Why Tyler Lockett Will Grow as a Multi-Purpose Threat in 2016

June 28, 2016   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

Tyler Lockett and Gale Sayers. Those two names will forever be linked, which feels bizarre to even think about, let alone write in a sentence that I assure you isn’t a lie.
There’s a touch of statistical quirkiness applied to the link in question. But it exists regardless, and any time a rookie wide receiver and kick returner can put his name alongside Sayers’, he’s doing more than establishing himself at lightning speed. He’s making history.
In 2015 Lockett joined Sayers as the only other rookie in NFL history to have five-plus touchdown receptions along with one punt return touchdown and a kickoff return touchdown, according to Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times.
So he’s already known as a multi-purpose threat, though one weapon in his arsenal often gets more attention.
That’s going to happen after Lockett returned a kickoff 103 yards in his first preseason game. Then, in Week 3, he went two yards further, bringing one back...

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