Ladarius Green was a hot commodity in early offseason drafts headed into the 2016 season. For years, he labored behind living legend Antonio Gates with the San Diego Chargers, never getting a full workload. So when he hit free agency, his signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers was taken as a sign his moment had arrived.

But after January per Nathan Janke. And boy did he handle business when he was on the field.

Green garnered a ridiculous 11 targets against the Giants; good for 31% of the team’s total target share, and more than Antonio Brown's 7 targets. Looking at the numbers behind the numbers also speaks volumes to Green’s worth to the Steelers. Here at numberFire, we use our signature metric, Net Expected Points (NEP), to measure player performance above-or-under expectation using historical down-and-distance data. You can learn more about NEP by checking out Ben Roethlisberger looking his way early and often, Green should get plenty of opportunities to keep ascending in this high-flying Steelers offense. Folks who scooped him up early on waiver wires now have a chance to reap the rewards right as they enter their fantasy football playoffs.