What You Need To Know:

• Parker’s splits pre- and post Preston Williams ACL tear were drastic. Over the final half of the year, Parker ranked as a top-5 WR; a WR4 before that.
• Overall, Parker set career highs across the board in his first ever 16-game season.
• Only 27, Parker's set to see big volume again in a thin passing game, supplying low-end WR1 upside.

Surprise, surprise

Well… it finally happened. DeVante Parker played all 16 games. And he dominated like the guy we saw at Louisville years ago.

Parker’s 128 targets, 72 catches, 1,202 yards and 9 TDs blew away previous career highs. Awesome, right? There’s just no question he got there with help from a key injury.

Rookie Preston Williams was emerging as a go-to option. From Weeks 1-8, he tallied 32-428-3 on 60 targets. Then in his final game — Week 8 — he suffered a torn ACL.

Check out these per game splits from Parker with and without Williams:

With: 5.75 targets, 3 catches, 42.8 yards, .37 TDs

Without: 11.25 targets, 6.75 catches, 114.75 yards, .75 TDs

Essentially, Parker was a WR4 with Williams; a dynamic WR1 without him. Parker reached 10 targets 6 times and 100 yards 4 times with his teammate sidelined.

It’s also worth noting that Josh Rosen entered the lineup for 3 games with a healthy Williams. His play blatantly fell short of…