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Buffalo Bills: 3 players Dawson Knox should be ranked over in PFF list

By Brandon Croce

Jan 24, 2021; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox (88) catches a pass in the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2021; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox (88) catches a pass in the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 27, 2020; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Eric Ebron (85) runs after a catch against the Indianapolis Colts during the fourth quarter at Heinz Field. The Steelers won 28-24. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 27, 2020; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Eric Ebron (85) runs after a catch against the Indianapolis Colts during the fourth quarter at Heinz Field. The Steelers won 28-24. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

Eric Ebron (PFF rank: 25th)

The first player that Dawson Knox should be ranked higher than is Eric Ebron with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He had a breakout year in 2018 with the Indianapolis Colts when he had 66 receptions, 750 yards, and 13 touchdowns.

However, since that season he has struggled to produce close to that and has only eight receiving touchdowns the past two seasons, one with the Colts and one with the Steelers.

There is no question that Ebron has more opportunities in the Steelers offense than Knox as he had 91 targets and 56 receptions but averages only 10 yards per receptions. As for Knox this past year he had less than half the amount of targets (44) and receptions (24) but did more with those targets as he averaged 12 yards per reception and had three regular season touchdowns, which is only two fewer than Ebron.

Eric Ebron had the bigger stat line but there is a case to be made that Dawson Knox was more efficient with the opportunities he got.

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