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Fantasy Notebook: Snaps, Targets, Air Yards, & Routes Data From Week 9

November 7, 2023

Week 9 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 9 of snaps, targets, air yards, and route participation.

Snap Share

Bijan Robinson played 61% of the snaps. Not including the headache game, that was his lowest since Week 5
Cardinals RB snaps:
- Keaontay Ingram 22
- Tony Jones 21
Ravens RB snaps:
- Justice Hill 48 (63%)
- Gus Edwards 14 (18%)
- Keaton Mitchell 14 (18%)
Chuba Hubbard has played 67% and 65% of the snaps over the last two weeks. Miles Sanders has maxed out at 25%
Jerome Ford recaptured the Browns backfield with a 64% snap share. Kareem Hunt played 29%, Pierre Strong 7%
Bears RB snap shares:
- D’Onta Foreman 59%
- Roschon Johnson 29%
- Darrynton Evans 9%
Aaron Jones played a season-high 57% of the snaps
With Dameon Pierce out, Devin Singletary played 75% of the snaps. Mike Boone played 26%
Jonathan Taylor was up to a 74% snap share
Rams RBs:
- Darrell Henderson 59%
- Royce Freeman 41%
Alvin Kamara played a season-low 49% of the snaps
For the second straight week, Zach Charbonnet out-snapped Kenneth Walker (55% to 49%); Prior to Week 9, Walker had seen a snap share below 60% just once
Tyjae Spears out-snapped Derrick Henry for the fourth time this season

More: Fantasy Football Trades You Need To Make Before Week 10

Target Share

Tony Jones was the only Cardinals RB to see a target (3; 15%)
Trey McBride has had target shares of 18.2%, 38.9%, and 25% over the last three weeks
Khadarel Hodge led Falcons WRs with 6 targets (17.6%) without Drake London; Van Jefferson was the next closes WR with 4 (11.8%)
Odell Beckham led Baltimore WRs with a 21.9% target share (7); Zay Flowers was targeted once
Dalton Kincaid led the Bills with 11 targets (34.4%)
Gabe Davis was targeted twice
Chuba Hubbard out-targeted Miles Sanders 6 to 5 (16% to 13%)
Bears RB targets:
- Darrynton Evans 2
- Roschon Johnson 1
- D’Onta Foreman 0
Cole Kmet had a 30.8% target share
Tee Higgins’ 21.4% target share was his highest since Week 2
Jerome Ford led the Browns with 7 targets (25%)
Jake Ferguson was targeted 10 times (22.7%)
Aaron Jones had a 24% target share
Dalton Schultz and Tank Dell each had 11 targets (28.9%); Noah Brown (6) and Nico Collins (5) combined for 11 targets
Justin Watson led all Chiefs with a 17.9% (5) target share
Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua, and Tutu Atwell each had 7 targets (25.9%)
Davante Adams led the Raiders with 7 targets (29%)
Dolphins RB targets:
- Jeff Wilson 4
- Salvon Ahmed 3
- Raheem Mostert 1
In Josh Dobbs’ Vikings debut, he favored TE TJ Hockenson who saw a 34% target share. Jordan Addison was next closest (20%)
In the first game without Kendrick Bourne, Juju Smith-Schuster, Demario Douglas, and Hunter Henry tied to lead the Patriots in targets with 7 each (16.3%)
In 3 games since returning, Diontae Johnson has had target shares of 26%, 35%, and 31%
Kenneth Walker had 2 targets to Zach Charbonnet’s 1
Jaxon Smith-Njigba was second on the team with 7 targets (28%)
Cade Otton had a 30% target share
Chris Godwin has out-targeted Mike Evans in three straight games

Route Participation

With Drake London out, Van Jefferson and KhaDarel Hodge led the Falcons in route participation (69% & 67%)
Keaton Mitchell ran 3 routes; Justice Hill ran 27
Despite receiving just one target, Zay Flowers by far led Ravens WRs in routes
Dalton Kincaid had a 97.7% route participation rate
Khalil Shakir ran 75% of the routes
Chuba Hubbard ran 29 routes to Miles Sanders’ 11
Jerome Ford led Browns RBs with 20 routes (58.8%). Kareem Hunt and Pierre Strong combined for 9
With Donovan Peoples-Jones now in Detroit, Cedric Tillman ran a route on 70.6% of the dropbacks
Dolphins RB routes:
- Salvon Ahmed 14 (36.8%)
- Raheem Mostert 12 (31.6%)
- Jeff Wilson 8 (21.1%)
Zach Charbonnet ran 18 routes to Kenneth Walker’s 13 (53% to 38%)
Jaxon Smith-Njigba ran a route on 88.2% of the drop backs which was equal with DK Metcalf

Air Yards Leaders (% of Team Share)

Player	Team	POS	Air Yards	Team Share
CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR	234	55.7%
Nathaniel Dell	HOU	WR	222	53.4%
Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR	165	46.1%
Jalin Hyatt	NYG	WR	151	52.8%
DeAndre Hopkins	TEN	WR	150	38.1%
KhaDarel Hodge	ATL	WR	135	43.5%
Cooper Kupp	LAR	WR	131	52.6%
Jalen Reagor	NE	WR	118	31.0%
Jahan Dotson	WAS	WR	115	30.3%
Rashod Bateman	BAL	WR	108	40.3%
Amari Cooper	CLE	WR	106	52.7%
AJ Brown	PHI	WR	103	54.2%
Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR	98	34.9%
DJ Moore	CHI	WR	95	55.6%
Cedrick Wilson	MIA	WR	87	31.0%
Tee Higgins	CIN	WR	83	33.3%
Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR	82	41.8%
Mike Evans	TB	WR	82	31.1%
Justin Watson	KC	WR	77	45.0%
Dyami Brown	WAS	WR	77	20.3%
Marquise Goodwin	CLE	WR	76	37.8%
Davante Adams	LV	WR	76	37.1%
Tyreek Hill	MIA	WR	76	27.0%
TJ Hockenson	MIN	TE	76	35.8%
Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE	75	17.9%