Jameis Winston loves to throw deep passes. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback ranked eighth in the NFL in percentage of deep passes, and 2nd in the intended depth of his pass attempts at 10.9 yards per pass. Those statistics courtesy of this NFL.com video.
The problem: Jameis Winston hasn’t been all that successful on his deep throws. According to the same video, Winston’s passer rating on deep passes ranked 23rd in the NFL, while his completion percentage was far too low: 23.5%, ranked 27th.
That didn’t stop Winston from trying, obviously, with Mike Evans turning into the most-targeted deep receiver in the NFL last year, despite a lack of production from those attempts.