Carmen Vitali
NFC North Reporter
I’ve already written about how Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has done everything he needs to do to be considered a true No. 1 wideout. He runs every route out of every alignment. Look no further than Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Chargers where St. Brown set a new career high in single-game yards with 156 on eight receptions. He also showed up in the rushing column thanks to two end-around plays that each converted crucial downs for Detroit.
In fact, St. Brown was single-handedly responsible for six of the Lions’ 23 first downs, including a touchdown. That’s something he’s done all season. St. Brown has already accounted for 38 first downs this year, according to Pro Football Reference, putting him on pace for 81, which bests his total last season by 13. St. Brown has a success rate in general of 57.9 percent, according to StatsBomb, which ranks well above the league average of 48.7 percent. He ranks in the top 10 of wideouts for catch rate at 74.7 percent, where the league average is 64.6 percent. And St. Brown has nearly 30 percent of the Lions’ target share for the season.
“He’s a stud,” said head coach Dan Campbell after Sunday’s game. “He just continues to make plays. He is the most steady, reliable guy that you can find in this league.”
Basic stats show that St. Brown has gotten better year-over-year, too. His yards per catch have steadily increased from 10.1 in his rookie season in 2021 to 11 in 2022 and now 12.6 through eight games. His yards per target is up, too (9.4). He’s gone over 100 yards receiving in all but two games this year and is averaging 102.6 per contest. It means St. Brown already has 821 yards on the season. He is likely to finish somewhere around 1,745 receiving yards by January should he keep up this pace. St. Brown should also finish with more touchdowns. He has four through eight games. He should get to nine, which would be…
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Publish date : 2023-11-14 20:36:15
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