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 here at Create-A-Rank, 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 weekly rankings, WRs vs CBs Matchups chart, 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 7 of snaps, targets, air yards, and trends.
Game Day Stats
- Mark Walton appears to be taking over the Dolphins backfield. He led the team with 14 carries. Kenyan Drake was next with six.
- Joe Mixon averaged 0.2 yards per carry on 10 rush attempts.
- Aaron Rodgers had a perfect 158.3 Quarterback Rating in the win over the Raiders
- Marquez Valdes Scantling had 133 yards on two receptions.
- Aaron Jones out-touched Jamaal Williams 16 to seven.
- David Johnson had just one carry for two yards as he dealt with ankle and back issues.
- In Johnson’s absence, Chase Edmonds had 29 touches and 150 yards from scrimmage with three touchdowns.
- Melvin Gordon averaged just 2.0 yards per carry on 16 rush attempts. His season average is down to 2.3 since his return from the contract holdout.
- Ryan Tannehill completed 79.3-percent of his passes with a 120.1 Passer Rating in his first start as Titans quarterback.
- Mark Andrews had a 25-percent catch rate in the win over the Seahawks.
- Both Lamar Jackson and Russell Wilson had sub-50-percent completion rates in the same game.
Snap Share
- Chase Edmonds took 94-percent of the snaps as he and David Johnson were the only two running backs active for Arizona.
- Bills backfield snap share in Devin Singletary’s return from injury: Frank Gore 54-percent, Devin Singletary 39-percent
- Royce Freeman had his highest snap share of the season (63-percent) on Thursday night. Phillip Lindsay (40-percent) had his lowest.
- Ty Johnson played 64-percent of the snaps with Kerryon Johnson sidelined. JD McKissic played 25-percent.
- Duke Johnson out-snapped Carlos Hyde (60-percent to 40-percent) for the first time since Week 4 and just the third time all season.
- Marlon Mack had his highest snap rate (71-percent) since Week 1.
- Chargers backfield snap share in Week 7: Austin Ekeler 59-percent, Melvin Gordon 53-percent
- Mark Walton led the Dolphins backfield in snap share (52-percent).
- Latavius Murray played on 83-percent of the snaps with Alvin Kamara out.
- Miles Sanders had a career-high 54-percent snap rate against the Cowboys.
- Even with Rashaad Penny back, Chris Carson played on a season-high 89-percent of the snaps.
Target Rate
- Allen Robinson has had a target share over 20-percent in every game including a season-high 39-percent in Week 7.
- Anthony Miller has seen 20-percent of the Bears targets over the last two games. He had a 6.25-percent target share over the first four games.
- Alex Erickson and Tyler Boyd each had a 33-percent target rate.
- Michael Gallup saw a season-low 15-percent target rate vs Philadelphia.
- Courtland Sutton has had a target rate of 24-percent or higher in five straight games and six out of seven.
- Kenny Golladay saw a season low four-percent target rate. His previous low was 20-percent in Week 1.
- Keke Coutee and Kenny Stills each had a 15-percent target rate with Will Fuller sidelined.
- Zach Pascal had a season-high 18-percent target rate.
- Dede Westbrook has had a target rate of 25-percent or better in four of the last five games.
- Keenan Allen had a 29-percent target rate, the first time he has topped 16-percent since Week 3.
- With Adam Thielen injured, Olabisi Johnson saw a season-high 24-percent target share. His previous high was 15-percent in Week 5.
- Tyler Lockett had failed to reach a 20-percent target share in four straight games.
- D.K. Metcalf’s 22-percent target share was his highest since Week 1.
- In Ryan Tannehill’s first start of the season, both AJ Brown (27-percent) and Corey Davis (23-percent) had a season-high in target share.
Top-five WRs in Week 7 target rate:
- DeAndre Hopkins 35-percent
- Alex Erickson 33-percent
- Tyler Boyd 33-percent
- Golden Tate 31-percent
- Allen Robinson 30-percent
Top-five RBs in Week 7 target rate:
- Ezekiel Elliott 26-percent
- Tarik Cohen 22-percent
- Austin Ekeler 21-percent
- Chase Edmonds 19-percent
- James White 18-percent
Top-five TEs in Week 7 target rate:
- Mark Andrews 40-percent
- Travis Kelce 27-percent
- Darren Waller 26-percent
- Gerald Everett 26-percent
- George Kittle 24-percent
Top-15 in Week 7 Air Yards (AirYards.com)
- Keenan Allen 209
- Robby Anderson 191
- Allen Robinson 170
- Gerald Everett 147
- Demaryius Thomas 141
- Julio Jones 139
- T.Y. Hilton 127
- DeAndre Hopkins 123
- Michael Thomas 122
- Stefon Diggs 120
- Marvin Jones 115
- Preston Williams 115
- Danny Amendola 113
- Courtland Sutton 113
- Anthony Miller 112
