ESPN’s Mike Clay gives 2017 record and player stat projections
By Ryan Brennan
Mike Clay of ESPN also went through some of the key players on the roster and gave predictions for how they’ll perform.
All in all, he listed 12 offensive players and 13 defensive players, giving predictions on their end of season stat sheets, including fantasy football point– for you fantasy football lovers (I know you’re out there).
I’ll throw up the tweet again so you know I’m not lying:
Offense
Tyrod Taylor: 3,644 yards, 21 touchdowns, 9 interceptions, 93 carries, 542 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns, 288 fantasy points
Nathan Peterman: 111 yards, one touchdown, one interception, 6 fantasy points
LeSean McCoy: 244 carries, 1,208 yards, 8 touchdowns, 50 catches, 381 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns, 262 fantasy points
Jonathan Williams: 103 carries, 427 yards, 4 touchdowns, 7 receptions, 63 yards, 81 fantasy points
Mike Tolbert: 39 carries, 150 yards, 2 touchdowns, 7 catches, 63 yards, 40 fantasy points
Sammy Watkins: 68 catches, 1,091 yards, 5 touchdowns, 208 fantasy points
Zay Jones: 56 catches, 684 yards, 4 touchdowns, 147 fantasy points
Andre Holmes: 28 catches, 419 yards, 4 touchdowns, 91 fantasy points
Corey Brown: 17 catches, 228 yards, one touchdown, 46 fantasy points
Dezmin Lewis: 6 catches, 78 yards, 16 fantasy points
Charles Clay: 52 catches, 537 yards, 4 touchdowns, 127 fantasy points
Nick O’Leary: 6 catches, 70 yards, one touchdown, 17 fantasy points
Highlights here include: 1,000 yard seasons from Watkins and McCoy, not much surprise from Taylor, a little action from rookie Peterman, Zay Jones No. 2 receiver and Jonathan Williams doesn’t reach the 500 yard mark (something Gillislee did the past two seasons).
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Defense
Marcell Dareus: 70 tackles, 11 for loss, 6.0 sacks, 2 passes defensed, 139 fantasy points
Kyle Williams: 54 tackles, 10 for loss, 4 sacks. one pass defensed, 110 fantasy points
Adolphus Washington: 26 tackles, 4 for loss, 2 sacks, one pass defensed, 53 fantasy points
Jerry Hughes: 48 tackles, 9 for loss, 6 sacks, 3 passes defensed, one forced fumble, 118 fantasy points
Shaq Lawson: 40 tackles, 9 for loss, 5 sacks, 2 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles, 107 fantasy points
Lorenzo Alexander: 88 tackles, 10 for loss, 3 sacks, one interception, 6 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles, 172 fantasy points
Reggie Ragland: 110 tackles, 7 for loss, one sack, one interception, 5 passes defensed, one forced fumble, 178 fantasy points
Ramon Humber: 56 tackles, 3 for loss, one sack, 2 passes defensed, 91 fantasy points
Ronald Darby: 79 tackles, 2 for loss, 2 interceptions, 16 passes defensed, 150 fantasy points
Tre’Davious White: 58 tackles, 2 for loss, 2 interceptions, 10 passes defensed, one forced fumble, 113 fantasy points
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Kevon Seymour: 41 tackles, one for loss, one interception, 8 passes defensed, 80 fantasy points
Jordan Poyer: 96 tackles, one for loss, one interception, 6 passes defensed, 148 fantasy points
Micah Hyde: 70 tackles, 4 for loss, one sack, 3 interceptions, 9 passes defensed, 140 fantasy points
Highlights include: Big year from Dareus, only 3 sacks for Lorenzo Alexander, 110 tackles for Ragland, big year from Poyer, solid rookie year from White and Micah Hyde leading the team in interceptions.
Lastly, Mike Clay of ESPN gave predictions on how the position groups will stack up against the rest of the league.