Michael Pittman
26-Year-Old
2024 Receiving Stats
REC
17
YDS
201
TD
0
AVG
11.8
TAR
29
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
A 2020 second-round pick, Pittman has improved upon his totals for targets and receptions with each passing season, establishing himself as one of the league's better possession receivers whilst dealing with subpar QB play. The best he's seen was the final year of Philip Rivers' career, at which point Pittman was a rookie and only the No. 3 receiver behind T.Y. Hilton and Zach Pascal. While he's been the clear No. 1 for Indianapolis ever since, Pittman has been saddled with Carson Wentz, a brutal final season from Matt Ryan and then Gardner Minshew last year. Anthony Richardson might end up being miles better than all those guys after an injury-marred rookie year, but even if he is, it doesn't guarantee Pittman will improve his production. What might happen instead is Pittman improving his efficiency but losing volume, as an offense with Richardson and RB Jonathan Taylor presumably will have a lot of rush attempts. At 6-4, 223, with 4.52 speed, Pittman is perhaps better suited to his familiar possession role in any case, while rookie second-round pick Adonai Mitchell can work as more of a field-stretcher. 2023 third-round pick Josh Downs is the wild card, potentially impacting Pittman's dominant share of short targets. Read Past Outlooks
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Carves up Pittsburgh
Pittman recorded six receptions on nine targets for 113 yards in Sunday's 27-24 win over the Steelers.
ANALYSIS
Pittman has had an underwhelming start to the season, at least in part due to the limited passing volume and accuracy issues of Anthony Richardson (hip). However, Pittman got involved early with Richardson still under center to tally long gains of 32 and 28 yards. Once Joe Flacco took over, Pittman settled into more of his typical role by working primarily underneath and relying on yards after the catch. That translated to his first game with over 100 yards on the campaign, and his outlook is trending up regardless of who is under center heading into a Week 5 matchup against Minnesota.
Pittman has had an underwhelming start to the season, at least in part due to the limited passing volume and accuracy issues of Anthony Richardson (hip). However, Pittman got involved early with Richardson still under center to tally long gains of 32 and 28 yards. Once Joe Flacco took over, Pittman settled into more of his typical role by working primarily underneath and relying on yards after the catch. That translated to his first game with over 100 yards on the campaign, and his outlook is trending up regardless of who is under center heading into a Week 5 matchup against Minnesota.
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Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Michael Pittman's 2024 advanced stats compare to other wide receivers?
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Air Yards Per Game
80.0Air Yards Per Snap
1.73% Team Air Yards
26.9%% Team Targets
29.6%Avg Depth of Target
11.0 YdsCatch Rate
58.6%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
3.9% Targeted On Route
27.1%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
How does the Jaguars pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?
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Overall QB Rating Against
105.2
Cornerbacks
115.2
Safeties
64.6
Linebackers
112.4
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2024 Michael Pittman Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do Michael Pittman's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 4"Weight
223 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.52 secShuttle Time
4.14 secCone Drill
6.96 secVertical Jump
36.5 inBroad Jump
121 inBench Press
13 repsHand Length
9.25 inArm Length
32.50 in
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Pittman took a step back rather than forward, as many expected, in 2022, dropping from 1,082 yards the year before to only 925 despite seeing 12 more targets (in one fewer game). The volume, at least, was promising, and some of the efficiency decline was out of his hands in an offense torpedoed by Matt Ryan's downfall and Jonathan Taylor's injury woes. Free-agent addition Gardner Minshew at least figures to be an upgrade on the 2022 version of Ryan, and there's not much in the way of target competition for Pittman. While never likely to be much of a deep threat with 4.52 speed, Pittman did show competence as an intermediate target in 2021 with a 9.8 aDOT before dropping to tight-end range in 2022 at 6.9. New coach Shane Steichen should take notice after doing fantastic work in Philadelphia last year, though there's some chance Pittman ends up catching passes from an unpolished rookie Anthony Richardson, the 14th overall pick in the draft, rather than Minshew in what could essentially be a rebuilding year for the Colts.
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Four grabs against Chicago
Pittman caught four of five targets for 36 yards in Sunday's 21-16 win over the Bears.
ANALYSIS
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Active versus Chicago
Pittman (back/calf) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Bears.
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Expected to suit up Sunday
Pittman (back/calf) remains listed as questionable but is likely to play in Sunday's game against the Bears, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Questionable for Week 3
Pittman (back/calf) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bears.
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Managing injuries ahead of Week 3
Pittman is working through back and calf issues, but coach Shane Steichen thinks that the wideout will be available Sunday against the Bears, Nate Atkins of The Indianapolis Star reports.
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Negotiations will continue
The Colts will continue to negotiate a long-term deal with Pittman after he was franchise tagged Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
The sides have had negotiations, though Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports that a deal isn't yet close. The Colts now have until July 15 to sign Pittman to a long-term deal, or he will have to play the 2024 season under the tag. He was a huge part of the team's offense in 2023, racking up 156 targets while surpassing 1,000 receiving yards for the second time in four seasons.
The sides have had negotiations, though Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports that a deal isn't yet close. The Colts now have until July 15 to sign Pittman to a long-term deal, or he will have to play the 2024 season under the tag. He was a huge part of the team's offense in 2023, racking up 156 targets while surpassing 1,000 receiving yards for the second time in four seasons.