Fantasy Football Usage Report Week 5

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. To start, 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 are to produce more points weekly. On the flip side, 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

• Tank Bigsby outsnapped and out-touched Travis Etienne Jr. this week
• Tampa Bay is going with a true backfield split between Rachaad White and Bucky Irving
• Jalen Tolbert is stepping up to be that WR2 in Dallas
• Ty Chandler, Dare Ogunbowale, and Trey Sermon are the handcuffs to own right now
• Chase Brown is still under 40% of team snaps
• Rico Dowdle hit his first 50% snap share of the season
• DO NOT Panic on Dontayvion Wicks, the volume is there
• Kareem Hunt trending up while Carson Steele is trending down
• Ja’Lynn Polk is a guy to watch this week with Drake Maye under center
• George Pickens had a season-low snap percentage

Arizona Cardinals

RB Snap %: Conner 79%, Demercado 22%

RB Touches: Conner 19

WR Snap %: Harrison Jr. 76%, Wilson 72%, Dortch 41%

Team Targets: McBride 9, Harrison Jr. 7, Wilson 6, Conner 3

Atlanta Falcons

RB Snap %: Robinson 67%, Allgeier 36%

RB Touches: Robinson 12, Allgeier 6

WR Snap %: Mooney 98%, McCloud III 98%, London 84%

Team Targets: Mooney 16, London 13, McCloud 9, Pitts 8

Baltimore Ravens

RB Snap %: Hill 53%, Henry 50%

RB Touches: Henry 15, Hill 5

WR Snap %: Flowers 82%, Bateman 63%, Agholor 47%

Team Targets: Flowers 12, Bateman 8, Andrews 5, Kolar 4, Agholor 4

Buffalo Bills

RB Snap %: Cook 59%, Johnson 34%, Davis 3%

RB Touches: Cook 20, Johnson 4

WR Snap %: Coleman 62%, Samuel 56%, Hollins 54%, MVS 46%

Team Targets: Hollins 6, Kincaid 6, Coleman 5, Samuel 4

Carolina Panthers

RB Snap %: Hubbard 65%, Sanders 38%

RB Touches: Hubbard 13, Sanders 2

WR Snap %: Johnson 80%, Mingo 68%, Moore 40%, Legette 37%

Team Targets: Johnson 6, Sanders 5, Mingo 5, Coker 4, Hubbard 4

Chicago Bears

RB Snap %: Swift 67%, Johnson 31%, Herbert 4%

RB Touches: Swift 21, Johnson 10

WR Snap %: Moore 88%, Allen 81%, Odunze 80%

Team Targets: Moore 8, Odunze 6, Allen 6, Kmet 4

Cincinnati Bengals

RB Snap %: Moss 67%, Brown 33%

RB Touches: Brown 12, Moss 9

WR Snap %: Chase 88%, Iosivas 79%, Higgins 72%

Team Targets: Higgins 14, Chase 12, Moss 4, Brown 3

Cleveland Browns

RB Snap %: Ford 58%, Freeman 34%, Strong Jr. 8%

RB Touches: Ford 9, Foreman 9, Strong Jr. 1

WR Snap %: Cooper 82%, Jeudy 76%, Moore 69%, Tillman 32%

Team Targets: Cooper 10, Moore 4, Akins 3, Jeudy 3, Njoku 3, Ford 3

Dallas Cowboys

RB Snap %: Dowdle 50%, Elliot 30%, Luepke 30%

RB Touches: Dowdle 20, Elliott 6, Luepke 2

WR Snap %: Tolbert 89%, Lamb 87%, Brooks 49%, Turpin 29%

Team Targets: Tolbert 10, Lamb 9, Ferguson 7, Turpin 5

Denver Broncos

RB Snap %: Williams 63%, McLaughlin 37%

RB Touches: Williams 13, McLaughlin 6

WR Snap %: Sutton 81%, Humphrey 63%, Reynolds 48%

Team Targets: Williams 6, Sutton 5, McLaughlin 4, Humphrey 2, Franklin 2, Reynolds 2

Detroit Lions

BYE WEEK

Green Bay Packers

RB Snap %: Jacobs 75%, Wilson 25%

RB Touches: Jacobs 19, Wilson 6

WR Snap %: Reed 76%, Wicks 76%, Heath 76%, Melton 49%

Team Targets: Wicks 7, Reed 6, Kraft 5, Heath 3

Houston Texans

RB Snap %: Ogunbowale 68%, Akers 32%

RB Touches: Ogunbowale 15, Akers 9

WR Snap %: Diggs 87%, Hutchinson 71%, Dell 68%

Team Targets: Diggs 8, Ogunbowale 7, Schultz 6, Dell 4

Indianapolis Colts

RB Snap %: Sermon 59%, Goodson 41%

RB Touches: Sermon 10, Goodson 5

WR Snap %: Pittman Jr. 89%, Pierce 74%, Downs 61%

Team Targets: Downs 12, Pittman 8, Mitchell 7, Sermon 6

Jacksonville Jaguars

RB Snap %: Bigsby 40%, Etienne Jr. 38%, Johnson 22%

RB Touches: Bigsby 13, Etienne Jr. 6, Johnson 1

WR Snap %: Davis 78%, Thomas Jr. 64%, Kirk 53%

Team Targets: Thomas Jr. 8, Etienne Jr. 7, Kirk 4, Davis 4, Strange 4

Kansas City Chiefs

RB Snap %: Hunt 63%, Perine 25%, Steele 19%

RB Touches: Hunt 27, Steele 5

WR Snap %: Watson 70%, Worthy 67%, Juju 67%

Team Targets: Kelce 10, Juju 8, Worthy 6, Hardman 4

Las Vegas Raiders

RB Snap %: Mattison 57%, Abdullah 44%

RB Touches: Mattison 15, Abdullah 5

WR Snap %: Meyers 97%, Tucker 84%, Turner 74%

Team Targets: Bowers 12, Meyers 9, Tucker 5, Turner 4

Los Angeles Chargers

BYE WEEK

Los Angeles Rams

RB Snap %: Williams 86%, Corum 14%

RB Touches: Williams 22, Corum 5

WR Snap %: Robinson 97%, Whittington 92%, Atwell 81%

Team Targets: Parkinson 13, Whittington 10, Atwell 10, Robinson 5

Miami Dolphins

RB Snap %: Mostert 56%, Wright 32%, Achane 14%

RB Touches: Mostert 19, Wright 13, Achane 3

WR Snap %: Hill 79%, Waddle 78%, Washington 26%, Berrios 19%

Team Targets: Hill 9, Smith 8, Waddle 8, Mostert 2, Beckham Jr. 2

Minnesota Vikings

RB Snap %: Chandler 63%, Ham 32%, Jones 22%

RB Touches: Chandler 14, Jones 7, Ham 2

WR Snap %: Jefferson 95%, Addison 89%, Nailor 56%

Team Targets: Jefferson 14, Addison 8, Mundt 2, Chandler 2

New England Patriots

RB Snap %: Gibson 47%, Stevenson 47%

RB Touches: Stevenson 12, Gibson 6

WR Snap %: Polk 100%, Douglas 67%, Boutte 67%

Team Targets: Douglas 9, Polk 6, Henry 4, Stevenson 4

New Orleans Saints

RB Snap %: Kamara 89%, Williams 15%

RB Touches: Kamara 11, Williams 2

WR Snap %: Olave 94%, Shaheed 87%, Tipton 36%, Wilson Jr. 23%

Team Targets: Shaheed 9, Kamara 8, Johnson 5, Olave 4, Tipton 4

New York Giants

RB Snap %: Tracy Jr. 62%, Gray 36%

RB Touches: Tracy Jr. 18, Gray 4

WR Snap %: Slayton 90%, Robinson 82%, Hyatt 67%

Team Targets: Slayton 11, Robinson 9, Johnson 5, Gray 4

New York Jets

RB Snap %: Hall 74%, Allen 26%

RB Touches: Hall 9, Allen 5

WR Snap %: Lazard 100%, Wilson 96%, Williams 71%

Team Targets: Wilson 22, Lazard 10, Conklin 9, Williams 4, Hall 4

Philadelphia Eagles

BYE WEEK

Pittsburgh Steelers

RB Snap %: Harris 74%, Shampklin 19%

RB Touches: Harris 14, Shampklin 4, Ward 2

WR Snap %: Jefferson 81%, Austin III 76%, Pickens 59%

Team Targets: Pickens 7, Jefferson 5, Heyward 4, Friermuth 3

San Francisco 49ers

RB Snap %: Mason 64%, Juszczyk 62%, Guerendo 14%

RB Touches: Mason 14, Guerendo 5, Samuel 3

WR Snap %: Aiyuk 92%, Samuel 81%, Jennings 56%

Team Targets: Aiyuk 12, Kittle 12, Jennings 4, Samuel 3

Seattle Seahawks

RB Snap %: Walker III 67%, Charbonnet 36%

RB Touches: Walker 5, Charbonnet 2

WR Snap %: Metcalf 100%, Smith-Njiba 88%, Lockett 84%

Team Targets: Walker 8, Metcalf 7, Smith-Njiba 7, Lockett 6

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

RB Snap %: White 64%, Irving 43%

RB Touches: White 10, Irving 9

WR Snap %: Godwin 98%, Evans 87%, Shepard 68%

Team Targets: Evans 7, Godwin 6, Otton 4, White 3

Tennessee Titans

BYE WEEK

Washington Commanders

RB Snap %: Ekeler 49%, Robinson Jr. 34% McNichols 22%

RB Touches: Robinson Jr. 7, McNichols 7, Ekeler 6

WR Snap %: McLaurin 67%, McCaffrey 66%, Brown 55%, Zaccheaus 51%

Team Targets: Ertz 8, McLaurin 8, McCaffrey 3, Zaccheaus 3

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