Alexander Mattison has been above 70% of snaps in each of the first two
games, but has 19 carries for 62 yards.
The Vikings are exclusively using three receivers: Justin Jefferson
(100%), K.J. Osborn (96.6%) and Jordan Addison (69%). Osborn has
more fantasy value that most fantasy owners realize.
Kristian
Wilkerson (72.5%) saw the most snaps at receiver behind Davante
Adams (92.5%) for the Raiders. Hunter
Renfrow (65%) did see an uptick from his 22% of snaps played
in Week 1.
James Cook was efficient on his 21 touches, playing 59% of the
snaps. The Bills ran 78 plays and were using Latavius Murray (23.1%)
in the redzone and also got Damien Harris (17.9%) 7 touches. The
backup RB usage in the redzone is going to be a wet blanket on
Cook’s fantasy value this season.
For the second-straight week the Bills used a two-tight end set
as their base formation with Dawson Knox (70.5%) and Dalton Kincaid
(60.3%), meaning only Stefon Diggs (87.2%) and Gabriel Davis (74.4%)
are viable fantasy wideouts in Buffalo.
BAL @ CIN
Offensive Snaps Ravens: 75
Bengals: 60
Justice Hill (57.3%) and Gus Edwards (42.7%) split running back
work with Hill out-touching Edwards 14 to 10. Gus had zero targets.
For the second-straight week, Trayveon Williams (16.7%) was the
backup to Joe Mixon (78.3%) but isn’t playing enough to
have stand-alone value. Chase Brown played 1 snap.
KC @ JAX
Offensive Snaps Chiefs: 67
Jaguars: 67
The Chiefs barely ran the ball in the first half but Isiah Pacheco
(50.7%) managed 70 rushing yards on 12 attempts. Jerick McKinnon
(32.8%) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (16.4%) were in their typical
roles but didn’t get more than 4 touches.
Just like Week 1, the Chiefs had all 7 of their receivers active
and they all saw the field with Richie James (4.5%) and Justyn Ross (13.4%) being the odd men out. Marquez Valdes-Scantling (82.1%),
Justin Watson (46.3%) and Skyy Moore (58.2%) saw the most action
with Kadarius Toney playing just 28.4% of the snaps. Toney and
Watson led the group with 5 targets.
Zay Jones (65.7%) missed some time in this game with a knee injury
but Jacksonville was focused on getting Christian Kirk (80.6%)
the ball who saw 14 targets. Calvin Ridley (79.1%) saw 8 targets.
Breathe easy Derrick
Henry fans. He saw 70.8% of snaps, well ahead of rookie Tajae
Spears (36.9%) but Spears is likely headed for a 10-12 touch
role which will take some shine off Henry’s ceiling.
Chris Moore (46.2%) saw and increase in snaps with DeAndre Hopkins
(60.0%) playing through an ankle injury. Moore won’t have
any fantasy value unless Hopkins is ruled out.
Chigoziem Okonkwo’s 16.7% target share ranked T-14th among
tight ends who played at least 25 snaps. A better effort coming
off his bagel in Week 1.
GB @ ATL
Offensive Snaps Packers: 50
Falcons: 82
It’s hard to pinpoint what’s going on with AJ Dillon
who looks slow and out of sync with the offense. He saw a healthy
68% share of snaps with Aaron Jones out, but was inefficient (15-55-0,
1-8-0). Patrick Taylor (22%) was next up at RB followed by Emanuel Wilson (10%).
With the Packers running so few plays it was difficult for anyone
of the receivers to be fantasy relevant. Jayden Reed (56%) saw
8 targets for only 37 yards but did find the endzone twice. Romeo Doubs (76%) played the most snaps of the wideouts with Dontayvion Wicks (50%) and Samori Toure (46%) also seeing significant action.
If you’re still holding out hope for Kyle Pitts (69.5%)
to become an elite fantasy tight end in this offense, it’s
time to pack it in. Jonnu Smith played 67.1% of the snaps and
saw 6 targets while Pitts has 4 catches in two games.
SEA @ DET
Offensive Snaps Seahawks: 72
Lions: 66
Kenneth Walker (61.1%) was inefficient on his 18 touches against
Detroit. Zach Charbonnet got six touches while playing 26.4% of
the snaps.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba played 55.6% of the snaps, roughly the same
percentage he played in Week 1.
The Lions increased the snap share of Jahmyr Gibbs from 27.1%
in Week 1 to 48.5% in Week 2, although David Montgomery (45.5%)
did exit early with a bruised thigh. Gibbs saw 9 targets which
yielded a 7-39-0 result.
Josh Reynolds’ two-TD performance came on 80.3% of the
snaps. He’s easily the WR2 in this offense.
IND @ HOU
Offensive Snaps Colts: 57
Texans: 84
Zack Moss played an astounding 98.2% of the snaps at RB for the
Colts. No other running back got an offensive snap. He’s
obviously the guy until Jonathan Taylor returns.
WR Alec Pierce played every snap while Michael Pittman Jr. played
98.2%. The Colts have a tight rotation among their skill players.
The Texans got down early and allowed C.J. Stroud to throw the
ball 47 times. The clear top three wideouts were Nico Collins
(61.9%), Robert Woods (85.7%) and Tank Dell (78.6). All three
saw at least 9 targets.
CHI @ TB
Offensive Snaps Bears: 53
Buccaneers: 71
D’Onta Foreman
was a healthy scratch which left Khalil
Herbert (60.4%) and Roschon
Johnson (41.5%) to soak up the running back work. The Bears
will need to improve their offensive efficiency in order for both
of these backs to be fantasy relevant.
Darnell Mooney (28.3%) missed most of the second half with a
bruised knee which allowed Chase Claypool to lay 79.2% of the
snaps. Trent Taylor (43.4%) was the third WR up but has no fantasy
value.
Chase Edmonds has been put on IR with a knee injury which should
give Sean Tucker (23.9%) more opportunities as the backup behind
Rachaad White (71.8%).
Saquon Barkley (97.1%) is going to miss at least a couple weeks
after suffering a sprained ankle in this game which is unfortunate
given the kind of usage he’s been seeing. Matt Breida and
Gary Brightwell both played 2 snaps in this game.
The top three receivers for the Giants continue to be Darius Slayton (82.4%), Isaiah Hodgins (75%) and Parris Campbell (66.2%).
However, TE Darren Waller (89.7%) has the highest target share
(20.3%) among the Giants pass catchers through two weeks.
James Conner (72.3%) is dominating snap share for the Cardinals
at running back.
Marquise Brown (93.8%) and Rondale Moore (64.6%) led the Cardinals
receivers in snap share with Michael Wilson (43.1%) third on the
list. Brown has a 25.4% target share through two games.
At TE, Zach Ertz is a thing. He played 72.4% of snaps this week
and is clearly ahead of Trey McBride (44.1%). Ertz has 18 targets
on the season compared to McBride’s 5
Cam Akers was a healthy scratch and there are now trade rumors
swirling. No problem… we’ll just give Kyren Williams
95% of the RB snaps. Ronnie Rivers was the backup and saw 5 snaps.
The Rams are basically using three receivers: Puka Nacua (86.2%),
Tutu Atwell (93.8%) and Van Jefferson (82.5%). Jefferson is clearly
the third receiver with Puka seeing a whopping 35 targets in two
games.
TE Tyler Higbee played 92.5% of the snaps and saw 7 targets but
only had 3 catches for 12 yards.
NYJ @ DAL
Offensive Snaps Jets: 47
Cowboys: 87
Not surprisingly, the Jets couldn’t do anything on offense
against Dallas. Dalvin Cook (36.2%), Breece Hall (34%) and Michael Carter (31.9%) played a similar number of snaps.
Tony Pollard got 32 touches in this game on 64.4% of the snaps.
Any questions about him being a bellcow RB have been answered.
Raheem Mostert (73%) has taken over the Dolphins backfield and
is a solid RB2 even with Devon Achane (9.5%) back in the mix.
Rhamondre Stevenson (73%) and Ezekiel Elliott (29.7%) are basically
in a 70-30 split. Zeke is only fantasy relevant in an obvious
play from ahead situation for the Patriots.
Jonathan Mingo (98.3%), Adam Thielen (86.7%) and D.J. Chark (61.7%)
are the top three wideouts for Carolina. Mingo saw a 25.8% target
share but finished with an 8 (targets)-3-26-0 line.
Jamaal Williams (23.4%) left early with a hamstring injury which
allowed Tony Jones (51.9%) to get some run. He scored twice but
was inefficient with his carries (12-34) Kendre Miller was Inactive
and Alvin Kamara will be back in Week 4.
We saw a lot of Taysom Hill (40.3%) in this game, likely in part
due to Jamaal Williams leaving early. Taysom had 9 carries (75
yds), 1 pass attempt and 1 reception.
CLE @ PIT
Offensive Snaps Browns: 87
Steelers: 54
The Steelers won this game on defense (2 TDs) as their offense
struggled all night against an emerging Browns-D. Jaylen Warren
(42.6%) has stand-alone value as the backup to Najee Harris (57.4%).
The Browns lost Nick
Chubb (20.7%) to a devastating knee injury which will make
Jerome Ford
(49.4%) a top waiver wire add. Ford operated as the lead back
with Chubb out while Pierre
Strong Jr. saw just a 14.9% snap share. Adding a free agent
RB is certainly in play for the Browns.