Big Turk Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) Robert Foster ended the season as the 7th leading rookie WR in terms of receiving yards with 541 yards. Since week 10, Foster had the most yards receiving of ANY rookie WR with 511, even though some of the other played an extra game during that timerame since they already had their bye. The next closest was DJ Moore in CAR with 491, and then Date Pettis in SF with 371 yards followed by Calvin Ridley in ATL with 358 yards. Even more impressive? Since week 10, Foster had the 15th most receiving yards of ANY WR in the entire NFL(rookie or not--see below), slightly behind Michael Thomas in NO and slightly ahead of Alshon Jeffery in Philly...both of them also played in 8 games in that timeframe to Foster's 7. He also led the entire NFL in both YPC and Yards/Target, making his catch rate of 71.4% in that time span even more impressive... Receiving Stats since Week 10, sorted by Yards(from Pro Football Reference) Receiving Rk Player Pos Age Year Lg Tm G W L T Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Ctch% Y/Tgt 1 T.Y. Hilton WR 28 2018 NFL CLT 8 7 1 0 73 50 917 18.34 2 68.5% 12.56 2 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 21 2018 NFL PIT 8 4 4 0 88 58 754 13.00 5 65.9% 8.57 3 Julio Jones WR 29 2018 NFL ATL 8 3 5 0 79 53 744 14.04 7 67.1% 9.42 4 Mike Evans WR 25 2018 NFL TAM 8 2 6 0 61 39 738 18.92 4 63.9% 12.10 5 Tyreek Hill WR 24 2018 NFL KAN 7 4 3 0 67 39 705 18.08 5 58.2% 10.52 6 Antonio Brown WR 30 2018 NFL PIT 7 3 4 0 78 53 703 13.26 6 67.9% 9.01 7 DeAndre Hopkins WR 26 2018 NFL HTX 7 5 2 0 73 52 678 13.04 4 71.2% 9.29 8 Amari Cooper WR 24 2018 NFL DAL 8 7 1 0 68 48 667 13.90 5 70.6% 9.81 9 Davante Adams WR 25 2018 NFL GNB 7 3 4 0 82 53 656 12.38 6 64.6% 8.00 10 Keenan Allen WR 26 2018 NFL SDG 8 6 2 0 70 50 566 11.32 5 71.4% 8.09 11 Tyler Lockett WR 26 2018 NFL SEA 8 6 2 0 33 29 549 18.93 4 87.9% 16.64 12 Kenny Golladay WR 25 2018 NFL DET 7 2 5 0 71 37 540 14.59 2 52.1% 7.61 13 Julian Edelman WR 32 2018 NFL NWE 7 4 3 0 64 43 528 12.28 4 67.2% 8.25 14 Michael Thomas WR 25 2018 NFL NOR 8 6 2 0 68 55 525 9.55 4 80.9% 7.72 15 Robert Foster WR 24 2018 NFL BUF 7 4 3 0 35 25 511 20.44 3 71.4% 14.60 16 Alshon Jeffery WR 28 2018 NFL PHI 8 5 3 0 48 36 502 13.94 2 75.0% 10.46 17 D.J. Moore WR 21 2018 NFL CAR 8 1 7 0 56 36 491 13.64 1 64.3% 8.77 18 Robert Woods WR 26 2018 NFL RAM 7 5 2 0 56 35 476 13.60 3 62.5% 8.50 19 Allen Robinson WR 25 2018 NFL CHI 7 6 1 0 51 30 469 15.63 2 58.8% 9.20 20 Mohamed Sanu WR 29 2018 NFL ATL 8 3 5 0 54 38 469 12.34 1 70.4% 8.69 Rk Player Pos Age Year Lg Tm G W L T Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Ctch% Y/Tgt 21 Chris Godwin WR 22 2018 NFL TAM 8 2 6 0 48 29 462 15.93 3 60.4% 9.63 22 Brandin Cooks WR 25 2018 NFL RAM 7 5 2 0 57 39 447 11.46 2 68.4% 7.84 23 Corey Davis WR 23 2018 NFL OTI 8 5 3 0 46 29 440 15.17 3 63.0% 9.57 24 Adam Humphries WR 25 2018 NFL TAM 8 2 6 0 55 41 438 10.68 3 74.5% 7.96 25 Stefon Diggs WR 24 2018 NFL MIN 7 3 4 0 64 44 434 9.86 5 68.8% 6.78 26 Adam Thielen WR 28 2018 NFL MIN 7 3 4 0 50 35 426 12.17 2 70.0% 8.52 27 Tyler Boyd WR 23 2018 NFL CIN 6 1 5 0 42 27 408 15.11 2 64.3% 9.71 28 Robby Anderson WR 25 2018 NFL NYJ 6 1 5 0 51 29 406 14.00 3 56.9% 7.96 29 Jarvis Landry WR 25 2018 NFL CLE 7 5 2 0 48 26 398 15.31 2 54.2% 8.29 30 Curtis Samuel WR 22 2018 NFL CAR 8 1 7 0 53 31 388 12.52 3 58.5% 7.32 31 Jordy Nelson WR 33 2018 NFL RAI 7 2 5 0 50 38 386 10.16 0 76.0% 7.72 32 Doug Baldwin WR 30 2018 NFL SEA 7 5 2 0 49 32 382 11.94 5 65.3% 7.80 33 Larry Fitzgerald WR 35 2018 NFL CRD 8 1 7 0 57 35 377 10.77 4 61.4% 6.61 34 Dante Pettis WR 23 2018 NFL SFO 6 2 4 0 37 24 371 15.46 4 64.9% 10.03 35 Nelson Agholor WR 25 2018 NFL PHI 8 5 3 0 36 23 364 15.83 3 63.9% 10.11 36 Calvin Ridley WR 23 2018 NFL ATL 8 3 5 0 48 31 358 11.55 3 64.6% 7.46 37 Zay Jones WR 23 2018 NFL BUF 7 4 3 0 54 27 353 13.07 6 50.0% 6.54 38 Josh Doctson WR 25 2018 NFL WAS 8 2 6 0 43 25 342 13.68 1 58.1% 7.95 39 Sterling Shepard WR 25 2018 NFL NYG 8 4 4 0 48 26 330 12.69 2 54.2% 6.88 40 Mike Williams WR 24 2018 NFL SDG 8 6 2 0 34 25 326 13.04 5 73.5% 9.59 We might have something pretty special in Foster...can't wait to see how this tandem does with a full season...not bad for a UDFA that was cut during the season and brought back to the Practice Squad and then the active roster... Edited January 2, 2019 by matter2003 3 3
Royale with Cheese Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 If we do get a true #1...Foster could be a nightmare as a #2. 2
eball Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 And Zay was 37th, putting him where one would expect -- a high level WR2. 1
Big Turk Posted January 2, 2019 Author Posted January 2, 2019 Just now, eball said: And Zay was 37th, putting him where one would expect -- a high level WR2. Crazy that Foster only had 2 less catches than Zay but Zay had almost 20 more targets...
ProcessAccepted Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, matter2003 said: Crazy that Foster only had 2 less catches than Zay but Zay had almost 20 more targets... Based on how Zay is trending I'm optimistic for him next year. 6
Magox Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 Aside from the over 20 yards per reception average, the fact that he's catching 71% of those receptions makes that an amazing feat. 1
WMDman Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 another gem find by BB, although im sure Daboll had some pull with the signing 1
BuffaloBill Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 15 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: If we do get a true #1...Foster could be a nightmare as a #2. 12 minutes ago, eball said: And Zay was 37th, putting him where one would expect -- a high level WR2. If we find a true #1 through FA’cy or the draft this could be a pretty solid trio of “starters” (in quotes because while 3 receiver sets are very common now, traditionally only 2 wr’s start). Imagine that Croom also continues to develop into a true threat at TE.
dollars 2 donuts Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) What also sticks out a little is that Zay Jones is tied for 2nd with 6 TDs receptions over that period of time. The league lead was 7. I believe he may have had 31 receptions in the second half of the season, as well. Edited January 2, 2019 by dollars 2 donuts
billsfan5121 Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 Unrelated to foster, but how does pro football reference (who I like and use often) have mike Williams (#40) as playing for San Diego? I know I still mess that up but I don’t run a website.
Logic Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 I may be in the minority, but I believe Foster has the potential to be a quality #1 receiver in this league. He's not just running go routes. He's running a pretty full route tree and producing week after week. Between the emergence of Foster, Zay Jones, and McKenzie, WR is much less of a pressing need in the offseason. Still a need, sure, but probably firmly below OL and TE now. 3 1
dollars 2 donuts Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, billsfan5121 said: Unrelated to foster, but how does pro football reference (who I like and use often) have mike Williams (#40) as playing for San Diego? I know I still mess that up but I don’t run a website. "When you wish upon a star" image is the property of Walt Disney Company. All rights reserved. No profits generated or kept from its replication here. Edited January 2, 2019 by dollars 2 donuts
GoBills808 Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 Now imagine if he had Watkins running interference for him. 2
2003Contenders Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 The other stat that jumps out to me is the 71% target conversion rate. That is ridiculously good, especially considering that so many of his targets were downfield ones. It also says a great deal about Josh Allen's perceived inaccuracy. If we can find one more quality receiver (in addition to Foster and Zay) who is ideally a large target and can actually run precise routes and make contested catches, I think we are in business.
GoBills808 Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, billsfan5121 said: Unrelated to foster, but how does pro football reference (who I like and use often) have mike Williams (#40) as playing for San Diego? I know I still mess that up but I don’t run a website. Whom would you prefer they list his team as?
Bray Wyatt Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, GoBills808 said: Whom would you prefer they list his team as? umm they are LA
Buffalo716 Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 Kid always had talent. He was a legitimate 5* recruit... he just shouldn’t have went to Bama... though the Daboll connection may have saved us Sometimes the right coaching + QB can turn the lights on... he was always physically gifted... he just was always hurt and never found his rhythm Now he has a budding connection with Allen and that can only mean positive things for the future
GoBills808 Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bray Wyatt said: umm they are LA Yeh but I think people can probably figure that out no?
billsfan5121 Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, GoBills808 said: Whom would you prefer they list his team as? LA 1
RochesterRob Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 18 minutes ago, Logic said: I may be in the minority, but I believe Foster has the potential to be a quality #1 receiver in this league. He's not just running go routes. He's running a pretty full route tree and producing week after week. Between the emergence of Foster, Zay Jones, and McKenzie, WR is much less of a pressing need in the offseason. Still a need, sure, but probably firmly below OL and TE now. Yeah, now I only see a need for perhaps 2 WR. Back in September we were pretty sure that we were going to have to start from scratch for that platoon. The draft has gotten a lot more flexible now. If all turns out well we will have the pleasant headache of giving Foster a big contract perhaps after the 2019 if he continues to pick up momentum. 1
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