Unfortunately, Howard struggled to find a niche in Bruce Arians’ offense, at least when it comes to personal statistics. Howard had just 34 receptions for 459 yards and one touchdown. His best catch of the year didn’t even come during an NFL game, but rather an MLB game. Howard even found himself in Arians’ doghouse early in the season for his lackluster play.
But, according to
ESPN, Howard did a great job in one particular area this year. In their 2019 advanced statistics awards, ESPN said that according to the stats,
Howard was the league’s best pass-blocking tight end.
“Bucs coach Bruce Arians never relied on Howard all that much as a receiver this season.
But the young tight end did play a role in the passing game with a 98% PBWR (pass block win rate).”
https://bucswire.usatoday.com/2020/0...end-this-year/
Thats juicy.
Wish I knew his run block win rate bc on passing plays, ideally he would be running a route more times than staying and blocking.