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Mike Gesicki 2022 Player Outlook – It Is All About The Target Total
3 years agoGesicki gets better every year, and 2021 was no exception. Miami's starting tight end set career-highs with 73 receptions, 112 targets, and 780 receiving yards. Even though rookie receiver Jaylen Waddle topped the team with 140 targets, Gesicki was easily the No. 2 option in the Tua Tagovailoa-led passing attack thanks to a lack of depth and playmakers in the Dolphins receiving corps. That will not be the case in 2022, though. Ownership ponied up multimillions to bring Tyreek Hill and his fleet feet to South Beach and added underrated slot receiver Cedric Wilson from Dallas for even more millions. Now Gesicki has to settle for the target scraps left over after Waddle, Hill, and Wilson get their looks. The Dolphins also signed pass-catching running back Chase Edmonds, who caught 43 passes last season and could also slice into Gesicki's numbers. You have to wonder how easy it will be for Gesicki to continue his trend of improving every season when he has all this competition for Tagovailoa's passes. Gesicki is a physical specimen who could catch 60 passes for 800 yards if everything breaks right for him, but he will not be able to get much more with the Hill-Waddle-Wilson trio at WR. And do not expect Gesicki to score double-digit touchdowns, either. He has only scored 13 times in his four-year career. Gesicki is a low-end TE1 whose fantasy value will revolve around his target total.
