Nick Boyle Splitsīoyle was a thorn in the side of fantasy managers, consistently receiving significant playing time and siphoning occasional passing game work away from Andrews. While external factors like the lack of preseason due to COVID-19 may have contributed to this, I contend that there is an even larger reason for this discrepancy, one that has ramifications for years to come. Here is Mark Andrews’ production in 2020, via Pro Football Reference:Īs seen by his yardage and reception totals, Andrews produced at a higher level down the stretch as opposed to the start of the season. Could this pattern tell us more about Andrews’ future fantasy prospects? So why exactly did this happen? Let’s take a closer look at Andrews’ fantasy performances last season, and see why these inconsistencies actually seem to follow a patter.
This was compounded by Mark Andrews’ inconsistent performances, producing single-digit outcomes too consistently for fantasy managers’ tastes. The target count shows a different story, however, as he saw 10 fewer targets than the prior season despite the increased opportunity.Īndrews still finished as the TE6 on the season, but due to the preseason hype propelling him to be the consensus TE3, this was a largely disappointing outcome. In fact, Andrews led the league in deep targets and touchdowns at the TE position, and was extraordinarily efficient on his limited looks, averaging the most fantasy points per route run at the position.Īt just 23 years old, the future seemed dazzlingly bright for Andrews, especially when projecting an increase in opportunity due to Hayden Hurst’s departure and Andrews’ own performance, combined with the projected improvement to Lamar Jackson’s passing and the lack of new receiving weapons (Devin Duvernay was essentially an afterthought.)Īs fantasy managers and Ravens fans know, however, this didn’t come to fruition, despite Andrews’s snap share increasing from 41.35% to 58.19% in one fewer game played than the year before (Data via Pro Football Reference). Still, Hurst and Boyle only finished as the TE34 and TE36 respectively, demonstrating how Andrews was a favored receiving threat receiving prime downfield and red zone opportunities.
Andrews finished as the TE5 in 2019, despite a season-average offensive snap share of just 41.36% (which ironically exactly tied fellow Baltimore TE Hayden Hurst.) This, however, paled in comparison to the blocking specialist Nick Boyle (more on him later), who played a whopping 69.59% of offensive snaps. After his sophomore season, there was seemingly no question about it if Mark Andrews could finally receive a higher target and snap share in the electric Ravens offense, he could be the next great fantasy tight end.
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