Trey Burton is an interesting case in fantasy drafts. On the one hand, he's a young, talented pass catcher, who played a significant role in the Eagles' Super Bowl win. On the other hand, he's joining a new team without much success throwing the ball of late, and he has a slim track record of performance.
But while his experience isn't extensive, Burton has been pretty solid when given a chance to start.
Since 2015, Ertz has missed all or most of six games. When Burton stepped in, he put up very good numbers. Projected over a 16-game season, his numbers wouldn't have been far behind Ertz's last season (74-824-8).
| BURTON IN LEADING ROLE, 2015-2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Site | No | Yds | TD |
| 2015 | at Det. | 2 | 49 | 0 |
| 2016 | at Chi. | 5 | 49 | 1 |
| 2016 | Pitt. | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| 2017 | Den. | 2 | 41 | 1 |
| 2017 | at Sea. | 4 | 42 | 0 |
| 2017 | at LAR | 5 | 71 | 2 |
| Avg. | 3.3 | 45 | 0.8 | |
| Proj. | 53 | 723 | 11 | |
Certainly some of his production is due to Philadelphia's tight-end friendly passing game. There's no guarantee he's going to put up those kind of numbers in Chicago. But the talent is there.
--Andy Richardson