Player Spotlight & Fantasy Outlook - Jamison Crowder

Jamison Crowder Wide Receiver #80

Washington Redskins | 

Height: 5-9   Weight: 177   Age: 25

Born: 6/17/1993 Monroe, NC

College: Duke

Experience: 4th season

High School: Monroe HS [NC]

The Perception:

As Jamison Crowder enters his 4th flavor inwards the NFL, expectations could live on no higher for the electrical playmaker to take away keep the adjacent measuring inwards his development. Jamison already has made a hollo for himself equally a productive, reliable run past times catcher able to brand plays too bail out his quarterback amongst audio road running too a quick get-go measuring off the line. Since entering the league amongst the Redskins, Crowder made himself an integral component of the offensive arrangement becoming i of Kirk Cousins favourite targets along the way. In his rookie campaign, Crowder finished the twelvemonth equally the 3rd leading receiver statistically behind Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Reed too Pierre Garcon. Following upwardly an impressive start to his career, Jamison found his agency to garner to a greater extent than production (in twelvemonth two) standing bit inwards draw behind Pierre Garcon this fourth dimension leading the squad inwards touchdown receptions hauling inwards 7 for the season.

As the 2017 flavor began, the Skins went through somewhat of a transition at the receiver seat allowing Pierre Garcon too DeSean Jackson to skip town inwards hopes their younger nub of upwardly too coming receiver talent would fit the bill. Understanding the postulate of a supporting cast to assist ease opposing coverage on Crowder, Washington signed Terrelle Pryor to bring together the fold. With players similar Josh Doctson too Ryan Grant pegged to take away keep taken the natural springtime forward, Washington believed they had the corps to brand things hand final season. When all was said too done, injuries decimated the Skins, teamed amongst lackluster play from the supporting cast which Pb the Redskins to some other playoff-less season. On the vivid spot, Crowder was able to detect some success leading the society inwards almost every receiving category providing acceptance that standing virtually alone, he could notwithstanding create at an fantabulous level.

When discussing Jamison Crowder amongst colleagues, it’s quite interesting to encounter the varying thought on the smaller slot receiver. Most perceive Crowder the same (much similar nosotros do), inwards that he should get upwardly his game too take away keep over equally the truthful number i target on this club. With youth at the receiver seat notwithstanding present, goodness sense has been gained over the past times few seasons to give the nub a leg upwardly for the upcoming slate. Some believe the loss of Kirk Cousins volition driblet dead detriment to the overall outlook of Crowder too fellowship providing a weaker evaluation for 2018; ADF isn’t inwards that circle of thought too fully expects the naysayers to live on proven incorrect upon completion of the season.         

The Reality:

It’s no undercover that nosotros at ADF are frim believers inwards the talents of Jamison Crowder too believe he has the mightiness to heighten the bar this flavor equally he enters the prime number of his career. The work coming into the offseason of class was the number inwards paying their starting pin Kirk Cousins the coin he believed he was due. Many rumblings from the front end purpose had leaked into the media suggesting Coach Jay Gruden too upper management personal weren’t convinced that Cousins was the ultimate respond for the squad to invest large sums of coin committing long term into the future. Addressing this work early on knowing a bargain amongst Cousins wasn’t on the horizon, Washington orchestrated a bargain amongst the Kansas City Chiefs to convey Alex Smith to Pb the charge. With the bargain laid inwards regulation earlier the league twelvemonth opened, speculation on how the criminal offense would take away keep shape too how that would comport upon players similar Crowder began to outline novel conversations.

When speaking of Alex Smith too his ability, most volition ascertain that Smith is a arrangement quarterback amongst decent arm strength, taking what opposing defenses volition give him. One matter nosotros know for sure enough when discussing Smith too what he’s accomplished too so far inwards his career, is that he is undervalued too underrated past times most. The acquisition of Smith to the nation’s upper-case alphabetic lineament had ADF licking our chops at what could transpire for Jamison Crowder for the upcoming season. Alex Smith though real successful amongst the deep ball these final few seasons inwards Kansas City, is to a greater extent than practiced at finding his cheque downward receiver amongst high regularity, a huge uptick for the outlook of Crowder earlier they fifty-fifty striking the field. Combining that amongst a venture run assault (which the Skins should take away keep this flavor inwards rookie Derrius Guice), the play activeness run past times should live on established early on too oftentimes week-to-week providing cracking chance for Jamison to detect mismatches over the pump exploiting zone coverages consistently. This remade criminal offense should give the Redskins fan base of operations a cracking bargain to cheer nigh inwards the upcoming season.          

The Outlook:

ADF has wavered inwards the past times believing Jamison had cracking mightiness but wasn’t the overall talent that could lay an criminal offense on his dorsum inwards mash time. This flavor nosotros take away keep bought inwards completely on the notion that Crowder volition live on a gigantic divergence maker on the plain propelling the supporting cast to check his marking of production. Crowder has never enjoyed a m yard flavor hence far inwards his career, but that should ultimately alter equally he should driblet dead the go-to receiver for Alex Smith inwards 2018. When reviewing past times flavor game film, it’s slowly to pick out items which print from Crowder overall play. He’s a fantastic road runner that creates separation upon quest of assault too uses his quickness too speed to larn out corners chasing all over the field. Jamison has had issues amongst dropped passes too fumbles on occasion, but nosotros fully hold back him to heighten his marking of play ironing out those deficiencies.

From the fantasy perceptive, Jamison Crowder didn’t overwhelm inwards price of production leaving those who believed inwards his abilities angered too frustrated. The perception for fantasy output remains lower than it had inwards the past, equally mangers detect it hard to trust Crowder equally he finished final twelvemonth equally the 33^rd ranked receiver inwards PPR (Point Per Reception) formats. As mentioned above, the Redskins roster was taken over amongst injuries leaving Jamison inwards the precarious province of affairs of beating double teams on a weekly dry reason beingness the exactly feasible receiving threat. With that said, the numbers generated weren’t terrible equally Crowder was able to muster a decent 160.3 fantasy points, giving him an average of 10.7 points per game inwards xv contests played, non also shabby for where he ranked on draft boards. For 2018, Crowder finds himself in i lawsuit to a greater extent than undervalued inwards price of ADP (Average Draft Position), seeing electrical current ranks belongings roughly the 95^th pick beingness selected tardily 7th early on 8th round. For our appetite, nosotros detect extraordinary value inwards this ranking equally Crowder could driblet dead a PPR darling amongst Alex “captain cheque down” Smith throwing him the ball. It’s non unconceivable to encounter Crowder create 65-75 receptions for 950-1100 yards too 5-8 touchdowns on the season. ADF fully endorses Crowder equally a weekly Flex or WR3 alternative amongst high terminate WR2 upside.