It is widely known by now that the Buccaneers have something special in tight end O.J. Howard. That seemed apparent to mostly everyone by the end of a 432-yard, six-touchdown rookie year in 2017.
It took Pro Football Focus a little bit longer to come around, as Howard was somehow graded very poorly for his rookie season. However, it looks like PFF came around in year two. After catching 34 of his 48 targets for 565 yards and five touchdowns in 10 games, Howard received a season grade of 89.4, which was the highest grade of any Buc and the second-highest grade of any NFL tight end.