Fantasy Football Usage Report Week 8: Buy Low on Dowdle and Chubb

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

• The Jaguars lost multiple receivers to injury; Parker Washington is in line for more targets
• Rico Dowdle is a Buy Low Candidate ahead of week 9
• Tyrone Tracy Jr. is officially the lead back for the Giants
• Cedric Tillman could be a league winner
• Amari Cooper and DeAndre Hopkins are still adjusting to their new homes
• Nick Chubb is another buy low candidate as the Browns offense is going to be better down the stretch
• Jalen McMillian had a quiet day, but was the lead wide receiver for Tampa Bay
• Chris Conley, not Ricky Pearsall operated as the 49ers WR2 last week.
• Diontae Johnson trade impact
  • Ravens: Johnson DOWN, Flowers DOWN, Jackson UP, Andrews DOWN
  • Panthers: Thielen UP, Legette UP, Legette UP, Hubbard DOWN

Arizona Cardinals

RB Snap %: Conner 80%, Demercado 12%, Benson 6%

RB Touches: Conner 20, Benson 1

WR Snap %: Harrison Jr. 91%, Wilson 70%, Dortch 38%, Jones 26%

Team Targets: McBride 11, Harrison Jr. 7, Wilson 6, Conner 3

Atlanta Falcons

RB Snap %: Robinson 68%, Allgeier 35%

RB Touches: Robinson 13, Allgeier 12

WR Snap %: London 100%, Mooney 94%, McCloud III 89%

Team Targets: Robinson 7, London 6, Mooney 6, Pitts 5

Baltimore Ravens

RB Snap %: Henry 51%, Hill 50%

RB Touches: Henry 11, Hill 2

WR Snap %: Flowers 87%, Bateman 84%, Agholor 44%

Team Targets: Flowers 12, Andrews 5, Bateman 5, Agholor 5

Buffalo Bills

RB Snap %: Cook 55%, Davis 22%, Johnson 20%

RB Touches: Cook 17, Davis 6

WR Snap %: Coleman 83%, Shakir 58%, Cooper 50%, Hollins 46%

Team Targets: Shakir 10, Coleman 7, Kincaid 7, Cook 3

Carolina Panthers

RB Snap %: Hubbard 74%, Sanders 34%

RB Touches: Hubbard 15, Sanders 1

WR Snap %: Moore 82%, Coker 69%, Legette 62%, Mingo 54%

Team Targets: Sanders 7, Legette 7, Coker 6, Moore 5

Chicago Bears

RB Snap %: Swift 73%, Johnson 27%

RB Touches: Swift 18, Johnson 2

WR Snap %: Allen 97%, Moore 95%, Odunze 75%

Team Targets: Allen 7, Odunze 6, Moore 4, Everett 2

Cincinnati Bengals

RB Snap %: Moss 52%, Brown 48%

RB Touches: Brown 12, Moss 5

WR Snap %: Chase 95%, Iosivas 88%, Burton 41%

Team Targets: Chase 11, Gesicki 8, Moss 4, Brown 4

Cleveland Browns

RB Snap %: Chubb 61%, Strong Jr 20%, Foreman 19%

RB Touches: Chubb 16, Foreman 5

WR Snap %: Jeudy 97%, Tillman 90%, Moore 71%

Team Targets: Moore 12, Tillman 9, Jeudy 8, Njoku 7

Dallas Cowboys

RB Snap %: Elliott 45%, Luepke 40%, Cook 27%

RB Touches: Elliott 10, Cook 6

WR Snap %: Lamb 89%, Tolbert 89%, Brooks 66%, Turpin 23%

Team Targets: Lamb 17, Ferguson 8, Turpin 4, Tolbert 3

Denver Broncos

RB Snap %: Williams 58%, McLaughlin 32%, Estime 7%

RB Touches: Williams 17, McLaughlin 8

WR Snap %: Sutton 84%, Humphrey 60%, Franklin 37%, Vele 34%, Mims 29%

Team Targets: Sutton 11, Humphrey 6, Williams 5, Trautman 4

Detroit Lions

RB Snap %: Montgomery 48%, Gibbs 40%

RB Touches: Gibbs 11, Montgomery 9

WR Snap %: St. Brown 88%, Patrick 77%, Robinson II 44%, Raymond 31%

Team Targets: LaPorta 6, Williams 3, St. Brown 2, Raymond 2

Green Bay Packers

RB Snap %: Jacobs 64%, Brooks 24%, Wilson 21%

RB Touches: Jacobs 25, Wilson 4, Brooks 4

WR Snap %: Doubs 84%, Watson 74%, Reed 59%, Wicks 30%

Team Targets: Doubs 6, Watson 6, Kraft 3, Reed 3

Houston Texans

RB Snap %: Mixon 76%, Ogunbowale 18%, Pierce 6%

RB Touches: Mixon 25, Pierce 1, Ogunbowale 1

WR Snap %: Dell 75%, Hutchinson 62%, Diggs 54%, Woods 34%, Metchie III 28%

Team Targets: Diggs 9, Schultz 6, Mixon 6, Dell 4, Metchie III 4

Indianapolis Colts

RB Snap %: Taylor 81%, Sermon 16%2

RB Touches: Taylor 20

WR Snap %: Pittman Jr. 95%, Pierce 78%, Downs 70%, Mitchell 20%

Team Targets: Downs 9, Pittman Jr. 6, Pierce 4, Mitchell 4

Jacksonville Jaguars

RB Snap %: Bigsby 67%, Johnson 33%

RB Touches: Bigsby 18, Johnson 1

WR Snap %: Washington 74%, Kirk 65%, Thomas Jr. 51%, Jones 47%, Davis 16%

Team Targets: Strange 5, Kirk 5, Engram 5, Washington 4, Thomas Jr. 4

Kansas City Chiefs

RB Snap %: Hunt 58%, Perine 31%, Steele 11%

RB Touches: Hunt 22, Steele 6, Perine 2

WR Snap %: Watson 76%, Worthy 53%, Hopkins 32%, Hardman Jr. 29%

Team Targets: Kelce 12, Worthy 8, Watson 3, Hopkins 3, Gray 3

Las Vegas Raiders

RB Snap %: Mattison 66%, Abdullah 29%, White 3%

RB Touches: Mattison 23, White 3

WR Snap %: Tucker 91%, Meyers 81%, Turner 53%

Team Targets: Meyers 7, Bowers 5, Mattison 5, Turner 4

Los Angeles Chargers

RB Snap %: Dobbins 82%, Vidal 17%

RB Touches: Dobbins 17, Vidal 6

WR Snap %: Fehoko 79%, Palmer 77%, McConkey 62%, Reagor 30%

Team Targets: Dissly 7, Dobbins 7, McConkey 6, Palmer 4

Los Angeles Rams

RB Snap %: Williams 89%, Corum 11%

RB Touches: Williams 23, Corum 4

WR Snap %: Robinson 85%, Kupp 58%, Nacua 57%, Johnson 38%

Team Targets: Nacua 9, Kupp 8, Williams 7, Robinson 3

Miami Dolphins

RB Snap %: Achane 58%, Mostert 46%, Wright 5%

RB Touches: Achane 10, Mostert 9, Wright 2

WR Snap %: Hill 88%, Waddle 86%, Washington 25%, Beckham Jr. 17%

Team Targets: Hill 9, Achane 8, Waddle 6, Smith 6

Minnesota Vikings

RB Snap %: Jones 92%, Chandler 4%

RB Touches: Jones 19

WR Snap %: Jefferson 100%, Addison 92%, Nailor 42%

Team Targets: Jefferson 9, Nailor 4, Addison 3, Jones 2

New England Patriots

RB Snap %: Stevenson 81%, Gibson 19%

RB Touches: Stevenson 20, Gibson 5

WR Snap %: Boutte 82%, Bourne 78%, Douglas 52%

Team Targets: Boutte 6, Henry 6, Hooper 4, Douglas 3, Stevenson 3

New Orleans Saints

RB Snap %: Kamara 55%, Williams 32%, Prentice 16%, Miller 14%

RB Touches: Kamara 10, Miller 3, Williams 2

WR Snap %: Olave 79%, Tipton 77%, St. Brown 47%, Means 19%

Team Targets: Olave 14, Kamara 11, Johnson 4, Hill 4

New York Giants

RB Snap %: Tracy Jr. 57%, Singletary 39%

RB Touches: Tracy Jr. 20, Singletary 2

WR Snap %: Slayton 100%, Nabers 99%, Robinson 86%

Team Targets: Nabers 13, Slayton 7, Robinson 5, Johnson 4

New York Jets

RB Snap %: Hall 74%, Allen 31%

RB Touches: Hall 12, Allen 2

WR Snap %: Wilson 98%, Adams 94%, Williams 58%

Team Targets: Wilson 8, Adams 6, Conklin 4, Ruckert 3, Hall 3

Philadelphia Eagles

RB Snap %: Barkley 82%, Gainwell 15%

RB Touches: Barkley 22, Gainwell 5

WR Snap %: Smith 93%, Brown 82%, Dotson 43%

Team Targets: Smith 7, Brown 6, Galcaterra 3, Barkley 1

Pittsburgh Steelers

RB Snap %: Harris 59%, Warren 39%

RB Touches: Harris 19, Warren 9

WR Snap %: Pickens 80%, Jefferson 80%, Austin 58%, Miller 17%

Team Targets: Pickens 5, Jefferson 5, Harris 4, Austin III 4

San Francisco 49ers

RB Snap %: Guerendo 63%, Mason 16%, Taylor Jr. 7%

RB Touches: Guerendo 14, Mason 6, Taylor Jr. 2

WR Snap %: Conley 76%, Samuel 62%, Pearsall 59%, Bell 22%

Team Targets: Kittle 7, Samuel 7, Pearsall 4, Guerendo 4

Seattle Seahawks

RB Snap %: Walker 55%, Charbonnet 45%

RB Touches: Walker 9, Charbonnet 3

WR Snap %: Smith-Njiba 82%, Lockett 78%, Bobo 76%

Team Targets: Smith-Njiba 7, Walker III 5, Fant 4, Charbonnet 4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

RB Snap %: White 56%, Irving 42%, Tucker 10%

RB Touches: Irving 9, White 6, Tucker 2

WR Snap %: McMillian 81%, Palmer 70%, Shepard 62%, Miller 41%

Team Targets: Otton 10, McMillian 7, Irving 7, White 6

Tennessee Titans

RB Snap %: Pollard 82%, Chestnut 18%

RB Touches: Pollard 20, Chestnut 7

WR Snap %: Westbrook-Ikhine 92%, Ridley 79%, Boyd 61%

Team Targets: Ridley 15, Boyd 6, Okonkwo 5, Westbrook-Ikhine 4, Pollard 4

Washington Commanders

RB Snap %: Ekeler 57%, Robinson Jr. 47%, McNichols 7%

RB Touches: Robinson Jr. 16, Ekeler 7, McNichols 1

WR Snap %: Brown 81%, McLaurin 72%, Zaccheaus 35%, McCaffrey 34%

Team Targets: Ertz 11, McLaurin 8, Brown 6, Ekeler 3

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