Each week I will break down each team’s running back and wide receiver snap share percentages and the amount of touches/targets they receive that week. Although these numbers do not always lead to fantasy football results, they are worth monitoring for multiple reasons. Opportunity is the best way to determine a player’s floor in fantasy football. The more snaps and volume a player receives, the more likely they will produce more points weekly. Conversely, a player who is not receiving as many snaps or touches but has been highly efficient is a good breakout candidate in future weeks. Below I mention some key takeaways as well as each team’s usage rates.
Key Takeaways
- Chase Brown and Rico Dowdle are locked in as their team’s RB1s
- DeAndre Hopkins had a big day but still only managed 60% of snaps
- Jerome Ford out-snapped Nick Chubb. Chubb is the early down back, while Ford is the 3rd down back
- Xavier Legette played a season high 83% of snaps, potentially stepping up as the teams WR1
- Diontae Johnson played 30% of snaps in his debut
- Jeudy, Tillman, and Moore all hold value in PPR formats
- Josh Downs ranks 3rd among Colts receivers in snap share but first in targets the last two weeks
- Nick Westbrook-Ikhine played 97% of snaps for the Titans resulting in 16 points
- Demario Douglas is the WR1 with Drake Maye at quarterback
- The Raiders backfield usage is a three-headed mess that I want no part of
- Jonathan Mingo, Khalil Herbert, and Mike Williams will all be names to watch as they were all traded
Jump to a Team’s Usage Rates
Arizona Cardinals
RB Snap %: Conner 48%, Benson 28%, Demercado 24%
RB Touches: Conner 18, Benson 8, Demercado 4
WR Snap %: Harrison Jr. 74%, Wilson 71%, Dortch 38%, Jones 19%
Team Targets: Harrison Jr. 5, McBride 4, Conner 3, Higgins 2, Demercado 2
Atlanta Falcons
RB Snap %: Robinson 74%, Allgeier 25%
RB Touches: Robinson 19, Allgeier 6
WR Snap %: Mooney 100%, McCloud III 91%, Hodge 81%, London 19%
Team Targets: Mooney 9, Robinson 7, McCloud 3, London 2, Hodge 2
Baltimore Ravens
RB Snap %: Henry 61%, Hill 33%
RB Touches: Henry 23, Hill 5
WR Snap %: Bateman 61%, Flowers 53%, Wallace 35%, Agholor 33%, Johnson 30%
Team Targets: Flowers 6, Bateman 4, Hill 3, Andrews 2
Buffalo Bills
RB Snap %: Cook 55%, Johnson 29%, Davis 14%
RB Touches: Cook 10, Davis 4, Johnson 3
WR Snap %: Coleman 79%, Hollins 68%, Shakir 53%, Samuel 26%
Team Targets: Kincaid 10, Shakir 7, Cook 6, Hollins 5
Carolina Panthers
RB Snap %: Hubbard 79%, Sanders 23%
RB Touches: Hubbard 15, Sanders 2
WR Snap %: Moore 87%, Legette 83%, Coker 45%, Mingo 28%, Thompkins 15%
Team Targets: Legette 6, Sanders 5, Moore 4, Coker 3, Hubbard 3
Chicago Bears
RB Snap %: Swift 62%, Johnson 38%
RB Touches: Swift 16, Johnson 3
WR Snap %: Moore 99%, Allen 93%, Odunze 88%
Team Targets: Allen 10, Moore 9, Odunze 7, Swift 6
Cincinnati Bengals
RB Snap %: Brown 80%, Williams 9%, Milton 7%
RB Touches: Brown 27
WR Snap %: Iosivas 91%, Chase 88%, Irwin 30%, Pryor 24%
Team Targets: Chase 11, Gesicki 6, Brown 5, Iosivas 4
Cleveland Browns
RB Snap %: Ford 46%, Chubb 35%, Strong Jr. 15%
RB Touches: Chubb 15, Ford 2, Strong Jr. 2
WR Snap %: Jeudy 100%, Tillman 96%, Moore 76%
Team Targets: Tillman 11, Jeudy 11, Moore 9, Njoku 7
Dallas Cowboys
RB Snap %: Dowdle 71%, Luepke 22%, Cook 9%
RB Touches: Dowdle 12, Cook 2, Luepke 1
WR Snap %: Tolbert 95%, Lamb 83%, Brooks 73%, Turpin 22%, Flournoy 22%
Team Targets: Lamb 12, Ferguson 10, Dowdle 6, Tolbert 6
Denver Broncos
RB Snap %: Williams 54%, McLaughlin 32%, Estime 10%
RB Touches: Williams 12, McLaughlin 5, Estime 5
WR Snap %: Sutton 85%, Humphrey 49%, Franklin 40%, Vele 40%, Mims 35%
Team Targets: Sutton 10, Humphrey 5, Franklin 4, Williams 3, Vele 3
Detroit Lions
RB Snap %: Montgomery 56%, Gibbs 39%
RB Touches: Montgomery 17, Gibbs 11
WR Snap %: St. Brown 93%, Patrick 77%, Raymond 39%, Robinson II 19%
Team Targets: St. Brown 7, LaPorta 3, Montgomery 3, Gibbs 2, Patrick 2
Green Bay Packers
RB Snap %: Jacobs 55%, Brooks 26%, Wilson 20%
RB Touches: Jacobs 13, Wilson 4, Brooks 2
WR Snap %: Doubs 83%, Reed 68%, Watson 57%, Wicks 54%
Team Targets: Watson 7, Reed 6, Kraft 6, Doubs 5
Houston Texans
RB Snap %: Mixon 56%, Ogunbowale 37%, Taylor 8%
RB Touches: Mixon 24, Taylor 3, Ogunbowale 1
WR Snap %: Hutchinson 75%, Dell 73%, Metchie III 63%, Woods 49%
Team Targets: Dell 9, Schultz 6, Woods 3, Hutchinson 3, Ogunbowale 3
Indianapolis Colts
RB Snap %: Taylor 72%, Sermon 26%
RB Touches: Taylor 13, Sermon 2
WR Snap %: Pierce 89%, Pittman Jr. 76%, Downs 50%, Dulin 19%
Team Targets: Downs 9, Taylor 5, Pittman 4, Pierce 3
Jacksonville Jaguars
RB Snap %: Bigsby 52%, Etienne 31%, Johnson 24%
RB Touches: Bigsby 8, Etienne 3, Johnson 2
WR Snap %: Thomas Jr. 91%, Washington 85%, Trammell 61%, Jones 26%
Team Targets: Strange 5, Kirk 5, Engram 5, Washington 4, Thomas Jr. 4
Kansas City Chiefs
RB Snap %: Hunt 58%, Perine 28%, Steele 16%
RB Touches: Hunt 27, Steele 3, Perine 1
WR Snap %: Watson 69%, Worthy 68%, Hopkins 60%, Hardman Jr. 18%
Team Targets: Kelce 16, Hopkins 9, Perine 5, Watson 4
Las Vegas Raiders
RB Snap %: Abdullah 49%, Mattison 39%, White 11%
RB Touches: Mattison 9, White 6, Abdullah 6
WR Snap %: Meyers 97%, Tucker 92%, Keton 44%, Turner 34%
Team Targets: Meyers 11, Bowers 8, Tucker 6, Abdullah 3
Los Angeles Chargers
RB Snap %: Dobbins 74%, Vidal 19%
RB Touches: Dobbins 14, Vidal 5
WR Snap %: McConkey 84%, Johnston 68%, Palmer 61%, Reagor 33%
Team Targets: McConkey 7, Johnston 5, Palmer 4, Dissly 3
Los Angeles Rams
RB Snap %: Williams 99%, Corum 1%
RB Touches: Williams 22, Corum 1
WR Snap %: Kupp 92%, Robinson 70%, Johnson 38%, Nacua 35%, Atwell 34%
Team Targets: Kupp 14, Robinson 9, Johnson 5, Nacua 4
Miami Dolphins
RB Snap %: Achane 69%, Mostert 23%, Wright 15%
RB Touches: Achane 12, Mostert 10, Wright 6
WR Snap %: Hill 97%, Waddle 85%, Washington 34%, Beckham Jr. 20%
Team Targets: Achane 8, Smith 6, Hill 5, Beckham Jr. 3
Minnesota Vikings
RB Snap %: Jones 75%, Akers 22%
RB Touches: Jones 21, Akers 6
WR Snap %: Jefferson 99%, Addison 92%, Nailor 27%, Powell 26%
Team Targets: Jefferson 9, Oliver 5, Addison 5, Hockenson 4, Jones 4
New England Patriots
RB Snap %: Stevenson 74%, Hasty 14%, Gibson 12%
RB Touches: Stevenson 10, Gibson 1, Hasty 1
WR Snap %: Boutte 96%, Bourne 78%, Douglas 71%,
Team Targets: Douglas 9, Henry 8, Bourne 6, Boutte 6
New Orleans Saints
RB Snap %: Kamara 77%, Prentice 27%, Mims 15%
RB Touches: Kamara 29, Mims 5
WR Snap %: Tipton 76%, Wlson Jr. 47%, MVS 41%, Olave 10%
Team Targets: Kamara 9, Hill 5, Wilson Jr. 3, Tipton 3
New York Giants
RB Snap %: Tracy Jr. 72%, Singletary 28%
RB Touches: Tracy Jr. 16, Singletary 7
WR Snap %: Nabers 95%, Slayton 92%, Robinson 72%
Team Targets: Nabers 11, Johnson 6, Robinson 4, Slayton 3
New York Jets
RB Snap %: Hall 76%, Allen 29%
RB Touches: Hall 15, Allen 4
WR Snap %: Wilson 98%, Adams 78%, Williams 71%, Gipson 17%
Team Targets: Adams 11, Wilson 10, Hall 4, Williams 2, Conklin 2
Philadelphia Eagles
RB Snap %: Barkley 72%, Gainwell 28%
RB Touches: Barkley 27, Gainwell 5
WR Snap %: Smith 96%, Dotson 53%, Brown 47%, Wilson 44%
Team Targets: Smith 6, Galcateera 5, Brown 4, Barkley 4
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Seattle Seahawks
RB Snap %: Walker 76%, Charbonnet 25%
RB Touches: Walker 25, Charbonnet 2
WR Snap %: Smith-Njiba 89%, Lockett 89%, Bobo 52%, White 44%
Team Targets: Smith-Njiba 13, Barner 7, Lockett 4, Walker III 3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
RB Snap %: White 62%, Irving 35%, Tucker 13%
RB Touches: Irving 7, White 3, Tucker 3
WR Snap %: Jarrett 84%, Miller 62%, Shepard 60%, Palmer 49%
Team Targets: Otton 11, Shepard 5, Palmer 4, White 3, Irving 3, Miller 3
Tennessee Titans
RB Snap %: Pollard 86%, Chestnut 17%
RB Touches: Pollard 28, Chestnut 5
WR Snap %: Westbrook-Ikhine 97%, Ridley 94%, Jackson 30%, Boyd 29%
Team Targets: Ridley 8, Westbrook-Ikhine 6, Okonkwo 4, Pollard 3
Washington Commanders
RB Snap %: Ekeler 47%, McNichols 39%, Rodriguez Jr. 32%
RB Touches: Rodriguez 11, Ekeler 11, McNichols 8
WR Snap %: McLaurin 74%, Brown 50%, Brown 42%, Zaccheaus 39%, McCaffrey 37%
Team Targets: Brown 6, Ekeler 4, McLaurin 3, Zaccheaus 2
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