Sports Illustrated's John Shipley writes that Jaguars WR Gabe Davis has been running more intermediate routes than downfield routes in training camp.
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."
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.
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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