30 in nearly every measurable category finishing as WR24 in fantasy points per game for 2022. The ones he didn’t - such as ADOT - were masked by the volume he commanded. However, his routes run were sporadic and his 518 air yards were baffling considering his target share.
Overall, Pittman was great for actual football while subjected to game script for fantasy. Although most wouldn’t consider Pittman’s role volatile, his production proved otherwise. To make the leap to the next tier in fantasy value, Pittman must see more red zone opportunities and consistency from the offense, which isn’t likely with Jonathan Taylor in the backfield. Even so, he could still be a buy at his current ADP.
