Usage Notes: Week 15
Running Back
Christian
McCaffrey dominated snaps for the 49ers on Thursday night
with an 89% share. Jordan
Mason only played 11%.
Kenneth
Walker returned from his ankle injury and wasn’t limited,
playing 75% of the snaps. Travis
Homer played 25%.
Jonathan
Taylor left early Saturday with a sprained ankle leaving
running back duties to Zack
Moss (67%) and Deon
Jackson (32%).
Dalvin Cook
played 86% of the snaps while Alexander
Mattison only played 14%.
Kenyan Drake
was inactive for Baltimore which led to Gus
Edwards (18%) and J.K.
Dobbins (38%) and Justice
Hill (38%) splitting the snaps. However, Justice Hill only
had two touches.
Nick Chubb
played 70% of the snaps while Kareem
Hunt played 26%.
It’s the Devin
Singletary (60%) and James
Cook (36%) show for Buffalo. Nyheim
Hines only played 4% of the snaps.
Jeff Wilson
was inactive for the Dolphins allowing Raheem
Mostert to play 76% of the snaps. Salvon
Ahmed played 24%.
The Falcons split snaps almost evenly between Cordarrelle
Patterson (50%) and Tyler
Allgeier (49%).
With Mark
Ingram out, the Saints used Alvin
Kamara on 62% of the snaps and David
Johnson on 33%.
With the Panthers trailing most of the day, Chuba
Hubbard (63%) played the most snaps for Carolina. D’Onta
Foreman played 30%.
Familiar roles for Najee
Harris (66%) and Jaylen
Warren (34%).
David
Montgomery played 68% of the snaps. The Bears split the
remaining RB usage between Darrynton
Evans (27%), Khari
Blasingame (12%) and Trestan
Ebner (9%).
Equanimeous
St. Brown (5%) left early in the first quarter with a concussion
leaving the Bears receiving work to Byron
Pringle (90%), Dante
Pettis (80%) and Velus
Jones Jr. (68%). N'Keal
Harry and Chase
Claypool were inactive.
Miles Sanders
played 55% of the snaps while Kenneth
Gainwell played 40% for the Eagles.
Isiah Pacheco
(35%) fumbled in the first half. Jerick
McKinnon played 62% of the snaps.
With Dameon
Pierce out, Houston used Dare
Ogunbowale (43%), Royce
Freeman (38%) and Rex
Burkhead (19%).
Ezekiel
Elliott (51%) and Tony
Pollard (55%) split snaps almost evenly.
Travis
Etienne played 73% of the snaps for Jacksonville leaving
JaMycal Hasty
with 23%.
The Lions RBBC is in full effect. D’Andre
Swift (40%), Jamaal
Williams (31%), Justin
Jackson (27%).
Michael
Carter led the Jets RBs with a 52% snap share followed by
Zonovan Knight
(48%). Ty Johnson
did not see a snap.
Once again, James
Conner (91%) saw a snap share above 90%. Keaontay
Ingram played 12%.
Denver used Latavius
Murray (64%), Marlon
Mack (29%) and Devine
Ozigbo (7%) at running back.
Rhamondre
Stevenson (ankle) played 66% of the snaps. Pierre
Strong Jr. (26%) was the next man up while Kevin
Harris played 11%. Damien
Harris was inactive.
Josh Jacobs
(calf, finger) played 75% of the snaps for the Raiders. Ameer
Abdullah played 22%.
The Titans got Hassan
Haskins (19%) back in the mix with Dontrell
Hilliard out. Derrick
Henry played 71% of the snaps.
Austin Ekeler
(69%) and Joshua
Kelley (35%) were the only RBs to play for the Chargers.
Joe Mixon
(64%) and Samaje
Perine (38%) split snaps for the Bengals.
Leonard
Fournette played 58% of the snaps, more than the 39% for
Rachaad White .
Saquon
Barkley played 86% of the snaps.
Antonio
Gibson (60%) and Brian
Robinson Jr. (38%) were the only RBs to see a snap for Washington.
AJ Dillon (37%) left with a concussion which allowed Patrick Taylor (13%) to see some action for the Packers. Aaron Jones
played 56% of the snaps.
Cam Akers (76%) dominated snaps for the Rams on Monday night.
Malcolm Brown (16%) and Kyren Williams (9%) go the leftovers.
Wide Receiver
With Deebo
Samuel out, the 49ers used Brandon
Aiyuk (97%), Jauan
Jennings (84%) and Ray-Ray
McCloud (42%) at receiver. No other receiver played more
than 5% of the snaps.
Seattle also used a tight rotation at receiver with DK
Metcalf (95%), Tyler
Lockett (89%) and Marquise
Goodwin (59%). Lockett is expected to miss next week with
a broken finger.
The Colts used four receivers on Saturday: Michael
Pittman Jr. (98%), Parris
Campbell (82%), Alec
Pierce (77%) and Ashton
Dulin (23%).
The Vikings three-man receiver rotation is rock solid. Justin
Jefferson (92%), Adam
Thielen (90%), K.J.
Osborn (81%).
DeSean Jackson
moved into the No.3 role for the Ravens playing 32% of the snaps.
Demarcus
Robinson (64%) and Devin
Duvernay (71%) are starters.
Michael
Woods stepped in for an inactive David
Bell . The other Browns’ receivers were Amari
Cooper (73%), Donovan
Peoples-Jones (77%) and Daylen
Baldwin (18%).
The Bills used Stefon
Diggs (86%), Gabriel
Davis (97%), Isaiah
McKenzie (56%), Khalil
Shakir (28%) and Cole
Beasley (14%) at receiver.
The Dolphins rotation at receiver remains consistent with
Tyreek Hill
(83%), Jaylen
Waddle (70%) and Trent
Sherfield (54%) the top three. Cedrick
Wilson and Braylon
Sanders played 22%.
Atlanta used just four receivers against the Saints: Drake
London (81%), Olamide
Zaccheaus (81%), Damiere
Byrd (41%) and KhaDarel
Hodge (18%).
Rashid
Shaheed saw an increase in usage this week, playing 71%
of the snaps, the most of any Saints receiver. Chris
Olave played just 49%. Jarvis
Landry (35%), Tre'Quan
Smith (33%) and Marquez
Callaway (16%) also saw action.
D.J. Moore
played 96% of the snaps for Carolina with Terrace
Marshall Jr. (89%) being the other starting receiver. Shi
Smith (46%) and Laviska
Shenault (28%) are playing backup roles.
The Steelers split their receiver snaps between Diontae
Johnson (74%), George
Pickens (66%), Steven
Sims (43%), Miles
Boykin (37%) and Gunner
Olszewski (28%).
Usage as usual for the Eagles receivers. A.J.
Brown (89%), DeVonta
Smith (96%), Quez
Watkins (66%), Zach
Pascal (25%).
Kadarius
Toney played just 7% of the snaps for the Chiefs. JuJu
Smith-Schuster is the only one seeing a dominant snap share.
Justin Watson
(65%), Marquez
Valdes-Scantling (53%) and Skyy
Moore (38%) are all seeing action.
The Texans only used three receivers against the Chiefs. Chris
Moore (87%), Phillip
Dorsett (86%) and Amari
Rodgers (51%).
Dallas used mainly three receivers against Jacksonville: CeeDee
Lamb (93%), Michael
Gallup (91%) and Noah
Brown (75%).
Another team using predominantly three receivers is Jacksonville.
Christian
Kirk (89%), Zay
Jones (96%), Marvin
Jones (66%).
Amon-Ra
St. Brown (84%), D.J.
Chark (77%), Josh
Reynolds (59%), Kalif
Raymond (29%) and Jameson
Williams (19%) was the rotation in Detroit.
Garrett
Wilson (98%) and Elijah
Moore (75%) were the top two receivers for the Jets. Braxton
Berrios (43%) and Jeff
Smith (46%) also saw significant action.
The Cardinals used five receivers against the Broncos: DeAndre
Hopkins (92%), Marquise
Brown (89%), A.J.
Green (57%), Robbie
Anderson (37%) and Greg
Dortch (9%).
Denver used three receivers including Jerry
Jeudy (74%), Freddie
Swain (55%) and Brandon
Johnson (59%).
Tyquan
Thornton (92%) played the most snaps of the Patriots receivers.
Next up: Nelson
Agholor (83%), Jakobi
Meyers (62%) and Kendrick
Bourne (17%).
Raiders: Davante
Adams (99%), Mack
Hollins (88%), Hunter
Renfrow (43%) and Keelan
Cole (24%).
Tennessee used Robert
Woods (81%), Nick
Westbrook-Ikhine (82%), Chris
Conley (50%) and Racey
McMath (23%) at receiver.
The Chargers used four receivers against the Titans: Keenan
Allen (89%), Mike
Williams (89%), Josh
Palmer (65%) and DeAndre
Carter (23%).
Tee Higgins
(hamstring) didn’t appear limited. He played on 80% of the snaps.
Ja’Marr
Chase (91%) and Tyler
Boyd (61%) were in their usual roles. Trenton
Irwin played 24%.
Tampa Bay with Julio
Jones inactive: Mike
Evans (81%), Chris
Godwin (89%), Russell
Gage (62%), Deven
Thompkins (18%), Scotty
Miller (11%) and Breshad
Perriman (10%).
The three-receiver set for the Giants: Darius
Slayton (94%), Isaiah
Hodgins (89%) and Richie
James (79%).
Terry McLaurin
(92%), Jahan
Dotson (79%) and Curtis
Samuel (59%) are the top three receivers for Washington.
The Packers released Sammy Watkins earlier in the day. They
basically used four wide receivers: Allen Lazard (94%), Christian Watson (87%), Randall Cobb (41%) and Romeo Doubs (32%).
Five wide receivers were used by the Rams: Van Jefferson
(98%), Tutu Atwell (84%), Ben Skowronek (67%), Austin Trammell
(31%) and Brandon Powell (18%).
Tight Ends
George Kittle
played 84% of the snaps for the 49ers on Thursday night.
Noah Fant
(52%) and Will
Dissly (58%) continue to split snaps for the Seahawks. Colby
Parkinson (39%) also sees some action.
The Colts three-man rotation included Mo
Alie-Cox (51%), Kylen
Granson (33%), and Jelani
Woods (24%).
T.J. Hockenson
played 94% of the snaps.
The Ravens used three tight ends on Saturday: Mark
Andrews (92%), Isaiah
Likely (44%) and Josh
Oliver (41%).
David Njoku
is back to a full-time role playing 94% of the snaps.
Dawson Knox
played 82% of the snaps.
The Saints continue to use a trio of tight ends including
Taysom Hill
(44%), Adam
Trautman (66%) amd Juwan
Johnson (51%). Johnson now has 7 TDs on the season.
Pat Freiermuth
(56%) still isn’t playing a dominant snap share, splitting time
with Zach Gentry
(62%).
Cole Kmet
played every snap for the Bears.
Dallas
Goedert was not activated off the IR so it was Jack
Stoll (80%) and Grant
Calcaterra (40%) handling the tight end duties.
KC tight ends: Travis
Kelce (75%), Noah
Gray (56%), Jody
Fortson (16%).
The Texans split their tight end snaps between Teagan
Quitoriano (81%), Jordan
Akins (48%), Mason
Schreck (16%) and Brevin
Jordan (8%).
Dalton
Schultz played 97% of the snaps for the Cowboys.
Evan Engram
played 86% of the snaps for Jacksonville. He has 25 targets
and 19 catches in his last two games.
The Lions split their tight end usage between Brock
Wright (47%), Shane
Zylstra (37%) and James
Mitchell (24%).
Tyler Conklin
(75%) and C.J.
Uzomah (51%) split snaps at tight end for the Jets.
Trey McBride
played 86% of the snaps for Arizona.
Likely because they were thin at receiver, the Broncos were
back using four tight ends: Greg
Dulcich (68%), Eric
Saubert (59%), Eric
Tomlinson (51%) and Andrew
Beck (30%).
Patriots tight end snap percentages: Hunter
Henry (80%), Jonnu
Smith (59%).
First game back for Darren
Waller resulted in a 49% snap share. Foster
Moreau played 56% of the snaps.
Tennessee used four tight ends including Chigoziem
Okonkwo (60%), Geoff
Swaim (52%), Austin
Hooper (48%) and Kevin
Rader (13%).
The Chargers got Donald
Parham (31%) back to play alongside Gerald
Everett (62%) and Tre’
McKitty (32%).
Mitchell
Wilcox (91%) and Devin
Asiasi (26%) split snaps at tight end for the Bengals.
The three-man rotation continues for the Bucs. Cade
Otton (65%), Cameron
Brate (39%) and Ko
Kieft (27%).
Daniel
Bellinger played 98% of the snaps for the Giants.
The three tight ends used by Washington were: Logan
Thomas (64%), John
Bates (57%) and Cole
Turner (27%).
Green Bay used a four-man committee at tight end on Monday night
including Robert Tonyan (52%), Marcedes Lewis (41%), Josiah Deguara (28%) and Tyler Davis (16%).
Tyler Higbee played 89% of the snaps for the Rams and scored
his first TD of the season on Monday night.
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