When the Buccaneers selected tight end O.J. Howard with the 19th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, it seemed as though people either loved it (thinking Howard should have been gone by then) or hated it (thinking the tight end position was a luxury pick and wished the team picked a different position with their first round pick).
Whatever side of the debate you were on, what wasn’t debatable was Howard’s production in 2017. According to PFF, Howard had the highest rating of any player catching deep ball passes last season.
OJ Howard hauled in 5 of 6 targets for 157 yards and 2 TDs on deep passes in 2017! His catch rate of 83.3 was the best in the NFL. #Bucs
— PFF TB Buccaneers (@PFF_Buccaneers) July 6, 2018
Do you think this kind of success is sustainable with Howard? Should he overtake Cam Brate as the team’s No. 1 tight end in 2018?
Trevor Sikkema is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat reporter and NFL Draft analyst for PewterReport.com. Sikkema, an alumnus of the University of Florida, has covered both college and professional football for much of his career. As a native of the Sunshine State, when he's not buried in social media, Sikkema can be found out and active, attempting to be the best athlete he never was. Sikkema can be reached at: [email protected]
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