One player who has surprised this season compared to his numbers a year ago is Houston Texans tight end Jordan Akins, who is coming off the best game of his NFL career last Sunday. Akins is coming off a game where he not only scored the first touchdown of his career, but also the second touchdown when the Texans defeated the Los Angeles Chargers with help from his two-touchdown performance.
In that game against the Chargers, Akins totaled three receptions for 73 yards, with a 24.3 yard per catch average. One of his two touchdown receptions went for 53 yards on a play made possible by the athletic ability of quarterback Deshaun Watson and the patience of Akins.