Usage Notes: Week 9
Running Back
Dameon Pierce
has turned into a dominant workhorse his rookie season. He played
on 78% of the snaps Thursday night against the Eagles. Rex
Burkhead was picking up scraps at 21%. Dare
Ogunbowale played 1 snap.
Philadelphia is still rolling with their three-man RBBC: Miles
Sanders (65%), Kenneth
Gainwell (28%) and Boston
Scott (8%).
Cordarrelle
Patterson was back in the mix for Atlanta, playing on 39%
of the snaps. Tyler
Allgeier (38%) and Caleb
Huntley (21%) rounded out the three-man committee.
Aaron Jones
left early with an ankle injury causing him to play just 41%
of the snaps. AJ
Dillon picked up the slack, handling 66% while Kylin
Hill was on the field for 1 snap.
Austin Ekeler
(68%) continues score TDs and high rate, scoring 10 times in
his last five games. He played on 68% of the snaps against Atlanta.
Isaiah Spiller
(19%) and Sony
Michel (16%) split backup duties.
New team, no problem for Jeff
Wilson (28 snaps). He split snaps almost evenly with Raheem
Mostert (27 snaps). Wilson saw a slight advantage in touches
12 to 9.
The Chicago running backs took a back seat to QB Justin
Fields and his 178 rushing yards in Week 9. David
Montgomery played on 70% of the snaps while Khalil
Herbert played on just 28%.
The Panthers got blown out by the Bengals which resulted in
D'Onta
Foreman playing 43% of the snaps. Raheem
Blackshear and Spencer
Brown also saw action with Chuba
Hubbard inactive.
The monster day from Joe
Mixon came on a 65% snap share. Samaje
Perine played 37% of the snaps.
The curious case of D’Andre
Swift continues. He played just 10 snaps (16%) in Week 9
while Jamaal
Williams (63%) and Justin
Jackson (31%) saw a higher snap share.
Josh Jacobs
has cooled off from his start but continues to see a lead-back
usage rate of 70%. Ameer
Abdullah played on 24% of the snaps while Brandon
Bolden played on 7%.
Travis
Etienne continues be a workhorse, playing on 81% of the
snaps. JaMycal
Hasty played on 19%.
Deon Jackson
(63%) missed time with a knee injury which allowed Jordan
Wilkins (31%) and Phillip
Lindsay (15%) to see more action.
J.J. Taylor
played 27% of the snaps for the Patriots, cutting into the usage
of Rhamondre
Stevenson (73%).
James Cook
(23%) was operating as the 2nd RB for Buffalo behind Devin
Singletary (74%). New addition Nyheim
Hines played 7% of the snaps.
Michael
Carter led the Jets backfield with a 52% snap share. James
Robinson was downgraded over the weekend to Questionable
but played on 40% of the snaps. Ty
Johnson played on 12%.
Dalvin Cook
played 86% of the snaps while Alexander
Mattison played on 14%.
With J.D.
McKissic out, Washington only used Antonio
Gibson (58%) and Brian
Robinson Jr. (44%).
James Conner
got back on the field for Arizona playing 71% of the snaps.
Eno Benjamin
checked in with a 27% snap share.
Kenneth
Walker played 77% of the snaps for Seattle. Travis
Homer (29%) was used a change of pace.
There’s not much to chew on with the Rams running backs. Darrell
Henderson led the group with a 49% snap share. Cam
Akers played 46%, Malcolm
Brown (28%) while Ronnie
Rivers didn’t see a snap.
Leonard
Fournette (62%) continued to outpace Rachaad
White (35%) for the Tampa Bay despite cries for more playing
for White.
The Chiefs couldn’t run the ball against the Titans. Isiah
Pacheco (22%) did get the start. With KC passing the ball
most of the night, third down back Jerick
McKinnon (62%) played the most. Clyde
Edwards-Helaire played just 17% of the snaps.
With Gus Edwards out, Kenyan Drake (68%) was the lead back for
Baltimore while Justice Hill played played 25% of the snaps.
Mike Davis played 3 snaps.
Mark Ingram was inactive for the Saints. Alvin Kamara had
a dominant snap share of 88% while Dwayne Washington played
on just 10% of the snaps. Jordan Howard played 1 snap.
Wide Receiver
With Brandin
Cooks (feelings) sitting this one out and Nico
Collins out due to injury, Phillip
Dorsett (77%), Chris
Moore (73%), Tyron
Johnson (42%) and Jalen
Camp (25%) were the Texans wide receivers Thursday night.
The Eagles wide receivers: A.J.
Brown (86%), DeVonta
Smith (89%), Quez
Watkins (54%) and Zach
Pascal (31%).
For the Packers, Romeo
Doubs played 1 snap then left on a cart. Allen
Lazard (88%) and Sammy
Watkins (81%) played the majority of snaps with Christian
Watson (23%), Samori
Toure (38%) and Amari
Rodgers (26%) seeing limited playing time.
The Falcons used four receivers this week but it’s very difficult
to for fantasy owners to consider any of them on a weekly basis.
Drake London
(75%), Olamide
Zaccheaus (71%), Damiere
Byrd (48%) and KhaDarel
Hodge (26%) is the rotation.
No Mike
Williams or Keenan
Allen for the Chargers meant Josh
Palmer (91%), DeAndre
Carter (83%) and Michael
Bandy (80%) were the top three receivers. Jason
Moore (12%) saw limited action.
We know it’s the Tyreek
Hill (79%) and Jaylen
Waddle (72%) show in Miami. Trent
Sherfield (63%) and Cedrick
Wilson (23%) are also seeing the field but can’t be counted
on in your lineup.
Chase Claypool
played on 35% for the Bears. Expect that to increase immediately.
Darnell Mooney
(87%), Equanimeous
St. Brown (70%), Dante
Pettis (37%) and N'Keal
Harry (28%) also saw the field.
Terrace
Marshall Jr. (92%) has locked down the No.2 WR role opposite
D.J. Moore
(98%).
Given the blowout, it’s hard to read too much into the Bengals
WR rotation. Six players were on the field including Tee
Higgins (62%), Tyler
Boyd (66%), Trenton
Irwin (49%), Trent
Taylor (35%), Mike
Thomas (30%) and Stanley Morgan (14%).
Amon-Ra
St. Brown (97%) and Kalif
Raymond (95%) were the every-down receivers for the Lions.
Tom Kennedy
(66%) and Brandon
Zylstra (26%) played complementary roles.
The top three wideouts for the Raiders continues to be Davante
Adams (95%), Mack
Hollins (85%) and Hunter
Renfrow (75%).
Zay Jones
led the Jaguars with a 94% snap share while Christian
Kirk played on 75% of the snaps. Marvin
Jones (57%) operates as the third wideout.
The Colts wide receiver rotation continues to be dominated
by Michael
Pittman Jr. (90%), Parris
Campbell (82%) and Alec
Pierce (71%).
Wide receiver usage for the Patriots: Jakobi
Meyers (81%), Kendrick
Bourne (76%), Tyquan
Thornton (67%) and Nelson
Agholor (33%).
Isaiah
McKenzie (66%) seems to have a lock on the third wide receiver
role in Buffalo. Khalil
Shakir played just 15% of the snaps.
Garrett
Wilson (92%) and Denzel
Mims (83%) were the starters for the Jets. Elijah
Moore played 45% of the snaps but didn’t have a target.
Braxton
Berrios (35%) and Jeff
Smith (12%) were also in the mix.
Terry McLaurin
played every snap for Washington. Curtis
Samuel (75%) was the only other Commanders’ receiver to
see significant time. Cam
Sims (44%), Dyami
Brown (31%) and Dax
Milne (16%) were also in the mix.
DeAndre
Hopkins (94%), Rondale
Moore (91%) and Robbie
Anderson (83%) were the top three wideouts for the Cardinals.
Dee Eskridge
(53%) played the third wide receiver role for the Seahawks with
a little bit of Dareke
Young (19%) sprinkled in.
Cooper Kupp
played every snap. Allen
Robinson (90%) and Ben
Skowronek (65%) were up next while Van
Jefferson (35%) took a back seat.
The Bucs had five wide receivers involved including Mike
Evans (88%), Chris
Godwin (92%), Julio
Jones (36%), Scotty
Miller (42%) and Breshad
Perriman (29%).
With Ryan
Tannehill out, the Titans are one-dimensional and can’t
throw the ball. Robert
Woods (63%) and Nick
Westbrook-Ikhine (78%) stood outside and watched the running
game work in first half, fail in the second. Neither caught
a pass.
Snap percentages for the Chiefs: JuJu
Smith-Schuster (83%), Marquez
Valdes-Scantling (71%), Mecole
Hardman (54%), Skyy
Moore (26%), Justin
Watson (26%), and Kadarius
Toney (9%).
The Ravens are extremely thin at wide receiver and their offensive
philosophy makes it difficult to trust any of them in fantasy.
Their rotation Monday night included: Devin Duvernay (74%),
Demarcus Robinson (50%), James Proche (25%), DeSean Jackson
(16%) and Binjimen Victor (6%).
The wide receiver rotation for New Orleans included Chris Olave (90%), Tre'Quan Smith (71%), Marquez Callaway (57%),
Kevin White (35%), and Rashid Shaheed (10%). Jarvis Landry
was inactive.
Tight Ends
Four tight ends got into the action Thursday night for Houston.
Brevin Jordan
led the group with a 63% snap share, followed by O.J.
Howard (43%), Teagan
Quitoriano (30%) and Jordan
Akins (27%).
Dallas
Goedert played 91% of the snaps for Philadelphia.
The Packers continue to give four tight ends playing time
including Robert
Tonyan (46%), Marcedes
Lewis (43%), Josiah
Deguara (38%), and Tyler
Davis (7%).
Kyle Pitts
(69%) played the majority of snaps at tight end but the Falcons
also used Parker
Hesse (48%), MyCole
Pruitt (30%) and Feleipe
Franks (7%).
With Donald
Parham out, the Chargers used Gerald
Everett (68%), Tre’
McKitty (35%) and Richards Rodgers (22%). Everett had a
bad drop to start the second half that easily would’ve been
a 20-yard catch.
In Miami, you can’t count on Mike
Gesicki (49%) as long as Durham
Smythe (58%) is also playing.
Cole Kmet
finally got in the action posting a 5-41-2 line on six targets.
He played on 97% of the snaps.
The Lions used Brock
Wright on 81% of the snaps while James
Mitchell played on 21%.
With Darren
Waller out, Foster
Moreau (97%) once again had a dominant snap share.
Evan Engram
(55%) missed time in this game with a back injury, leading to
increased playing time for Chris
Manhertz (54%) and Dan
Arnold (35%).
For the Patriots, Hunter
Henry played on 67% of the snaps while Jonnu
Smith played on 54%.
Dawson Knox
played 86% of the snaps for the Bills.
Snap shares for the Jets tight ends: Tyler
Conklin (72%), C.J.
Uzomah (53%).
T.J. Hockenson
was thrust into the fire for the Vikings, playing on 91% of
the snaps.
The Commanders used three tight ends including Logan
Thomas (72%), John
Bates (39%) and Armani
Rogers (20%).
Zach Ertz
played 97% of the snaps for Arizona.
The tight end committee in Seattle remains Noah
Fant (60%), Will
Dissly (59%) and Colby
Parkinson (40%).
Tyler Higbee
had 1 target despite playing 79% of the snaps.
Cade Otton
(85%) is a viable streamer when Cameron
Brate is out.
With Jody
Fortson out, Noah
Gray played 40% of the snaps behind Travis
Kelce (83%).
With Mark Andrews on the sideline, Isaiah Likely played 77%
of the snaps. Josh Oliver (65%) and Nick Boyle (24%) also got
some run.
The Saints use a combination of tight ends including Juwan Johnson (75%), Taysom Hill (33%), Adam Trautman (35%) and
J.P. Holtz (4%).
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