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Opportunity is king when it comes to fantasy football production. Therefore, it is important to be aware of each player’s opportunity share. Past opportunity helps us predict future usage and, in turn, future fantasy output. But I understand that not every fantasy gamer has the time or resources to stay on top of the recent trends. So, I am doing the research for you.
As a weekly series, I look at every box score, track target share, snap share, and air yards. I compile all of the trends that I find useful or interesting here in order to help you make better lineup and roster decisions. Pair this with our team profiles, weekly rankings, matchups preview, start/sit assistant, trade calculator, and other articles to give your teams an edge over the competition. Without further ado, here is everything I took away from an exciting Week 3 of snaps, targets, air yards, and trends.
Snap Share
- Chase Edmonds’ snap share has risen every week: 58%, 64%, 66%
- Cordarelle Patterson was on the field for 42% of the snaps in Week 3
- The Ravens backfield snaps were split up about the same as Week 2: Ty’Son Williams 50%, Latavius Murray 33%, Devonta Freeman 16%
- For the first time this season, Zack Moss led Bills RBs in snaps with a 56% rate. Devin Singletary received a season-low 43%.
- Nyheim Hines played on a season-high 56% of the snaps
- Rams backfield snap share with Darrell Henderson out: Sony Michel 74%, Jake Funk 22%
- Malcolm Brown played on a season-high 41% of the snaps
- Alexander Mattison played 68% of the snaps in Dalvin Cook’s absence
- Damien Harris’ snap shares through three weeks: 53% Week 1, 41% Week 2, 31% Week 3
- Saquon Barkley played 86% of the snaps
- Jets backfield: Ty Johnson 57%, Michael Carter 43%
- Raiders backfield without Josh Jacobs: Peyton Barber 57%, Kenyan Drake 43%
- Chris Carson played a season-low 43% of the snaps
- Trey Sermon played 59% of the snaps
- Gio Bernard played a season-high 43% of the snaps
- Terrace Marshall played a season-high 62% of the snaps; Robby Anderson played on a season-low 64%
- Auden Tate played 57% of the snaps in Tee Higgins’ absence
- Odell Beckham played on 64% of the snaps in his first game of 2021
- Anthony Miller played 64% of the snaps in his Texans debut
- Parris Campbell played 80% of the snaps after missing Week 2
- Laviska Shenault played on a season-low 65% of the snaps
- Will Fuller played on 61% of the snaps in his Dolphins debut
- Marquez Callaway has seen his snap share shrink in every week so far. He was down to 61% in Week 3 (84% in Week 1, 73% in Week 2)
- Kadarius Toney played on a career-high 66% of the snaps
- Brandon Aiyuk played on a season-high 86% of the snaps
- With Antonio Brown out, Tyler Johnson and Scotty Miller each saw season-high snap shares (47% & 44%)
- Dyami Brown played a season-low 65% of the snaps
Target Share
- Chase Edmonds’ target share over three weeks: 12% Week 1, 14% Week 2, 24% Week 3
- Cordarrelle Patterson target shares over three weeks: 6%, 15%, 19%
- Chuba Hubbard had a 15% target share in relief of an injured Christian McCaffrey
- David Montgomery has seen a target share of 17% and 20% over the last two weeks
- Chris Evans led the Bengals backfield with an 11% target share. Joe Mixon’s was 6%
- Javonte Williams had a season-high 16% target share, the highest for a Denver RB in 2021
- D’Andre Swift had a 23% target share
- James Robinson saw a season-high 18% of the targets
- Sony Michel had an 11% target share
- Alexander Mattison saw 21% of the targets
- In relief of James White, Brandon Bolden led the Patriots backfield with an 8% target share. JJ Taylor and Damien Harris each saw 4% of the targets
- Saquon Barkley had a season-high 20% target share
- Najee Harris had an insane 19% target share
- Gio Bernard had an 18% target share with Tampa Bay in comeback mode
- For the third-straight week, Derrick Henry had a double-digit target share (11%). He’s on pace for 74 targets (career high is 31)
- Antonio Gibson and JD McKissic each had an 8% target share
- Rondale Moore saw a season-low 6% target share while Christian Kirk led the Cardinals with 24%
- Olamide Zaccheaus had a 17% target share in Russell Gage’s absence
- Marquise Brown and Sammy Watkins have each had a target share of at least 20% in all three games
- Emmanuel Sanders had his best game of 2021 despite a season-low 14% target share
- Robby Anderson has had a target share less than 10% in two out of three games
- Ja’Marr Chase had a 28% target share with no Tee Higgins in the lineup
- Odell Beckham had a 29% target share in his 2021-debut
- Kalif Raymond had a team-high 32% target share
- Davante Adams had a whopping 55% target share
- Anthony Miller saw 21% of the targets in his Texans debut
- Brandin Cooks had a 39% target share
- Michael Pittman has seen a third of the Colts targets in each of the last two weeks
- Mike Williams has had a target share of at least 24% in every game
- Cooper Kupp had a 32% target share, a season low
- DeSean Jackson saw 13% of the targets
- Jaylen Waddle had a season-high 27% target share
- K.J. Osborn had a season-low 5% target share
- Marquez Callaway saw a season-high 24% target share
- Brandon Aiyuk had a 15% target share
- Deebo Samuel has seen a target share over 25% in every game
- In Antonio Brown’s absence Tyler Johnson and Scotty Miller saw a target share of 11% and 5%, respectively
- Kyle Pitts had an 8% target share
- Cole Kmet saw 20% of the targets
- Mike Gesicki had a 24% target share
- Tyler Conklin had a 21% target share
- George Kittle saw a season-high 22% of the targets
Top-5 RBs in Target Share
1.Najee Harris 33%
2.Chase Edmonds 24%
3.D’Andre Swift 23%
4.Kareem Hunt 23%
5.Alexander Mattison 21%
Top-5 WRs in Target Share
1.Davante Adams 55%
2.Brandin Cooks 39%
3.DJ Moore 35%
4.Tyler Boyd 33%
5.Cooper Kupp 32%
T-5.Keenan Allen, Kalif Raymond, Michael Pittman 32%
Top-5 TEs in Target Share
1.Dalton Schultz 27%
2.Travis Kelce 25%
3.Mike Gesicki 24%
4.Mark Andrews 23%
5.George Kittle 22%
Top-15 in Air Yards (% of team share)
- Davante Adams 253 (71.50%)
- Nelson Agholor 180 (28.40%)
- Jakobi Meyers 173 (27.30%)
- Marquise Brown 161 (30.40%)
- DJ Moore 151 (56.1%)
- Stefon Diggs 151 (37.10%)
- Odell Beckham 149 (48.70%)
- Kendrick Bourne 145 (22.90%)
- DK Metcalf 144 (50.90%)
- Travis Kelce 143 (37.30%)
- Sammy Watkins 142 (26.80%)
- DeSean Jackson 136 (37.90%)
- Mike Evans 135 (35.30%)
- Henry Ruggs 131 (32.80%)
- Brandin Cooks 125 (65.8%)
