Eric Ebron 2019 Outlook: The Hype is Slowing Down
6 years agoWith Jack Doyle missing most of the season in 2018 due to an injured hip, Eric Ebron made incredible strides towards becoming a legitimate threat at tight end. With 13 touchdowns on 66 total receptions, the incredible season is not likely to be repeated in 2019. There have been a few outlier seasons in which a player has a 20% touchdown rate but those are exactly what they are, outliers. With Jack Doyle back and supposedly healthy the work will not be there for Ebron to revisit this type of production in 2019.
During games in which both tight ends played, Eric Ebron was only on the field for an average of 40% of the snaps. This workload in itself shows that Doyle is the tight end more trusted by not only the coaching staff but also by Andrew Luck. While Ebron is more athletic, Doyle does more things well, including the important blocking aspect of the pass and run game.
With all these factors being taken into account as well as the arrival of both Devin Funchess and rookie Parris Campbell, the targets, receptions, and for sure the touchdowns, are set to drop for Ebron. The question marks surrounding Ebron are further intensified by the loss of Luck to retirement. Jacoby Brissett got the best out of Doyle when he started for a full season, but can he do the same for Ebron? Right now Ebron's ADP has been tumbling in recent weeks and that will continue to happen. However, it has now reached a point where ADP may actually be below his potential output.