The New Orleans Saints accomplished a thrilling 39-32 victory over the Seahawks in Week 5 of the 2022 fantasy football season, where Taysom Hill put up a spectacular performance. He is the type of tight end who provides the team with great fantasy totals in ways one wouldn’t expect.
As a quarterback usually aligned for running purposes in short-yardage situations, Hill had nine rushing attempts, three of which resulted in touchdowns, and one pass attempt, which resulted in a 22-yard touchdown. It would be fascinating to watch how he is utilized when the offense is closer to 100 percent. He played 31% of the offensive snaps when Jameis Winston and Michael Thomas were out.
Hill has shown his significance to the club. But due to the limited playing time, gadget players like Hill are typically difficult to judge for fantasy purposes. But Hills has been efficiently utilized in the game against the Seahawks, bringing out the best of his teammates as well.
Taysom Hill takes it himself! @Saints
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Saints’ QB Andy Dalton claimed, “I mean he’s such a weapon, and there’s nobody else like him.” He continued “If you’re a defense you have to prepare for so much with him, because you never know where he’s going to line up. So, his performance today, it’s hard to match. All the stuff he can do, and all the stuff he was able to do to today to help us win. He’s special.”
The versatile QB Hill helped the Saints increase their offensive options, forcing the opposition to anticipate whether he would hand off, throw, or run himself, all of which occurred on Sunday. Not to mention the additional play options when he is lined up as a receiver.
The 32-year-old Hill was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Saints in 2017 and was labeled as a quarterback until this offseason. New Orleans chose to utilize Hill’s talents as a versatile tight end in the TD game. The match on Sunday justifies his reputation as the “Swiss Army Knife”, as he excelled in the field from multiple positions.
Hill is more than just an ornamental player for the team, which he has successfully proved. The team is expected to possibly utilize his dynamic skills in the upcoming days. Do you believe Hill will be able to avail the same amount of opportunity to showcase his versatility in the next games as well?
