2025 Receiving Stats
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
An awful lot went wrong for Pittman in 2024, including, but not limited to, Anthony Richardson's inability to complete passes. Josh Downs' emergence also played a role, with the second-year slot man getting nearly as many targets as Pittman despite playing two fewer games. Then there was the matter of playing through a back injury from Week 5 onward. There was even discussion of placing Pittman on IR or shutting him down, yet he ended up closing out the season with 181 yards in Weeks 17-18 while catching passes from Joe Flacco. Believed to have avoided offseason surgery, Pittman will again be part of a WR room with three other Day 2 draft picks (he was a second-rounder in 2020), joined by Downs, Alec Pierce and Adonai Mitchell. The last two may not matter much for Pittman's volume projection, but Downs certainly does, and rookie tight end Tyler Warren adds a third candidate for short/intermediate targets. There were plenty of those targets for both Downs and Pittman when Flacco was under center last year... but not enough targets for either when Richardson got the nod. Richardson will never be a favorable QB for possession receivers, even if he improves drastically, which means the best-case scenario for Pittman's 2025 fantasy value might be another lost season for the Colts, with Daniel Jones throwing a bunch of short passes for a subpar team the way Flacco did last year. Read Past Outlooks
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Scores TD in Week 5 win
Pittman brought in five of six targets for 39 yards and a touchdown in the Colts' 40-6 win over the Raiders on Sunday.
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The veteran receiver finished second on the Colts in receptions during the lopsided victory, and although he averaged only 7.8 yards per catch, he rounded out his production nicely with a four-yard scoring grab late in the first half. Pittman has at least five receptions in four of the first five contests of the season, and although he continues to be used primarily in a short-area role, he's already recorded four touchdown catches, one more than he tallied across 16 regular-season games in 2024. Pittman will look to continue adding to that total in a Week 6 home matchup against the Cardinals.
The veteran receiver finished second on the Colts in receptions during the lopsided victory, and although he averaged only 7.8 yards per catch, he rounded out his production nicely with a four-yard scoring grab late in the first half. Pittman has at least five receptions in four of the first five contests of the season, and although he continues to be used primarily in a short-area role, he's already recorded four touchdown catches, one more than he tallied across 16 regular-season games in 2024. Pittman will look to continue adding to that total in a Week 6 home matchup against the Cardinals.
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How do Michael Pittman's 2025 advanced stats compare to other wide receivers?
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Air Yards Per Game
61.0Air Yards Per Snap
1.13% Team Air Yards
24.3%% Team Targets
23.3%Avg Depth of Target
8.7 YdsCatch Rate
74.3%Drop Rate
2.9%Avg Yds After Catch
4.1% Targeted On Route
23.6%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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Overall QB Rating Against
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Cornerbacks
84.2
Safeties
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Linebackers
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2025 Michael Pittman Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do Michael Pittman's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
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223 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.52 secShuttle Time
4.14 secCone Drill
6.96 secVertical Jump
36.5 inBroad Jump
121 inBench Press
13 repsHand Length
9.25 inArm Length
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A 2020 second-round pick, Pittman has improved upon his totals for targets and receptions with each passing season, establishing himself as one of the league's better possession receivers whilst dealing with subpar QB play. The best he's seen was the final year of Philip Rivers' career, at which point Pittman was a rookie and only the No. 3 receiver behind T.Y. Hilton and Zach Pascal. While he's been the clear No. 1 for Indianapolis ever since, Pittman has been saddled with Carson Wentz, a brutal final season from Matt Ryan and then Gardner Minshew last year. Anthony Richardson might end up being miles better than all those guys after an injury-marred rookie year, but even if he is, it doesn't guarantee Pittman will improve his production. What might happen instead is Pittman improving his efficiency but losing volume, as an offense with Richardson and RB Jonathan Taylor presumably will have a lot of rush attempts. At 6-4, 223, with 4.52 speed, Pittman is perhaps better suited to his familiar possession role in any case, while rookie second-round pick Adonai Mitchell can work as more of a field-stretcher. 2023 third-round pick Josh Downs is the wild card, potentially impacting Pittman's dominant share of short targets.
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Ready for Week 5
Pittman (hamstring) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Raiders after returning to a full practice Friday.
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Added to injury report
Pittman (hamstring) was limited at practice Thursday.
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Draws 10 targets
Pittman recorded five receptions on 10 targets for 41 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 27-20 loss to the Rams.
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Finds end zone in Week 3
Pittman recorded six catches on six targets for 73 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 41-20 win over the Titans.
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Held to 40 yards
Pittman recorded four receptions on five targets for 68 yards in Sunday's 29-28 win over the Broncos.
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Could benefit from QB decision
Pittman will open the season catching passes from Daniel Jones, who was named the Week 1 starting quarterback Tuesday, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
ANALYSIS
Jones' skill set is likely more compatible with Pittman's, as Pittman gets most of his catches on short and intermediate routes. Anthony Richardson, who will begin the season as Jones' backup, is more reliant on deep throws and making plays with his legs. With Richardson starting the majority of the Colts' games in 2024, Pittman posted 808 receiving yards, which was the wideout's lowest total since his 503-yard rookie regular season in 2020.
Jones' skill set is likely more compatible with Pittman's, as Pittman gets most of his catches on short and intermediate routes. Anthony Richardson, who will begin the season as Jones' backup, is more reliant on deep throws and making plays with his legs. With Richardson starting the majority of the Colts' games in 2024, Pittman posted 808 receiving yards, which was the wideout's lowest total since his 503-yard rookie regular season in 2020.