High-end fantasy football performances and weekly finishes are fueled by high numbers of routes run and high-value targets and touches. The majority of top scorers from Week 10 saw healthy doses of red-zone targets, air yards, deep targets and goal-line carries.
Targeting players who run a high percentage of routes is also a good approach for identifying breakout candidates, beatable player props, DFS targets and players to prioritize in the Week 11 fantasy football rankings and the 2022 rest-of-season rankings.
This weekly report will look at recent rates of routes run per dropback along with players who commanded a high rate of high-value opportunities compared to larger samples to find sleeper running backs, wide receivers and tight ends who are garnering more or fewer opportunities in the passing game heading into Week 11 and for the remainder of the 2022 season.
- Fantasy Football Week 11 Waiver Wire and FAAB Advice: Players to Target, Stash & Drop
- Fantasy Football Heat Index
- Fantasy Football Rest of Season Rankings
- Fantasy Football Panic Meter
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Week 11 Bye Weeks: Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
WIDE RECEIVERS
| Player | Routes | % of routes run per dropback | Targets | Target Share | Target Rate Per Route Run |
| Allen Lazard | 23 | 100% | 4 | 21% | 17% |
| Mack Hollins | 39 | 100% | 6 | 16% | 15% |
| Justin Jefferson | 56 | 100% | 16 | 32% | 29% |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 40 | 100% | 14 | 40% | 35% |
| Josh Palmer | 43 | 100% | 8 | 24% | 19% |
| Brandon Aiyuk | 30 | 100% | 7 | 25% | 23% |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | 30 | 100% | 9 | 33% | 30% |
| Adam Thielen | 55 | 98% | 7 | 14% | 13% |
| Gabriel Davis | 49 | 98% | 9 | 22% | 18% |
| Stefon Diggs | 49 | 98% | 16 | 39% | 33% |
| Courtland Sutton | 48 | 98% | 11 | 28% | 23% |
| Zay Jones | 47 | 98% | 10 | 26% | 21% |
| DeAndre Carter | 42 | 98% | 4 | 12% | 10% |
| Ben Skowronek | 39 | 98% | 7 | 19% | 18% |
| Davante Adams | 38 | 97% | 14 | 37% | 37% |
| Robert Woods | 37 | 97% | 7 | 19% | 19% |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 29 | 97% | 11 | 44% | 38% |
| Darnell Mooney | 25 | 96% | 4 | 22% | 16% |
| Kendall Hinton | 47 | 96% | 5 | 13% | 11% |
| CeeDee Lamb | 46 | 96% | 15 | 35% | 33% |
| Christian Kirk | 46 | 96% | 12 | 31% | 26% |
| Rondale Moore | 38 | 95% | 13 | 37% | 34% |
| George Pickens | 38 | 95% | 4 | 15% | 11% |
| Diontae Johnson | 38 | 95% | 5 | 19% | 13% |
| Terrace Marshall | 18 | 95% | 2 | 13% | 11% |
| D.J. Moore | 18 | 95% | 6 | 38% | 33% |
| Jaylen Waddle | 30 | 94% | 5 | 15% | 17% |
| Kalif Raymond | 28 | 93% | 3 | 12% | 11% |
| Mike Evans | 27 | 93% | 6 | 21% | 22% |
| Chris Godwin | 27 | 93% | 8 | 28% | 30% |
| Drake London | 34 | 92% | 6 | 21% | 18% |
| Christian Watson | 21 | 91% | 8 | 42% | 38% |
| K.J. Osborn | 51 | 91% | 11 | 22% | 22% |
| Tyreek Hill | 29 | 91% | 6 | 18% | 21% |
| Allen Robinson II | 36 | 90% | 6 | 16% | 17% |
| D.K. Metcalf | 36 | 90% | 9 | 27% | 25% |
| Tyler Lockett | 36 | 90% | 5 | 15% | 14% |
| Parris Campbell | 27 | 90% | 9 | 33% | 33% |
| Amari Cooper | 37 | 88% | 3 | 9% | 8% |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | 37 | 88% | 9 | 27% | 24% |
| Michael Gallup | 42 | 88% | 7 | 16% | 17% |
| Chris Olave | 27 | 87% | 5 | 18% | 19% |
| Deebo Samuel | 26 | 87% | 6 | 21% | 23% |
| Michael Bandy | 37 | 86% | 1 | 3% | 3% |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 34 | 85% | 4 | 11% | 12% |
| Keelan Cole | 33 | 85% | 2 | 5% | 6% |
| Noah Brown | 40 | 83% | 3 | 7% | 8% |
| Wan’Dale Robinson | 19 | 83% | 2 | 12% | 11% |
| Marquise Goodwin | 33 | 83% | 2 | 6% | 6% |
| Jarvis Landry | 25 | 81% | 6 | 21% | 24% |
| Nico Collins | 33 | 80% | 10 | 27% | 30% |
| Isaiah McKenzie | 40 | 80% | 5 | 12% | 13% |
| Julio Jones | 23 | 79% | 5 | 17% | 22% |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 29 | 78% | 4 | 14% | 14% |
| Treylon Burks | 29 | 76% | 6 | 17% | 21% |
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 29 | 76% | 8 | 22% | 28% |
| Darius Slayton | 17 | 74% | 4 | 24% | 24% |
| Tom Kennedy | 22 | 73% | 2 | 8% | 9% |
| Marvin Jones | 35 | 73% | 3 | 8% | 9% |
| Justin Watson | 29 | 73% | 1 | 3% | 3% |
| Kevin White | 21 | 68% | 2 | 7% | 10% |
| Trent Sherfield | 21 | 66% | 5 | 15% | 24% |
| Isaiah Hodgins | 15 | 65% | 2 | 12% | 13% |
| Brandin Cooks | 26 | 63% | 7 | 19% | 27% |
| Chris Moore | 26 | 63% | 6 | 16% | 23% |
| Alec Pierce | 19 | 63% | 2 | 7% | 11% |
| Cooper Kupp | 24 | 60% | 5 | 14% | 21% |
| Jauan Jennings | 18 | 60% | 4 | 14% | 22% |
| David Bell | 23 | 55% | 5 | 15% | 22% |
| Damiere Byrd | 20 | 54% | 4 | 14% | 20% |
| Equanimeous St. Brown | 14 | 54% | 0 | NA | 0% |
| Laviska Shenault | 10 | 53% | 4 | 25% | 40% |
| Kenny Golladay | 12 | 52% | 2 | 12% | 17% |
| Phillip Dorsett | 21 | 51% | 4 | 11% | 19% |
| Dante Pettis | 13 | 50% | 1 | 6% | 8% |
| Kadarius Toney | 17 | 43% | 5 | 14% | 29% |
| A.J. Green | 17 | 43% | 2 | 6% | 12% |
| Byron Pringle | 11 | 42% | 2 | 11% | 18% |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 16 | 40% | 4 | 11% | 25% |
| Van Jefferson | 14 | 35% | 3 | 8% | 21% |
| Sammy Watkins | 8 | 35% | 3 | 16% | 38% |
| Jalen Virgil | 17 | 35% | 1 | 3% | 6% |
| Tyrie Cleveland | 16 | 33% | 3 | 8% | 19% |
| Gunner Olszewski | 13 | 33% | 1 | 4% | 8% |
| Steven Sims | 13 | 33% | 2 | 8% | 15% |
| Shi Smith | 6 | 32% | 1 | 6% | 17% |
| Chase Claypool | 7 | 27% | 2 | 11% | 29% |
| Mike Woods | 11 | 26% | 1 | 3% | 9% |
| Skyy Moore | 10 | 25% | 1 | 3% | 10% |
Christian Watson breakout party! 3 TDs for the rookie WR on 4 catches. He led the team with 8 targets and 107 receiving yards (42% target share, 74% air yards share). Watson also ran a route on a season-high 91% of dropbacks. Empty the clip for the rookie on waivers this week, but don’t be afraid to also put him on the trade block in a pretty obvious “sell-high” situation. Allen Lazard finished second with four targets (3-45) while running a route on 100% of the dropbacks. Lazard’s also likely to be overlooked with Watson’s breakout game, which could make him easily attainable as the Packers most consistent producer at WR this season.
HIGH-VALUE TARGETS:
RED-ZONE TARGETS, AIR YARDS AND DEEP TARGETS
| Player | Air Yards Share | Air Yards | Deep Catches | Deep Targets | Red-Zone Targets | Red-Zone TDs |
| Christian Watson | 74% | 164 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| D.J. Moore | 60% | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | 55% | 158 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Palmer | 54% | 105 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rondale Moore | 49% | 110 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 49% | 211 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 48% | 148 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Mack Hollins | 45% | 140 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 43% | 96 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 43% | 55 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | 42% | 72 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Diontae Johnson | 41% | 81 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Aiyuk | 41% | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabriel Davis | 39% | 142 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| DK Metcalf | 39% | 96 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Davante Adams | 38% | 119 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 38% | 135 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Christian Kirk | 36% | 101 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Darius Slayton | 35% | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 34% | 85 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyreek Hill | 33% | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nico Collins | 31% | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Zay Jones | 31% | 86 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Courtland Sutton | 30% | 120 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Hodgins | 30% | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Moore | 27% | 78 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 27% | 70 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 27% | 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 27% | 74 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Allen Robinson | 26% | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Olave | 25% | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Carter | 25% | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrace Marshall | 25% | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Godwin | 25% | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| K.J. Osborn | 24% | 104 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 24% | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Gallup | 24% | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalif Raymond | 23% | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Evans | 23% | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 22% | 64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 22% | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarvis Landry | 22% | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Lockett | 21% | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Mooney | 21% | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sammy Watkins | 21% | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alec Pierce | 21% | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Sherfield | 21% | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Skowronek | 20% | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Golladay | 20% | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake London | 20% | 70 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 20% | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 18% | 65 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shi Smith | 18% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 18% | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parris Campbell | 18% | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Pickens | 18% | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrie Cleveland | 17% | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deebo Samuel | 17% | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 17% | 71 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Kennedy | 16% | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damiere Byrd | 16% | 56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin White | 16% | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 15% | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jauan Jennings | 14% | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Pringle | 14% | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kadarius Toney | 14% | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| David Bell | 13% | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Powell | 13% | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Woods | 13% | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Hinton | 11% | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 10% | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Claypool | 10% | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 10% | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 10% | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Montrell Washington | 10% | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Miller | 10% | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- TEs/WRs that saw multiple deep targets that failed to haul them include Kyle Pitts, K.J. Osborn, Mack Hollins, Josh Palmer, Olamide Zaccheaus, Montrell Washington and Michael Woods.
- WRs/TEs/RBs that saw multiple red-zone targets that did not register a receiving red-zone score in Week 10 include: Justin Jefferson (4), Ameer Abdullah (2), Isaiah McKenzie (2), Stefon Diggs (2), Davante Adams (2), Chris Moore (2) and DeAndre Hopkins (2). Jefferson had 3 targets from inside the 10-yard line.
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RUNNING BACKS
| Player | Routes | % of routes run per dropback | Targets | Target Share | Target Rate Per Route Run |
| Jonathan Taylor | 25 | 83% | 2 | 7% | 8% |
| Dalvin Cook | 42 | 75% | 5 | 10% | 12% |
| Alvin Kamara | 23 | 74% | 4 | 14% | 17% |
| Christian McCaffrey | 22 | 73% | 6 | 21% | 27% |
| Kenneth Walker | 29 | 73% | 8 | 24% | 28% |
| Austin Ekeler | 31 | 72% | 12 | 35% | 39% |
| Tony Pollard | 33 | 69% | 6 | 14% | 18% |
| Josh Jacobs | 26 | 67% | 8 | 21% | 31% |
| David Montgomery | 16 | 62% | 1 | 6% | 6% |
| Travis Etienne | 28 | 58% | 3 | 8% | 11% |
| Saquon Barkley | 13 | 57% | 1 | 6% | 8% |
| Devin Singletary | 28 | 56% | 2 | 5% | 7% |
| Jeff Wilson Jr. | 17 | 53% | 5 | 15% | 29% |
| D’Onta Foreman | 10 | 53% | 1 | 6% | 10% |
| James Conner | 21 | 53% | 3 | 9% | 14% |
| Darrell Henderson | 21 | 53% | 1 | 3% | 5% |
| Melvin Gordon III | 25 | 51% | 6 | 15% | 24% |
| Dontrell Hilliard | 19 | 50% | 2 | 6% | 11% |
| Rachaad White | 14 | 48% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Jerick McKinnon | 18 | 45% | 8 | 23% | 44% |
| Aaron Jones | 10 | 43% | 2 | 11% | 20% |
| Najee Harris | 16 | 40% | 1 | 4% | 6% |
| Dameon Pierce | 16 | 39% | 3 | 8% | 19% |
| Ameer Abdullah | 15 | 38% | 4 | 11% | 27% |
| Tyler Allgeier | 14 | 38% | 3 | 10% | 21% |
| Isiah Pacheco | 15 | 38% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Raheem Blackshear | 7 | 37% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 13 | 35% | 1 | 3% | 8% |
| Jaylen Warren | 14 | 35% | 3 | 12% | 21% |
| Derrick Henry | 13 | 34% | 3 | 8% | 23% |
| Justin Jackson | 10 | 33% | 3 | 12% | 30% |
| Nick Chubb | 13 | 31% | 4 | 12% | 31% |
| D’Andre Swift | 9 | 30% | 3 | 12% | 33% |
| Raheem Mostert | 9 | 28% | 4 | 12% | 44% |
| Chuba Hubbard | 5 | 26% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Kyren Williams | 10 | 25% | 3 | 8% | 30% |
| Kareem Hunt | 10 | 24% | 1 | 3% | 10% |
| D’Ernest Johnson | 10 | 24% | 1 | 3% | 10% |
| Matt Breida | 5 | 22% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Leonard Fournette | 6 | 21% | 1 | 3% | 17% |
| Latavius Murray | 10 | 20% | 3 | 8% | 30% |
| Elijah Mitchell | 6 | 20% | 2 | 7% | 33% |
| Rex Burkhead | 8 | 20% | 2 | 5% | 25% |
| Khalil Herbert | 5 | 19% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| JaMycal Hasty | 9 | 19% | 2 | 5% | 22% |
| A.J. Dillon | 4 | 17% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Chase Edmonds | 7 | 14% | 2 | 5% | 29% |
| Zamir White | 5 | 13% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Sony Michel | 5 | 12% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Malik Davis | 5 | 10% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Ke’Shawn Vaughn | 3 | 10% | 1 | 3% | 33% |
| James Cook | 5 | 10% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Jamaal Williams | 3 | 10% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alexander Mattison | 5 | 9% | 1 | 2% | 20% |
| Caleb Huntley | 3 | 8% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Nyheim Hines | 4 | 8% | 1 | 2% | 25% |
| Cam Akers | 3 | 8% | 1 | 3% | 33% |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 3 | 8% | 2 | 6% | 67% |
Chuba Hubbard made his return to the lineup on Thursday night versus the Atlanta Falcons, but it made almost zero impact on D’Onta Foreman‘s role as the RB1 in the Panthers backfield. Foreman totaled 31 carries for 130 rushing yards and 1 TD while seizing 74% of the backfield opportunities on a dominant 68% snap share. Although he was only targeted once, he ran a route on over 50% of the team dropbacks. Hubbard played just 18% of the snaps with only 5 touches. He was actually out-produced by No. 3 RB Raheem Blackshear, who totaled six carries for 32 yards. Needless to say, it’s Foreman’s backfield the rest of the season, and he can be viewed as an every-week starter. They have a favorable schedule moving forward per FantasyPros Strength of schedule tool.
Isiah Pacheco is the Chiefs early-down RB1. After drawing his third consecutive start, the seventh-round rookie totaled 16 carries for 82 yards in Week 10 (59% opportunity share, 56% snap share). Clyde Edwards-Helaire finished zero carries (6% snap share). Jerick McKinnon totaled one carry, but led the team with 8 targets (6 for 56, 38% snap share). Pacheco’s work is going to be limited to rushing, but that’s probably all he will need when up against the Chargers horrible run defense in Week 11.
RB Opportunity Share | Week 10
Goal-line carries (Any carry inside the 10-yard line)
| Player | Carries | Touches | Goal-Line Carries | Goal-line TDs | Opportunities | Overall Opportunity Share | Snap Share |
| Kenneth Walker | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 100% | 87% |
| James Conner | 21 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 96% | 96% |
| Alvin Kamara | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 92% | 79% |
| Derrick Henry | 19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 88% | 58% |
| Jonathan Taylor | 22 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 86% | 94% |
| Saquon Barkley | 35 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 86% | 80% |
| Tony Pollard | 22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 85% | 87% |
| Dameon Pierce | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 83% | 72% |
| Dalvin Cook | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 83% | 84% |
| Travis Etienne | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 82% | 78% |
| Austin Ekeler | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 78% | 69% |
| D’Onta Foreman | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 74% | 68% |
| Josh Jacobs | 21 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 74% | 79% |
| Nick Chubb | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 68% | 48% |
| Aaron Jones | 24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 67% | 70% |
| Devin Singletary | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 65% | 72% |
| Najee Harris | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 64% | 60% |
| Jeffery Wilson Jr. | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 59% | 61% |
| Isiah Pacheco | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 59% | 56% |
| Rachaad White | 22 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 55% | 64% |
| Christian McCaffrey | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 50% | 65% |
| David Montgomery | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 50% | 66% |
| Tyler Allgeier | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 50% | 48% |
| Elijah Mitchell | 18 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 50% | 35% |
| Khalil Herbert | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 50% | 38% |
| Jamaal Williams | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 50% | 40% |
| Melvin Gordon | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 45% | 54% |
| Latavius Murray | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 41% | 31% |
| Darrell Henderson | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 39% | 57% |
| Cam Akers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39% | 17% |
| Leonard Fournette | 14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 38% | 29% |
| Jaylen Warren | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 36% | 43% |
| Jerick McKinnon | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33% | 38% |
| A.J. Dillon | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 33% | 38% |
| Raheem Mostert | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 32% | 28% |
| Kareem Hunt | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32% | 36% |
| D’Andre Swift | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 28% | 31% |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27% | 38% |
| Caleb Huntley | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23% | 14% |
| Kyren Williams | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22% | 27% |
| Justin Jackson | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22% | 27% |
| James Cook | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22% | 17% |
| Avery Williams | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18% | 14% |
| JaMycal Hasty | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18% | 22% |
| Alexander Mattison | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17% | 16% |
| Malik Davis | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15% | 13% |
| Matt Breida | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14% | 20% |
| Raheem Blackshear | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14% | 12% |
| Chase Edmonds | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14% | 19% |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13% | 25% |
| Dontrell Hilliard | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12% | 42% |
| Chuba Hubbard | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12% | 18% |
| Jordan Wilkins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11% | 5% |
| Ameer Abdullah | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10% | 21% |
| Duke Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9% | 7% |
| Salvon Ahmed | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8% | 10% |
| Jordan Howard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8% | 6% |
| Ke’Shawn Vaughn | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8% | 7% |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7% | 6% |
- RBs that saw multiple carries inside the 10-yard line that did not score in Week 10 include Elijah Mitchell (4), Najee Harris (2), Rachaad White (2) and Dameon Pierce (2).
TIGHT ENDS
| Player | Routes | % of routes run per dropback | Targets | Target Share | Target Rate Per Route Run |
| Foster Moreau | 37 | 95% | 4 | 11% | 11% |
| George Kittle | 28 | 93% | 2 | 7% | 7% |
| Pat Freiermuth | 36 | 90% | 7 | 27% | 19% |
| Kyle Pitts | 33 | 89% | 8 | 28% | 24% |
| T.J. Hockenson | 49 | 88% | 10 | 20% | 20% |
| Evan Engram | 41 | 85% | 4 | 10% | 10% |
| Dawson Knox | 41 | 82% | 6 | 15% | 15% |
| Greg Dulcich | 40 | 82% | 4 | 10% | 10% |
| Trey McBride | 32 | 80% | 1 | 3% | 3% |
| Cole Kmet | 20 | 77% | 7 | 39% | 35% |
| Harrison Bryant | 32 | 76% | 3 | 9% | 9% |
| Dalton Schultz | 35 | 73% | 8 | 19% | 23% |
| Travis Kelce | 29 | 73% | 7 | 20% | 24% |
| Tre’ McKitty | 30 | 70% | 6 | 18% | 20% |
| Austin Hooper | 25 | 66% | 7 | 19% | 28% |
| Mike Gesicki | 21 | 66% | 3 | 9% | 14% |
| Tyler Higbee | 26 | 65% | 8 | 22% | 31% |
| Juwan Johnson | 20 | 65% | 7 | 25% | 35% |
| Robert Tonyan | 13 | 57% | 1 | 5% | 8% |
| Jordan Akins | 22 | 54% | 3 | 8% | 14% |
| Kylen Granson | 16 | 53% | 4 | 15% | 25% |
| Cameron Brate | 15 | 52% | 2 | 7% | 13% |
| Noah Fant | 20 | 50% | 4 | 12% | 20% |
| Tommy Tremble | 8 | 42% | 1 | 6% | 13% |
| Tanner Hudson | 9 | 39% | 3 | 18% | 33% |
| O.J. Howard | 15 | 37% | 1 | 3% | 7% |
| Taysom Hill | 11 | 35% | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Will Dissly | 14 | 35% | 2 | 6% | 14% |
| Lawrence Cager | 8 | 35% | 2 | 12% | 25% |
| Cade Otton | 10 | 34% | 3 | 10% | 30% |
| Shane Zylstra | 10 | 33% | 1 | 4% | 10% |
| Brock Wright | 10 | 33% | 1 | 4% | 10% |
| Pharaoh Brown | 14 | 33% | 5 | 15% | 36% |
| Noah Gray | 13 | 33% | 2 | 6% | 15% |
| Marcedes Lewis | 7 | 30% | 1 | 5% | 14% |
| Adam Trautman | 9 | 29% | 3 | 11% | 33% |
| Brycen Hopkins | 10 | 25% | 2 | 5% | 20% |
| Zach Gentry | 10 | 25% | 1 | 4% | 10% |
| Chigoziem Okonkwo | 9 | 24% | 2 | 6% | 22% |
George Pickens scored a rushing TD and went 3 for 32 through the air on 4 targets in Week 10. But Pat Freiermuth led the Steelers in targets (7, 4 for 36, 27% target share), followed by Diontae Johnson (5, 4 for 63). Buy-low on the MUTH because his targets are worth chasing. The Saints are a brutal matchup for TEs and better days will be ahead. The 90% route participation for the Pittsburgh tight end bolsters his case even further.
HIGH-VALUE TARGETS:
RED-ZONE TARGETS, AIR YARDS AND DEEP TARGETS
| Player | Air Yards Share | Air Yards | Deep Catches | Deep Targets | Red-Zone Targets | Red-Zone TDs |
| Cole Kmet | 43% | 79 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Pitts | 38% | 135 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 33% | 65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 26% | 69 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Austin Hooper | 21% | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Kelce | 19% | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dalton Schultz | 18% | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Kylen Granson | 16% | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre’ McKitty | 16% | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dawson Knox | 16% | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 16% | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Dulcich | 15% | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Hudson | 15% | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Zylstra | 14% | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chigoziem Okonkwo | 13% | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George Kittle | 13% | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 12% | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colby Parkinson | 12% | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Otton | 11% | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 11% | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Engram | 11% | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Foster Moreau | 10% | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tyler Higbee | 9% | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 7% | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerald Everett | 7% | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brycen Hopkins | 7% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Gray | 6% | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Tremble | 6% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 5% | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Dissly | 4% | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Akins | 4% | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevon Wesco | 4% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Ertz | 4% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Brate | 3% | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Tonyan | 3% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Mitchell | 3% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey McBride | 2% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Although Drake London was the most productive fantasy pass-catcher from Atlanta in Week 10, he did not lead the team in targets. Kyle Pitts (8 targets, 28% target share) saw a boatload of air yards for the 2nd straight week (135), but Marcus Mariota continues to miss his big-bodied tight end on the regular. Pitts caught just 2 passes for 28 yards. Mariota ranks last in the NFL in PACR (70%) also known as passing air conversion ratio. Unfortunately, Pitts’ role is still too good – 89% route participation – to write him off completely, because it just takes one of these deep balls to connect for him to finish as a top-5 weekly tight end.
Justin Fields does it again. 13 carries for 147 rushing yards, including a 67-yard score and two rushing TDs. He also threw two more TDs to Cole Kmet, who finished with team-high 7 targets and 74 receiving yards (39% target share). Kmet played 93% of the snaps and ran a route on 77% of dropbacks. He has scored 5 TDs in his last three games and might add to the total in Week 11 versus the Falcons’ horrible defense.
TOP TAKEAWAYS:
Carolina Panthers
- Chuba Hubbard made his return to the lineup on Thursday night versus the Atlanta Falcons, but it made almost zero impact on D’Onta Foreman‘s role as the RB1 in the Panthers backfield. Foreman totaled 31 carries for 130 rushing yards and 1 TD while seizing 74% of the backfield opportunities on a dominant 68% snap share. Although he was only targeted once, he ran a route on over 50% of the team dropbacks. Hubbard played just 18% of the snaps with only 5 touches. He was actually out-produced by No. 3 RB Raheem Blackshear, who totaled six carries for 32 yards. Needless to say, it’s Foreman’s backfield for the rest of the season, and he can be viewed as an every-week starter. They have a favorable schedule moving forward per FantasyPros Strength of schedule tool.
- Pretty typical outing for WR D.J. Moore. He posted a super-high target share (38%) as he has done in every single outing this year with PJ Walker at QB. But when the team only throws 16 times and completes 10 passes, the final output won’t match the usage. Hence Moore’s 4 for 29 final receiving line. And the news gets worse for Moore, with Baker Mayfield back under center due to PJ Walker‘s ankle injury. With Mayfield at QB Weeks 1-5, Moore was averaging 3.5 catches for 38 yards per game despite a 26% target share.
- Terrace Marshall actually led the Panthers in receiving yards in Week 10 on just one catch that went for 43 yards. He’s a full-time player – 95% route participation – but is hard to trust when he doesn’t get to play the Falcons every other week. Especially as the team looks to get Laviska Shenault more involved from the slot.
- The former Jaguar played a season-high 39% snap share, 53% route participation, commanding a 25% target share (40% target rate per route run). His target numbers would also look even better if his 41-yd rushing TD was counted as a reception. But because it was behind the LOS, it goes down as a carry.
Atlanta Falcons
- Cordarrelle Patterson looked like newfound money after his high-end Week 9 performance, but he came crashing back to Earth in Week 10. He totaled just 6 touches while playing 38% of the snaps. He’s been at a 38% snap snare in his last 2 games played. Rookie Tyler Allgeier actually led the team in carries (8), snap share (48%) and opportunity share (50%). Caleb Huntley was the team’s leading RB rusher, carrying the ball 5 times for 32 yards. The Falcons play the Bears’ soft run defense in Week 11, so I’d expect a bounce-back performance with C-Patt in conjunction with an increased workload with a 10-day rest period.
- Drake London went 0-for-5 in converting red-zone targets into TDs in Week 9, but the usage was encouraging. So consider me not surprised when London scored in the red zone on Thursday night versus the Panthers. The team is actively looking to get him more involved in the red zone, which bodes well for him to return weekly WR3 fantasy value.
- Although London was the most productive fantasy pass-catcher from Atlanta in Week 10, he did not lead the team in targets. Kyle Pitts (8 targets, 28% target share) saw a boatload of air yards for the 2nd straight week (135), but Marcus Mariota continues to miss his big-bodied tight end on the regular. Pitts caught just 2 passes for 28 yards. Mariota ranks last in the NFL in PACR (70%) also known as passing air conversion ratio. Unfortunately, Pitts’ role is still too good – 89% route participation – to write him off completely, because it just takes one of these deep balls to connect for him to finish as a top-5 weekly tight end.
Seattle Seahawks
- Kenneth Walker. Woof. 10 carries for just 17 yards. However, he made up for a lack of rushing with work as a receiver: 6 for 55 on 8 targets (24% target share, 73% route participation). He also seized a 100% opportunity share while playing 87% of the snaps. Buy low.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Rookie Rachaad White went OVER 100 rushing yards after drawing the start for the Buccaneers in Week 10. He officially finished with 22 carries for 105 yards but was not targeted. He ran a route on 48% of the dropbacks, played 64% of the snaps and earned two carries inside the 10-yard line. 11 of White’s carries came after Leonard Fournette threw an interception in the late 3rd quarter. Fournette finished with 14 carries for 57 rushing yards, but scored. Also was targeted once in the passing game. But he left the game with a hip injury. In this game, the Buccaneers were rotating their RBs every other drive. And although reports have been optimistic about Fournette’s hip injury post-bye-week, I’d still be looking to acquire White. We are already seeing the usage shift more in his favor.
- Tight end Cade Otton disappointed with just 3 catches for 35 yards on 3 targets with Cameron Brate back in the lineup. Otton’s usage tanked – as he ran a route on just 34% of the dropbacks. He can be dropped.
Minnesota Vikings
- Dalvin Cook: 14 for 119 rushing yards and an 81-yard touchdown score. Alexander Mattison seized just 3 carries. Cook also had 5 targets (3-27). 83% opportunity share, while playing 84% of the snaps.
- Justin Jefferson #goodatfootball. 10 for 193 and 1 touchdown on 16 targets. (32% target share). 211 air yards.
- T.J. Hockenson with 9-plus targets for the second straight game but just 7 catches for 45 yards (88% route participation).
- Adam Thielen went 5 for 49 on 7 targets and K.J. Osborn went 4 for 35 on 11 targets (22% target share)…not great efficiency. All three of the Vikings WRs ran a route on at least 90% of the dropbacks.
Buffalo Bills
- Devin Singletary totaled 13 carries for 47 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs. 65% opportunity share. His two first rushing scores of the season. James Cook stayed in a beta role (5 for 22, zero targets) and Nyheim Hines remained irrelevant (1 catch for 9 yards). Duke Johnson actually got more carries. But the fact that the Bills are flirting with so many different RBs in this backfield does have me slightly concerned about Singletary as the season progresses. The sharp play would be to move off Singletary after his two-TD game, which will likely be his peak of the season. But don’t sell for pennies on the dollar, with two juicy matchups on deck versus the Browns and Lions.
- Stefon Diggs: 12-128 on 16 targets (39%). Gabriel Davis: 6-93-1 on 9 targets (22%). Both ran a route on 98% of dropbacks.
- Dawson Knox: 6 4-57 on 6 targets. Isaiah McKenzie: 4-37 on 5 targets including 2 in the red zone. Knox ran a route on 82% of dropbacks, and McKenzie topped his season-high from last week. He ran a route on 80% of dropbacks.
Detroit Lions
- Jamaal Williams finished with 16 carries for 59 yards and 1 TD, but zero targets. D’Andre Swift finished with a cool 6 carries for 6 yards, with a long rush of 9 yards and 1 TD. Also added 3 targets for a 28% opportunity share. He played 31% of the snaps and ran a route on 30% of dropbacks. So once again, he posted a flame emoji target rate per route run (33%), but it’s bittersweet. The silver lining is that Swift did score and had 2 carries inside the 10, which is usually always Williams’ job.
- Justin Jackson stayed involved as the No. 3 RB, with 4 carries and 3 targets, seeing just two fewer backfield opportunities than Swift.
- Amon-Ra St. Brown…the BUY-LOW WINDOW IS GONE. 10 for 119 on 11 targets IN Week 10. 44% target share. 43% air yards share. Last two games without T.J. Hockenson, ARSB has a cool 41% target share and 60% air yards share. Stud. Probably can’t buy low anymore, but buying high is still an option.
Chicago Bears
- Justin Fields does it again. 13 carries for 147 rushing yards, including a 67-yard score and two rushing TDs. Also threw two more TDs to Cole Kmet, who finished with team-high 7 targets and 74 receiving yards (39% target share).
- Kmet played 93% of the snaps and ran a route on 77% of dropbacks.
- Darnell Mooney finished with a perfect 4-for-4 (22% target share) and 57 receiving yards while running a route on 96% of Fields’ dropbacks in Week 10. A big game is looming for Mooney, especially with the Atlanta Falcons up next. And if the late-game injury to Kmet sidelines him for any time, that would further open the target floodgates for Chicago’s No. 1 WR.
- Khalil Herbert out-carried David Montgomery 10 vs 9 and out-rushed him 57 to 37. Shocked. Clear split backfield usage. Monty had one catch and out-snapped Herbert 66% to 38%. Unfortunately for Herbert’s managers, he left the game late with an injury. Stay tuned for his availability heading into Week 11.
- Chase Claypool ran a route on just 27% of dropbacks, a step backward from in his Bears debut. He played behind Byron Pringle, Dante Pettis and Equanimeous St. Brown. However, he is being targeted at a high rate (29% target rate per route run). When he’s on the field, they are feeding him the rock.
Jacksonville Jaguars
- A rare 14 touches for Travis Etienne in Week 10, which translated into just 74 yards (11 carries, 3 targets). He did see all the work though with an 82% opportunity share; No. 2 RB JaMycal Hasty had two touches. With the Jaguars on a bye week, the time to strike a deal for ETN is now. He ranks 8th in rushing yards through 10 weeks. Also plays the Texans in Week 17. Two words. League-winner.
- Big Day for Christian Kirk. 9 for 105 and two TDs on 12 targets (31% target share). Zay Jones was also excellent, 8 for 68 on 10 targets. Both guys ran a route on 96% or more of Trevor Lawrence‘s dropbacks.
Kansas City Chiefs
- Isiah Pacheco is the Chiefs early-down RB1. After drawing his third consecutive start, the seventh-round rookie totaled 16 carries for 82 yards in Week 10 (59% opportunity share, 56% snap share). Clyde Edwards-Helaire finished zero carries (6% snap share). Jerick McKinnon totaled one carry, but led the team with 8 targets (6 for 56, 38% snap share). Pacheco’s work is going to be limited to rushing, but that’s probably all he will need when up against the Chargers horrible run defense in Week 11. The team has clear faith in him after he lost a fumble in the red zone and the team continued to feed him carries.
- Kadarius Toney went 4 for 57 and 1 TD on 5 targets, and also added two rushes for 33 yards. He was targeted on 29% of his routes and played just a 44% snap share while operating exclusively on the perimeter. He’s likely going to see an expanded role if JuJu Smith-Schuster misses next week due to a concussion.
- Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught a TD (3 for 60) on 4 targets, while leading the team in routes run (85%). Justin Watson finished second in that category (73% route participation) but only drew 1 target.
Cleveland Browns
- The Amari Cooper home/road splits continue…3 for 32 on 3 targets. He has yet to finish higher than WR32 on the road this season. Luckily he has three more home games on the schedule…two of which will occur during the fantasy playoffs (Week 15/16). Buy low on the Browns No. 1 WR.
- Instead, Donovan Peoples-Jones stole the show, commanding 9 targets for 5 catches and 99 receiving yards (27% target share). And he left production on the table, considering he only caught 1 one of his 4 targets of 20-plus air yards. Buy-high on the speedy wideout with Deshaun Watson making his return in just a few weeks (Week 13). Rookie WR David Bell hit 5 targets (season-high).
- Nick Chubb rushed 11 times for 63 and scored once on the ground (also added 4 targets). Kareem Hunt with just 10 yards on 7 touches. 32% opportunity share on a season-low 36% snap share. The guy just is not playing a role in this offense. Chubb ran more routes than Hunt and 4x’d his targets in a game where the Browns faced a heavy negative game script.
- Major change in usage for Harrison Bryant. He fully took on the David Njoku role, running a route on 76% of the dropbacks. He saw three targets and scored in the red zone.
Miami Dolphins
- Jeff Wilson Jr. szn. The former 49ers running back rushed 17 times for 119 yards and 1 rushing TD in Week 10 completely cementing himself as the team’s locked-and-loaded RB1. He was targeted 5 times (59% opportunity share, 19 touches) and played 61% of the snaps.
- Raheem Mostert carried the ball 8 times for 65 yards and also scored a rushing TD (28% snap share). Mostert also caught all four of his targets for 22 yards. However, Wilson ran more routes (53%) making him the frontrunner for more receiving usage moving forward. Because he has scored in back-to-back weeks, he still might have some fantasy value to others that are RB-needy. With Wilson taking over this backfield, the time is now to sell before Mostert totally bottoms out.
Houston Texans
- Dameon Pierce gathered 17 carries for 94 rushing yards. 2 for 28 on 3 targets receiving. Other Texans RBs combined for 4 touches. The rookie earned an 83% opportunity share for his efforts on a 78% snap share. But he also fumbled and went 0-2 on his inside-the-10-yard line carries.
- Nico Collins breakout week! Collins had been trending ahead of Brandin Cooks, but then he got hurt. He led the team in receiving yards since Week 2 despite missing two games. But Collins was back healthy in Week 10 and delivered a solid fantasy outing. 5 for 49 and 1 TD on a team-high 10 targets (27% target share, 30% target rate ). He led the team in routes run (80%) and snaps.
- Cooks hasn’t seen 10 targets in a game since Week 2. He went for 4 for 37 on 7 targets in Week 10. The veteran also saw his playing time reduce dramatically – he ran a route on just 63% of dropbacks, the same as Chris Moore.
New York Giants
- Saquon Barkley ate in Week 10 with a career-high 35 CARRIES for 152 rushing yards and 1 TD. 36 Total touches, 86% opportunity share and 80% snap share. Matt Breida saw just 6 carries for 20 yards
- Darius Slayton led the Giants with a team-high 4 targets (24%): 3 for 95 yards and 1 TD. Rookie Wan ‘Dale Robinson earned just two catches for 20 yards, despite running a route on 83% of dropbacks. Isaiah Hodgins operated as the WR3 with Kenny Golladay also mixing in.
New Orleans Saints
- Alvin Kamara compiled just 45 yards on 11 touches (8 for 26 on the ground, 3 for 19 in the air). Still, his usage was encouraging – 74% route participation, 92% opportunity share – so better days are ahead.
- TE Juwan Johnson led the Saints in targets (7), catching 5 for 44 yards and 1 TD while running a route on 65% of dropbacks
- Chris Olave closed out Week 10 with 3 catches for 40 on 5 targets. Jarvis Landry actually had more targets (6) catching 3 for 37 despite Olave running more routes. I’d buy the dip on Olave after two lackluster weeks, considering his 28% target share and 44% air yards share in his healthy games played since Week 2. The Rams’ reeling defense could be the perfect get-right spot for the rookie.
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Najee Harris totaled 20 carries for 99 rushing yards (64% opportunity share) in Week 10. Jaylen Warren went 9 for 37 on the ground. Harris only had one target, while Warren was targeted three times for 40 receiving yards. The two split receiving duties (40% versus 35% route participation), and Harris played his lowest snap share since Week 5 (60%). It was also Warren’s highest snap rate since Week 5 (43%). And that game was back when they got blown out versus Buffalo, so this snap split post-bye week confirms the team’s wishes to get Warren more involved. I’d try to move Harris after he barely missed hitting 100 rushing yards.
- George Pickens scored a rushing TD and went 3 for 32 through the air on 4 targets in Week 10. But Pat Freiermuth led the Steelers in targets (7, 4 for 36, 27% target share), followed by Diontae Johnson (5, 4 for 63). Buy-low on the MUTH because his targets are worth chasing. The Saints are a brutal matchup for TEs and better days will be ahead. His 90% route participation for the Pittsburgh tight end bolsters the case even further.
Denver Broncos
- Latavius Murray led the team in carries (9) over Melvin Gordon (7), but they both rushed for 24 yards. Gordon saw twice as many targets (6 v 3) and played more snaps (54% vs 31%), but they ended with near dead-even usage split. 45% opportunity share vs 41% opportunity share. Chase Edmonds compiled 2 carries and 1 catch.
- Courtland Sutton posted the number of the beast: 6 for 66 on 11 targets (28% target share, 120 air yards) after Jerry Jeudy left with an ankle injury in Week 10. Kendall Hinton was next with 5 targets (4 for 62.) while running a route on 96% of dropbacks. In the 3 games that Jeudy has not played in fully, Sutton owns a 32% target share and 40% air yards share averaging 7 receptions for 95 receiving yards. He faces the Raiders in Week 11. Buy.
- Greg Dulcich concluded Week 10 with just 1 reception for 11 yards on 4 targets. Woof. But the usage remained elite, with Dulcich playing 89% of snaps and running a route on 82% of dropbacks. Would buy low after a down week.
Tennessee Titans
- Nick Westbrook-Ikhine went OFF. Two touchdowns on 5 catches for 119 yards (63-yard TD) and 8 targets (22%) versus the league’s No. 1 defense in fantasy points allowed to WRs. Go figure.
- Austin Hooper ranked second with 7 targets, catching 5 for 41 yards. Robert Woods also commanded 7 targets but totaled 2 catches for 10 yards.
- Don’t chase these guys off waivers. Instead, add Treylon Burks who ran just as many routes as Westbrook (73%) in his first game back from IR. The rookie earned 6 targets and 3 catches for 24 yards. Expect his role to grow with more time removed from his injury.
Indianapolis Colts
- Jonathan Taylor comeback szn. 22 carries for 147 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Added two catches for 16 yards, 24 touches, 86% opportunity share and 94% snap share. Jordan Wilkins and Zack Moss combined for 4 carries. JT never saw this kind of usage at any point this season, so it’s clear that with him fully healthy, the new coaching staff is going to lean on their best player.
- Matt Ryan was back as the QB1 in Indianapolis. 222 passing yards and just one sack taken. However, I’d be wary about the Colts offense in general over the next 3 weeks against the Eagles, Steelers and Cowboys.
- Parris Campbell (6 for 76 yards and scored) and Michael Pittman (7 for 53 yards) both finished with 9 targets in Week 10. Pittman has a 27% target share and 245 receiving yards in his last 3 games with Ryan at QB. Campbell has a 26% target share and 24 catches (8 per game) over the same time frame.
- Alec Pierce‘s route participation dropped to 63% from 81% the week prior.
- Kylen Granson only tight end with any targets (4). Caught four for 57 yards without Jelani Woods healthy in the lineup. However, his role did not change as he played just 46% of the snaps and ran a route on less than 60% of the dropbacks.
Las Vegas Raiders
- Josh Jacobs corralled 27 touches versus the Colts. 78 rushing yards and 28 receiving yards (6 catches on 8 targets). 74% opportunity share and 67% route participation. The ideal fantasy usage for any fantasy RB.
- Davante Adams tied a bow on Sunday with 9-126-1 on 14 targets (37% target share).
- No. 2 tight end Foster Moreau ended Week 10 with 3 catches for 43 yards and 1 TD on 4 targets. He also ran a route on 95% of dropbacks – the creme de la creme of fantasy tight end usage. He’s an every-week starter.
- Mack Hollins finished Week 10 with 6 targets but 2 for 18. He did, however, see 140 air yards (45% air yards share) and ran a route on 100% of the team dropbacks.
Dallas Cowboys
- Tony Pollard (22-115-1). 5.2 yards per carry. 6 targets (3 for 13) on an 87% snap share. 85% opportunity share. Would expect nothing less with Ezekiel Elliott out of the lineup. Malik Davis saw just 5 carries.
- CeeDee Lamb caught 11 passes for 150 yards and 2 TDs (15 targets, 35% target share). Through 10 weeks, the Cowboys No. 1 WR is tied with DeAndre Hopkins with a league-high 33% target share.
- Dalton Schultz finished second with 8 targets and six grabs for 54 yards and 1 TD while running a route on 73% of dropbacks. With Dak Prescott at quarterback, Schultz has averaged a 22% target share, 60 receiving yards and 6 receptions per game.
Green Bay Packers
- Christian Watson breakout party! 3 TDs for the rookie WR on 4 catches. He led the team with 8 targets and 107 receiving yards (42% target share, 74% air yards share). Watson also ran a route on a season-high 91% of dropbacks. Empty the clip for the rookie on waivers this week. Allen Lazard finished second with four targets (3-45) while running a route on 100% of the dropbacks.
- Aaron Jones dominated the carries (24 for 138) over A.J. Dillon (13 for 65). Jones also added 2 catches for 18 yards (70% route participation) to earn a 67% opportunity share, while Dillon was not targeted.
- Robert Tonyan ran a route on just 57% of dropbacks. Can’t trust him.
Arizona Cardinals
- James Conner went right back to bellcow status. 21 carries for 69 yards and 2 rushing TDs on a 96% snap share. Also added 3 catches for 17 yards for 24 total touches. Keaontay Ingram had 1 carry. Eno Benjamin has zero touches and was released from the team on Monday. Conner completed Week 10 with an elite 96% opportunity share.
- No Kyler Murray? No problem. DeAndre Hopkins (10-98-14) and Rondale Moore (9-94-13) both saw double-digit targets and nearly hit 100 receiving yards. No other Cards receiver saw more than 2 targets (A.J. Green, who scored smh on a 44% snap rate). The duo combined for a 77% target share and they each were targeted on over 34% of their routes run. Moore also had 110 air yards.
- Zach Ertz left early with an injury, which increased Trey McBride‘s role. The rookie played 91% of the snaps, but only saw 1 target while running a route on 80% of dropbacks. I’d anticipate McBride to see more looks as a receiver in future weeks, but the concentration on Moore/Hopkins will only be further cemented with Ertz out the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
Los Angeles Rams
- Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson both saw 6 carries and1 target, but Henderson scored and played the highest snap share (57%). Rookie Kyren Williams had one carry for 9 yards but was most involved as a receiver catching all 3 targets for 30 yards. However, he only ran 10 routes on 40 Rams’ dropbacks (25%) while playing 27% of the snaps (30% target rate). Akers played just 17% of the snaps and seems like the odd man out of this backfield without a goal line or pass-catching role. He’s fine to drop.
- Tyler Higbee led the Rams in targets (8), catches (8) and receiving yards (73) with Cooper Kupp hurt during the game. Higbee ran a route on 65% of the dropbacks while playing 80% of the snaps. Was targeted on 31% of his routes. Kupp left after seeing 5 targets for -1 yards on 3 catches. He is expected to miss multiple weeks.
- Allen Robinson finished with 4 for 44 on 6 targets. Van Jefferson (3-27-1) was also more productive with a score but barely played (28% snap share). Ben Skowronek played well ahead of him (98% snap share). A-Rob has a 19% target share in his last four games, averaging 46 yards and 4 receptions.
Los Angeles Chargers
- Austin Ekeler led the Chargers with 14 touches – 78% opportunity share – catching 8 balls for 39 yards on 12 targets (35% target share). Isaiah Spiller was RB2 for the second straight week, with 4 carries for 3 yards (17% snap share).
- Second-year WR Josh Palmer finished second on the Chargers with 8 targets but caught just 3 for 44 yards (105 air yards). Still, his 100% route participation and 24% target share are excellent usage metrics, making Palmer a nice buy-low target after a poor prime-time showing. Nobody knows when/if Keenan Allen and Mike Williams will actually return to the lineup.
- DeAndre Carter led LA in receiving yards (4-64-1) on 4 targets. He scored a 33-yard TD while playing 86% of the snaps as the clear No. 2 WR.
- Tight end Gerald Everett suffered a groin injury on Sunday night, which put Tre’ McKitty into a larger role. McKitty played 78% of the snaps and caught 3-of-6 targets for 32 yards while running a route on 70% of the dropbacks. Posted a solid 20% target rate per route run.
San Francisco 49ers
- Christian McCaffrey led the 49ers backfield in snaps (65%), but it was actually Elijah Mitchell who out-touched him 19 to 18. Mitchell rushed 18 times for 89 rushing yards (35% snap share), with most of his work coming in the second half (13 for 66). Although CMC still got his production; he scored on one of his 14 carries for 38 yards and caught four of his 6 targets for 39 receiving yards (73% route participation). He could have scored a second time but came up short at the 1-yard line. Jimmy Garoppolo would run it himself on the next play. A healthy Mitchell’s usage is definitely eye-opening for those that thought CMC would be the only featured 49ers RB. Both running backs saw four carries inside the 10-yard line.
- Brandon Aiyuk led the 49ers in targets (7 targets, 6 catches for 84, 25% target share), eclipsing 80 receiving yards for the 4th straight game (82.5 per game). He has a 25% target share and 29% air yards share in his last 4 games. As the team’s leader in routes run every week, his production is just matching his top-tier usage.
- Deebo Samuel caught just 2 of his 6 targets for just 24 yards. Woof. George Kittle played 100% of the snaps and saw 2 targets. Double Woof. Just a 13% target share for Kittle since McCaffrey joined the team over the last weeks with CMC fully installed in the offense.
Philadelphia Eagles
- Miles Sanders totaled just 12 touches for 54 rushing yards in the Eagles’ loss to the Washington Commanders on Monday night. His 76% opportunity share was solid, but he only drew one target while running a route on 54% of dropbacks. He also only played 58% of the snaps, and lost out on goal-line carries to both Jalen Hurts and Boston Scott.
- DeVonta Smith led the Eagles with 8 targets (32% target share), catching 6 for 39 yards and 1 TD. A.J. Brown suffered an ankle injury during the game which explains his poor box score — one catch for 7 yards — and the uptick in playing time for Quez Watkins (4 for team-high 80 receiving yards, 61% route participation). Brown did however lead the team in air yards (63), so he’s a prime buy-low target.
- Dallas Goedert only caught 3 passes on 3 targets, but scored and ran a route on 100% of Hurts’ dropbacks.
Washington Commanders
- Terry McLaurin does it AGAIN. TMC caught 8 of his 11 targets (44% target share, 66% air yards share) for 128 receiving yards in the team’s massive upset win over the undefeated Eagles. Since Taylor Heinicke took over as the team’s starting quarterback four weeks ago, McLaurin boasts a 32% target share and 56% air yards share. He’s averaging 6 catches for 92.5 receiving yards on 9 targets per game.
- Curtis Samuel has not been nearly as lucky, as his target share has tanked with the QB change. Just a 15% target share over his last 3 games, with the RB/WR hybrid seeing just 4 targets in every game played. His fantasy prospects likely won’t improve either, with Jahan Dotson and Logan Thomas getting healthier.
- Antonio Gibson (48% snap share) and Brian Robinson (52% snap share) split snaps near 50/50 in Week 10, but Robinson operated as the favorite back on early downs. He touted the rock 26 times for 86 yards and 1 rushing goal-line TD but was not targeted. AG attempted 14 rushes for 44 yards and scored in the red zone as well, but also added 3 catches for 14 yards while running a route on 55% of dropbacks. With the Commanders’ clear commitment to the run game, both Washington RBs should be trade-for targets with the upcoming schedule featuring Houston, Atlanta, and New York (x2).
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