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Fantasy Notebook: Snaps, Targets, Air Yards, & Routes Data From Week 3

September 26, 2023

Week 3 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 3 of snaps, targets, air yards, and route participation.

Snap Share

Bears RB snap shares:
- Khalil Herbert 55%
- Roschon Johnson 45%
- Travis Homer 4%
Browns RB snap shares in first game without Nick Chubb:
- Jerome Ford 56%
- Kareem Hunt 20%
- Pierre Strong 11%
Broncos RB snap shares:
- Javonte Williams 42%
- Samaje Perine 31%
- Jaleel McLaughlin 21%
Jahmyr Gibbs played 60% of the snaps with David Montgomery out; Craig Reynolds played 28.6% and Zonovan Knight 10%
Zack Moss played 76% of the snaps
Travis Etienne had a 71% snap share
Josh Kelley has played 79% and 73% in games without Austin Ekeler
Dolphins RB snap shares:
- Raheem Mostert 50.7%
- Devon Achane 41.1%
Saints RB snap shares:
- Tony Jones 49.2%
- Kendre Miller 34.4%
Giants RB snap shares in first game without Saquon Barkley:
- Matt Breida 82%
- Gary Brightwell 18%
Jets RB snap shares:
- Breece Hall 49%
- Dalvin Cook 25%
- Michael Carter 24%
Steelers RB snap shares:
- Najee Harris 50%
- Jaylen Warren 45%
- Qadree Ollison 1.6%
Seahawks RB snap shares:
- Kenneth Walker 50.7%
- Zach Charbonnet 42.7%
- Deejay Dallas 13.3%
For the second time in three weeks, rookie Tyjae Spears out-snapped Derrick Henry (56.3% to 37.5%)
For the first time this season, Antonio Gibson out-snapped Brian Robinson (61% to 37%)

Target Share

Marquise Brown has had target share of 32% and 33% over the last two weeks
Bijan Robinson has had a target share above 15% in every game (33%, 16%, 25.8%)
Kyle Pitts’ target share of 24% in Week 3 was his highest of the season (17% & 16%)
Kenyan Drake led Ravens RBs with a 10% target share
Zay Flowers led all Ravens pass catchers with a 33% target share. Mark Andrews was second with a 16.7% share
Dawson Knox and Dalton Kincaid each had a 6.5% target share
Gabe Davis had a 12.9% target share
Miles Sanders has had a target share of at least 15% in all three games
Adam Thielen has had target shares of 27% and 25% over the last two weeks
DJ Chark had a 19% target share
Roschon Johnson and Khalil Herbert each had a 10% target share
DJ Moore had a 30% target share
Rookie Tyler Scott had a 15% target share
Jerome Ford and Kareem Hunt each had 3 targets (9.7%)
Elijah Moore has had target shares of 24%, 22%, and 29%
Jake Ferguson, CeeDee Lamb, Brandin Cooks, and Michael Gallup each saw 7 targets (18.9%)
Javonte Williams and Samaje Perine were each targeted 3 times (8%)
Broncos WR target shares:
- Courtland Sutton 30.6%
- Jerry Jeudy 19.4%
- Marvin Mims 13.9%
- Brandon Johnson 8.3%
Jahmyr Gibbs had a 6.5% target share
Sam LaPorta saw 11 targets (35.5%)
Texans WR target shares:
- Tank Dell 24%
- Robert Woods 21%
- Nico Collins 10%
- John Metchie 7%
Michael Pittman has seen double-digit targets in every game with target shares of 28%, 36%, and 26%
Josh Downs led the Colts with 12 targets and a 28.6% target share
Travis Etienne had had target shares of 16%, 7%, and 12.5% to start the season
Jaguars WR target shares:
- Calvin Ridley 17.5%
- Christian Kirk 16%
- Jamal Agnew 12.5%
- Tim Jones 7.5%
Isiah Pacheco and Jerick McKinnon each had 3 targets
Rashee Rice led Chiefs WRs with an 18.9% target share
Josh Kelley was targeted once
Jakobi Meyers has had target shares of 38% and 27% in his two healthy games
Raheem Mostert had a 25% target share
Devon Achane had a 14% target share
Alexander Mattison has had a 14% target share in each of the last two weeks
Chris Olave has had a target share above 30% in all three games
Jaylen Warren had 4 targets to Najee Harris’ 1
Calvin Austin and George Pickens tied for Steelers team lead in targets with 6 each (22.2%)
Antonio Gibson had a 17% target share (5); Brian Robinson was not targeted
Jahan Dotson has had target shares below 14% in each of the last two games

Route Participation

Zay Flowers ran 100% of the routes; Nelson Agholor was next among Ravens WRs with 86.8%
Dawson Knox ran one more route than Dalton Kincaid
DJ Chark led the Panthers with a 97% route participation rate
Khalil Herbert ran 12 routes to Roschon Johnson’s 9
DJ Moore ran 100% of the routes
Jerome Ford ran 21 routes (56.8%) to Kareem Hunt’s 5
Javonte Williams and Samaje Perine each ran 12 routes (30.8%)
Adam Trautman ran a route on 92.3% of the dropbacks
Marvin Mims ran just 11 routes (28.2%)
Jahmyr Gibbs ran a route on 50% of the dropbacks
Devin Singletary ran 12 routes to Dameon Pierce’s 10
Texans WR route participation:
- Robert Woods 90.3%
- Tank Dell 83.9%
- Nico Collins 77.4%
- John Metchie 16.1%
Jaguars WR route participation:
- Christian Kirk 91.3%
- Calvin Ridley 84.8%
- Jamal Agnew 63%
- Tim Jones 30.4%
Isiah Pacheco ran 15 routes to Jerick McKinnon’s 13
Kadarius Toney ran 2 routes
Josh Kelley ran a route on 24% of the dropbacks
Dolphins RB route participation:
- Raheem Mostert 64.3%
- De’Von Achane 39.3%
Tony Jones ran 18 routes to Kendre Miller’s 10
Breece Hall ran 11 routes (27.5%) while Dalvin Cook and Michael Carter each ran 6
Calvin Austin was second to George Pickens among Steelers WRs in route participation (86.7%)
Antonio Gibson ran a route on 71.8% of the dropbacks

Air Yards Leaders (% of Team Share)

Player	Air Yards	Air Yards Share
Davante Adams	240	52.6%
DJ Chark	188	40.3%
Justin Jefferson	162	42.1%
Alec Pierce	161	46.9%
Romeo Doubs	157	30.8%
Jakobi Meyers	154	33.8%
Mike Evans	149	56.4%
Amari Cooper	145	62.0%
Ja’Marr Chase	142	44.4%
Adam Thielen	138	29.6%
Nathaniel Dell	136	55.7%
DJ Moore	134	43.4%
Marvin Mims	127	32.3%
Tyreek Hill	126	68.1%
Treylon Burks	126	49.6%
Keenan Allen	124	36.4%
Stefon Diggs	122	42.4%
Jerry Jeudy	122	31.0%
AJ Brown	121	38.5%
DK Metcalf	118	38.9%
Courtland Sutton	110	28.0%
Tutu Atwell	110	34.8%
Calvin Ridley	108	39.0%
Chris Olave	108	39.3%
Kyle Pitts	107	36.8%
Josh Palmer	107	31.4%
Mike Williams	105	30.8%
DeAndre Hopkins	103	40.6%
Amon-Ra St. Brown	101	36.1%