Fantasy Notebook: Snaps, Targets, Air Yards, and Trends From Week 8

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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 8 of snaps, targets, air yards, and trends.

Snap Share 

• Khalil Herbert played 84% of the snaps
• Tony Pollard played a season-low 26% of the snaps
• Rex Burkhead led the Texans backfield with a season-high 49% snap share in first game without Mark Ingram
• Jonathan Taylor’s snaps have increased in each of the last three weeks. He was up to a season-high 74% snap share in Week 8
• Darrell Henderson played a season-low 61% of the snaps 
• Mark Ingram played 29% of the snaps in his first game back with the Saints. Alvin Kamara played a season-low 67%
• Michael Carter played over 70% of the snaps for the second-straight week 
• Eagles backfield snap shares with Miles Sanders out: Boston Scott 45%, Kenny Gainwell 31%, Jordan Howard 25%
• Antonio Gibson played just 33% of the snaps while J.D. McKissic and Jaret Patterson saw snap shares of 46% and 23%
• Falcons WR snap shares without Calvin Ridley: Olamide Zaccheaus 40%, Russell Gage 68%, Tajae Sharpe 68%
• Gabriel Davis had his highest snap share (44%) since Week 1 (51%)
• Jerry Jeudy played 72% of the snaps in his first game back from injury 
• Jamal Agnew played a season-high 72% of the snaps 
• Imhir Smith-Marsette played a season-high 17% of the snaps, his first snaps since Week 1
• Denzel Mims played a season-high 70% of the snaps. His previous high was 31% in Week 7
• Brandon Aiyuk played a season-high 88% of the snaps 
• Zach Ertz played 73% of the snaps in his second game with the Cardinals 
• Tommy Sweeney played 82% of the snaps in Dawson Knox’s absence 
• Mike Gesicki played a season-high 97% of the snaps 

Target Share 

• Aaron Jones had a 30% target share 
• Rex Burkhead had a 10% target share 
• Carlos Hyde had a 15% target share playing in James Robinson’s absence 
• Brandon Bolden was not targeted 
• Alvin Kamara had a 10% target share 
• Michael Carter had a 29% target share 
• Najee Harris had his lowest target share (9%) since Week 1
• Elijah Mitchell was not targeted 
• Tajae Sharpe (22%) and Olamide Zaccheaus (4%) were the only Falcons wide receivers to see a target 
• Odell Beckham was targeted one time (3%)
• Jamal Agnew had a 22% target share 
• Tyler Lockett had s massive 54% target share 
• Brandon Aiyuk had a season-high 25% target share 
• Tyler Johnson had a 15% target share 
• Kyle Pitts had a 22% target share 
• Tommy Sweeney had a 9% target share 
• TJ Hockenson had a 32% target share 
• Adam Trautman had his highest target share (15%) since Week 1 (29%)
• Dallas Goedert had a whopping 44% target share 
• Pat Freiermuth has had target shares of 18% and 20% in his last two games

Top-5 RBs in Target Share

1. Aaron Jones 30%
2. Austin Ekeler 29%
3. Michael Carter 29%
4. Mike Davis 22%
5. J.D. McKissic 21%

Top-5 WRs in Target Share 

1. Tyler Lockett 54%
2. Tyreek Hill 38%
3. Diontae Johnson 37%
4. Darnell Mooney 37%
5. A.J. Brown 32%

Top-5 TEs in Target Share 

1. Dallas Goedert 44%
2. T.J. Hockenson 32%
3. Cole Kmet 22%
4. Kyle Pitts 22%
5. Pat Freiermuth 20%

Top-15 in Air Yards (% of team share)

1. Tyreek Hill 182 (54.8%)
2. Amari Cooper 174 (40.7%)   
3. Darnell Mooney 155 (56.6%)
4. Michael Pittman 147 (30.4%)
5. Tyler Lockett 134 (68.4%)   
6. Nelson Agholor 131 (39.1%)   
7. Jarvis Landry 127 (54.5%)
8. Mike Evans 114 (33.5%)
9. CeeDee Lamb 108 (25.2%)
10. Emmanuel Sanders 108 (42.2%)   
11. Jaylen Waddle 107 (39.2%)
12. Diontae Johnson 105 (50.5%)   
13. AJ Brown 102 (43.2%)
14. Tee Higgins 101 (49.0%)
15. DeVante Parker 97 (35.5%)

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