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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 5 of snaps, targets, air yards, and routes.
Snap Share
- Falcons RB snap shares in first game without Cordarrelle Patterson: Tyler Allgeier 59%, Avery Williams 26%, Caleb Huntley 24%
- David Montgomery played 72% of the snaps upon his return
- Broncos RB snap shares in first game without Javonte Williams: Melvin Gordon 56%, Mike Boone 41%
- Jamaal Williams played just 33% of the snaps
- The Packers backfield had its widest snap share disparity of the season: Aaron Jones 73%, AJ Dillon 32%
- Dameon Pierce played on a season-high 79% of the snaps
- Travis Etienne out-snapped James Robinson (53% to 40%) for the second-straight week and third time in five games
- Rams RBs: Darrell Henderson 57%, Cam Akers 31%
- Chase Edmonds’ snap shares have dropped every week—down to 15% in Week 5
- Breece Hall played on a season-high 69% of the snaps
- Miles Sanders played a season-high 74% of the snaps
- Jaylen Warren out-snapped Najee Harris 51% to 49%
- Rachaad White has played 38% and 39% of the snaps over the last two weeks
- Commanders RB snap shares: JD McKissic 41%, Antonio Gibson 32%, Brian Robinson 29%
- Greg Dortch played 3% of the snaps
- Chris Godwin played just 52% of the snaps
Target Share
- Eno Benjamin had a 10% target share in Week 5. James Conner hasn’t reached that number all season
- Avery Williams was the only Falcons RB to see a target (8%)
- David Montgomery has had target shares of 24%, 18%, & 19% in his three healthy games
- Melvin Gordon and Mike Boone each had an 8% target share
- Jamaal Williams was not targeted
- Dameon Pierce has had target shares of 17% and 21% over the last two weeks
- Travis Etienne had an 11% target share
- Rhamondre Stevenson has had a double-digit target share in three-straight weeks
- Dontrell Hilliard has had target shares of 19% and 20% over the last two weeks
- Antonio Gibson’s 11% target share was his highest since Week 1 (20%)
- Devin Duvernay commanded a 22% target share in Rashod Bateman’s absence
- Gabe Davis’ big day came on a 17% target share
- Khalil Shakir had a 14% target share
- CeeDee Lamb had a 50% target share
- Michael Gallup had a 31% target share
- Jakobi Meyers had a 38% target share in Bailey Zappe’s first start
- Tyquan Thornton had a 14% target share in his NFL debut
- Corey Davis, Elijah Moore, and Garrett Wilson each had a 19% target share
- Steelers WR target shares in Kenny Pickett’s first start: Diontae Johnson 25%, Chase Claypool 17%, George Pickens 15%
- Curtis Samuel has out-targeted Terry McLaurin in every game
- TJ Hockenson was back to an 11% target share
- With Bailey Zappe at quarterback, Hunter Henry has had season-high target shares of 19% and 24%
- Adam Trautman has had double-digit target shares in back-to-back games
- Tyler Conklin had a season-low 5% target share
- Pat Freiermuth had a season-low 4% target share
- George Kittle reached a 20% target share for the first time this season
Top-5 RBs in Target Share
- Christian McCaffrey 29%
- Alvin Kamara 24%
- Saquon Barkley 22%
- Dameon Pierce 21%
- Leonard Fournette 21%
Top-5 WRs in Target Share
- CeeDee Lamb 50%
- Jakobi Meyers 38%
- Mike Williams 38%
- Amari Cooper 35%
- Ja’Marr Chase 34%
Top-5 TEs in Target Share
- Mark Andrews 31%
- Dallas Goedert 25%
- Hunter Henry 24%
- Zach Ertz 24%
- Tyler Higbee 23%
Top-15 In Air Yards (% of Team Share)
- Gabe Davis 159 (35.2%)
- Davante Adams 154 (51.9%)
- Courtland Sutton 148 (39.8%)
- Diontae Johnson 147 (41.4%)
- DJ Moore 139 (40.9%)
- Tyler Lockett 135 (45.0%)
- Dyami Brown 133 (38.1%)
- Marvin Jones 131 (31.0%)
- Scott Miller 126 (37.1%)
- Amari Cooper 123 (41.6%)
- Randall Cobb 122 (41.9%)
- Stefon Diggs 118 (26.1%)
- Mike Williams 117 (66.1%)
- Evan Engram 116 (27.5%)
- Josh Reynolds 116 (41.9%)
Route Participation
- Rondale Moore ran a route on 97.1% of the drop backs
- Gabe Davis led the Bills in routes run
- Broncos RB routes: Melvin Gordon 21 (46.7%), Mike Boone 19 (42.2%)
- Michael Gallup ran a route on 89.5% of the drop backs in his second game back
- Travis Etienne ran 27 routes to James Robinson’s 16
- Upon Zay Jones’ return, Jamal Agnew ran just four routes
- Cam Akers ran just five routes to Darrell Henderson’s 26
- Chase Edmonds was third behind both Raheem Mostert (20) and Myles Gaskin (9) with five routes run out of the Miami backfield
- Breece Hall ran 12 routes (50%) to Michael Carter’s eight (33.3%)
- Tyler Conklin ran just seven routes (29.2%)
- Miles Sanders ran a route on 65% of the drop backs
- Rachaad White ran a route on 41.5% of the drop backs
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