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Los Angeles Chargers Daily Links: Hunter Henry is one of the NFL’s best tight ends

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Keenan Allen's unmatched route-running skillset is easily one of the NFL's best - Ben Cooper
While Allen was more successful on short and medium routes compared to Madden’s ratings, his deep-route prowess didn’t quite shine through in 2018. Madden ranked him 27th in the category, and his actual numbers in that facet weren’t too far off. He had just 11 targets of 20 or more yards downfield, hauling in six with no touchdowns to show for it.

Are these wide receivers ADP values? - Scott Barrett
Williams is one of my most-controversial fades of the offseason, but I feel good about it. Last season he scored 4.6 touchdowns above his expectation, which ranks as the 18th-largest positive differential this past decade. He ranked fifth in touchdowns (10) but just 19th in expected touchdowns (6.4), implying volume wasn’t nearly as good as his production implied. On top of that, he was far too reliant on touchdowns for fantasy points. In total, 33% of his fantasy points came on touchdowns, which ranked third-most among wide receivers, and he averaged just 41.5 receiving yards per game (55th). Now, with Hunter Henry back in the fold, he seems like a longshot to make as big of a jump as his ADP seems to imply — ranking 26th in ADP after finishing 38th in fantasy points per game last year.

PFF ranks the top-10 tight ends ahead of the 2019 NFL season - PFF Analysis Team
Injuries have limited Henry to just 1,185 offensive snaps in his three-year career, but his production across the small sample size is spectacular. His 88.5 career overall grade ranks third among the 55 tight ends with at least 1,000 offensive snaps played since 2016. He’s also earned a 90.0 receiving grade in his career that also ranks third among the same set of qualifiers.

Evaluating the NFL's best passers in stadium games - Mark Chichester
Having played the majority of his career snaps in SDCCU Stadium before moving to Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles, Rivers has completed 70.8% of his 4,409 career clean-pocket attempts in a stadium setting, and he’s recorded 263 scores, 96 interceptions, 222 big-time throws and only 110 turnover-worthy plays.

Barnwell's NFL fact check: Don't be surprised if these seven things occur - Bill Barnwell
You can succeed with this profile if you stay healthy and rack up a bunch of huge runs like Saquon Barkley did a year ago, but Gordon has just one play of more than 50 yards across 1,079 career touches, and he has missed nine games over four seasons, including four in 2018.

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