Aaron Jones had a nice year as a receiver with 474 yards and a healthy 9.67 yard average per reception. His yards per target average was 6.97, which is also pretty good. For comparison, Christian McCaffrey averaged 8.7 yards per reception and 7.1 yards per target. The big difference was volume: McCaffrey saw 142 targets and caught 116 passes. Defenses knew Carolina was going to throw a lot to McCaffrey going into each game. Austin Ekeler probably had an even better year as a receiving back. He broke out as a receiver with 92 receptions on 108 targets (85.
Can Aaron Jones Break Out As A Receiving Threat?
