Despite the fact that Ben’s statistics are correct, Dotson’s rookie season was cut short by an injury. When he first made a full recovery, he had three midseason games with a total of four targets. His season-long per-game averages were lowered by those three games.
Here is a comparison of Dotson’s 2022 targets and receptions in his first four games (before to injury) and his last five games (after a full recovery) with his 2023 figures thus far.
It appears that Ben Standig is correct; after 4 games, Dotson actually had more targets, receptions, and catches than after 4 games in 2022.
- ast year, he had 152 yards and 4 touchdowns on those 22 targets.
- This season, he produced 110 yards and 1 TD on 25 targets in the first 4 games.
That raises the question of how Dotson is being used by Eric Bieniemy compared to how he was used by Scott Turner.
In an effort to get some insight into that question, I looked at Dotson’s ADOT (average depth of target) number for comparison. I don’t have it on a game-by-game basis, but here are the numbers for his full rookie season and 2023 to date:
- 2022 ADOT = 13.5
- 2023 ADOT = 8.1
His yards before catch per reception have fallen from 11.0 last year to 6.3 this year, and his yards after catch per reception have dropped from 3.9 to 1.9.
Last year, he was charged with 6 dropped passes (9.8%); this season, he’s been charged with just one (3.2%).\
In short, Dotson’s targets and receptions (before the Falcons game) weren’t really limited in comparison to last year and he’s not dropping more passes than he did last year, but he has been targeted at a much shallower depth, so his production in terms of yards and TDs has been much more limited. If he’d caught that pass against the Falcons, the per-reception numbers for the two seasons might be a lot more comparable.
Whether it’s the way Jahan is playing or the way that Eric Bieniemy is using him, things haven’t been the same for Jahan this season.
Our second question asks if last year’s first-round pick, Jahan Dotson, needs to be targeted more in the passing game.
Question 3
A simple prediction; who wins on Sunday, New York or Washington?
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