Fourth-year Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett has drawn more defensive pass interference yards (182) than any player in the NFL this season. But is that just the result of increased opportunities, or is there an art to drawing fouls?
Tyler Lockett is the Contact King.
The Flag Aficionado. The Houdini of Hand-Fighting.
According to Football Outsiders, the Seahawks’ fourth-year wide receiver — all 5-foot-10, 182 pounds of him — has drawn 182 defensive pass interference yards this season, 45 more than the NFL’s runner-up in that category — Indianapolis’ T.Y. Hilton.
Of course, he has also registered career-bests in catches (55), receiving yards (899), yards per reception (16.