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Role Change Coming For Gabriel Davis?

By Jared Smola | Updated on Thu, 15 Aug 2024, 1:04 PM EDT
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Sports Illustrated's John Shipley writes that Jaguars WR Gabe Davis has been running more intermediate routes than downfield routes in training camp.

What They're Saying

Shipley on Davis' deployment: "Davis has become one of [QB Trevor] Lawrence's favorite targets during team drills, especially over the middle of the field. It feels more and more like Davis will be used as Lawrence's dependable chain-mover over the intermediate part of the field rather than as a deep threat."

2024 Fantasy Football Impact

This would be a major role change for Davis, who was primarily a deep threat for the Bills. Davis' topped a 15-yard average target depth in three of his four seasons in Buffalo -- and was at 13.3 yards the other year.

More intermediate routes would theoretically give Davis a higher weekly floor. We're just not sure he'll succeed in that role. Davis was not good on slants, curls, or comebacks last year, per charting by Reception Perception's Matt Harmon.

We'll continue to keep an eye on Jacksonville's plans for Davis. The good news is that he appears locked into a near every-down role. And he's sitting 62nd among WRs in ADP. It'd be tough for him to not beat that price tag, barring injury.

Rankings Movement

We made slight adjustments to Davis' projections, bumping up his catch rate and lowering his yards per catch. He moved a couple of spots up the PPR WR rankings.

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Jared has been with Draft Sharks since 2007. He’s now Lead Analyst, heading up the preseason and weekly projections that fuel your Draft War Room and My Team tools. He currently ranks 1st among 133 analysts in draft rankings accuracy.
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