If Aaron Rodgers is to have a bounce-back season in Green Bay's new offense, he'll need more playmakers than just Davante Adams. Geronimo Allison is the favorite for No. 2 duties, but another possibility is second-year wideout Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Rodgers has good things to say so far.

“I think Marquez has had a fantastic spring and really stepped up as a guy who can be an every-down player," says Rodgers. Among other things in the linked story, Rodgers says he wants to throw even more to Davante Adams, and also had positive things to say about Jimmy Graham.

Valdes-Scantling looked like the best of the three wideouts Green Bay selected in last year's draft, which included J'Mon Moore and Equanimeous St. Brown. He seemed to hit the rookie wall late in the year, with St. Brown doing a little better down the stretch. But overall, not a bad rookie season for Valdes-Scantling.

He ended up catching 38 passes for 581 yards and 2 TDs. That average of 15.3 yards per catch was a top-10 figure, among wideouts with at least 70 targets last season.

WR YARDS PER CATCH (70+ TARGETS), 2018
PlayerNoYdsAvgTDTgt
DeSean Jackson, T.B.4177418.9474
Josh Gordon, 2 tms4173718.0471
Mike Evans, T.B.86152417.78138
Tyreek Hill, K.C.87147917.012137
John Brown, Balt.4271517.0597
Tyler Lockett, Sea.5796516.91070
Courtland Sutton, Den.4270416.8484
T.Y. Hilton, Ind.76127016.76120
Marquez Valdes-Scantling, G.B.3858115.3273
Kenny Golladay, Det.70106315.25119
Brandin Cooks, LAR80120415.15117
A.J. Green, Cin.4669415.1677
Robby Anderson, NYJ5075215.0694
Julio Jones, Atl.113167714.88170
DJ Moore, Car.5578814.3282
Chris Godwin, T.B.5984214.3795
Robert Woods, LAR86121914.26130
Donte Moncrief, Jac.4866813.9389
DeAndre Hopkins, Hou.115157213.711163
Odell Beckham, NYG77105213.76124
Allen Robinson, Chi.5575413.7494
Corey Davis, Ten.6589113.74112
Antonio Callaway, Cle.4358613.6579
Tyler Boyd, Cin.76102813.57108
Amari Cooper, 2 tms75100513.47107
Sterling Shepard, NYG6687213.24107
Alshon Jeffery, Phil.6584313.0692
Keelan Cole, Jac.3849112.9170
Calvin Ridley, Atl.6482112.81092
JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pitt.111142612.87166
Mohamed Sanu, Atl.6683812.7494
Davante Adams, G.B.111138612.513169
Antonio Brown, Pitt.104129712.515168
Devin Funchess, Car.4454912.5479
Doug Baldwin, Sea.5061812.4573
Keenan Allen, LAC97119612.36136
Adam Thielen, Min.113137312.29153
Emmanuel Sanders, Den.7186812.2498
Josh Doctson, Was.4453212.1278
Jarvis Landry, Cle.8197612.04149
Jordy Nelson, Oak.6373911.7388
Zay Jones, Buff.5665211.67102
Julian Edelman, N.E.7485011.56108
Demaryius Thomas, 2 tms5967711.5589
Nelson Agholor, Phil.6473611.5497
Michael Thomas, N.O.125140511.29147
Michael Crabtree, Balt.5460711.23100
Dede Westbrook, Jac.6671710.95101
Adam Humphries, T.B.7681610.75105
Golden Tate, 2 tms7479510.74113
Larry Fitzgerald, Ariz.6973410.66112
Willie Snead, Balt.6265110.5195
Cole Beasley, Dall.6567210.3387
Taylor Gabriel, Chi.6768810.3293
Stefon Diggs, Min.102102110.09149
Jermaine Kearse, NYJ3737110.0176
Danny Amendola, Mia.595759.7179
Chester Rogers, Ind.534859.2272

I don't think it's a given that Valdes-Scantling is a factor this year. But somebody needs to step up behind Adams, and while Allison is the favorite, injuries have been a factor there. Maybe it's the second-year wideout who offers the field-stretching ability to the offense, either as the No. 3 or perhaps the No. 2.

--Andy Richardson