MikeEvans

News: 4 days agoEvans caught three of six targets for 42 yards in Sunday's 20-16 win over the Lions.

Spin: Evans had just one catch for 16 yards on two first-half targets, as eight of Baker Mayfield's 12 passes before halftime were directed to Chris Godwin. Evans was actually Tampa Bay's leading receiver after halftime but that production didn't amount to much, as the veteran wide receiver cooled off after a two-touchdown Week 1 performance. He has just 103 receiving yards heading into a Week 3 date with a Broncos secondary led by star cornerback Patrick Surtain.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Evans is entering his 11th NFL season (all with Tampa Bay) after signing an extension during the offseason. The future Hall of Famer has produced 1,000-plus receiving yards in each of his first 10 seasons and actually posted the third-most receiving yards and matched the second-highest TD total of his career in 2023. Evans' seventh-place finish in fantasy points marked his best finish since 2016 and he's never finished a campaign worse than 23rd. Evans is nearing the end of his career, but at age-31, he likely still has another year of high-end play left in the tank. As long as Baker Mayfield is under center, Evans will remain, at worst, a good WR2.