Tag: Parris Campbell

Parris Campbell listed as Colts’ biggest value in dynasty fantasy football

Fantasy Pros sees Campbell as a value in dynasty leagues.

The Indianapolis Colts offense is hoping to return to form in 2020 with some notable additions joining the roster. However, one player returning to the mix is wide receiver Parris Campbell, who might be becoming somewhat of an afterthought when discussing playmakers on the offense.

After a disappointing rookie season that was riddled with injuries, Campbell is working hard to make an impact in Year 2. He’s still young at 22 years old and his skillset blends perfectly with the offensive system.

Even with some other players ahead of him on the depth chart, Campbell was listed as the Colts’ biggest value in dynasty fantasy football, per Mike Tagliere of Fantasy Pros.

Injuries derailed his rookie season, but don’t forget how much the Colts loved him last year. With Chester Rogers no longer on the team, we’re going to see Campbell take over nearly a full-time role in the slot, which is incredible for a guy who’s 6-foot-tall and 205 pounds with 4.3-second speed. Now adding Philip Rivers to the offense, we should expect the pass attempts to rise for this offense. Rivers has always loved his targets over the middle of the field (see: Antonio Gates, Keenan Allen, Hunter Henry).

With T.Y. Hilton leading the way atop the wide receiver depth chart and second-round pick Michael Pittman Jr. likely taking the WR2 role upon arrival, Campbell will be battling it out for the WR3 spot with Zach pascal.

Campbell’s speed and sure hands make him an instant target for Philip Rivers in the short game and if he winds up grabbing that WR3 role, he could be in for a decent target share.

There will be a lot of mouths to feed, however. Along with his competition in the wide receiver room, Campbell has to deal with tight ends Jack Doyle and Trey Burton while running back Nyheim Hines will also eat into the target share.

It will be interesting to see if Campbell can break through in any type of way during his second season. If he does, he should hold value in dynasty leagues.

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Colts’ Parris Campbell ‘working as hard as anybody’

Parris Campbell faces a big Year 2.

The 2019 season wasn’t all that kind to Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Parris Campbell. Through the freak injuries, Campbell was left doing to more rehab than making plays for the team that drafted him in the second round.

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But as he enters a crucial Year 2, the Ohio State product is hard at work trying to make sure he’s ready for the upcoming campaign. After having a career’s worth of injuries in one season, Campbell is working to get to a point where he can make a significant impact in his second season.

Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni lauded the way Campbell has worked this offseason.

“Yeah, I’ve definitely talked to Parris (Campbell). High hopes for Parris to stay healthy and to have the type of year this year that we all know he’s capable of,” Sirianni told reporters last week. “I can promise you he’s working as hard as anybody to get there and I have so much faith in Parris the person to get past this adversity. Not only get past it but excel in his future because of it.”

Campbell’s rookie season was far from ideal. He spent most of the time dealing with some type of injury or undergoing some type of procedure. It led to him playing in just seven games.

But now, the speedy wide receiver is looking to make an impact in 2020 as a part of a pass-catching corps that should be upgraded following the additions of Philip Rivers and Michael Pittman.

Sirianni believes that impact will also come in more ways that simply in the box score.

“The one thing I know coming out of Ohio State, one thing that we liked so much about Parris was – beside the player, beside the speed, beside the dynamic plays that he made, it was – this guy is a leader, this guy is a hard worker,” Sirianni said. “So Parris understands that and he sees that.”

It will be a big year for Campbell, who is likely fighting for the WR3 role with Zach Pascal. How much of an impact he will make remains to be seen, but the Colts are still very confident in his abilities.

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6 Colts who need to step up in 2020

Taking a look at six Indianapolis Colts who need to step up during the 2020 season.

The Indianapolis Colts are hoping to make a return to the playoffs in 2020 for just the second time in the last six seasons. In order to do so, several players will have to step up throughout the campaign.

This doesn’t mean the following players have to become Pro Bowlers or give that type of production. But stepping up into a bigger role and producing will go a long in making a playoff run. Not all of these guys will step up, and the Colts are likely to have a few surprises along the way.

But here are six Colts who need to step up in 2020:

Parris Campbell | WR | Year 2

The Colts wide receiver corps was a unit that needed some major additions this offseason. It happened to come through the draft when the Colts brought in Michael Pittman Jr. in the second round and Dezmon Patmon in the sixth round.

While those two present intriguing cases to make an impact in 2020, Campbell shouldn’t be forgotten about in the room. Though his rookie season was defined by injuries—and lots of them—the former second-round pick can still carve out a strong role in the passing offense.

Campbell has the speed to be a difference-maker for the Colts. He might be working mostly in the slot, but Campbell is a player that should be looking to take a step forward in 2020. He showed promise when he was on the field during his rookie campaign, and the Colts need him to take on a larger role in Year 2.

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How WR Michael Pittman Jr. fits with the Colts

What does Michael Pittman Jr. bring to the Colts?

The Indianapolis Colts made their first selection of the 2020 NFL Draft and took wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. from USC.

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Pittman Jr. offers a unique combination of size and speed and will fit in well into Frank Reich’s offense as a guy who can really go up and get it.

At 6-foot-4 and 223 pounds, Pittman Jr. will be a matchup problem for many corners across the league and will give newly-acquired Colts quarterback Philip Rivers a reliable target.

Rivers had a pair of reliable targets in LA with Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. Both guys showed the ability to catch any ball thrown to them anywhere on the field and Pittman Jr. can be compared to both of those players. Another element he adds is a unique ability to catch balls in man coverage while his physicality and athleticism allow him to win downfield.

In fact, Pittman Jr. has the lowest drop percentage of any receiver in the draft at 2.7%. This will give the Colts a safety net as they try to rebrand their offense into a larger down-field threat. Pittman Jr. will add that element and more.

As far as the rest of the receiving corps, Pittman Jr. will fit in nicely with the speedy threats of T.Y. Hilton and Parris Campbell. Where the Colts love to utilize underneath routes, Pittman Jr. adds more routes to the playbook and can make plays happen after the catch. His versatility will be a nice addition to the room.

The coaching staff and Colts fans should be very excited about this selection, but nobody should be more excited than Rivers. He gets a dynamic receiver who can change an offense as the Colts are still building for the future in this draft.

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Fantasy football: Colts’ Parris Campbell, Zach Pascal sleepers in 2020?

Could Campbell and Pascal be sleepers in 2020?

With free agency set to boom next week and the 2020 NFL draft taking place a month after that, fantasy football managers are already doing what they can to prepare for the upcoming season.

Though a lot changes over the next few months, finding early sleepers can be beneficial to success in fantasy football. The Indianapolis Colts had a down year in that department but things could be looking up.

In the case of wide receivers Parris Campbell and Zach Pascal, ESPN’s Matthew Berry believes they should be looked at as potential late-round sleepers early in the offseason.

I spoke with Colts coach Frank Reich about a few subjects, but one of them was expectations for Parris Campbell and Zach Pascal. He’s excited to get both of them on the field at the same time, along with T.Y. Hilton. Don’t sleep on either guy at the end of your draft.

It isn’t easy targeting late-round sleepers at this point in the offseason. So much changes that it’s best to simply keep an eye open and stay fluid with the moves that take place.

The Colts offense was a major disappointment in 2019. Jacoby Brissett failed to live up to expectations after taking over for Andrew Luck while the wide receiver corps was injured throughout the entire campaign. It also didn’t help that Eric Ebron had little to no production before opting to get season-ending surgery.

The Colts should be in the market for wide receiver help this offseason. Whether that comes in the form of free agency, the draft or both, the Colts should be viewed as a team ready to make some changes to the room.

If that happens, the perception of Campbell and Pascal as sleepers could change. If the Colts try to add more top-end talent to the room, it likely pushes both players down on the depth chart.

It will be interesting to see what the Colts do at the wide receiver position this offseason but whatever they do is likely to have an impact on both Campbell and Pascal in some way.

Colts believe in Parris Campbell’s upside

Parris Campbell had a tough rookie year with injuries.

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Parris Campbell went through a tough rookie season when it came to injuries, but the team still believes in the upside he could present.

Campbell suffered several injuries throughout his rookie season after being selected with the No. 59 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft. From a sports hernia to a broken hand and a broken foot, Campbell’s first season was less than ideal.

Entering his second season, Campbell is working hard to make sure he’s ready for Year 2, and the Colts still believe in the upside of the Ohio State product.

“Look, a little of it was bad luck with Parris (Campbell) this year,” said general manager Chris Ballard. “I’ll say this about Parris, he has not left the building since the end of the season. He has been there working, rehabbing and getting his body (right). I think he understands what he has to do to try to get his body right for the grind of the season. We think Parris Campbell has a lot of upside. I think we saw it.”

Campbell had a few games that showcased his upside and speed, something the Colts have lacked throughout the wide receiver position. He can be used both in the passing and running game.

The Colts have a need at the wide receiver position. Even with T.Y. Hilton, who has been dealing with injuries in recent seasons, the Colts have to add more explosive options to the room.

Campbell has the type of explosiveness the Colts need in the passing game, and the hope is he can be a bigger part of the offense in 2020.

Ohio State football All-Decade Team, Offense

We reflect on the last decade of Ohio State football, and who would be on an all-offensive team from 2010 through 2019.

The sun already set on college football down in New Orleans just a couple of weeks ago. The Super Bowl just gave us our last hurrah as well Sunday night. So, we’ve got a question for you: Are you missing the good ‘ole American game yet? Yeah, yeah, there’s the whole reboot of the XFL, but for all intents and purposes, the game we know and love is now on a hiatus until the fall really.

But that’s okay. We’re going to fill that time with some reflections on the decade that just passed us by for Ohio State. It was one that was filled with several Big Ten Championships, a national title, and a slew of wins over That Team Up North.

But who are the best of the best from the 2010s? There’s a ton of really good players to choose from, and we’re doing our best to identify them in a series of posts dealing with the best of the decade of Ohio State football.

We’re starting with our All-Decade Offensive Team, with the All-Decade Defensive Team up next. So, here it goes. If you were to put a team together on the side of the ball responsible for scoring points, what OSU players would you choose from 2010 through 2019? Here’s our stab at it.

Next … The skill positions at Ohio State

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Jalen Reagor scouting report, potential fit with the Eagles

Here is a scouting report of former TCU wide receiver Jalen Reagor and his potential fit with the Philadelphia Eagles.

A name that has been heating up among Eagles Draft Twitter is former TCU wide receiver, Jalen Reagor. The former Horned Frog stands at 5’11” and weighs in at 195 lbs. He ended the 2019 season with 43 receptions, 611 yards, and 5 scores. Reagor also added a punt return touchdown.

Reagor is known as a burner who can make a defense pay with the ball in his hands. It is well known that the Eagles need playmakers at the receiver position, which would make sense as to why so many Eagles fans are getting excited about Reagor joining their favorite team.

Here is a scouting report and breakdown of Jalen Reagor’s strengths and weaknesses and potential fit with the Eagles:

Strengths: Reagor is a burner, which is evident on film. He can fly and he may give Henry Ruggs III a run for his money at the NFL Combine for the fastest 40-yard dash. If he gets the ball in his hands and has a crease, he can take it to the house. He made some “wow” plays with the ball in his hands.

He runs solid routes but was not asked to run a diverse route tree. He uses his speed and acceleration to make defenders pay on go routes. He can be a deep threat in the NFL, but I like the idea of getting him the ball on quick screen passes and letting him pick up chunk plays as well.

He definitely has punt and kick return potential in the NFL. Reagor reminds me of the Kansas City Cheifs’ receiver, Mecole Hardman.

He made the most of being at a disadvantage with his quarterback.

Weaknesses: As a true wide receiver, Reagor leaves a lot to be desired. He can run fast and make highlight plays, but it remains to be seen if he will be able to consistently get open by running good routes. His hands are in question, dropping some easy passes and letting a lot of balls into his body.

Reagor has highlight plays but disappears other than the highlights. He had some really bad games against poor competition. He took a step back in 2019 and was not as good as he was in 2018. His collegiate production is worrisome. Reagor has a high ceiling but is one of those players with a low floor as well.

He reminds me of Indianapolis Colts’ receiver Parris Campbell, in the sense that you have to hope more than you know if he will reach his potential.

In the run game, Reagor is really bad, and at times; he has no interest in even trying to block. TCU’s receivers’ coach should be ashamed of some of the plays Reagor produced on film in the run game.

Overall Impression: Reagor is obviously going to be a player people like and want because of the speed. He has flashes of greatness in his game, but far too many times he has flashes of a player that is nothing more than a gadget player. He is not even close to a finished product and his development will be crucial for his success in the NFL. He can make an impact in Year 1 as a return guy. Reagor can also be a solid deep threat in the NFL, but isn’t going to be a No. 1 receiver in the league. You need to hope you can develop him into a solid No. 2 wideout.

Grade: 2nd round (Picks 40-48)

Fit with the Eagles: Obviously the Eagles would love to add a player with speed to their offense, but the hype of Reagor at 21 is craziness. He isn’t a first-round wide receiver, especially with some of the guys you can get in the first round in the 2020 NFL Draft. If the Eagles decide to use their second-round pick on him, fans need to know he isn’t going to be their No. 1 receiver. Doug Pederson would be able to get him the ball on designed plays and have him take the top off the defense, but Reagor isn’t going to be Carson Wentz’s No. 1 target. I mentioned Hardman earlier, but I see Reagor taking on the role that Hardman had for the Chiefs in his rookie season.

Colts’ Parris Campbell listed as potential breakout player in 2020

Will Parris Campbell break out in Year 2?

The Indianapolis Colts used one of their four second-round picks in the 2019 draft on wide receiver Parris Campbell, hoping he would become an instant contributor on the offense.

However, a litany of injuries prevented that from happening. From a nagging hamstring injury to a core muscle injury, a fractured hand and a broken foot, Campbell’s rookie season was defined by injury.

But even so, there is still hope for the speedy Ohio State product. He was listed as a potential breakout player in 2020 by Bleacher Report.

Even as a gadget player and an after-the-catch guy, Campbell should have had an immediate impact for the Colts as a rookie.

Unfortunately, the injury bug bit Campbell hard, and he only appeared in seven games with three starts. He never seemed to develop chemistry with quarterback Jacoby Brissett, which made him an afterthought in Indianapolis’ run-oriented offense. Campbell finished his rookie season with 18 catches for 127 yards and a touchdown.

There’s a chance that Campbell will have to develop chemistry with a different quarterback moving forward, as the Colts are not committed to Brissett over the long term.

“The jury is still out,” general manager Chris Ballard said, per ESPN’s Mike Wells.

Regardless of who is chosen as the starter, Campbell should have a full offseason to create a rapport. With a little trust and a lot of experience gained, Campbell could become a Tyreek Hill-type game-breaker.

Campbell’s rookie season was parallel to the Colts offense as a whole. Injuries and a lack of production were the epitome of the campaign.

The Colts are likely to add more to the wide receiver room this offseason. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see them add players from both free agency and the 2020 draft.

Even so, Campbell should be in line to compete for a starting role. His skill set is still perfectly matched up for what the Colts want to do on offense. With the game featuring speed more and more each season, Campbell has a chance to make a difference.

Campbell should be ready to go for the offseason workouts even after finishing the season with a broken foot. It’s a big season for the second-year wideout, who will hopefully give the Colts some return on their second-round investment.

Colts’ 2019 player review: WR Parris Campbell

Reviewing the 2019 season for WR Parris Campbell.

When the 2019 NFL Draft was all said and done, the Indianapolis Colts used the majority of their picks on the defensive side of the ball. However, there was some newfound excitement with the selection of wide receiver Parris Campbell.

2019 Stats

Games Played: 7
Snaps: 196 (18%)
Receptions: 18
Receiving Yards: 127
Touchdowns: 1
Yards Per Reception: 7.1

Season Review

An electric talent that brings just what the Colts offense needs in terms of after the catch ability, the first season for Campbell didn’t go quite as the team had hoped. While some of his ability flashed during training camp, Campbell couldn’t stay healthy enough to get his season going.

In addition to dealing with several injuries that limited him to just seven games, Campbell didn’t see a whole lot of playing time when he was healthy. Only twice did he see more than 50% of the team’s offensive snaps in a game.

Even with Campbell’s injuries and lack of impact, there is obvious upside for his skill set in Frank Reich’s offense.

Offseason Outlook

This is a big offseason for the Colts as an organization and one that will likely include them adding more to the wide receiver room. Even so, Campbell should be competing for a starting spot as a slot asset and given his speed and reliable hands, he should be able to find himself in the thick of the competition.

Conclusion

It was a disappointing campaign for Campbell, to say the least. However, most of that can be blamed on injury. With 2020 set to arrive soon, there should be some newfound hope that Campbell can make an impact in Year 2.