Christian Kirk Week 2 Outlook - Browns at Jaguars

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 12th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

The Jaguars' insistence on running the ball in Week 1 hurt Kirk, but his market share numbers were ok. He only saw four targets, securing one for 30 yards. He had an 80% route run rate with a 19% target share, a 29% air-yard share, 1,50 YPRR, and a 25% first-read share. Among 78 qualifying receivers, he ranked 31st in separation and 41st in route win rate. These aren't amazing, but they also aren't diarrhea-inducing numbers. In Week 1, the Browns utilized single-high at the highest rate in the NFL (85.7%). Last year against single-high (among 84 qualifying receivers), Kirk ranked 21st in separation and 31st in route win rate. Kirk will run about 70% of his routes against Greg Newsome (2023: 59.7% catch rate and 80.8 passer rating). Cleveland was near league-average against slot receivers, ranking 20th in PPR points per target allowed.