Sammy Watkins’ projected numbers for 2018

Last week, you may have read my article about Andy Reid and his history with starting wide receivers. Now that we know more about Reid’s receivers, we can attempt to make a prediction for Sammy Watkins’ 2018 season with the Kansas City Chiefs.

There are a few stats I withheld from the historical article, and we’ll cover them here. We’ll use Reid’s starting wide receiver targets, receptions, etc. to see what history may have to say about Watkins’ chances for success in Kansas City.

Targets and receptions

Over the course of Reid’s career, his starting wide receivers have had targets that look like the following:

Please note: these numbers were generated by observing the season’s day one starting wide receivers.