2025
2025 season · WR · #11 · 6th season
Michael Pittman
Age 29 · 6'4" · 220 lb · USC · Pick 34 overall (2020). Snap share 86% across 17 games.
- How goodPittman's +22.3 EPA is 38th of 146 wide receivers.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+41.3, 73rd percentile per target).
- Fantasy7.2 standard points a game, WR33 of 170.9.6 half-PPR points a game, WR30 of 170.11.9 PPR points a game, WR26 of 170.
- How he's usedMichael rarely goes deep: 8% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 17% for the league's receivers.
- LatelyTargets are slipping: 4 a game over his last three against 6.5 for the season.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target shareof team targets | 21% | 34th of 146 | 77th | |
| Depth of targetair yards per target | 8.2 | 121st of 146 | 17th | |
| After the catchyards per reception | 3.2 | 93rd of 146 | 37th | |
| Catch ratereceptions per target | 72% | 23rd of 146 | 85th | |
| EPA per target | +0.20 | 82nd of 146 | 44th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First downsper target | 42% | 35th of 146 | 76th | |
| Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better | 5% | 87th of 146 | 41st | |
| Yards per game | 46.1 | 40th of 146 | 73rd | |
| Success rate | 56% | 35th of 146 | 76th | |
| Total EPA | +22.3 | 38th of 146 | 74th |
How this is measured
Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.
Pittman scores 7.2 standard points a game, WR33 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.9 and 12.9; 4 boom weeks (12+) and 8 busts (under 5).
Pittman scores 9.6 half-PPR points a game, WR30 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.9 and 16.2; 5 boom weeks (16+) and 8 busts (under 6.5).
Pittman scores 11.9 PPR points a game, WR26 of 170 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 3.9 and 19.9; 4 boom weeks (20+) and 7 busts (under 8).
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the WR24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
Michael rarely goes deep: 8% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 17% for the league's receivers. Play action finds him: 24% of his targets come off a fake (league 19%). His share of the team's targets is 21%: on third down it holds at 19%; inside the 20 it holds at 22%.
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying wide receivers; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Pittman's +22.3 EPA is 38th of 146 wide receivers. The biggest share comes after the catch (+41.3, 73rd percentile per target).
career +0.20 over 2020–2024 · his 3rd best of 6
How this is measured
Every target this season, split by what happened. Catches divide at the catch: the yards in the air and what came after. The percentile is him among the qualifying wide receivers, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 15 targets.
He is targeted intermediate middle 2.2× as often as the league (14% of his targets against 6%) and gains +0.73 EPA a target there.
How this is measured
Every target with a charted depth and direction this season; sacks and throws with no charted direction are left out. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. Cells with fewer than three targets show no EPA.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs MIA W 33-827th D | 27th vs WR | 82% | 8 | 6 | 80 | 1 | +6.9 |
| 2 | vs DEN W 29-287th D | 7th vs WR | 83% | 5 | 4 | 40 | +2.9 | |
| 3 | at TEN W 41-2031st D | 31st vs WR | 81% | 6 | 6 | 73 | 1 | +5.5 |
| 4 | at LA L 20-2710th D | 10th vs WR | 93% | 10 | 5 | 41 | 1 | -2.2 |
| 5 | vs LV W 40-625th D | 25th vs WR | 82% | 6 | 5 | 39 | 1 | +1.3 |
| 6 | vs ARI W 31-2719th D | 19th vs WR | 85% | 3 | 2 | 20 | +1.4 | |
| 7 | at LAC W 38-243rd D | 3rd vs WR | 87% | 9 | 7 | 58 | 1 | +5.7 |
| 8 | vs TEN W 38-1431st D | 31st vs WR | 79% | 9 | 8 | 95 | 1 | +7.1 |
| 9 | at PIT L 20-2721st D | 21st vs WR | 88% | 12 | 9 | 115 | +2.5 | |
| 10 | vs ATL W 31-2514th D | 14th vs WR | 81% | 2 | 2 | 19 | +1.1 | |
| 11 | Bye week | |||||||
| 12 | at KC L 20-239th D | 9th vs WR | 82% | 8 | 5 | 27 | 1 | -2.1 |
| 13 | vs HOU L 16-206th D | 6th vs WR | 83% | 4 | 1 | 13 | -3.4 | |
| 14 | at JAX L 19-361st D | 1st vs WR | 87% | 12 | 9 | 79 | -4.7 | |
| 15 | at SEA L 16-182nd D | 2nd vs WR | 93% | 5 | 3 | 26 | +2.5 | |
| 16 | vs SF L 27-4826th D | 26th vs WR | 93% | 5 | 4 | 32 | +0.2 | |
| 17 | vs JAX L 17-231st D | 1st vs WR | 86% | 3 | 2 | 16 | -0.7 | |
| 18 | at HOU L 30-386th D | 6th vs WR | 89% | 4 | 2 | 11 | -1.6 | |
| 19 | Bye week | |||||||
| 20 | Bye week | |||||||
| 21 | Bye week | |||||||
| 22 | Bye week | |||||||
| 17 games | 86% | 111 | 80 | 784 | 7 | +22.3 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Tgt share | Air share | aDOT | YAC | EPA/tgt | 1D | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs MIA W 33-827th D | 27th vs WR | 28% | 28% | 6.8 | 26 | +0.86 | 4 | |
| 2 | vs DEN W 29-287th D | 7th vs WR | 15% | 11% | 7.4 | 7 | +0.57 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | at TEN W 41-2031st D | 31st vs WR | 24% | 18% | 5.3 | 41 | +0.92 | 4 | |
| 4 | at LA L 20-2710th D | 10th vs WR | 31% | 50% | 15.8 | 13 | -0.22 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | vs LV W 40-625th D | 25th vs WR | 19% | 9% | 4.2 | 12 | +0.22 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | vs ARI W 31-2719th D | 19th vs WR | 10% | 12% | 8.3 | 11 | +0.47 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | at LAC W 38-243rd D | 3rd vs WR | 28% | 16% | 5.9 | 24 | +0.63 | 5 | |
| 8 | vs TEN W 38-1431st D | 31st vs WR | 32% | 25% | 7.6 | 27 | +0.79 | 5 | |
| 9 | at PIT L 20-2721st D | 21st vs WR | 25% | 28% | 9.9 | 20 | +0.20 | 6 | |
| 10 | vs ATL W 31-2514th D | 14th vs WR | 8% | 7% | 7.5 | 4 | +0.53 | 0 | |
| 11 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 12 | at KC L 20-239th D | 9th vs WR | 26% | 27% | 4.6 | 10 | -0.26 | 1 | |
| 13 | vs HOU L 16-206th D | 6th vs WR | 16% | 23% | 11.5 | 1 | -0.86 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | at JAX L 19-361st D | 1st vs WR | 33% | 32% | 6.3 | 32 | -0.39 | 5 | |
| 15 | at SEA L 16-182nd D | 2nd vs WR | 19% | 33% | 9.4 | 17 | +0.49 | 2 | |
| 16 | vs SF L 27-4826th D | 26th vs WR | 14% | 18% | 11.8 | 10 | +0.04 | 1 | |
| 17 | vs JAX L 17-231st D | 1st vs WR | 10% | 9% | 8.7 | 5 | -0.23 | 1 | |
| 18 | at HOU L 30-386th D | 6th vs WR | 12% | 10% | 7.8 | -1 | -0.39 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 20 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 21 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 22 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 17 games | 21% | 21% | 8.2 | 259 | +0.20 | 47 | 6 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs MIA W 33-827th D | 27th vs WR | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | vs DEN W 29-287th D | 7th vs WR | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | ||
| 3 | at TEN W 41-2031st D | 31st vs WR | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | at LA L 20-2710th D | 10th vs WR | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 5 | vs LV W 40-625th D | 25th vs WR | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| 6 | vs ARI W 31-2719th D | 19th vs WR | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | ||
| 7 | at LAC W 38-243rd D | 3rd vs WR | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 8 | vs TEN W 38-1431st D | 31st vs WR | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | at PIT L 20-2721st D | 21st vs WR | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 1 | |
| 10 | vs ATL W 31-2514th D | 14th vs WR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | ||
| 11 | Bye week | ||||||
| 12 | at KC L 20-239th D | 9th vs WR | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 1 | |
| 13 | vs HOU L 16-206th D | 6th vs WR | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | ||
| 14 | at JAX L 19-361st D | 1st vs WR | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 1 | |
| 15 | at SEA L 16-182nd D | 2nd vs WR | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | ||
| 16 | vs SF L 27-4826th D | 26th vs WR | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | ||
| 17 | vs JAX L 17-231st D | 1st vs WR | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | ||
| 18 | at HOU L 30-386th D | 6th vs WR | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | ||
| 19 | Bye week | ||||||
| 20 | Bye week | ||||||
| 21 | Bye week | ||||||
| 22 | Bye week | ||||||
| 17 games | 80 | 784 | 9.8 | 7 | 5 |
Targets are slipping: 4 a game over his last three against 6.5 for the season. The role is shrinking, and the yards with it (20 against 46). At or above a starter's median in yards in 12 of 17 games. Week 18 was his season low in yards.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 4th-toughest slate vs WR: his opponents rank 14.1 of 32 on average (league middle 16.2).
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Tgt/g | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 9 | 6.7 | 35 | -0.06 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 3 | 5.7 | 51 | +0.29 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 5 | 6.8 | 64 | +0.62 |
| All games | 17 | 6.5 | 46 | +0.20 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
How this is measured
His yards climb as the defense gets softer (r = 0.47): the schedule has been doing some of the work.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
His best year was 2023, 1,152 receiving yards in 16 games. This season's 46.1 a game puts him on pace for 784 over 17, short of it.
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Y/R | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IND | 13 | 61 | 40 | 503 | 1 | 12.6 | 38.7 | +0.36 |
| 2021 | IND | 17 | 129 | 88 | 1,082 | 6 | 12.3 | 63.6 | +0.37 |
| 2022 | IND | 16 | 141 | 99 | 925 | 4 | 9.3 | 57.8 | +0.15 |
| 2023 | IND | 16 | 156 | 109 | 1,152 | 4 | 10.6 | 72.0 | +0.18 |
| 2024 | IND | 16 | 111 | 69 | 808 | 3 | 11.7 | 50.5 | +0.01 |
| 2025 | IND | 17 | 111 | 80 | 784 | 7 | 9.8 | 46.1 | +0.20 |
| Career | 1 tm | 95 | 709 | 485 | 5,254 | 25 | 10.8 | 55.3 | +0.20 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- not listed
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- Drops
- 6 on 111 targets
- Broken tackles
- 3
- Passer rating when targeted
- 93.8
- Play action
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- Contested
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan TaylorRB | 378 | 1963 · 20 TD | +28.0 |
 Tyler WarrenTE | 118 | 825 · 5 TD | +11.4 |
 Josh DownsWR | 90 | 564 · 4 TD | +7.1 |
 Alec PierceWR | 84 | 1003 · 6 TD | +55.8 |
 Daniel JonesQB | 45 | 164 · 5 TD | +16.2 |
 Ameer AbdullahRB | 31 | 159 · 1 TD | +1.8 |
 DJ GiddensRB | 28 | 96 | -1.6 |
 Mo Alie-CoxTE | 20 | 117 · 1 TD | -0.9 |