Headed into this season it was expected that Andrew Luck would have a trio of options in the passing game. With T.Y. Hilton, Donte Moncrief and Phillip Dorsett all coming together to form a three headed monster.

But here we are. Seven weeks in, and Dorsett has failed to produce and Moncrief has been on the sidelines since Week 2. That has left Hilton to consistantly face more double teams as he has been Luck’s favorite target. Don’t believe me? Hilton has the most targets of any receiver in the league with 76.

With all that added pressure on Hilton to perform how has he responded? How’s about yesterday’s game with 7 catches for 133 yards and a touchdown.

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With as dominant as Hilton has been this season is it time to consider him one of the best in the league? The numbers suggest yet.

Hilton is in the top ten in all the major catorgories (yards, receptions, touchdowns, yards per game). But diving into those numbers a little more and you can see how special he has been this season.

He is 4th in the league in first downs (30), second in the league in 100 yard games (3), 5th in the league in big plays (7 receptions over 25 yards) and fifth in the league in first down percentage (66.7%). Translation? Hilton is up there with the likes of Antonio Brown, AJ Green and Julio Jones this season.

All while having players like Chester Rodgers and Devin Street across the field from him.

Just like for Green and the others you know who the quarterback will be looking for. And Luck tends to go Hilton’s way. And just because Hilton has seen his targets increase this season does not mean he is running quick and short routes.

Hilton ranks 3rd in the league with an average of 12.27 yards at the catch (minimum 30 receptions).

The Ghost is coming off of back-to-back Pro Bowl seasons and is destined for his third. But All-Pro might be thrown in there is he can keep this up.

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