Corey Davis
The 2018 season was a breakout campaign for Corey Davis, who totaled 65 receptions for 891 yards and four touchdowns on 112 targets.
It was a step up in every way from his rookie season, despite the fact that quarterback Marcus Mariota dealt with an injury that forced backup Blaine Gabbert into more action than he should ever see. If Mariota can stay healthy for all of 2019, the skies the limit for Davis.
Year 2 Corey Davis was something special pic.twitter.com/VdV5HtD6vY
— PFF (@PFF) March 12, 2019
The most interesting part of Davis’ season was the fact that he had a nearly 25 percent target share in the passing game. Part of that is because he’s the team’s preferred option on the outside, but the other reason was because the Titans didn’t have many effective pass-catchers.
The best of that 2018 group would have been Delanie Walker. Unfortunately for the Tennessee Titans, Walker suffered a broken ankle in Week 1 and missed the entire season. Now with Walker back and healthy for 2019, defenses will have to pay attention to him over the middle.
Not to mention, the additions of A.J. Brown and Humphries will make it even harder for teams to make Davis the focal point of their defensive efforts in the passing game. The former No. 5 overall pick is going to have a lot of space to work with.
With all that said, Davis’ target share is probably unsustainable with the added weapons around him. There is some reason for optimism there, however, as Davis only caught 65 of his 112 targets. Even if Davis sees less targets, catching a higher percentage of them should make up for the loss.
Thus far in training camp, Davis is looking like a No. 1 wideout. He’s making impressive catches up and over the cornerbacks defending him, and if I’m using the eye test, Davis looks like he’s ready to take that next step to a 1,000-yard season.
Corey Davis projected stats: 75 catches, 1,087 yards, 6 touchdowns