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From 2014-16, he caught 59.5% of his 227 targets, which while not great is the same as players like Pierre Garcon, Julio Jones, Jimmy Graham etc. and better than players like AJ Green, Ty Hilton, Amari Cooper, etc.

But how many of Austin's catches were basically screens? A lot more than any of these guys. His catch % should have been 65%+ based on what they did with him.

You saw the vid. They're not basically just all screens. The vid shows that clearly. And so do the numbers. 45% of TA's catches were at or behind the LOS (the screen pass territory) which means 55% weren't. He ran a lot of screens yeah but it was definitely mixed in with other plays...as, again, the vid shows.

And yes real receivers do different things than Tavon, but the point is you can't dismiss the receiving part of his game. For one thing is scares the bejeezus out of defenses because he can break one on any play. That's why they pay so much attention to him which is also why (among the other things he does and is) he's an effective decoy.