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Fantasy Notebook: Snaps, Targets, Air Yards, & Routes Data From Week 6

October 17, 2023

Week 6 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 6 of snaps, targets, air yards, and route participation.

Snap Share

Cardinals RB snap shares in first game without James Conner:
- Emari Demercado 43%
- Keaontay Ingram 37%
- Damien Williams 17%
Gus Edwards and Justice Hill essentially flipped their snap shares from Week 5 to Week 6
- Edwards: 43% to 62% in Week 6
- Hill 56% to 38% in Week 6
Chuba Hubbard played 77% of the snaps in the absence of Miles Sanders
Kareem Hunt’s 37% snap share was his highest since rejoining the Browns in Week 3
Bears RB snap shares with no Khalil Herbert or Roachon Johnson:
- D’Onta Foreman 61%
- Darrynton Evans 36%
Jaleel McLaughlin led the Broncos with a 40% snap share (Javonte Williams 35%, Samaje Perine 17%)
For the first time this season, Devin Singletary led Texans RBs in snaps
- Devin Singletary 34 (54%)
- Dameon Pierce 21 (33%)
- Mike Boone 10 (16%)
Colts RB snap shares un Week 5 vs Week 6:
- Zack Moss 80%, 50%
- Jonathan Taylor 15%, 42%
Alexander Mattison played 79% of the snaps, his highest snap share since Week 3
Breece Hall played a season-high 66% of the snaps
Kenneth Walker has played over 70% of the snaps in each of the last two games (76% in Week 6)
Jordan Mason played 15 snaps to Elijah Mitchell’s 7
Titans RB snap shares:
- Tyjae Spears 56%
- Derrick Henry 53%
No Commanders RB has led the team in snaps for two consecutive weeks since Brian Robinson did it in Weeks 1-2

Target Share

Cardinals RB targets:
- Keaontay Ingram 2 (5.3%)
- Emari Demercado 1 (2.6%)
- Damien Williams 1 (2.6%)
Trey McBride and Zach Ertz were each targeted 5 times (13%)
Falcons TE targets:
- Kyle Pitts 6 (13.6%)
- Jonnu Smith 5 (11.4%)
Van Jefferson was targeted twice in his Falcons debut
Drake London had a season-high 27.3% target share
Zay Flowers has had a target share over 20% in four straight weeks and in five out of six
Dawson Knox had a 20.7% target share, his highest of the season
Stefon Diggs had a massive 55% target share
Chuba Hubbard was targeted once in Miles Sanders’ absence. That was a season low
Adam Thielen was targeted 13 times. DJ Chark was the next closest Panther with 6
D’Onta Foreman and Darrynton Evans each saw one target
Tee Higgins had an 11% target share in his first game back
Sam LaPorta tied a season-high 11 targets
Jameson Williams had a 7.3% target share
Noah Brown had a 20.8% target share
Dalton Schultz has had target shares of 31% and 29% over the last two weeks. His previous season high was 16%
Jonathan Taylor had an 11.5% target share; Zack Moss saw 13.5%
Travis Etienne has had a target share over 10% in five of six games
Isiah Pacheco has had a target share over 10% in three of six games. His highest target share in 2022 was 7%
Jakobi Meyers out-targeted Davante Adams 7 to 5
Michael Mayer has 9 targets over the last two weeks. He hadn’t seen more than one in a game prior to that
Jaylen Waddle has had target shares of 35% and 30% over the last two weeks
Alexander Mattison had a 23% target share
Vikings WR targets in first game without Justin Jefferson:
- Jordan Addison 5
- KJ Osborn 5
- Brandon Powell 4
Rhamondre Stevenson had a season high 19% target share on a season high 6 targets; Ezekiel Elliott was targeted once
Taysom Hill was targeted 8 times (17%)
Wan’Dale Robinson target shares by week:
- 6: 25.8%
- 5: 20.0%
- 4: 18.8%
- 3: 15.6%
Breece Hall had a season-high 15.2% target share
Devonta Smith led the Eagles with 11 targets (25%)
Brandon Aiyuk was targeted 10 times (41.7%). No other 49er had more than 4 targets
Trey Palmer had a 19% target share
Chig Okonkwo has had target shares of 26% and 20% over the last two weeks
Jahan Dotson was targeted one time

More: Fantasy Football Trades You Need To Make Before Week 7

Route Participation

Cardinals RB routes:
- Emari Demercado 26 (56.5%)
- Keaontay Ingram 10 (21.7%)
- Damien Williams 3 (6.5%)
Trey McBride ran just two fewer routes than Zach Ertz
Michael Wilson ran an identical number of routes as Marquise Brown (89.1%)
Van Jefferson ran 15 routes (28%) in his Falcons debut
Gus Edwards doubled Justice Hill’s routes (18 to 9)
Chuba Hubbard had a 64% route participation rate in Miles Sanders’ absence
Jonathan Mingo led the Panthers in routes (95%)
D’Onta Foreman ran 12 routes to Darrynton Evans’ 8 (37% to 25%)
Tee Higgins ran just 56% of the routes while playing a limited role off the ribs injury
Jerome Ford ran 13 routes to Kareem Hunt’s 12
Jameson Williams ran 9 routes (18%)
Devin Singletary had a 50% route participation rate
Texans WR routes:
- Nico Collins 23 (76%)
- Noah Brown 22 (73%)
- Robert Woods 20 (66%)
Colts RB routes:
- Zack Moss 24 (40%)
- Jonathan Taylor 22 (36%)
Rashee Rice ran 50% of the routes, up from 23% in Week 5
Michael Mayer had a 66.7% route participation rate
Alexander Mattison ran 18 routes to Cam Akers’ 5
Vikings WR routes:
- Jordan Addison 33 (100%)
- KJ Osborn 33 (100%)
- Brandon Powell 25 (75.8%)
Taysom Hill had a 62% route participation rate
Breece Hall ran 60% of the routes
Jaxon Smith-Njigba ran the same number of routes as both Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf (39; 81.3%)
- JSN’s route participation has climbed over the last few weeks:
  - Week 3: 63.2%
  - Week 4: 75%
  - Week 5: BYE
  - Week 6: 89.1%

Air Yards Leaders (% of Team Share)

Player	Team	POS	Air Yards	Team Share
Marquise Brown	ARI	WR	183	47.8%
Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR	158	65.8%
Chris Olave	NO	WR	157	32.9%
DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR	154	43.3%
Trey Palmer	TB	WR	154	34.8%
Stefon Diggs	BUF	WR	153	65.1%
AJ Brown	PHI	WR	149	41.9%
Michael Pittman	IND	WR	147	37.5%
Tyreek Hill	MIA	WR	146	56.8%
DK Metcalf	SEA	WR	143	41.0%
Rashid Shaheed	NO	WR	142	29.8%
Drake London	ATL	WR	132	32.4%
Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR	128	49.4%
Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR	127	64.8%
Keenan Allen	LAC	WR	127	51.6%
Mike Evans	TB	WR	127	28.7%
Adam Thielen	CAR	WR	120	42.1%
Michael Gallup	DAL	WR	114	43.0%
Cooper Kupp	LAR	WR	113	62.4%
Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR	113	32.4%
Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR	107	56.9%
Amari Cooper	CLE	WR	104	42.1%
Darius Slayton	NYG	WR	103	44.6%
Sam LaPorta	DET	TE	101	35.4%
Calvin Ridley	JAX	WR	100	42.9%
Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR	99	38.5%
Michael Thomas	NO	WR	93	19.5%
Mark Andrews	BAL	TE	90	40.4%
Chris Godwin	TB	WR	90	20.3%
DJ Moore	CHI	WR	88	62.0%