Mike Evans was outstanding in his rookie year making big plays every time he touched the ball. In his first year, he had 68 receptions for 1,051 yards and 12 touchdowns. Evans average 15 yards per catch, and was consistently making plays down the field. Going into the 2015 season, Evans was looking to produce even more, especially with Jameis Winston as his QB. Evans did produce more but struggled with consistency. Evans had 74 receptions, 1200 yards, and 3 tds plus 16.5 yards per catch which are all better numbers besides touchdowns than his rookie year. However, Evans would struggle with his hands as he had games with multiple drops which was very uncharacteristic of the big wideout.
Overall though Evans has been a very good receiver for the Bucs and is still very young as he is only 22 years old, and still has much to learn as a receiver. The Bucs need Evans to become a reliable number one receiver and be that consistent playmaker like he has shown at times during his 2 years. Heading into year 3, I would like to see Evans to continue to mature as a player becoming more polished in his routes and keep playing physical using his size to his advantage. Being in year 2 of Koetter's offense should help Evans plus Jameis will be better as their chemistry should be on point this season.
This should lead to more big plays for Evans which will hopefully lead to more touchdowns for the Bucs offense. With the chance of this being the last year as a Buc for Vincent Jackson, Evans needs to become that elite receiver to help make the offense great for years to come. Also coach Koetter needs to use Evans more in the redzone, he is too big not to be targeted at least once down near the goal line. I expect Evans to have a big year in 2016, him and Jameis are going to be a special duo.
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