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Fantasy Notebook: Snaps, Targets, Air Yards, & Routes Data From Week 1
Week 1 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 1 of snaps, targets, air yards, and route participation.
Snap Share
- James Conner played 84% of the snaps
- Falcons RB snap shares:
- Bijan Robinson 63%
- Tyler Allgeier 56%
- Panthers RB snap shares:
- Miles Sanders 57%
- Chuba Hubbard 36%
- Bears RB snap shares:
- Roschon Johnson 39%
- Khalil Herbert 36%
- D’Onta Foreman 28%
- Broncos RB snap shares:
- Javonte Williams 45%
- Samaje Perine 45%
- Jaleel McLaughlin 8%
- Lions RB Snap shares:
- David Montgomery 79%
- Jahmyr Gibbs 27%
- Travis Etienne played 80% of the snaps
- Raheem Mostert played 73% of the snaps
- Alexander Mattison had a 73% snap share
- Patriots RB snap shares:
- Rhamondre Stevenson 72%
- Ezekiel Elliott 35%
- Jamaal Williams played 75% of the snaps in his Saints debut
- Eagles RB snap shares:
- Kenneth Gainwell 62%
- D’Andre Swift 29%
- Boston Scott 12%
- Steelers RB snap shares;
- Najee Harris 52%
- Jaylen Warren 40%
- Anthony McFarland 8%
- Seahawks RB snap shares:
- Kenneth Walker 63%
- Zach Charbonnet 24%
- Deejay Dallas 22%
- Rachaad White played 79% of the snaps
- Titans RB snap shares:
- Tyjae Spears 54%
- Derrick Henry 48%
- Julius Chestnut 10%
Target Share
- Bijan Robinson had a 33% target share in his NFL debut. That was highest among all NFL running backs in Week 1; Tyler Allgeier also had a 17% target share
- Miles Sanders had a 16% target share in his Panthers debut
- Roschon Johnson led Bears running backs with a 19% target share. Khalil Herbert: 14%, D’Onta Foreman: 8%
- Nick Chubb had a 14% target share
- Broncos RB target shares: Javonte Williams 18%, Samaje Perine 12%, Jaleel McLaughlin 3%
- Colts RB target shares: Deon Jackson 15%, Evan Hull 3%, Jake Funk 3%
- Travis Etienne had a 16% target share
- Alexander Mattison had a 9% target share
- Patriots RB target shares: Ezekiel Elliott 13%, Rhamondre Stevenson 11%
- Eagles RB target shares: Kenneth Gainwell 12%, D’Andre Swift 6%, Boston Scott 3%
- Steelers RB Target shares: Jaylen Warren 13%, Najee Harris 4%, Anthony McFarland 4%
- Kenneth Walker had a 19% target share; Zach Charbonnet was not targeted
- Rachaad White’s target share: 6%
- Titans RB target shares: Tyjae Spears 12%, Derrick Henry 9%
- Antonio Gibson saw just 3% of the Week 1 targets; Brian Robinson’s target share was 6%
- Drake London had a 6% target share (1 target)
- Zay Flowers had a 45% target share in his NFL debut. Meanwhile, Odell Beckham and Rashod Bateman each had a 14% target share
- Panthers WR target shares:
- Terrace Marshall 16%
- Jonathan Mingo 13%
- Laviska Shenault 5%
- DJ Moore saw just two targets (5%) in his Bears debut
- Despite zero catches, Tee Higgins had a 25% target share (8 targets)
- Elijah Moore and Amari Cooper tied to lead Browns WRs in target share (24%)
- Courtland Sutton led Broncos WRs with a 15% target share
- Jayden Reed and Romeo Doubs each had a 19% target share (5 targets) in the absence of Christian Watson
- Nico Collins led Texans WRs with 11 targets (25%); Robert Woods was second with 10 targets (23%)
- Michael Pittman had a 28% target share; Josh Downs was second among Colts WRs with an 18% share
- Calvin Ridley had a 34% target share in his Jaguars debut; Zay Jones was second among Jaguars WRs with a 22% share
- Quentin Johnston had a 9% target share in his NFL debut
- Puka Nacua had a 39% target share (15 targets) in his NFL debut
- Tutu Atwell had a 21% target share
- Jordan Addison had a 14% target share in his NFL debut
- Kendrick Bourne led Patriots WRs with a 20% target share
- Saints WR target shares:
- Chris Olave 30%
- Michael Thomas 24%
- Rashid Shaheed 18%
- Giants WR target shares:
- Darius Slayton 17%
- Parris Campbell 13%
- Isaiah Hodgins 10%
- Sterling Shepard 3%
- Jalin Hyatt 3%
- Jakobi Meyers led the Raiders with a 38% target share. Davante Adams had a 35% share
- D.K. Metcalf and Jaxon Smith-Njigba each had a 19% target share—the highest among Seahawks WRs
- DeAndre Hopkins had a 38% target share in his Titans debut
- Jahan Dotson led Washington WRs with a 23% target share
- Zach Ertz had a 33% target share
- Kyle Pitts had a 17% target share (3 targets)
- Isaiah Likely was targeted once (5%) with Mark Andrews out
- Hayden Hurst had an 18% target share
- Irv Smith had a 16% target share in his Bengals debut
- Jake Ferguson had a 28% target share
- Luke Musgrave had a 15% target share in his NFL debut
- Darren Waller had a 17% target share in his Giants debut
- Chig Okonkwo had a 6% target share
Top-5 RBs in Target Share
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Bijan Robinson 33%
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Kenneth Walker 19%
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Roschon Johnson 19%
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Javonte Williams 18%
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Christian McCaffrey 17%
Top-5 WRs in Target Share
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Zay Flowers 45%
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Puka Nacua 39%
- DeAndre Hopkins 38%
- Jakobi Meyers 38%
- Davante Adams 35%
Top-5 TEs in Target Share
- Zach Ertz 33%
- Jake Ferguson 28%
- Logan Thomas 26%
- George Kittle 21%
- TJ Hockenson 20%
Route Participation
- Marquise Brown, Zach Ertz, and Michael Wilson all ran a route on 91.2% of the Cardinals dropbacks
- Bijan Robinson ran a route on 77% of the dropbacks
- Ravens WR route participation:
- Odell Beckham 100%
- Zay Flowers 93%
- Rashod Bateman 56.7%
- Miles Sanders ran 7 more routes than Chuba Hubbard
- Panthers route participation:
- Terrace Marshall 95%
- Jonathan Mingo 93%
- Adam Thielen 90.5%
- Hayden Hurst 64%
- Laviska Shenault 26%
- Bears RB routes:
- Roschon Johnson 17
- D’Onta Foreman 15
- Khalil Herbert 13
- Broncos RB routes:
- Samaje Perine 17
- Javonte Williams 12
- Jaleel McLaughlin 3
- Marvin Mims ran just 10 routes (27%)
- Jahmyr Gibbs ran just 9 routes (25%)
- Luke Musgrave ran a route on 80% of Jordan Love’s dropbacks
- Texans WR route parricipation:
- Noah Brown 75.9%
- Robert Woods 74%
- Nico Collins 72%
- Tank Dell 46%
- Xavier Hutchinson 13%
- Jaguars RB routes:
- Travis Etienne 29 (83%)
- Tank Bigsby 4 (11%)
- Jaguars WR routes:
- Calvin Ridley 34 (97%)
- Zay Jones 33 (94%)
- Christian Kirk 23 (65%)
- Isiah Pacheco ran 19 routes to Jerick McKinnon’s 16
- Quentin Johnston ran 16 routes (38%)
- Puka Nacua, Van Jefferson, & Tutu Atwell each ran 35 routes (89.7%)
- Raheem Mostert ran a route on 69% of the dropbacks
- Alexander Mattison ran 25 routes (53%)
- Jordan Addison ran 13 fewer routes than KJ Osborn and finished with a 66% route participation rate
- Patriots RB routes:
- Rhamondre Stevenson 34
- Ezekiel Elliott 17
- Kendrick Bourne ran a route on 93% of the dropbacks; the next closest Patriots WR was Kayshon Boutte (74%)
- Darren Waller ran a route on just 52% of Daniel Jones’ dropbacks
- Giants WR routes:
- Parris Campbell 33
- Darius Slayton 32
- Isaiah Hodgins 24
- Jalin Hyatt 17
- Sterlin Shepard 9
- Eagles RB routes:
- Kenneth Gainwell 16
- D’Andre Swift 13
- Boston Scott 4
- Steelers RB routes:
- Najee Harris 24
- Jaylen Warren 18
- Anthony McFarland 4
- Allen Robinson ran a route on 88.5% of Kenny Pickett’s dropbacks
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba had a 65% route participation rate
- Rachaad White and Sean Tucker had the same number of targets, but White ran 21 routes (55%) to Tucker’s 4 (10.5%)
- Tyjae Spears ran a route on 50% of Ryan Tannehill’s dropbacks
- Treylon Burks led Titans WRs with 37 routes run; DeAndre Hopkins ran 36, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine ran 33
- Brian Robinson and Antonio Gibson each ran 17 routes
Air Yards Leaders (% of Team Share)
| Player | Air Yards | Air Yards Share |
| Tyreek Hill | 227 | 45.4% |
| AJ Brown | 171 | 58.8% |
| Nico Collins | 158 | 60.8% |
| Tee Higgins | 151 | 64.0% |
| Puka Nacua | 144 | – |
| Stefon Diggs | 135 | 42.7% |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 130 | 43.8% |
| Kendrick Bourne | 129 | 33.3% |
| Chris Olave | 129 | 34.1% |
| Tutu Atwell | 126 | – |
| Mike Evans | 120 | 50.0% |
| Justin Jefferson | 115 | 38.6% |
| Brandon Aiyuk | 109 | 47.4% |
| Amari Cooper | 108 | 34.3% |
| Keenan Allen | 105 | 45.5% |
| Justin Watson | 102 | 29.7% |
| Calvin Ridley | 100 | 45.0% |
| DeVonta Smith | 100 | 34.4% |
| Rashid Shaheed | 98 | 25.9% |
| Terrace Marshall | 95 | 41.7% |
| Davante Adams | 95 | 51.9% |
| Jayden Reed | 93 | 33.8% |
| Ja’Marr Chase | 89 | 37.7% |
| Jonathan Mingo | 87 | 38.2% |
| Marquise Goodwin | 86 | 27.3% |
| Braxton Berrios | 86 | 17.2% |
| George Pickens | 85 | 26.0% |
| Kayshon Boutte | 84 | 21.7% |
| Demario Douglas | 83 | 21.4% |
RANKINGS | Weekly | DYNASTY |
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