Target Breakdown: Week 1 WR/TE Recap & Week 2 Sleepers

This article is part of our Target Breakdown series.

Welcome to the first ever Target Breakdown on RotoWire. It's essentially a beefed-up version of last year's Hidden Stat Line, breaking down each game from the previous weekend from a usage-focused perspective. Below you'll find Week 1 usage stats for every fantasy-relevant WR and TE, plus some who aren't so relevant.

But before we get to the game-by-game recaps, let's look at leaderboards, injuries and winners/losers from Week 1, along with waiver adds and sleeper picks for Week 2.

And, while you're here, check out sister article Backfield Breakdown if you haven't already. RBs Matter, right?

Week 1 Air Yards & Red-Zone Report

Wide Receivers

50+ Air Yards

Tight Ends 

(20+ Air Yards)

Target Share Leaders

15.0 percent or more. Includes RBs.

Multiple Red-Zone Targets

Injury Report

Wide Receivers

Injured In-Game

• WR Jerry Jeudy suffered a high ankle sprain and could miss 4-6 weeks.
• WR Michael Gallup suffered a calf strain. He was placed on IR.
• WR Tyrell Williams (concussion) was removed early in the third quarter.
• WR Dee Eskridge suffered a concussion.

Didn't Play

• WR Odell Beckham (knee)
• WR Will Fuller (suspension)
• WR Preston Williams (foot)
• WRs Keelan Cole (knee) and Jamison Crowder (COVID list)
• WR Tre'Quan Smith (IR - hamstring)
• WR Curtis Samuel (IR - groin)
• WR T.Y. Hilton (IR - neck)
• WR Rashod Bateman (IR - groin)

Tight Ends

Injured In-Game

• Zach Ertz briefly left with a hamstring injury but returned. Now being evaluated.
• Josiah Deguara entered concussion protocol.

Didn't Play

• Evan Engram (calf)
• Adam Shaheen (COVID list)

Week 1 Winners

Based on some combination of usage/role and performance, but only highlighting the former when backed by the latter. That make sense?

WR Amari Cooper

WR Antonio Brown

WR Cedrick Wilson

TE Rob Gronkowski

WR Zach Pascal

WR Ja'Marr Chase

WR Deebo Samuel

TE T.J. Hockenson

WR Amon-Ra St. Brown    

WR DeVonta Smith

TE Kyle Pitts

TE Adam Trautman

WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling

WR Courtland Sutton

WR Tim Patrick

TE Noah Fant

WR Sterling Shepard

WRs Jakobi Meyers & Nelson Agholor

TE Tyler Higbee 

WR Van Jefferson

TE Darren Waller

TE Mark Andrews  

WR Sammy Watkins      

Week 1 Losers

WR Michael Gallup

TE O.J. Howard

WR Michael Pittman

TE Tyler Conklin

WR Tyrell Williams

WR Brandon Aiyuk

WR Chase Claypool

WR Russell Gage

TE Austin Hooper

WR Randall Cobb

 TE Mike Gesicki

Waivers & Sleepers for Week 2

Limited to players rostered in 50 percent or less of Yahoo leagues.

Wide Receivers

Waivers, Pt. 1 — Potential Week 2 Starters/Streamers

1. Cole Beasley - 45% rostered
2. Sterling Shepard - 40%
3. Emmanuel Sanders - 21%
4. Nelson Agholor - 33%
5. Marquez Valdes-Scantling  - 14%
6. Darnell Mooney - 48%
7. Sammy Watkins - 14%
8. LOGO] Zach Pascal - 2%

Waivers, Pt. 2 — Bench Stashes & Sleepers

1. Terrace Marshall
2. Gabriel Davis
3. Bryan Edwards
4. LOGO] Van Jefferson
5. Rondale Moore
6. Amon-Ra St. Brown
7. Darius Slayton
8. LOGO] Tim Patrick

Tight Ends

Waivers, Pt. 1 — Potential Week 2 Starters/Streamers

1. Jared Cook
2. Zach Ertz (if hamstring is okay)

Waivers, Pt. 2 — Bench Stashes & Sleepers

1. Adam Trautman
2. Cole Kmet

Drops & Benchings

Drop'Em

WR Randall Cobb

TE Austin Hooper

TE Jimmy Graham

TE Blake Jarwin

TE Anthony Firkser

TE Eric Ebron

TE Tyler Conklin

Bench'em

WR Michael Pittman

WR Elijah Moore

WR Russell Gage

WR Henry Ruggs

WR Parris Campbell

TE Mike Gesicki

TE Hunter Henry

Game-by-Game Breakdowns

Dallas Cowboys (29) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (31)

• Gallup left with a calf injury in the third quarter and didn't play in the fourth quarter (he's since been placed on IR).
• Wilson and Lamb both played 14 of 16 snaps (87.5%) in Q4, just one fewer than Amari Cooper (93.8%).
• Wilson ran a team-high 65.5% of his routes from the slot, ahead of Cooper (40.0%), Lamb (38.2%) and definitely Gallup (8.9%).
• Lamb took more snaps out wide (30) than in the slot (21), confirming preseason chatter. Granted, he still came off the field a decent amount (72.6% snap share) and had two drops. But that's small potatoes compared to 15 targets and 23.5 PPR points out of the gate.
• Schultz had a nice night with his 6-45-0 line including 32 YAC, but the near 50-50 split between him and Jarwin suggests fantasy value will be elusive. Both are deep-league only until further notice.

• Brown stole the show, but in terms of playing time, he was still well behind Godwin and Evans. Godwin was on the field for each of Tampa's 50 pass plays, while Brown was on the field for 72 percent.
• Scott Miller got eight snaps, O.J. Howard six and Tyler Johnson three. They'd arguably be starters or at least prized backups on most teams, but can barely get on the field for Tampa. Any hope for a late Howard breakout essentially died Thursday night, with the 2017 first-round pick barely playing while Gronk handled a three-down role.
• Per PFF, Gronk ran a route on 37 of his 42 pass snaps (88.1 percent). Last year, he ran a route on 79.5 percent, and never had more than 33 in a single game. The eight targets
• Gronk was in-line for only 69.6% of his snaps. Maybe that sounds like a lot for a modern tight end, until we compare it to his 88.2% mark from last season. More snaps in the slot and out wide can only be a good thing, even for a guy who also does damage when he's tight to the formation.

Jaguars (21) at Texans (37) 

• The market share for Chark is encouraging, plus he found the end zone. But Jacksonville looked bad, including Trevor Lawrence. And Chark dropped two passes, costing himself what should've been a 100-yard day (he finished with 3-86-1 on 12 targets).
• Shenault played 39 of his 49 snaps (79.6%) in the slot. Jones was at just 28.6% and Chark at a mere 15.3%. TBD on who leads the team in targets this year.
• O'Shaughnessy actually ran just one fewer route than Shenault and finished with only one fewer target. The tight end even lined up in the slot 21 times and out wide five times, accounting for 49.1% of his snaps. That usage hints at a handful of targets per week even if O'Shaughnessy doesn't exactly strike fear into defenses.

• Cooks was on the field for 34 of 37 pass snaps. He played through the fourth quarter, but was taken off the field for quite a few run plays. As expected, he led the team in targets and air yards.
• Amendola didn't play much but had a big impact on his limited chances, finishing with 5-34-1. While we shouldn't get used to the production, he'll likely see more snaps when the Texans are forced to play from behind and presumably use three-wide formations more often.
• Surprisingly, Amendola played the same number of snaps out wide (eight) as in the slot (eight). His 47.1% slot rate still led Houston WRs, ahead of Cooks (25.4%), Conley (23.1%) and Collins (17.5%).
• Conley got a bunch of snaps, but largely on pass plays. Collins ran more than twice as many routes on about the same number of snaps, essentially taking the much better half of a timeshare in the No. 2 role.
• Bad news for Akins, who was outplayed by the guy he shared snaps with at tight end. Pharaoh Brown isn't likely to become a steady receiving threat, but his 4-67-0 outburst Sunday could cost Akins playing time. Granted, it could shift more toward Akins in negative game script.
• Anthony Miller was a healthy scratch, but it may have been related to the time he missed this preseason with his most recent shoulder dislocation.

Chargers (20) at Washington Football Team (16) 

• Cook ran a route on 59.6% of Justin Herbert's dropbacks. He pass-blocked three times, per PFF.
• Allen took 46.9% of his snaps from the slot, more than Cook (42.2%), Guyton (23.5%) and Williams (13.8%)
• Williams had two drops, in addition to eight catches for 82 yards and a TD. Only two of his 12 targets travelled 20-plus yards downfield, but that accounted for two-thirds of Justin Herbert's downfield attempts (the other went to Allen, incomplete).
• K.J. Hill got three targets on seven snaps, and Josh Palmer saw one target on 14 snaps. But Guyton was easily the No. 3 receiver, seeing 69% of snaps and five targets.

• Ryan Fitzpatrick (hip) and Taylor Heinicke combined for only 21 pass attempts, while Antonio Gibson got 20 carries. The Chargers ran 78 plays to Washington's 49.
• Thomas played every snap and was used as a pass-blocker just twice. No need to worry about the lack of targets, as Washington simply didn't have many plays or pass attempts in this one. However, he's already looking at a QB downgrade, and is now one injury away from dealing with borderline-incompetent play (Kyle Allen) at the position.
• McLaurin made the most of his chances, at least, catching each of four targets for 62 yards (all in the third quarter).
• Cam Sims caught his lone target for a 17-yard gain, but that was also his only pass snap. Brown, the third-round rookie, was easily the No. 2 receiver, with 92.7% snap share and 19.1% target share. That's not to say he'll get more targets than Humphries over the next few weeks, but it does at least appear Brown has beat out Sims (while Curtis Samuel is on IR with. a groin injury, that is).
• Brown took one-third of his snaps in the slot, while McLaurin got just nine (18.4%). Last year, McLaurin took 24.0% of his snaps in the slot, producing 2.27 yard per route (compared to 1.87 yprr overall). A six-percent decrease over one week means nothing, but I'm mentioning it now as something to keep an eye on in the future.

Seahawks (28) at Colts (16) 

• Swain got more playing time, but Eskridge — a second-round rookie — picked up 28 yards on his lone target.
• Lockett played just 13 of 44 snaps (29.5%) in the slot, in part because Seattle used 11 personnel on only 27 of 53 snaps (50.9%). But also, the Seahawks often used their third receiver as the slot guy, with Swain taking 39.1% of his snaps inside and Eskridge at 45.5%.
• Lockett played only four of 10 snaps in the fourth quarter, but prior to that, his snap share had been at 95.5% — the same as Metcalf's — at the end of Q3.
• Dissly played 55.6% of first-half snaps and 85.2% of second-half snaps. In other words, Seattle's increased use of multi-TE sets was partly strategy and partly game script. Either way, the Seahawks ended up using 12 personnel on 43.4% of plays, second only to the Patriots (48.6%) in Week 1.
• The TD and snap share look good for Everett, but he ran only 17 routes on 28 Russell Wilson dropbacks for Russell Wilson. While 60.7 percent route share wouldn't be a disaster, it'd probably make Everett a streamer rather than a real starter in most leagues.

• Four targets on 43 routes is brutal for someone (Pittman) who was supposed to be pushing for the No. 1 receiver job. If you're wondering where the targets went, ask Philip Rivers... he'd be happy to see Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines ranking 1-2 on the team. Carson Wentz doesn't have the best track record with wideouts, to be fair, but he's unlikely to be as much of a check-down maven as Rivers in the long run. Still, this is bad news for Pittman, no denying it. But he will have chances to bounce back, given the ample playing time.
• The Colts ran the ball on 52.8% of Alie-Cox's snaps. Every other skill-position player, besides Jonathan Taylor, was at 42% or lower.
• Pascal took 49 of his 63 snaps (77.8%) in the slot, while Campbell largely played out wide (85.7%) when he came on as the third receiver. That's good news for Pascal, who also scored two TDs, albeit on only five targets. His inside-outside versatility serves him well in general, and even more so on a Colts team where Pittman, Campbell and T.Y. Hilton (IR - neck) are question marks.
• Rookie TE Kylen Granson played only six snaps.

Jets (14) at Panthers (19) 

• Davis had a great game, but with usage that was right in line with expectations, not dominant, No. 1 receiver type market shares. That's still possible, however, as he was the entire Jets offense in Week 1.
• Moore got only 13 slot snaps, accounting for 29.4% of his total. It was a rough debut, with one drop and a three-yard pass on his only catch.
• Berrios always seems to get targets and catch passes when he plays. He took two-thirds of his snaps from the slot and put up 5-51-0 on seven targets. But Crowder should be back soon for slot work.
• Denzel Mims watch: 3 snaps, 1 target, 1 catch for 40 yards.
• Kroft lost only four snaps to pass blocking, running a route on 31 of Zach Wilson's 43 dropbacks (72.1%). He caught three passes for 26 yards on five targets, and likely has similar stat lines lying ahead. We'll take notice if he gets even more playing time or actually sees some chances downfield (3.2 aDOT in Week 1).

• Arnold got 72.7% of first-half snaps but only 29.0% after the break. Marshall was at 63.6% in the first half, then fell to 41.9% in the second half with Carolina nursing a lead. (The Panthers were up 16-0 at the break.)
• Marshall was on the field for 16 of 23 pass snaps (69.6%) before halftime,
• Moore and Anderson were the only Panthers to run routes on more than two-thirds of Sam Darnold's 36 dropbacks. Moore and Anderson both topped 90 percent, while Marshall and Arnold fell around 60 percent.
• Christian McCaffrey led the team with nine targets, hauling in all nine for 89 yards on just 22 routes (he lost seven snaps to pass-blocking and a few others to Chuba Hubbard).

Vikings (24) at Bengals (27) - OT 

• Apart from the four guys listed, only Dalvin Cook reached 20% snap share among Minnesota skill-position players. Dede Westbrook (18.1%), Chris Herndon (14.5%) and Ihmir Smith-Marsette (4.8%) were lightly used.
• Conklin played a lot of snaps, but he was used as  a pass-blocker eight times, second-most among all TEs in Week 1 (behind only... George Kittle with 10).
• Conklin ran 32 routes, compared to 50 apiece for Thielen and Jefferson and 47 for Osborn.

• Higgins left the game briefly to receive an IV and ended up playing only 63.6% of snaps after halftime, adding two catches for 42 yards. Higgins played 92% of snaps in the first half, same as Chase.
• Boyd had a quiet day, but he ran just three fewer routes than Chase and the same number as Higgins. All three should be solid fantasy starters this year if the Week 1 roles hold up. The Bengals won't be able to run the ball 30-plus times most weeks.
• Uzomah ran a route on 23 of Joe Burrow's 32 dropbacks (71.9%). That's pretty darn good, though he saw just two targets. Keep an eye out.

Cardinals (38) at Titans (13) 

• Green did a fantastic job helping Hopkins celebrate his touchdowns and big plays. Hopefully the Cardinals don't expect too much else out of that signing.
• Kirk was the No. 3 receiver ahead of Moore and had himself a day, though the rookie also contributed to a big win. It's still hard to say if any of Green/Kirk/Moore will emerge as more than a deep-league start this season. No way I'm getting fooled by Kirk again; not when his snap and route shares are so far behind Green's.

• Jones and Brown both spent the afternoon working outside. Jones took just 10.2% of his snaps from the slot, and Brown only 25.5%.
  • No. 3 receiver Rogers got 71.1% of his snaps  in the slot.
  • And No. 4 Westrbook-Ikhine played two-thirds of his 24 snaps inside.
• Firkser ran a route on 62.8% of Ryan Tannehill's dropbacks. That doesn't sound bad, but it's not exactly good in game script that would seem to be about as good as it gets for Firkser's playing time (though it obviously hurts him when the entire team plays like a steaming pile).

49ers (41) at Lions (33) 

• Kittle rarely came off the field but was used as a blocker on 10 of his 25 pass snaps (40.0%... come on now!). No need to panic after one game, but that is a huge difference from last season when he blocked on just 13.3% of his pass snaps, per PFF. I'll officially be worried if he's over 20 percent again in Week 2.
• Deebo! Aided by Aiyuk being limited, perhaps. But Samuel managers nonetheless are thrilled to see some deep and intermediate work in addition to the short stuff.
• Sanu was the slot specialist, taking 14 of his 20 snaps there.
• Samuel took 67.4% of his snaps on the perimeter and 26.1% in the slot, plus one in the backfield and two tight/in-line.
• Aiyuk and Sherfield split one receiver job, each taking 24 perimeter snaps. Aiyuk got two slot snaps, and Sherfield added one.
• I don't have many Aiyuk shares, but I'd be worried if I did. Not worried enough to sell during a panic, but worried. Even if he's legit, Kyle Shanahan can be fickle.

• Williams played 92.5% of snaps in the first half and caught two of three targets for 14 yards. Williams then suffered a concussion early in the third quarter, opening up a regular spot for St. Brown.
• St. Brown entered halftime with 35.0% snap share and one incomplete target. He added just two catches for 23 yards in the second half, but St. Brown did see three targets after the break and led Detroit skill-position players in second-half snap share (86.0%).
• Hockenson played at least three-quarters of snaps in each quarter and was on the field for 14 of 16 third downs (87.8%). Hockenson ran 53 routes and was used as a pass-blocker just twice, per PFF.

Steelers (23) at Bills (16)

• Ebron and Freiermuth rotated throughout the afternoon but then lost snaps to Gentry in the fourth quarter. Gentry pass-blocked four times, so he may have been put in just for that, or perhaps blocking in general. Either way, it took some pass snaps away from Ebron and Freiermuth.
• Freiermuth played six of seven RZ snaps, and Ebron got five. JuJu played all seven, while Claypool had five, Johnson four and Washington one. Yet it was Johnson who had two RZ targets and a TD.
• Claypool continues to be something between full-time and part-time. The few more snaps would really help, but it's understandable when Washington is the No. 4 receiver.
• JuJu aDOT watch: 5.2. Not ideal! Johnson was at 5.7, and Claypool at 10.4

• The Bills kept it simple, with Diggs, Sanders and Beasley in every-down roles while Knox and Davis essentially rotated.
  • Knox played 74.4% of snaps in the first half to Davis' 39.5%.
  • Davis played 61.9% after halftime, with Knox dropping to 38.1%.
• The Bills ran 35 of 79 plays (44.3%) with four or more wide receivers on the field. A vote of confidence in Davis, or a vote of confidence in Knox? TBD if that holds up.
• Diggs got two of the four RZ targets.

Eagles (32) at Falcons (6) 

• The usage and performance both hint at Smith being an instant fantasy starter. Of course, he was playing indoors against the Falcons defense, and Jalen Hurts may look a lot worse against better competition. Personally, I'm leaning toward starting Smith over DJ Chark and Robby Anderson in Week 2. It might be time to trade Mr. Anderson.
• Smith ran a team-high 37 routes, followed by Reagor (27), Goedert (27), Ertz (23), Watkins (19) and Miles Sanders (19). That's a good outcome for Smith, Goedert and Sanders, at least. Arguably Ertz too, depending on how you view him at this point.
• Goedert blocked on just two of 29 pass snaps. But Ertz blocked on zero of 23.
• Reagor was the No. 2 receiver and put up 6-49-1, but he did run 10 fewer routes than Smith.

• Pitts' 24.2% target share was third-largest among TEs in Week 1. He did miss a bunch of snaps, but only seven of those were pass plays, and he was used as a pass-blocker just twice, per PFF.
• Pitts played 20 snaps in the slot (46.5%), 12 out wide (27.9%) and 11 tight/in-line (25.6%). He's probably their No. 2 receiver, not Gage. This coming from someone with close to zero shares of either (i.e., idc one way or the other... not that I ever let bias impact analysis apart from Sterling Shepard*).
• Olamide Zaccheaus played 18 snaps, with only eight coming on pass plays. Tajae Sharpe got 10 snaps, with five on pass plays. Neither was targeted.
• Did Arthur Smith turn the Falcons into the other kind of one-dimensional offense? I don't think that's actually possible with Matt Ryan, Calvin Ridley and Kyle Pitts... not to mention the mediocre running backs.

Browns (29) at Chiefs (33) 

• Odell Beckham (knee) was inactive. Didn't see that coming.
• Rashard Higgins played only four snaps.
• Camp hero Peoples-Jones was targeted once and finished with four yards.
• Njoku was the standout, but in a timeshare with Hooper and Bryant. Trust none of them for the time being, though Njoku and Hooper both are capable of producing if they get more snaps and routes.
• Landry went for 5-71-0 on five targets and a 13-yard rushing TD. The Browns might've done better if they'd gotten him the ball more #analysis

• Hardman was quiet, but this is pretty much what you were hoping for in terms of playing time. He ran just four fewer routes than Hill and just one fewer than Kelce, but that's partially because the Chiefs basically never ran with Hardman on the field, which isn't quite sustainable long term.
• Hardman got 22 of his 41 snaps in the slot, a team-high 53.7%. Hill was 46.3%, Kelce 39.2% and Robinson just 13.6%.
• Byron Pringle played just 17.2% of snaps and caught one pass for six yards on two targets.

Packers (3) at Saints (38) 

• The blowout evened out snap shares, with backups replacing starters in the fourth quarter.
• Even ignoring the fourth quarter, Cobb played only 31.6% of snaps, making him a distant fourth behind Adams (94.7%), MVS (84.2%) and Lazard (60.5).
• Adams, MVS and Lazard each got either 13 of 14 slot snaps. Amari Rodgers ended up with 11, boosted by garbage time, and Cobb got only eight. This may or may not be interpreted as some sort of hostile action against Aaron Rodgers.

• Jameis Winston threw five TDs on 20 pass attempts. The Saints had just 21 attempts overall.
• Johnson played six snaps in the slot, one out wide and four tight/in-line. That should be enough to retain/add TE eligibility if it continues, I think.
• Callaway should at least get a couple points for the preseason catches, no?
• The Trautman breakout gets some steam! (But only 4.8 PPR points). Trautman was used as a pass-blocker just once, but he did take 78.0% of his snaps tight/in-line. Not ideal, even if the number likely falls in games where the Saints actually need to throw the ball.

Broncos (27) at Giants (13) 

• Jeudy suffered a high-ankle sprain midway through the third quarter. He didn't play any snaps over the final 23 minutes of regulation. Snap shares in that time:
  • Tim Patrick: 84.2%, zero targets on eight pass snaps
  • Noah Fant: 78.9%, one target on six pass snaps
  • Courtland Sutton: 73.7%, zero targets on seven pass snaps
  • Albert Okwuegbunam, 68.4%, one target on three pass snaps
  • Eric Saubert: 57.9%, one target on three pass snaps
  • KJ Hamler: 36.8%, one target on five pass snaps
• Note that Denver was sitting on a lead, and Hamler likely would've seen more work if the team had been trailing or in a closer game. Still, four targets on 36.4% snap share is never great. And they apparently like their No. 3 TE Saubert.
• Sutton barely saw the ball but had everything else work in his favor for a Year 4, post-ACL breakout. Jeudy is out for a while, and Sutton was already full-time in his first week back from the injury.
• Fant led the team in targets and tied Patrick for second in routes. The tight end blocked on just two of his pass snaps.

• Don't look now, but Mr. No Ceiling himself Sterling Shepard has put up three straight games with 20+ PPR points and a TD. Granted, across two separate seasons, and when not many people had him in lineups. So maybe that's just for par for the course.
• Kadarius Toney played 8.2% of snaps and saw two targets. Slayton, meanwhile, saw seven targets and 26.8% air-yard share.
• Golladay did at least lead the team in air yards (102), though not by much over Shepard (92) and Slayton (85).

Dolphins (17) at Patriots (16) 

• Will Fuller (suspension) and Preston Williams (foot) didn't play. Fuller will be back Week 2; Parker is uncertain and likely a backup in any case.
• Gesicki played 47.5% of the snaps through three quarters, and got just two snaps in the fourth quarter. He ran 17 routes, 11 fewer than Parker, on QB Tua Tagoviloa's 29 dropbacks. The 58.6% route participation isn't disastrous, but it also isn't good, and Gesicki could have an ugly rate of routes per target now that Miami has good wide receivers.
• Rookie TE Hunter Long played 33.3% of snaps, but only five of those were pass plays. It was Smythe, not the rookie, who caused problems for Mikey G.
• Jakeem Grant and Mack Hollins logged 13.0% apiece, mostly playing special teams.

• Meyers vs. Agholor for New England's WR1 could take a few weeks to decipher. With no guarantee of a clear winner. And Smith vs. Henry at TE looks about the same, with both having Week 1s that are neutral to somewhat discouraging (with very similar usage stats, apart from Smith's two extra targets).
• Remember that Miami's secondary is the strength of their team. This was a solid showing for Agholor, Meyers, Mac Jones, etc al
• Smith blocked on seven of his 27 pass snaps (25.9%), while Henry blocked on four of 28 (14.3%). Pretty similar to the career rates for both guys, and Jonnu saw more targets nonetheless.

Bears (14) at Rams (34) 

• This one was ugly for the Chicago passing game. But it was also a road game against the Rams defense. Still, gross.
• Jimmy Graham played only seven snaps in each half, finishing at 20.3%. Why keep him and pay him so much money if he's not even playing when you're in pass-heavy, comeback mode? Did they just now realize in 2021 training camp that the guy is washed up? I'm not the only one with questions here.

• Holy Higbee! The tight end played every snap, and pass-blocked only twice. Plus he caught five passes for 68 yards, albeit without any RZ targets (Kupp and Woods got two apiece).
• Higbee should be a solid TE1 this year if fellow tight ends Brycen Hopkins and Jacob Harris are either healthy scratches or relegated to special teams.
  • Harris only played special teams Sunday night. Hopkins was active but didn't play.
• Jefferson is the No. 3 receiver; just don't expect long TDs on a regular basis.
• The No. 4 role makes a lot of sense for DeSean Jackson at this stage, no?

Ravens (27) at Raiders (33) - OT

• With No. 2 TE Nick Boyle (knee) not quite ready, Baltimore played more 11 personnel than usual.
• Andrews had a quiet night that included a late kinda-drop, but the tight end tied Watkins for the team lead in routes run (37). Andrews didn't pass-block even once all night, per PFF, and the 80.9% snap share was second-largest of his career. Big days lie ahead.
• Brown missed a bunch of snaps but not many pass plays. While he played a great game, Brown's usage was about the same as last year. He and Watkins can both outperform ADP now that Baltimore's running game isn't a lock to lead the league in attempts (also, Rashod Bateman is out for at least the first three weeks with a groin injury).
• Speaking of which... Duvernay had a couple nice punt returns (and a muff) but didn't do anything on offense to help him lock down a role long-term. He'll need a lengthy Bateman absence or a Brown/Watkins injury in order to stock around in the top three. So, actually, his chances are pretty good, as much as this Ravens fan wishes it were otherwise.
• I hated this game about as much as one can hate a Week 1 game. Fortunately, the Ravens get some help from the schedule-makers, flying cross-country to face the reigning AFC champs on short rest. No word yet on whether Roger Goodell will bring Patrick Mahomes a flower bouquet or a bottle of wine for the opening kickoff (I'll take BOTH, -170).

• Even with two drops, Waller picks up right where he left off last December/January. Is it possible he and Kelce finish 1-2 in receiving... among all players? Maybe if Tyreek Hill misses a few games.
• Edwards made each of his four catches (for 81 yards) on the final drive of regulation or the first series of overtime. He and Ruggs both played 70.2% of snaps after halftime, including 67.7% of the pass snaps. Waller, for comparison, was at 93.6% snap share and 94.1% of pass snaps in the second half.
• Waller did have four snaps as a pass-blocker... but that's nothing compared to his team-high 57 routes. Edwards was second on the team with 39 routes, followed by Renfrow (37) and Ruggs (35). Maybe someone emerges; they all made big plays late in Monday's win. But Waller is the only one I'd want anywhere near a Week 2 lineup.