As we gear up to the start of the NFL season, Football Absurdity is going to bring you a comprehensive breakdown of every notable player that will be available in fantasy football drafts. We only look at the past three seasons for a player. This is because anyone who is looking at data from 2016 to figure out what to do in 2020 had better be trying to find reasons to not start a scammy mail-in blood-testing company. Tyler Lockett has been a consistent WR2 for the last 2 years, so how do I come up with any clickbait headlines (find out below, mainstream fantasy analysts HATE IT!)
Tyler Lockett ADP and AAV:
Standard: WR17, 41 overall
PPR: WR21. 50 overall
Tyler Lockett Average Auction Value: $7
Tyler Lockett Statistics:
| Year | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| G | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| GS | 16 | 14 | 8 |
| Tgt | 110 | 70 | 71 |
| Rec | 82 | 57 | 45 |
| Yards | 1057 | 965 | 555 |
| TD | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Tgt/G | 6.88 | 4.38 | 4.44 |
| Rec/G | 5.13 | 3.56 | 2.81 |
| Rec% | 74.5% | 81.4% | 63.4% |
| Yds/Tgt | 9.61 | 13.79 | 7.82 |
| Yds/Rec | 12.89 | 16.93 | 12.33 |
| Year | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Std Pts | 153.2 | 165.4 | 79.3 |
| HPPR Pts | 194.2 | 193.9 | 101.8 |
| PPR Pts | 235.2 | 222.4 | 124.3 |
| Pts/G | 9.6 | 10.3 | 5.0 |
| HPPR Pts/G | 12.1 | 12.1 | 6.4 |
| PPR Pts/G | 14.7 | 13.9 | 7.8 |
| Pts/Tgt | 1.39 | 2.36 | 1.12 |
| Pts/Tgt (HPPR) | 1.77 | 2.77 | 1.43 |
| Pts/Tgt (PPR) | 2.14 | 3.18 | 1.75 |
| Year | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Air Yards | 1364 | 910 | 922 |
| aDOT | 12.4 | 13.6 | 13 |
| YAC | 308 | 227 | 188 |
| YAC/Tgt | 2.80 | 3.39 | 2.65 |
| YAC/Rec | 3.76 | 4.13 | 4.18 |
| YAC% | 29.1% | 23.4% | 33.9% |
| AYMS | 28% | 24% | 17% |
| Tgt MS | 21% | 16% | 13% |
Tyler Lockett Overview:
5 SHOCKING Facts about Tyler Lockett’s Fantasy Performance (#4 will SHOCK you!)
- Google CEO reveals Lockett topped 1,000 yards for the first time, last year
- Donald Trump announces lending plan based on Lockett struggling with a leg injury for the second half of last season
- The genius who drafted Michael Thomas in the 15th round reveals surefire plan for consistent fantasy scoring (Hint: It’s not what you think… unless you think it’s “draft Lockett if he falls to the 5th round”)
- She didn’t realize she was being filmed researching Seattle’s consistent carryover of 2019 offensive players to 2020
- Seniors born before 1955 with a reverse mortgage and double-jointed thumbs can benefit from Tyler Lockett finishing as a top 15 WR for two straight years
Tyler Lockett Draft Strategy:
Tyler Lockett Auction Value: $12
Draft Ranking: Find out for your league settings in a Beersheet! (coming late June)
- Tyler Lockett falls into the EXCITINGLY unremarkable category of “safe WR2s” that is extremely deep every recent season
- Fantasy owners will want to RUN (don’t walk) to wait on picking a WR2 until the fifth round or under 50% of their listed auction value
- One Seattle wide receiver’s consistency is saving homeowners dozens of auction dollars!
Best Case Scenario:
- Local fantasy players take advantage of WR2s falling to historically low ADPs
- Area startup writes industry-disrupting auction strategy based around getting an amazing deal on second wide receiver
- Neighborhood professional football player recovers from a leg injury to hit career highs
Worst Case Scenario:
- Falling WR2s make owners regret reaching for one in the fourth round
- Player profile creator goes INSANE when his laptop is filled with malware after researching “clickbait headlines.”
[Statistics are sourced from pro-football-reference.com and airyards.com]
