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Fantasy Notebook: Snaps, Targets, Air Yards, & Routes Data From Week 8

October 31, 2023

Week 8 Fantasy Football Data To Know

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, Route participation, 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 route participation.

Snap Share

Bijan Robinson returned to his usual role with a 74% snap share
Emari Demercado’s snap share dropped from 80% in Week 7 to 55% in Week 8; Keaontay Ingram played 38%
James Cook played a season-high 67% of the snaps
Gus Edwards out-snapped Justice Hill 34 to 31 (52% to 48%)
Panthers RB snap shares:
- Chuba Hubbard 67%
- Miles Sanders 18%
- Raheem Blackshear 15%
Browns RB snap shares:
- Kareem Hunt 35%
- Jerome Ford 33%
- Pierre Strong 31%
Bears RB snap shares:
- Roschon Johnson 36%
- D’Onta Foreman 32%
- Darrynton Evans 27%
Javonte Williams played a season-high 63% of the snaps
Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon each played 35 snaps (51%)
Texans RB snaps:
- Dameon Pierce 25 (43%)
- Devin Singletary 23 (40%)
Jonathan Taylor was up to a 61% snap share
Rams RB snaps:
- Royce Freeman 33 (53%)
- Darrell Henderson 29 (47%)
Dolphins RB snap shares:
- Raheem Mostert 56%
- Jeff Wilson 25%
- Salvon Ahmed 25%
Steelers RB snaps:
- Najee Harris 35 (52%)
- Jaylen Warren 32 (48%)
Zach Charbonnet out-snapped Kenneth Walker 34 (59%) to 24 (41%)
Commanders RB snaps:
- Antonio Gibson 37
- Brian Robinson 35
- Chris Rodriguez 0

Target Share

Emari Demercado, Keaontay Ingram, and Damien Williams were each targeted once
Trey McBride saw 14 targets (38.9%)
Kyle Pitts out-targeted Jonnu Smith 5 to 1
Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis were each targeted 12 times (30.8%)
Dalton Kincaid had a 17.9% target share
Chuba Hubbard out-targeted Miles Sanders 2 to 0
Jonathan Mingo had a 16% target share
Bears RB targets:
- Roschon Johnson 4 (10.8%)
- Darrynton Evans 4 (10.8%)
- D’Onta Foreman 2 (5.4%)
Browns RB targets:
- Jerome Ford 2
- Pierre Strong 1
- Kareem Hunt 1
CeeDee Lamb had a 41.2% target share
Tony Pollard was targeted once
Broncos RB targets:
- Javonte Williams 3 (16.7%)
- Samaje Perine 3 (16.7%)
- Jaleel McLaughlin 2 (11.1%)
Jerry Jeudy had a season-high 33.3% target share. It was his fourth-straight game over 20% after failing to reach that number in his first three
Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon were each targeted 5 times
Devin Singletary out-targeted Dameon Pierce 2 to 0
Dalton Schultz target shares over last three games: 31.3%, 29.2%, 20.8%
Only Travis Kelce had more targets for the Chiefs than Rashee Rice (5, 13.5%)
Quentin Johnston was targeted 6 times (15.8%)
Dolphins RB targets:
- Salvon Ahmed 4
- Jeff Wilson 2
- Raheem Mostert 0
Cooper Kupp out-targeted Puka Nacua 10 to 7
Alexander Mattison and Cam Akers were each targeted once
KJ Osborn was targeted 10 times (29.4%); Jordan Addison was targeted 8 times (23.5%)
Demario Douglas led the Patriots with a 25% target share. He had a 20% share in Week 7
Hunter Henry targets Weeks 1-4: 23; Weeks 5-8: 11
Chris Olave has had a target share above 30% in four of eight games. He’s been under 20% once (Carr’s first game after injuring his shoulder)
Kenneth Gainwell had 5 targets (14%)
Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren were each targeted five times
Diontae Johnson out-targeted George Pickens 14 to 5 (35% to 12.5%)
Seahawks WR targets:
- DK Metcalf 14
- Tyler Lockett 9
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba 4
- Jake Bobo 2
Jauan Jennings was not targeted
Rachaad White and Chris Godwin tied to lead the Bucs in targets (7)
Chig Okonkwo has had a target share over 20% in three straight games. He didn’t reach that number in any of the first four games
Jahan Dotson has had target shares of 22.2% and 19.6% over the last two weeks

Route Participation

Keaontay Ingram ran 20 routes (48%) to Emari Demercado’s 10 (24%); Damien Williams ran one
Trey McBride had an 88% route participation rate in first game without Zach Ertz
Dalton Kincaid ran 85% of the routes in first game without Dawson Knox
Khalil Shakir ran 72% of the routes
Bears RB routes:
- Roschon Johnson 13 (34%)
- D’Onta Foreman 8 (21%)
- Darrynton Evans 8 (21%)
Browns RB routes:
- Kareem Hunt 11 (29%)
- Pierre Strong 10 (27%)
- Jerome Ford 10 (27%)
Broncos RB routes:
- Javonte Williams 11 (34%)
- Samaje Perine 11 (34%)
- Jaleel McLaughlin 4 (12.5%)
AJ Dillon ran 19 routes to Aaron Jones’ 18 (39% to 37%)
Jayden Reed led the Packers in routes (43, 87.8%); Christian Watson ran 40, Romeo Doubs 39
Texans WR routes:
- Tank Dell 25 (92.6%)
- Noah Brown 24 (88.9%)
- Nico Collins 22 (81.5%)
Jonathan Taylor ran 26 routes (59%) to Zack Moss’s 13
Even in a mostly negative game script, Isiah Pacheco ran one more route than Jerick McKinnon
Alexander Mattison ran 17 routes to Cam Akers’ 4
Demario Douglas led the Patriots with an 84.4% route participation. Jalen Reagor was next closest at 62.5%
Jaylen Warren ran 22 routes to Najee Harris’ 17 (44% to 34%)
Zach Charbonnet doubled Kenneth Walker’s routes 22 to 11 (56% to 28%)
Seahawks WR routes:
- Tyler Lockett 36 (92%)
- DK Metcalf 34 (87%)
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba 25 (65%)
- Jake Bobo 10 (25%)
Trey Palmer led Bucs WRs with an 87.5% route participation rate

Air Yards Leaders (% of Team Share)

Player	Team	POS	Air Yards	Team Share
Diontae Johnson	PIT	WR	188	52.7%
Chris Olave	NO	WR	170	44.6%
Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR	164	61.4%
DK Metcalf	SEA	WR	152	55.3%
CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR	144	49.1%
Davante Adams	LV	WR	139	59.4%
Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR	139	53.7%
DeAndre Hopkins	TEN	WR	134	41.4%
Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR	132	44.1%
Calvin Ridley	JAX	WR	129	60.0%
Jerry Jeudy	DEN	WR	126	102.4%
Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR	126	32.1%
Amari Cooper	CLE	WR	125	49.8%
Rashid Shaheed	NO	WR	125	32.8%
Christian Watson	GB	WR	119	32.6%
Keenan Allen	LAC	WR	118	64.1%
Tyreek Hill	MIA	WR	112	37.5%
George Kittle	SF	TE	105	40.5%
AJ Brown	PHI	WR	104	38.5%
Romeo Doubs	GB	WR	100	27.4%
Jahan Dotson	WAS	WR	99	25.3%
Trey McBride	ARI	TE	98	40.8%
Mike Evans	TB	WR	98	40.0%
Jayden Reed	GB	WR	97	26.6%
Nico Collins	HOU	WR	97	54.2%
Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR	90	32.7%
TJ Hockenson	MIN	TE	86	40.2%
George Pickens	PIT	WR	81	22.7%
Treylon Burks	TEN	WR	81	25.0%
Gabe Davis	BUF	WR	80	34.0%