>Derek Carr Memorial Fact of the Day

Derek Carr made a living out of making do with what he was given. In doing so, he boosted the profiles of receivers like Zay Jones and Nelson Agholor.
This "Carr Bump," as NFL historians call it, was evident again in 2024 after starting WRs Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed went down with injuries, forcing the Saints to sign Marquez Valdes-Scantling off the scrap heap.
MVS had just been released by the Bills, where he'd played in six games with QB Josh Allen. In New Orleans, he would suit up for five games with Derek Carr and then three more with a combination of Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener (after Carr suffered an injury of his own), providing us with a clear picture of the Carr Bump in action:

6 games with Josh Allen:
9 targets, 2 catches, 22.2%, 13.0 YPC, 0 TD

5 games with Derek Carr:
18 targets, 12 catches, 66.7%, 24.0 YPC, 4 TD

3 games with Rattler and Haener:
17 targets, 5 catches, 29.4%, 19.4 YPC, 0 TD