Fantasy Notebook: Snaps, Targets, Air Yards, & Routes From Week 1

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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 1 of snaps, targets, air yards, and routes.

Snap Share 

• Cordarrelle Patterson played 65% of the snaps 
• With Damien Williams exiting early, Avery Williams played 30% of the snaps as the RB2 behind Patterson
• Ravens RB snap shares: Kenyan Drake 59%, Justice Hill 20%, Mike Davis 12.5%
• Devin Singletary played 59% of the snaps
• Christian McCaffrey played 81% of the snaps
• Browns RB Snap shares: Kareem Hunt 56%, Nick Chubb 52%
• Cowboys RB snap shares: Ezekiel Elliott 58%, Tony Pollard 55%
• D’Andre Swift played 67% of the snaps
• Packers RB snap shares: Aaron Jones 61%, AJ Dillon 51%
• Texans RB snap shares: Rex Burkhead 71%, Dameon Pierce 29%
• Jaguars RB snap shares: Travis Etienne 51%, James Robinson 49%
• Chiefs RB snap shares: CEH 38.6%, Jerrick McKinnon 38.6%, Isiah Pacheco 22.9%
• Darrell Henderson played 82% of the snaps while Cam Akers played 17%
• Raiders RB snap shares: Josh Jacobs 60%, Brandon Bolden 27.6%, Ameer Abdullah 12.1%
• Dolphins RB snap shares: Chase Edmonds 63%, Raheem Mostert 41%
• Patriots RB snap shares: Ty Montgomery 37%, Damien Harris 39%, Rhamondre Stevenson 25%
• Saquon Barkley played 83% of the snaps
• Jets RB snap shares: Michael Carter 59.5%, Breece Hall 45.2%
• Miles Sanders played 52% of the snaps while Kenny Gainwell played 30% and Boston Scott played 18%
• Jaylen Warren was the only Steelers RB to take an offensive snap after Najee Harris departed with a foot injury 
• Jeff Wilson was the only 49ers RB to take an offensive snap after Elijah Mitchell departed with a knee injury 
• Antonio Gibson played 63.6% of the snaps
• Greg Dortch played 91% of the snaps
• Devin Duvernay was the no.2 WR in Baltimore in terms of snap share (52%). Demarcus Robinson was next closest at 45%
• Gabe Davis played 98% of the snaps
• DJ Moore and Robbie Anderson each played 100% of the snaps
• Equanimeous St. Brown was the clear WR2 in Chicago in terms of snap share (76%). Dante Pettis was next closest at 40%
• DJ Chark played 81% of the snaps
• Packers WR snap shares: Sammy Watkins 67%, Christian Watson 66%, Randall Cobb 61%, Romeo Doubs 57%
• Parris Campbell played 77% of the snaps while Alec Pierce played 51% and Ashton Dulin 35%
• Zay Jones played 83% of the snaps
• Marquez Valdes-Scantling led Chiefs WRs with a 71% snap share. Juju Smith-Schuster played 66%, Mecole Hardman 56%, Justin Watson 23% and Skyy Moore 19%
• Josh Palmer played 75% of the snaps. DeAndre Carter played just 37%
• Allen Robinson played 97% of the snaps
• DeVante Parker played 100% of the snaps in his Patriots debut
• Kadarius Toney played just 12% of the snaps
• Garrett Wilson may have led the Jets WRs in targets but he only played 49% of the snaps
• George Pickens played 71% of the snaps
• Treylon Burks played just 37% of the snaps 
• Curtis Samuel was on the field for 71% of the snaps 
• Jahan Dotson had an 88% snap share

Target Share

• Cardinals RB target shares: James Conner 16%, Eno Benjamin 11%
• Justice Hill led Ravens RBs with a 7% target share 
• Zack Moss had a 19% target share 
• David Montgomery had a 24% target share 
• Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard had a 5% target share 
• Packers RB target shares: AJ Dillon 15%, Aaron Jones 13%
• Texans RB target shares: Rex Burkhead 22%, Dameon Pierce 3%
• Jonathan Taylor out-targeted Nyheim Hines seven to six (14%, 12%)
• Jaguars RB target share: Travis Etienne 10%, James Robinson 5%
• Jerrick McKinnon out-targeted CEH 4-3 (10%-8%). No other KC running back was targeted
• Chase Edmonds had a 12% target share in his Dolphins debut
• Damien Harris had a 10% target share. He reached that number just once in 2021 (13% in Week 18). However, Ty Montgomery led Patriots RBs with a 13% share while Rhamondre Stevenson saw 7%
• Saquon Barkley had a massive 33% target share 
• Jets RBs target shares: Breece Hall 17%, Michael Carter 15%
• Kenny Gainwell had a 12% target share while Miles Sanders’ was 6% and Boston Scott was not targeted 
• Antonio Gibson had a 20% target share 
• Greg Dorch led Arizona with a 24% target share 
• Marquise Brown had a 16% target share in his Cardinals debut 
• Drake London had a 21% target share in his NFL debut 
• Gabe Davis had a 16% target share 
• Bills slot WRs: Jamison Crowder 13% target share, Isaiah McKenzie 10%
• Robbie Anderson led the Panthers with a 30% target share 
• Donovan Peoples-Jones had a 32% target share, leading the Browns 
• Amon-ra St. Brown picked up where he left off, finishing with a 32% target share in Week 1
• DJ Chark had a 22% target share 
• Packers WRs target shares: Romeo Doubs 13%, Christian Watson 10%, Randall Cobb 8%, Sammy Watkins 8%
• Ashton Dulin was second among Colts WRs with a 12% target share 
• Christian Kirk had a 29% target share in his Jaguars debut while Zay Jones had a 21% share in his
• Juju Smith-Schuster led Chiefs WRs with a 21% target share. Mecole Hardman was second with 15% while MVS was third (10%)
• DeAndre Carter and Josh Palmer each had a 12% target share 
• Allen Robinson had just a 5% target share in his Rams debut
• Tyreek Hill saw 36% of the targets in his Dolphins debut. Jaylen Waddle’s share was 15%
• Saints WRs target shares: Jarvis Landry 26%, Michael Thomas 24%, Chris Olave 9%
• Kadarius Toney was not targeted 
• Richie James had a 29% target share 
• Jets WRs:  Corey Davis 15%, Garrett Wilson 14%, Elijah Moore 12%, Braxton Berrios 10%
• Davante Adams had a 46% target share in his Raiders debut
• Hunter Renfrow had a 16% target share 
• AJ Brown had a 41% target share in his Eagles debut
• Julio Jones had a 19% target share in his first game with the Raiders
• Kyle Phillips led Titans WRs with a 27% target share 
• Curtis Samuel had a 27% target share 
• Jahan Dotson had a 12% target share 
• Kyle Pitts had a quiet day in the box score but he still commanded a 21% target share 
• Isaiah Likely had a 13% target share 
• David Njoku was targeted once
• OJ Howard scored twice but saw just 5% of the targets (2)
• Kyle Granson led Colts TEs with a 14% target share
• Mike Gesicki was targeted once
• Pat Freiermuth had a 26% target share 

Top-5 RBs in Target Share

1. Saquon Barkley 33%
2. Javonte Williams 29%
3. David Montgomery 24%
4. Rex Burkhead 22%
5. Antonio Gibson 20%

Top-5 WRs in Target Share

1. Davante Adams 46%
2. AJ Brown 41%
3. Cooper Kupp 37%
4. Tyreek Hill 36%
5. Justin Jefferson 34%

Top-5 TEs in Target Share

1. Tyler Higbee 27%
2. Pat Freiermuth 26%
3. Mark Andrews 23%
4. Travis Kelce 23%
5. Dalton Schultz 21%; Kyle Pitts 21%

Top-15 In Air Yards (% of Team Share)

1. Davante Adams 177 (53.3%)
2. Brandin Cooks 131 (51.2%)
3. Christian Kirk 128 (34.9%)
4. DJ Chark 124 (40.5%)
5. Jarvis Landry 123 (47.3%)
6. Courtland Sutton 121 (43.5%)
7. Justin Jefferson 118 (72.8%)
8. Cooper Kupp 116 (48.5%)
9. Diontae Johnson 115 (44.4%)
10. Michael Pittman 113 (37.2%)
11. Corey Davis 112 (50.9%)
12. Julio Jones 110 (36.1%)
13. Tyreek Hill 109 (41.9%)
14. CeeDee Lamb 108 (37.1%)
15. Rashod Bateman 108 (32.4%)

 

Route Participation

• Greg Dortch ran a route on 95% of the drop backs 
• Devin Duvernay ran a route on 52% of the dropbacks
• Avery Williams ran a route on 45% of the dropbacks
• Bills slot WR route participation: Isaiah McKenzie 55%, Jamison Crowder 31%
• Gabe Davis ran a route on 100% of Josh Allen’s dropbacks
• Shi Smith ran a route on 82% of the dropbacks
• DJ Chark ran a route on 92% of the dropbacks
• Packers RBs Route participation: Aaron Jones 65%, AJ Dillon 37%
• OJ Howard ran a route on 15% of the dropbacks
• Dameon Pierce ran a route on 12% of the dropbacks compared to Rex Burkhead’s 62.5%
• Jonathan Taylor ran a route on 63% of the dropbacks
• Zay Jones ran a route on 91% of the dropbacks. That was tied with Christian Kirk for the team lead
• Jaguars RBs Route participation: Travis Etienne 48.9%, James Robinson 33.3%
• Isiah Pacheco did not run a route
• Cam Akers did not run a route
• Darrell Henderson ran a route on 78% of the dropbacks
• Mike Gesicki ran a route on 43% of the dropbacks
• KJ Osborn ran a route on 85% of the dropbacks
• Patriots RBs Route participation: Ty Montgomery 33%, Damien Harris 30%, Rhamondre Stevenson 15%
• Kadarius Toney did not run a route
• Breece Hall and Michael Carter had an identical Route participation rate (41.9%)
• Miles Sanders ran nearly double the number of routes as Kenny Gainwell 
• George Pickens ran a route on 90% of the dropbacks while Chase Claypool and Diontae Johnson each had a route participation of 92.7%
• Brandon Aiyuk ran a route on 100% of the dropbacks

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