Target Breakdown: Week 9 WR/TE Usage Recap & Week 10 Waivers Preview

Target Breakdown: Week 9 WR/TE Usage Recap & Week 10 Waivers Preview

This article is part of our Target Breakdown series.

If you haven't already, be sure to check out sister article Backfield Breakdown before placing waiver claims on running backs or choosing starters for Week 10.

Now it's time to look at wide receivers and tight ends, though it'll be a bit briefer than usual as yours truly makes his way back from New Orleans after watching the Ravens walk all over the Saints. I'll update the article with more commentary Tuesday night / Wednesday morning, but for now I just want to make sure all the tables and stats are up before waivers run Tuesday night for some of the less-enlightened fantasy leagues.

Share Comparisons

Below we show target, route and air-yard shares for Week 9, compared to numbers for the season as a whole. Sorting by the delta columns is a quick way to find outliers (or trends... or injuries).

Note: The numbers below aren't adjusted for games that players have missed. I didn't have time this week, but we'll do it that way again next week. The good news, for now, is that RotoWire's advanced receiving stats page shows team shares for targets and air yards that are adjusted to only include the games in which a player was active.

Wide Receivers

 R/DBR/DB '22R/DB ΔTgt ShTgt Sh '22Tgt ΔAY ShAY Sh '22AY Δ
1Justin Jefferson100.0%98.1%1.9%33.3%29.6%3.8%52.3%41.9%10.4%
2Cooper Kupp100.0%98.1%1.9%34.6%33.3%1.3%26.3%39.4%-13.1%
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If you haven't already, be sure to check out sister article Backfield Breakdown before placing waiver claims on running backs or choosing starters for Week 10.

Now it's time to look at wide receivers and tight ends, though it'll be a bit briefer than usual as yours truly makes his way back from New Orleans after watching the Ravens walk all over the Saints. I'll update the article with more commentary Tuesday night / Wednesday morning, but for now I just want to make sure all the tables and stats are up before waivers run Tuesday night for some of the less-enlightened fantasy leagues.

Share Comparisons

Below we show target, route and air-yard shares for Week 9, compared to numbers for the season as a whole. Sorting by the delta columns is a quick way to find outliers (or trends... or injuries).

Note: The numbers below aren't adjusted for games that players have missed. I didn't have time this week, but we'll do it that way again next week. The good news, for now, is that RotoWire's advanced receiving stats page shows team shares for targets and air yards that are adjusted to only include the games in which a player was active.

Wide Receivers

 R/DBR/DB '22R/DB ΔTgt ShTgt Sh '22Tgt ΔAY ShAY Sh '22AY Δ
1Justin Jefferson100.0%98.1%1.9%33.3%29.6%3.8%52.3%41.9%10.4%
2Cooper Kupp100.0%98.1%1.9%34.6%33.3%1.3%26.3%39.4%-13.1%
3DeVonta Smith100.0%95.8%4.2%8.0%23.2%-15.2%8.0%27.1%-19.1%
4Davante Adams100.0%93.8%6.2%47.2%31.1%16.1%53.0%41.2%11.8%
5Terry McLaurin100.0%93.5%6.5%34.6%19.7%14.9%43.0%33.0%10.0%
6Amon-Ra St. Brown100.0%62.5%37.5%37.5%22.5%15.0%73.5%16.7%56.8%
7Joshua Palmer97.7%74.0%23.7%23.3%14.7%8.5%31.6%15.7%15.9%
8DeAndre Hopkins97.5%29.3%68.2%15.2%9.2%6.0%15.8%13.8%2.0%
9Gabe Davis97.4%81.6%15.8%15.2%13.0%2.2%30.8%25.0%5.8%
10Chris Olave97.1%76.0%21.1%32.1%24.1%8.1%45.9%38.3%7.5%
11A.J. Brown96.8%90.1%6.7%24.0%30.3%-6.3%30.3%45.0%-14.7%
12DJ Moore96.7%96.2%0.5%20.0%27.2%-7.2%39.7%44.6%-4.9%
13Terrace Marshall96.7%42.2%54.5%20.0%8.8%11.2%36.9%13.2%23.6%
14Garrett Wilson96.3%76.2%20.1%37.5%22.7%14.8%51.6%24.6%27.0%
15Kalif Raymond96.2%56.9%39.2%12.5%10.7%1.8%-8.4%14.7%-23.2%
16Michael Pittman94.7%87.8%7.0%21.4%22.8%-1.3%29.3%24.0%5.3%
17Zay Jones93.5%82.2%11.3%17.2%18.6%-1.4%10.7%19.1%-8.4%
18Chris Godwin93.2%63.3%29.9%18.2%16.9%1.3%11.2%13.9%-2.7%
19Allen Lazard93.2%67.4%25.7%25.6%16.5%9.2%37.6%29.3%8.3%
20Adam Thielen93.0%95.3%-2.3%17.9%20.1%-2.1%26.9%31.1%-4.2%
21Drake London92.0%84.2%7.8%30.4%28.7%1.7%20.0%27.2%-7.2%
22DK Metcalf91.7%83.6%8.1%18.8%24.7%-6.0%55.5%37.8%17.8%
23Jakobi Meyers91.2%72.6%18.6%20.0%20.2%-0.2%28.3%25.0%3.3%
24Tee Higgins90.9%74.3%16.7%26.7%17.5%9.1%34.6%26.2%8.4%
25Christian Kirk90.3%94.7%-4.4%31.0%23.7%7.3%36.5%29.4%7.1%
26Allen Robinson90.3%92.7%-2.4%19.2%14.7%4.5%16.3%21.1%-4.7%
27Darnell Mooney90.0%93.2%-3.2%29.6%28.6%1.1%22.8%38.1%-15.3%
28Tyreek Hill90.0%82.3%7.7%27.6%32.1%-4.5%47.0%41.3%5.7%
29Shi Smith90.0%70.9%19.1%6.7%8.8%-2.1%6.2%11.4%-5.2%
30Rondale Moore90.0%57.1%32.9%30.3%12.4%17.9%24.2%8.7%15.5%
31Parris Campbell89.5%87.8%1.7%17.9%13.5%4.4%33.0%13.0%20.0%
32Nick Westbrook-Ikhine89.5%74.0%15.5%7.7%9.1%-1.4%17.7%21.9%-4.2%
33Tyler Lockett88.9%88.2%0.7%15.6%24.0%-8.4%28.5%35.5%-7.0%
34K.J. Osborn88.4%79.5%8.9%5.1%11.6%-6.5%6.3%14.3%-8.0%
35DeAndre Carter88.4%74.5%13.9%14.0%10.0%3.9%25.0%15.2%9.8%
36Kendrick Bourne88.2%46.2%42.1%13.3%7.4%5.9%1.0%9.3%-8.3%
37Mike Evans88.1%77.2%11.0%20.0%18.2%1.8%34.3%32.9%1.4%
38Tyler Boyd87.9%88.6%-0.7%20.0%14.8%5.2%20.2%21.1%-0.9%
39JuJu Smith-Schuster87.5%82.5%5.0%19.4%19.2%0.1%16.8%20.3%-3.5%
40Michael Bandy86.0%23.8%62.2%18.6%5.3%13.3%20.4%8.8%11.7%
41Denzel Mims85.2%19.8%65.4%16.7%3.0%13.7%47.7%5.0%42.6%
42Robbie Anderson85.0%11.8%73.2%9.1%2.0%7.1%16.1%6.4%9.7%
43Stefon Diggs84.6%82.9%1.7%30.3%28.3%2.0%49.2%38.5%10.7%
44Mack Hollins84.2%92.5%-8.3%11.1%16.1%-5.0%18.9%25.6%-6.7%
45Hunter Renfrow84.2%60.1%24.1%11.1%10.6%0.5%8.4%6.8%1.5%
46Jaylen Waddle83.3%82.0%1.3%24.1%22.4%1.7%43.6%27.8%15.7%
47Alec Pierce81.6%61.7%19.9%7.1%12.0%-4.8%4.6%23.6%-19.0%
48Devin Duvernay80.0%69.0%11.0%4.8%13.6%-8.8%1.8%17.6%-15.8%
49Phillip Dorsett80.0%33.5%46.5%23.8%6.7%17.1%45.9%13.2%32.7%
50Sammy Watkins79.5%34.9%44.7%12.8%5.5%7.3%5.4%7.7%-2.4%
51Curtis Samuel77.4%85.6%-8.1%15.4%21.0%-5.6%30.2%17.2%12.9%
52Olamide Zaccheaus76.0%66.7%9.3%8.7%12.8%-4.1%4.4%12.7%-8.3%
53Marvin Jones74.2%75.4%-1.2%20.7%15.9%4.8%37.5%28.8%8.7%
54Robert Woods73.7%82.1%-8.5%15.4%21.8%-6.4%18.9%24.4%-5.5%
55Tom Kennedy73.1%30.9%42.2%16.7%4.6%12.1%18.4%5.3%13.2%
56Chris Moore72.0%58.6%13.4%23.8%8.3%15.5%13.8%7.9%6.0%
57Marquez Valdes-Scantling70.8%78.8%-8.0%1.6%12.5%-10.9%2.7%20.7%-18.0%
58Demarcus Robinson68.0%54.5%13.5%19.0%11.9%7.1%32.2%13.6%18.6%
59Tyquan Thornton67.6%42.7%24.9%13.3%7.4%5.9%39.7%10.7%29.0%
60Isaiah McKenzie66.7%48.9%17.8%9.1%10.2%-1.1%1.8%6.6%-4.8%
61Dee Eskridge63.9%28.9%35.0%6.3%4.7%1.5%4.5%2.5%1.9%
62Tre'Quan Smith61.8%42.9%18.8%14.3%8.4%5.9%14.6%11.3%3.4%
63Quez Watkins61.3%64.6%-3.3%8.0%5.7%2.3%6.8%8.8%-2.0%
64Trenton Irwin60.6%10.0%50.6%3.3%1.2%2.1%6.5%1.5%5.0%
65Equanimeous St. Brown60.0%68.3%-8.3%7.4%13.7%-6.3%20.4%20.0%0.4%
66Cam Sims58.1%38.5%19.5%3.8%3.8%0.0%3.5%8.5%-5.0%
67Cody Hollister57.9%20.4%37.5%7.7%3.0%4.7%11.8%6.0%5.8%
68Mecole Hardman56.9%53.0%3.9%14.5%10.9%3.6%15.0%12.0%3.0%
69Trent Sherfield56.7%59.6%-2.9%10.3%8.0%2.3%3.9%8.1%-4.2%
70Damiere Byrd56.0%23.4%32.6%4.3%5.1%-0.8%3.5%13.4%-10.0%
71Marquez Callaway52.9%50.8%2.2%17.9%9.7%8.2%25.8%12.4%13.5%
72Ben Skowronek51.6%75.8%-24.2%7.7%11.5%-3.8%3.9%12.3%-8.4%
73Van Jefferson51.6%12.4%39.2%19.2%1.8%17.4%54.6%7.4%47.2%
74Scotty Miller50.8%34.5%16.4%14.5%8.3%6.2%18.0%13.3%4.8%
75Chase Claypool50.0%50.0%0.0%22.2%22.2%0.0%18.1%18.1%0.0%
76Elijah Moore48.1%68.6%-20.5%0.0%10.0%-10.0% 18.3%-18.3%
77Tyron Johnson48.0%48.0%0.0%4.8%4.8%0.0%-1.3%-0.1%-1.2%
78Samori Toure43.2%12.5%30.7%10.3%2.9%7.4%22.2%7.5%14.7%
79Kevin White38.2%14.1%24.1%3.6%1.0%2.6%2.1%1.9%0.1%
80Julio Jones33.9%20.6%13.3%9.1%4.2%4.9%21.5%8.7%12.9%
81Dante Pettis30.0%57.0%-27.0%3.7%11.0%-7.3%6.5%14.7%-8.2%
82CeeDee Lamb 96.8%  31.6%  40.6% 
83Courtland Sutton 96.0%  23.9%  32.4% 
84Diontae Johnson 95.6%  26.6%  34.0% 
85Brandon Aiyuk 94.0%  22.3%  28.4% 
86Amari Cooper 89.3%  27.3%  39.9% 
87George Pickens 87.7%  15.0%  26.0% 
88Donovan Peoples-Jones 87.5%  19.0%  25.1% 
89Brandin Cooks 82.4%  20.9%  27.4% 
90Jerry Jeudy 81.5%  20.8%  27.5% 
91Mike Williams 79.5%  17.4%  31.0% 
92Ja'Marr Chase 79.4%  22.4%  30.4% 
93Josh Reynolds 79.2%  16.0%  27.1% 
94Deebo Samuel 78.0%  21.9%  14.5% 
95Noah Brown 76.3%  16.9%  22.3% 
96Marquise Brown 65.6%  18.4%  29.4% 
97DeVante Parker 64.9%  10.9%  23.8% 
98Corey Davis 58.1%  11.4%  23.0% 
99Nico Collins 55.4%  11.8%  22.9% 
100Russell Gage 53.6%  10.4%  8.6% 
101Michael Gallup 47.4%  10.0%  14.4% 
102Marcus Johnson 46.4%  7.6%  12.2% 
103Darius Slayton 45.6%  11.4%  23.4% 
104Jahan Dotson 44.5%  7.0%  14.3% 
105Marquise Goodwin 40.7%  7.3%  9.0% 
106Treylon Burks 38.3%  9.7%  14.2% 
107Wan'Dale Robinson 29.0%  7.6%  5.0% 

   

Tight Ends

 R/DBR/DB '22R/DB ΔTgt ShTgt Sh '22Tgt ΔAY ShAY Sh '22AY Δ
1Zach Ertz95.0%86.9%8.1%24.2%19.5%4.7%52.4%23.5%28.9%
2Foster Moreau84.2%42.5%41.7%13.9%9.9%4.0%17.4%6.3%11.1%
3Cade Otton83.1%55.1%28.0%10.9%8.3%2.6%12.3%7.4%4.9%
4Travis Kelce81.9%80.5%1.4%27.4%24.7%2.7%24.5%26.0%-1.5%
5T.J. Hockenson81.4%81.4%0.0%23.1%23.1%0.0%12.1%12.1%0.0%
6Isaiah Likely80.0%48.0%32.0%23.8%12.3%11.5%30.2%11.0%19.3%
7Cole Kmet80.0%82.8%-2.8%22.2%14.3%7.9%21.7%10.3%11.4%
8Dawson Knox79.5%60.1%19.4%12.1%9.2%2.9%5.8%7.5%-1.7%
9Gerald Everett76.7%65.4%11.4%18.6%15.6%3.0%18.5%17.1%1.4%
10Juwan Johnson76.5%69.4%7.1%7.1%12.0%-4.9%5.0%11.0%-6.0%
11Tyler Conklin74.1%66.9%7.2%8.3%16.7%-8.4%8.6%16.4%-7.8%
12Austin Hooper73.7%58.7%15.0%23.1%10.9%12.2%32.2%13.0%19.2%
13Kyle Pitts72.0%67.6%4.4%30.4%23.6%6.8%59.0%30.9%28.1%
14Dallas Goedert71.0%80.6%-9.6%36.0%21.5%14.5%47.5%14.3%33.2%
15Logan Thomas67.7%43.6%24.1%11.5%7.3%4.2%17.6%7.8%9.8%
16Mike Gesicki66.7%59.3%7.4%6.9%10.3%-3.4%1.8%10.4%-8.6%
17Hayden Hurst63.6%69.4%-5.7%16.7%14.5%2.2%12.1%10.3%1.9%
18Noah Fant61.1%55.1%6.0%18.8%12.4%6.4%37.6%8.9%28.7%
19Brevin Jordan60.0%32.4%27.6%9.5%6.7%2.8%8.0%6.3%1.7%
20Hunter Henry58.8%67.7%-8.9%13.3%10.9%2.4%27.4%12.4%15.0%
21Tyler Higbee58.1%71.0%-13.0%3.8%20.4%-16.6%1.0%10.3%-9.3%
22Brock Wright57.7%21.2%36.5%4.2%2.7%1.5%-5.0%1.0%-6.0%
23Tommy Tremble56.7%45.7%11.0%13.3%6.9%6.4%20.6%9.4%11.2%
24Evan Engram48.4%76.6%-28.2%6.9%15.9%-9.0%1.9%16.8%-14.8%
25Mo Alie-Cox47.4%40.1%7.3%7.1%5.4%1.8%6.1%4.4%1.7%
26Josh Oliver44.0%23.8%20.2%9.5%4.1%5.4%1.7%1.7%0.0%
27Robert Tonyan40.9%54.7%-13.7%10.3%14.8%-4.6%10.8%10.4%0.4%
28Jonnu Smith38.2%30.6%7.7%13.3%9.3%4.0%-12.1%3.7%-15.7%
29Kylen Granson36.8%39.8%-3.0%3.6%8.1%-4.5%1.7%5.9%-4.2%
30Chigoziem Okonkwo36.8%20.4%16.4%23.1%6.7%16.4%10.3%6.9%3.4%
31Will Dissly36.1%43.6%-7.5%12.5%9.5%3.0%3.2%4.8%-1.6%
32Jordan Akins32.0%28.4%3.6%4.8%5.9%-1.1%5.1%5.7%-0.6%
33Noah Gray31.9%28.9%3.0%4.8%5.1%-0.3%9.0%4.4%4.5%
34Josiah Deguara31.8%16.0%15.8%12.8%3.9%8.9%6.8%1.7%5.1%
35Shane Zylstra30.8%3.5%27.3%4.2%0.4%3.8%3.2%0.2%3.1%
36Taysom Hill29.4%10.2%19.2%3.6%1.7%1.9%2.0%0.4%1.5%
37Dan Arnold29.0%12.8%16.3%3.4%2.4%1.1%9.1%1.6%7.4%
38O.J. Howard28.0%27.0%1.0%9.5%5.9%3.6%9.5%10.1%-0.6%
39C.J. Uzomah25.9%28.8%-2.9%12.5%3.7%8.8%1.1%1.1%0.0%
40Jelani Woods23.7%25.0%-1.3%10.7%3.9%6.8%27.7%8.6%19.1%
41Durham Smythe23.3%20.9%2.4%6.9%2.9%4.0%-0.7%0.9%-1.6%
42Brycen Hopkins22.6%6.1%16.5%3.8%0.4%3.5%0.7%0.1%0.6%

    

Links to RotoWire's Red Zone Stats

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Rushing Stats

   

Year-to-Date Leaderboards

Wide Receivers (YTD)

 RtsTgtTPRRYPRRAir YdsaDOTRt DepthRecYardsTDEZ TgtDrops
1Michael Pittman3377622.6%1.63511.26.78.754550123
2Parris Campbell3374513.4%0.88276.06.110.132297221
3Terry McLaurin3306218.8%1.85819.213.213.438609231
4Tyler Boyd3274915.0%1.64491.910.010.337537440
5Mike Evans3187022.0%1.94904.612.911.744617375
6Justin Jefferson3168426.6%2.74796.39.511.859867393
7Cooper Kupp3089330.2%2.64694.97.59.872813662
8Adam Thielen3075718.6%1.36591.810.411.238418230
9Christian Kirk3047023.0%1.89649.79.310.443574533
10Diontae Johnson3027625.2%1.23783.410.312.643372042
11Curtis Samuel3026621.9%1.51427.66.59.345455314
12Chase Claypool2995618.7%1.08517.99.211.434324123
13Ja'Marr Chase2937425.3%2.06707.49.612.247605683
14Allen Robinson2914114.1%0.85371.29.110.225248291
15JuJu Smith-Schuster2886020.8%2.02464.47.79.244582223
16Davante Adams2878529.6%2.29976.911.511.748658781
17Mike Williams2875920.6%1.72696.111.813.637495341
18Courtland Sutton2866221.7%1.63771.012.412.735467193
19Mack Hollins2834415.5%1.41607.413.813.928398261
20Tyreek Hill27910035.8%3.961157.611.612.6761104333
21DJ Moore2787125.5%1.62832.511.712.035449351
22Jaylen Waddle2787025.2%2.92780.611.213.447812644
23George Pickens2774315.5%1.22599.813.914.026338131
24Marquez Valdes-Scantling2753914.2%1.39474.312.212.323381022
25Tee Higgins2745821.2%2.06611.010.511.041564321
26Tyler Lockett2696624.5%2.22771.311.712.151598460
27DeAndre Carter2693412.6%1.05339.810.010.724282120
28Joshua Palmer2675018.7%1.30351.57.010.334346121
29Stefon Diggs2668331.2%3.22990.711.912.260857770
30Zay Jones2645520.8%1.32422.27.711.639349172
31Garrett Wilson2626826.0%1.99591.18.711.242521283
32Gabe Davis2623814.5%1.72642.516.913.718451433
33Chris Godwin2616524.9%1.55380.55.98.342404011
34K.J. Osborn2563312.9%0.72272.58.311.921185222
35DK Metcalf2556826.7%2.00821.012.114.3425104121
36Marquise Brown2556425.1%1.90662.510.411.643485322
37Chris Olave2537228.5%2.441071.614.914.843618230
38Brandon Aiyuk2525521.8%1.92514.79.411.538483400
39DeVonta Smith2525321.0%1.75461.48.712.340442234
40Romeo Doubs2485020.2%1.27491.59.812.431314323
41Amari Cooper2436627.2%2.28868.113.212.639553583
42Jerry Jeudy2435422.2%1.85654.212.112.630449343
43Marvin Jones2424719.4%1.29635.713.511.727313142
44CeeDee Lamb2417330.3%2.31791.610.811.542556322
45Donovan Peoples-Jones2384619.3%1.75544.811.811.630417051
46Ben Skowronek2383213.4%0.97216.66.810.924231011
47A.J. Brown2376929.1%3.03767.011.111.243718654
48Alec Pierce2374016.9%1.67501.312.512.425396122
49Elijah Moore2363012.7%0.86439.614.713.416203011
50Allen Lazard2325122.0%1.84658.012.912.130427561
51Brandin Cooks2295323.1%1.55489.59.211.932354132
52Josh Reynolds2284218.4%1.57582.413.913.526357272
53Rondale Moore2224319.4%1.44194.84.58.732320123
54Russell Gage2214018.1%1.05236.85.98.929231132
55Robbie Anderson2133416.0%0.95463.613.614.914202101
56Deebo Samuel2095425.8%1.85262.64.97.832387223
57Jakobi Meyers2095224.9%2.19485.09.310.840457310
58Darnell Mooney2065225.2%1.98619.411.915.232407151
59Shi Smith2052311.2%0.61212.79.210.39125012
60Trent Sherfield2022512.4%0.91226.09.010.218184000
61Corey Davis2003417.0%1.76551.916.214.319351231
62Devin Duvernay1913317.3%1.66387.111.713.125318370
63Noah Brown1903920.5%1.78434.311.111.925339131
64Drake London1875629.9%1.97548.89.812.733369240
65DeVante Parker1872815.0%1.72462.316.514.915321130
66Mecole Hardman1853418.4%1.61275.28.111.725297412
67Greg Dortch1852915.7%1.19117.44.07.125221201
68Hunter Renfrow1842915.8%1.04161.95.610.221192001
69Amon-Ra St. Brown1805932.8%2.22358.46.18.139399334
70A.J. Green1762313.1%0.32250.510.910.31056021
71Quez Watkins170137.6%0.66149.211.512.88113110
72Marquez Callaway1692917.2%0.90345.811.914.215152130
73Kalif Raymond1642817.1%1.55316.711.315.120255030
74Chris Moore1632112.9%1.05140.86.712.214171212
75Robert Woods1613622.4%1.59323.49.011.322256112
76Isaiah McKenzie1573019.1%1.16168.75.610.220182322
77Jahan Dotson1572214.0%0.97355.716.213.712152441
78Nico Collins1543019.5%1.98409.913.712.518305010
79Demarcus Robinson1512919.2%1.01299.810.312.816152151
80Equanimeous St. Brown1512516.6%1.09324.713.012.811164120
81Olamide Zaccheaus1482516.9%2.24255.510.211.922331200
82KJ Hamler145149.7%1.14318.522.815.77165000
83Tre'Quan Smith1432517.5%1.85315.412.611.817264110
84Scotty Miller1423222.5%1.02364.311.411.619145010
85Kendrick Bourne1331914.3%1.26179.69.510.914167001
86David Bell131118.4%0.76105.79.610.39100001
87Richie James1282620.3%1.49209.68.19.420191002
88Dante Pettis1262015.9%1.33239.612.013.211167233
89Marquise Goodwin1242016.1%1.44194.79.713.214179230
90Tyquan Thornton1231915.4%0.66208.211.013.2981111
91Randall Cobb1222621.3%2.11270.910.410.918257020
92Terrace Marshall1222318.9%1.65246.510.712.813201153
93Sammy Watkins1201714.2%1.33172.810.213.310159021
94Braxton Berrios1201714.2%0.5867.84.09.11269001
95Michael Gallup1182319.5%1.14280.812.213.112135141
96Nelson Agholor1182117.8%1.92247.911.813.015227100
97Marcus Johnson1151613.9%0.55173.310.813.9663020
98DeAndre Hopkins1143228.1%2.61310.59.711.426298212
99Darius Slayton1132421.2%2.05332.813.915.416232111
100Jauan Jennings1122421.4%1.61158.96.69.814180003
101Rashod Bateman1112825.2%2.57365.513.112.515285213
102David Sills1111715.3%0.95133.07.813.011106000
103DJ Chark1021817.6%0.96327.918.215.2798131
104Michael Thomas992222.2%1.73225.910.312.716171330
105Jarvis Landry992121.2%1.70223.810.712.415168010
106Breshad Perriman961616.7%1.05218.813.713.48101131
107Phillip Dorsett931718.3%1.45235.313.813.97135102
108Tom Kennedy891213.5%0.94112.99.411.7684010
109Dee Eskridge881314.8%0.6655.14.210.5758010
110Michael Bandy861820.9%0.86197.010.913.2974000
111Sterling Shepard852428.2%1.81232.49.711.313154101
112Julio Jones851618.8%1.47237.614.813.08125121
113Treylon Burks751621.3%1.72188.011.814.510129011
114Skyy Moore741317.6%1.35143.211.010.36100010
115Wan'Dale Robinson721622.2%1.4970.64.410.512107100
116Khalil Shakir691318.8%1.62154.411.911.36112112
117Christian Watson651421.5%1.3592.96.614.11088000
118Ashton Dulin631828.6%2.67226.512.612.912168010
119Damiere Byrd521019.2%2.73270.527.016.24142200
120Kyle Philips461328.3%1.7097.77.510.9878001
121Jamal Agnew321134.4%2.44102.29.312.2778201

Tight Ends (YTD)

 RtsTgtTPRRYPRRAir YdsaDOTRt DepthRecYardsTDEZ TgtDrops
1Travis Kelce2817727.4%2.35594.87.78.057659775
2Zach Ertz3386820.1%1.17527.87.88.046394453
3Mark Andrews2066431.1%2.37681.310.611.142488573
4Tyler Higbee2235725.6%1.40181.73.26.836312036
5Gerald Everett2365322.5%1.44384.37.38.632341222
6T.J. Hockenson2385221.8%1.95389.87.59.235465332
7Tyler Conklin2305021.7%1.37393.87.98.333316342
8Dallas Goedert2124923.1%2.46244.15.07.740521201
9Hayden Hurst2564818.8%1.18239.45.07.438303210
10Pat Freiermuth1894825.4%1.94363.07.69.532367120
11Evan Engram2464719.1%1.37370.27.99.933338152
12Robert Tonyan1884624.5%1.68234.05.18.438315101
13Kyle Pitts1504630.7%1.90621.313.511.923285242
14David Njoku1844222.8%2.27295.37.08.534418141
15George Kittle1813921.5%1.76263.26.78.828319250
16Juwan Johnson2313615.6%1.12306.38.59.423258330
17Noah Fant1683420.2%1.62193.15.79.527272110
18Irv Smith1523321.7%1.11162.44.97.522168221
19Mike Gesicki2013215.9%1.18292.09.18.722238451
20Cade Otton2273214.1%1.08203.96.47.923246111
21Isaiah Likely1333022.6%1.54241.38.08.317205231
22Dalton Schultz1242923.4%1.64161.25.67.820203000
23Hunter Henry1952814.4%1.23241.68.68.719240110
24Dawson Knox1932714.0%0.95192.17.19.120183221
25Foster Moreau1302720.8%1.35148.15.57.617175000
26Kylen Granson1532717.6%1.15126.04.78.420176001
27Will Dissly1332619.5%1.73105.04.08.224230311
28Cole Kmet1832614.2%1.09167.36.47.619200321
29Darren Waller1352417.8%1.30266.811.110.916175133
30Jonnu Smith882427.3%1.7570.83.06.216154000
31Logan Thomas1542314.9%0.69194.78.59.313106100
32Cameron Brate1222218.0%0.93161.07.37.713114021
33Harrison Bryant1202117.5%0.95156.87.58.914114010
34Austin Hooper1151815.7%1.30172.59.69.412150010
35Mo Alie-Cox1541811.7%0.9794.05.27.613149211
36Ian Thomas851821.2%1.4145.72.54.912120001
37Tommy Tremble1321813.6%0.75175.89.88.81099202
38Daniel Bellinger911819.8%1.6754.83.06.116152211
39John Bates731723.3%1.1570.04.17.41184002
40Brevin Jordan901718.9%0.36113.16.78.0632011
41Greg Dulcich861719.8%2.12212.712.510.412182111
42Noah Gray1011615.8%1.22101.26.36.512123011
43O.J. Howard751520.0%1.47180.212.09.28110210
44Johnny Mundt791519.0%0.9714.31.06.71377112
45Jordan Akins791519.0%2.01101.36.89.211159110
46Eric Saubert791417.7%1.05153.010.910.0783131
47Pharaoh Brown721318.1%1.2983.06.48.1993000
48Zach Gentry781316.7%1.1810.00.86.31292000
49Colby Parkinson801316.3%2.0679.96.110.112165100
50Jelani Woods961313.5%0.82183.914.112.2779332
51Josiah Deguara551221.8%1.9338.93.26.411106000
52Jake Ferguson601220.0%1.1354.04.56.2968210
53Peyton Hendershot681217.6%1.2574.46.27.6985110
54C.J. Uzomah991111.1%0.8326.02.48.31082000
55Tanner Hudson1071110.3%0.9282.07.59.0698000
56Albert Okwuegbunam851112.9%0.5930.82.810.0750002
57Chigoziem Okonkwo401127.5%2.5090.98.39.36100111
58Josh Oliver661015.2%0.7937.23.79.1652120

   

Week 9 Injury Report

Inactives

WRs Keenan Allen (hamstring) & Mike Williams (knee)

WR Ja'Marr Chase (hip)

WRs Josh Reynolds (back) & DJ Chark (IR - ankle)

WRs Brandin Cooks (personal) & Nico Collins (groin)

WR Jarvis Landry (ankle)

WR Jahan Dotson (hamstring)

WR Marquise Goodwin (groin)

WR Russell Gage (hamstring)

WR DeVante Parker (knee)

WR Corey Davis (knee)

WR Randall Cobb (IR - ankle)

WR Treylon Burks (IR - toe) & Kyle Phillips (IR - hamstring)

TE Darren Waller (hamstring)

TE Daniel Bellinger (eye)

TE Mark Andrews (shoulder)

TE Cameron Brate (neck)

                

In-Game Injuries

WR Romeo Doubs suffered a high ankle sprain. He'll miss at least four weeks.

WR Christian Watson (chest/head) was shut down after taking a hard hit.

TE Jelani Woods injured his shoulder and didn't return.

TE Evan Engram injured his back.

          

Waivers & Sleepers for Week 10

Limited to players rostered in half or less of Yahoo leagues.

Wide Receivers

Waivers, Pt. 1 — Potential Week 10 Starters/Streamers

  1. Michael Gallup - 39% rostered
  2. Mecole Hardman - 49%
  3. Wan'Dale Robinson - 26%
  4. Zay Jones - 24%
  5. DeAndre Carter - 30%
  6. Terrace Marshall - 6%
  7. Darius Slayton - 5%
  8. Mack Hollins - 11%
  9. Kalif Raymond - 11%
  10. Sammy Watkins - 5%

Waivers, Pt. 2 — Bench Stashes

  1. Jarvis Landry - 17%  
  2. Treylon Burks - 17%
  3. Jameson Williams - 22%
  4. Donovan Peoples-Jones - 22%
  5. Jahan Dotson - 18% 
  6. Khalil Shakir - 1%
  7. Skyy Moore - 6% 
  8. Tyquan Thornton - 4%
  9. Odell Beckham - 24%
  10. Van Jefferson - 9%    

     

Tight Ends

Waivers, Pt. 1 — Potential Week 10 Starters/Streamers

  1. Greg Dulcich - 37%
  2. Cade Otton - 11%
  3. Juwan Johnson - 12%
  4. Cole Kmet - 24% 
  5. Kylen Granson 

Waivers, Pt. 2 — Bench Stashes & Sleepers

  1. Noah Fant - 10% 
  2. Tyler Conklin - 25%
  3. Cameron Brate - 2%
  4.  Rob Gronkowski - 1%

      

Drops & Benchings

Drop'Em

WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling

WR Elijah Moore

WR Hunter Renfrow

WR K.J. Osborn

TE Mike Gesicki

TE Dawson Knox

         

Bench'Em

WR Drake London

WR Allen Robinson

TE Tyler Higbee

TE Taysom Hill

            

Week 9 Game-by-Game Breakdowns

Eagles (29) at Texans (17) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Dallas Goedert90.3%2271.0%80.6%936.0%21.5%8540.9%0100
DeVonta Smith90.3%31100.0%95.8%28.0%23.2%146.5%022
A.J. Brown87.1%3096.8%90.1%624.0%30.3%5420.0%159
Quez Watkins53.2%1961.3%64.6%28.0%5.7%1210.5%025
Jack Stoll35.5%825.8%23.2%28.0%2.6%1525.0%013
Zach Pascal32.3%619.4%23.6%14.0%4.4%-216.7%08
  • Goedert put up 8-100-1 and Brown scored another TD.
    • Goedert, Brown and Smith have accounted for three-fourths of Philly's targets this year.
  • Watkins is still losing a good chunk of the non-Smith/AJB WR snaps to Pascal, with both seldom targeted.

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Phillip Dorsett77.2%2080.0%33.5%523.8%6.7%7525.0%069
Chris Moore73.7%1872.0%58.6%523.8%8.3%2327.8%143
Brevin Jordan63.2%1560.0%32.4%29.5%6.7%1313.3%05
O.J. Howard42.1%728.0%27.0%29.5%5.9%1628.6%014
Tyron Johnson42.1%1248.0%48.0%14.8%4.8%-28.3%08
Jordan Akins26.3%832.0%28.4%14.8%5.9%812.5%00
  • Dorsett, Moore and Johnson were the top three wide receivers with both Brandin Cooks (personal )and Nico Collins (groin) out.
  • Fifth-round rookie Teagan Quitoriano scored a TD on his lone target (18 snaps) in his NFL debut. It's now a four-way timeshare at tight end, though Jordan's 63% snap share was a season high nonetheless (Houston used more multi-TE looks with their top receivers out).

         

Bills (17) at Jets (20) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Gabe Davis95.1%3897.4%81.6%515.2%13.0%12113.2%033
Dawson Knox85.2%3179.5%60.1%412.1%9.2%2312.9%025
Stefon Diggs73.8%3384.6%82.9%1030.3%28.3%19430.3%093
Isaiah McKenzie65.6%2666.7%48.9%39.1%10.2%711.5%012
Khalil Shakir14.8%820.5%21.5%00.0%4.4% 0.0%00
  • McKenzie's snap share was a season high by more than 10 percentage points, yet he finished with only three targets and 12 yards, plus one carry for nine yards.
  • That's two duds in a row for Davis, who is on pace for 44 catches and over 1,000 yards (plus 10 TDs). Something has to give.... more targets or lesser numbers. Let the debate rage on!

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Garrett Wilson91.7%2696.3%76.2%937.5%22.7%6934.6%192
Denzel Mims83.3%2385.2%19.8%416.7%3.0%6317.4%012
Tyler Conklin71.7%2074.1%66.9%28.3%16.7%1110.0%07
C.J. Uzomah53.3%725.9%28.8%312.5%3.7%142.9%016
Elijah Moore45.0%1348.1%68.6%00.0%10.0% 0.0%00
Braxton Berrios35.0%933.3%34.9%28.3%5.7%-322.2%06
  • Wilson easily led the team in receiving for a second straight week, finishing with 8-92-0 after 6-116-0 the week before.
  • Conlkin has topped 70% snap share in three straight and hovered around two-thirds route share during that time, though Conklin saw one more target in this one.
  • Mims was a full-time player in the absence of Corey Davis (knee), while Moore and Berrios essentially shared the No. 3 role. The three combined for 18 yar on six targets, and Moore wasn't targeted even once.

         

Dolphins (35) at Bears (32) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Tyreek Hill77.4%2790.0%82.3%827.6%32.1%12029.6%2143
Jaylen Waddle69.8%2583.3%82.0%724.1%22.4%11228.0%185
Trent Sherfield64.2%1756.7%59.6%310.3%8.0%1017.6%027
Durham Smythe56.6%723.3%20.9%26.9%2.9%-228.6%00
Mike Gesicki50.9%2066.7%59.3%26.9%10.3%510.0%03
  • Hill only needed eight targets for another huge game. It was a familiar story for the Dolphins, with big plays on offense and long drives on defense suppressing the team's overall play volume (but not necessarily fantasy production... those chunk gains go a long way for Hill, Waddle and QB Tua Tagovailoa).
  • Sherfield again worked ahead of Cedrick Wilson, who was targeted twice on six routes and had 23 yards.

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Cole Kmet98.6%2480.0%82.8%622.2%14.3%4425.0%041
Darnell Mooney85.7%2790.0%93.2%829.6%28.6%4629.6%243
Equanimeous St. Brown70.0%1860.0%68.3%27.4%13.7%4111.1%00
Dante Pettis37.1%930.0%57.0%13.7%11.0%1311.1%012
Chase Claypool35.7%1550.0%50.0%622.2%22.2%3740.0%013
N'Keal Harry28.6%826.7%15.4%27.4%2.7%2125.0%06
  • Kmet scored twice and Mooney once, while Justin Fields set a QB record with 178 rushing yards and had a season-high 28 pass attempts.
  • Claypool played half as many snaps as St. Brown yet ran nearly as many routes and saw three times as many targets, albeit with only 13 yards to show for his involvement.

         

Raiders (20) at Jaguars (27) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Foster Moreau96.5%3284.2%42.5%513.9%9.9%6115.6%042
Davante Adams94.7%38100.0%93.8%1747.2%31.1%18544.7%0146
Mack Hollins84.2%3284.2%92.5%411.1%16.1%6612.5%017
Hunter Renfrow73.7%3284.2%60.1%411.1%10.6%2912.5%026
  • Adams was all the way back after managing just one catch the week before while playing through an illness. He finished with 146 yards and two TDs on 17 targets, while no other Raider saw more than five looks.

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Zay Jones94.1%2993.5%82.2%517.2%18.6%1917.2%040
Christian Kirk75.0%2890.3%94.7%931.0%23.7%6532.1%176
Marvin Jones57.4%2374.2%75.4%620.7%15.9%6726.1%048
Evan Engram54.4%1548.4%76.6%26.9%15.9%313.3%08
Chris Manhertz52.9%619.4%11.8%26.9%2.0%733.3%07
Dan Arnold35.3%929.0%12.8%13.4%2.4%1611.1%019
  • Marvin continues to be only the No. 3 receiver in terms of snaps, with both Kirk and Zay getting more playing time.
  • Kirk put up 8-76-1 and now has five of Jacksonville's 11 TDs .
    • Kirk's accounted for 38.9 percent of his team's inside-the-10 targets, the fifth-highest rate in the league, and five of seven have gone for scores.
      • Kirk has 23.7% of targets overall and 29.3% in the red zone.
  • Engram missed a chunk of the game with a back injury but eventually returned.
    • He was the goat in a lot of high-scoring DFS lineups, including one of my own, finishing with only two targets after five straight games of 40-plus yards.

       

Week 9 Game-by-Game Breakdowns

Eagles (29) at Texans (17) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Dallas Goedert90.3%2271.0%80.6%936.0%21.5%8540.9%0100
DeVonta Smith90.3%31100.0%95.8%28.0%23.2%146.5%022
A.J. Brown87.1%3096.8%90.1%624.0%30.3%5420.0%159
Quez Watkins53.2%1961.3%64.6%28.0%5.7%1210.5%025
Jack Stoll35.5%825.8%23.2%28.0%2.6%1525.0%013
Zach Pascal32.3%619.4%23.6%14.0%4.4%-216.7%08
  • Goedert put up 8-100-1 and Brown scored another TD.
    • Goedert, Brown and Smith have accounted for three-fourths of Philly's targets this year.

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Phillip Dorsett77.2%2080.0%33.5%523.8%6.7%7525.0%069
Chris Moore73.7%1872.0%58.6%523.8%8.3%2327.8%143
Brevin Jordan63.2%1560.0%32.4%29.5%6.7%1313.3%05
O.J. Howard42.1%728.0%27.0%29.5%5.9%1628.6%014
Tyron Johnson42.1%1248.0%48.0%14.8%4.8%-28.3%08
Jordan Akins26.3%832.0%28.4%14.8%5.9%812.5%00
  • Dorsett, Moore and Johnson were the top three wide receivers with both Brandin Cooks (personal )and Nico Collins (groin) out.
  • Fifth-round rookie Teagan Quitoriano scored a TD on his lone target (18 snaps) in his NFL debut. It's now a four-way timeshare at tight end, though Jordan's 63% snap share was a season high nonetheless (Houston used more multi-TE looks with their top receivers out).

         

Bills (17) at Jets (20) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Gabe Davis95.1%3897.4%81.6%515.2%13.0%12113.2%033
Dawson Knox85.2%3179.5%60.1%412.1%9.2%2312.9%025
Stefon Diggs73.8%3384.6%82.9%1030.3%28.3%19430.3%093
Isaiah McKenzie65.6%2666.7%48.9%39.1%10.2%711.5%012
Khalil Shakir14.8%820.5%21.5%00.0%4.4% 0.0%00
  • McKenzie's snap share was a season high by more than 10 percentage points, yet he finished with only three targets and 12 yards, plus one carry for nine yards.
  • That's two duds in a row for Davis, who is on pace for 44 catches and over 1,000 yards (plus 10 TDs). Something has to give.... more targets or lesser numbers.

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Garrett Wilson91.7%2696.3%76.2%937.5%22.7%6934.6%192
Denzel Mims83.3%2385.2%19.8%416.7%3.0%6317.4%012
Tyler Conklin71.7%2074.1%66.9%28.3%16.7%1110.0%07
C.J. Uzomah53.3%725.9%28.8%312.5%3.7%142.9%016
Elijah Moore45.0%1348.1%68.6%00.0%10.0% 0.0%00
Braxton Berrios35.0%933.3%34.9%28.3%5.7%-322.2%06
  • Wilson easily led the team in receiving for a second straight week, finishing with 8-92-0 after 6-116-0 the week before.
  • Conlkin has topped 70% snap share in three straight and hovered around two-thirds route share during that time, though Conklin saw one more target in this one.
  • Mims was a full-time player in the absence of Corey Davis (knee), while Moore and Berrios essentially shared the No. 3 role. The three combined for 18 yar on six targets, and Moore wasn't targeted even once.

         

Dolphins (35) at Bears (32) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Tyreek Hill77.4%2790.0%82.3%827.6%32.1%12029.6%2143
Jaylen Waddle69.8%2583.3%82.0%724.1%22.4%11228.0%185
Trent Sherfield64.2%1756.7%59.6%310.3%8.0%1017.6%027
Durham Smythe56.6%723.3%20.9%26.9%2.9%-228.6%00
Mike Gesicki50.9%2066.7%59.3%26.9%10.3%510.0%03
  • Hill only needed eight targets for another huge game. It was a familiar story for the Dolphins, with big plays on offense and long drives on defense suppressing the team's overall play volume (but not necessarily fantasy production... those chunk gains go a long way for Hill, Waddle and QB Tua Tagovailoa).
  • Sherfield again worked ahead of Cedrick Wilson, who was targeted twice on six routes and had 23 yards.

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Cole Kmet98.6%2480.0%82.8%622.2%14.3%4425.0%041
Darnell Mooney85.7%2790.0%93.2%829.6%28.6%4629.6%243
Equanimeous St. Brown70.0%1860.0%68.3%27.4%13.7%4111.1%00
Dante Pettis37.1%930.0%57.0%13.7%11.0%1311.1%012
Chase Claypool35.7%1550.0%50.0%622.2%22.2%3740.0%013
N'Keal Harry28.6%826.7%15.4%27.4%2.7%2125.0%06
  • Kmet scored twice and Mooney once, while Justin Fields set a QB record with 178 rushing yards and had a season-high 28 pass attempts.
  • Claypool played half as many snaps as St. Brown yet ran nearly as many routes and saw three times as many targets, albeit with only 13 yards to show for his involvement.

         

Raiders (20) at Jaguars (27) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Foster Moreau96.5%3284.2%42.5%513.9%9.9%6115.6%042
Davante Adams94.7%38100.0%93.8%1747.2%31.1%18544.7%0146
Mack Hollins84.2%3284.2%92.5%411.1%16.1%6612.5%017
Hunter Renfrow73.7%3284.2%60.1%411.1%10.6%2912.5%026
  • Adams was all the way back after managing just one catch the week before while playing through an illness. He finished with 146 yards and two TDs on 17 targets, while no other Raider saw more than five looks.

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Zay Jones94.1%2993.5%82.2%517.2%18.6%1917.2%040
Christian Kirk75.0%2890.3%94.7%931.0%23.7%6532.1%176
Marvin Jones57.4%2374.2%75.4%620.7%15.9%6726.1%048
Evan Engram54.4%1548.4%76.6%26.9%15.9%313.3%08
Chris Manhertz52.9%619.4%11.8%26.9%2.0%733.3%07
Dan Arnold35.3%929.0%12.8%13.4%2.4%1611.1%019
  • Marvin continues to be only the No. 3 receiver in terms of snaps, with both Kirk and Zay getting more playing time.
  • Kirk put up 8-76-1 and now has five of Jacksonville's 11 TDs .
    • Kirk's accounted for 38.9 percent of his team's inside-the-10 targets, the fifth-highest rate in the league, and five of seven have gone for scores.
      • Kirk has 23.7% of targets overall and 29.3% in the red zone.
  • Engram missed a chunk of the game with a back injury but eventually returned.
    • He was the goat in a lot of high-scoring DFS lineups, including one of my own, finishing with only two targets after five straight games of 40-plus yards.

       

Vikings (20) at Commanders (17) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Justin Jefferson100.0%43100.0%98.1%1333.3%29.6%19830.2%3115
Adam Thielen93.8%4093.0%95.3%717.9%20.1%10217.5%067
T.J. Hockenson90.8%3581.4%81.4%923.1%23.1%4625.7%070
K.J. Osborn80.0%3888.4%79.5%25.1%11.6%245.3%00
  • Hockenson put up 8-70-0 in his first game as a Viking, finishing second on the team in targets and receiving yards.
  • Thielen has seen 7-to-9 nine targets each week since the season opener, and while his 10.3 aDOT is a bit deeper than last year (9.5) he's 
  • Osborn put up a goose egg on two targets, following three straight games with exactly five targets. He's averaging 4.2 targets per game this year, down from 4.8 last year, but the bigger change has been a drop from 13.1 YPR to 8.8.
    • Osborn's aDOT has dropped from 10.5 to 7.9, and his catch rate has only gone up a tiny bit (61% to 53.6%).
  • Jefferson has caught eight of 12 targets 20-plus yards downfield this year, while Thielen and Osborn both are 1-for-4, per PFF.
    • Last year, Jefferson was 17-for-39, Osborn 7-for-14 and Thielen 5-for-10 (13 games).

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd 
Terry McLaurin100.0%31100.0%93.5%934.6%19.7%10129.0%056 
Curtis Samuel73.8%2477.4%85.6%415.4%21.0%7116.7%065 
Logan Thomas70.5%2167.7%43.6%311.5%7.3%4114.3%00 
Cam Sims44.3%1858.1%38.5%13.8%3.8%85.6%012 
John Bates41.0%619.4%20.7%27.7%5.4%1733.3%05 
  • Samuel made the most of his four targets with 3-65-1 receiving, but it was his second straight week with only four looks, a season low.
    • He took one carry for 16 yards, after getting nine carries over the previous two weeks.
  • McLaurin has seen 28.4% of the targets from Taylor Heinicke, compared to 16.4% from Carson Wentz
    • McLaurin is averaging 5.3 catches for 80.3 yards and 0.33 TDs on 8.3 targets in Heinicke's three starts.
    • Samuel has only 18.2% of Henicke's targets, thus far making up for lost receiving volume with better efficiency plus rushing stats.
  • Thomas has gone catchless on five targets in two games since returning from a calf injury. But he did run a route on more than two-thirds of dropbacks Sunday.

         

Packers (9) at Lions (15) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Allen Lazard87.0%4193.2%67.4%1025.6%16.5%16024.4%387
Sammy Watkins82.6%3579.5%34.9%512.8%5.5%2314.3%29
Robert Tonyan46.4%1840.9%54.7%410.3%14.8%4622.2%029
Marcedes Lewis43.5%920.5%14.0%12.6%0.6%1411.1%019
Josiah Deguara36.2%1431.8%16.0%512.8%3.9%2935.7%041
Samori Toure36.2%1943.2%12.5%410.3%2.9%9421.1%034
Amari Rodgers24.6%920.5%15.7%12.6%2.6%1811.1%10
Christian Watson24.6%1125.0%18.9%25.1%4.5%1518.2%024
  • Lazard (shoulder) and Watson (concussion) returned from injuries, but then Doubs suffered a high ankle sprain on his first snap.
    • Watson left the game later after taking a hard hit, though he reportedly avoided a second concussion in as many weeks.
  • Watkins tied for second on the team in targets and was easily second in routes run
    • He's dust, of course, as the Ravens discovered last year. The Packers might be better off giving Toure a shot.
  • Tonyan dropped to 41% route share, down from 59% the week before and 55% for the season. That's something to watch moving forward, especially after Deguara caught five of five targets for 41 yards.
    • Deguara, a 2020 third-round pick, previously had two or fewer targets every week this year.

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Amon-Ra St. Brown96.5%26100.0%62.5%937.5%22.5%8534.6%055
Kalif Raymond94.7%2596.2%56.9%312.5%10.7%-1012.0%017
Brock Wright82.5%1557.7%21.2%14.2%2.7%-66.7%00
Tom Kennedy66.7%1973.1%30.9%416.7%4.6%2121.1%116
Shane Zylstra24.6%830.8%3.5%14.2%0.4%412.5%11
James Mitchell19.3%519.2%4.2%28.3%1.1%1240.0%18
  • With DJ Chark (ankle) on IR and Josh Reynolds (back) inactive, Raymond was. theNo. 2 receiver and Kennedy the No. 3.
    • The two combined for only 33 yards on seven targets, while St. Brown had 4-55-0 on nine looks.
  • Wright played 83% of snaps in the first game sans Hockenson, but finished without a catch on one target, while Mitchell and Zylstra both scored short TDs (combining for three targets on 13 routes).
    • Wright's route share (58%) and target share (3%) are less promising than his 83% snap share.

         

Colts (3) at Patriots (26) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Michael Pittman90.0%3694.7%87.8%621.4%22.8%4716.7%022
Parris Campbell81.7%3489.5%87.8%517.9%13.5%5314.7%015
Alec Pierce70.0%3181.6%61.7%27.1%12.0%76.5%023
Mo Alie-Cox56.7%1847.4%40.1%27.1%5.4%1011.1%013
Kylen Granson41.7%1436.8%39.8%13.6%8.1%37.1%00
Jelani Woods28.3%923.7%25.0%310.7%3.9%4533.3%02
  • Woods was injured in the second half, potentially turning the three-way timeshare into a two-way split.
  • Things have only gotten worse for the pass catchers under Sam Ehlinger, but maybe a radical shakeup of the coaching staff will help? (or not)

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Jakobi Meyers80.6%3191.2%72.6%620.0%20.2%3719.4%042
Kendrick Bourne77.4%3088.2%46.2%413.3%7.4%113.3%011
Tyquan Thornton67.7%2367.6%42.7%413.3%7.4%5217.4%05
Hunter Henry66.1%2058.8%67.7%413.3%10.9%3620.0%050
Jonnu Smith53.2%1338.2%30.6%413.3%9.3%-1630.8%021
  • RB Rhamondre Stevenson led the team with seven targets and had the lone receiving TD.
  • Bourne played more snaps than Thornton with DeVante Parker (knee) sidelined, a reversal from the past couple weeks.
    • Both saw four targets, and they combined for 16 yards.

         

Panthers (21) at Bengals (42) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
DJ Moore97.9%2996.7%96.2%620.0%27.2%7620.7%124
Terrace Marshall91.7%2996.7%42.2%620.0%8.8%7020.7%253
Shi Smith81.3%2790.0%70.9%26.7%8.8%127.4%020
Tommy Tremble54.2%1756.7%45.7%413.3%6.9%3923.5%011
Ian Thomas35.4%620.0%29.4%00.0%6.9% 0.0%00
  • The Bengals took a 35-0 lead into the half, but the Panthers did score three TDs on four drives after halftime, with Baker Mayfield taking over for P.J. Walker.
  • Marshall scored a 23-yard TD in the fourth quarter to finish with 3-53-1 on six targets, following 4-87-0 on nine targets the week before.
    • The 2021 second-rounder is averaging 3.0 catches for 57.0 yards on 6.0 targets through three weeks as a starter, with 20.7% target share.
    • Marshall hasn't done much on short throws (6-of-12 for 66 yards, per PFF), but he's caught seven of his 11 targets 10-plus yards downfield.
  • Moore dropped to 2-24-0 after 6-152-1 and 7-69-1 the previous two weeks.
    • He's averaging 3.9 catches for 49.9 yards, easily his lowest marks since his rookie year.
  • Tremble continues to get more playing time than Thomas and scored his second TD in three weeks, but the 2021 third-rounder still has just one game with more than four targets and none with more than six.
    • And Thomas still takes away enough routes/snaps to keep Tremble out of the TE2 picture for the most part.

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Tyler Boyd65.3%2987.9%88.6%620.0%14.8%3920.7%144
Tee Higgins61.1%3090.9%74.3%826.7%17.5%6626.7%060
Mitchell Wilcox55.6%927.3%16.3%00.0%1.8% 0.0%00
Trenton Irwin47.2%2060.6%10.0%13.3%1.2%125.0%014
Hayden Hurst44.4%2163.6%69.4%516.7%14.5%2323.8%035
Mike Thomas30.6%721.2%28.2%00.0%2.7% 0.0%00
  • The Bengals had five WRs and three TEs above 30 percent snap share, with none getting more than two-thirds of the snaps in this blowout win. 
    • When the game was still competitive, it was Boyd, Higgins, Hurst and Irwin getting most of the routes.
      • Irwin seems to have slipped ahead of Thomas as the No. 4 receiver, after splitting work with him the week before. TBD if either has a real role after the Week 10 bye, as there's perhaps a chance for Ja'Marr Chase (hip) to return, though it's more likely he misses additional time.

    

Chargers (20) at Falcons (17) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Josh Palmer91.0%4297.7%74.0%1023.3%14.7%8623.8%0106
DeAndre Carter82.1%3888.4%74.5%614.0%10.0%6815.8%053
Michael Bandy79.1%3786.0%23.8%818.6%5.3%5621.6%026
Gerald Everett68.7%3376.7%65.4%818.6%15.6%5124.2%136
Tre' McKitty34.3%614.0%27.1%00.0%2.1% 0.0%00
  • Palmer put up 8-106-0 on 10 targets, after 9-57-0 on 12 targets in his previous game (Week 6 vs. DEN).
    • Palmer is averaging 5.2 catches for 56.8 yards on 7.7 targets in the six games he's played with Keenan Allen (hamstring) inactive. (Mike Williams was also inactive for this one, and likely will miss at least one or two more games.)
  • Everett had exactly five catches for a third straight game, and has seven or more targets in three straight (but not TDs). He finished with only 36 yards.
  • Carter put up 5-53-0 on six targets, while Bandy had 5-26-0 on eight looks. Carter got just two more snaps, one more route and two fewer targets, but remained more productive (relatively speaking).

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Drake London76.7%2392.0%84.2%730.4%28.7%6730.4%323
Olamide Zaccheaus70.0%1976.0%66.7%28.7%12.8%1510.5%019
Kyle Pitts68.3%1872.0%67.6%730.4%23.6%19738.9%027
Damiere Byrd48.3%1456.0%23.4%14.3%5.1%127.1%00
  • London finished with 3-23-0 on seven targets, including three incomplete looks into the end zone.
    • Pitts also saw seven targets, and also finished with less than 30 yards despite some big opportunities (197 air yards). Marcus Mariota hasn't been accurate downfield when throwing to his young tight end.
  • Byrd was targeted just once after scoring long TDs both of the previous two weeks. He was still the No. 3 receiver in terms of snaps/routes.

         

Seahawks (31) at Cardinals (21) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
DK Metcalf81.4%3391.7%83.6%618.8%24.7%4618.2%237
Tyler Lockett74.3%3288.9%88.2%515.6%24.0%2415.6%167
Will Dissly60.0%1336.1%43.6%412.5%9.5%330.8%024
Noah Fant60.0%2261.1%55.1%618.8%12.4%3127.3%096
Dee Eskridge51.4%2363.9%28.9%26.3%4.7%48.7%00
Colby Parkinson41.4%719.4%26.2%26.3%4.7%-528.6%06
  • Metcalf and Lockett scored a TD apiece for the second week in a row, while Fant led the team in yards with 5-96-0 on six targets.
    • Fant ran a route or two more than usual, but it was still a fairly even split between him and Dissly.

    

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Zach Ertz96.7%3895.0%86.9%824.2%19.5%9021.1%140
DeAndre Hopkins93.4%3997.5%29.3%515.2%9.2%2712.8%036
Rondale Moore91.8%3690.0%57.1%1030.3%12.4%4227.8%069
Robby Anderson82.0%3485.0%11.8%39.1%2.0%288.8%0-4
Trey McBride21.3%410.0%12.1%00.0%0.9% 0.0%00
  • Moore put up 8-69-0, after 1-31-0 and then 7-92-1 in the first two games with Hopkins back.
    • Moore is averaging 6.7 targets per game (and 9.2 YPT) since Hopkins returned, though it's mostly still short stuff (sub-5.0 aDOT) and carries have been sparse (five for one yard in six games).
    • If we include games Hopkins missed, Moore is averaging 5.3 catches for 53.3 yards on 7.2 targets. WIth Hopkins playing, improved efficiency has made up for a tiny loss of volume (Marquise Brown's injury obviously also being quite relevant here).
  • Anderson took over a full-time role but was targeted only three times on 34 routes and finished with negative yards.

         

Rams (13) at Buccaneers (16) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Cooper Kupp100.0%31100.0%98.1%934.6%33.3%6329.0%0127
Allen Robinson89.1%2890.3%92.7%519.2%14.7%3917.9%024
Tyler Higbee80.0%1858.1%71.0%13.8%20.4%25.6%00
Ben Skowronek67.3%1651.6%75.8%27.7%11.5%912.5%10
Van Jefferson32.7%1651.6%12.4%519.2%1.8%13031.3%00
Brycen Hopkins23.6%722.6%6.1%13.8%0.4%214.3%00
  • Kupp bounced back from his ankle injury the week before and washis usual brilliant self with 8-127-1 on nine targets.
    • His teammates.... were less brilliant. Jefferson was catchless on five targets, including a brutal drop late in the game.
      • Jefferson and Skowronek split work; it was even in terms of routes but with Skowronek getting nearly all the snaps on run plays.
      • The 130 air yards might be taken as promising, if not for the ugly state of the Rams offense and how bad Jefferson has looked so far.
  • Hopkins stole some snaps/routes from Higbee, who also lost some routes to pass-blocking. The double-whammy left Higbee at only 58% route share, and with a season-low one target. 
    • Higbee's volume from the first half of the season may be a thing of the past. I have no hesitance dropping him in shallow leagues.

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Chris Godwin92.4%5593.2%63.3%1018.2%16.9%3318.2%036
Mike Evans88.6%5288.1%77.2%1120.0%18.2%10121.2%140
Cade Otton84.8%4983.1%55.1%610.9%8.3%3612.2%068
Scotty Miller41.8%3050.8%34.5%814.5%8.3%5326.7%153
Julio Jones34.2%2033.9%20.6%59.1%4.2%6325.0%128
Breshad Perriman27.8%1728.8%23.3%23.6%4.2%311.8%01
  • Otton again handled a near-every-own role with Cameron Bate (neck) inactive, and the rookie ultimately was the hero with a 28-yard catch and then a one-yard TD on the winning drive.
  • Evans and Godwin both finished with less than 50 yards on double-digit targets.
  • Godwin's aDOT this year is now all the way down to 5.5.
    • It was 7.3 last year; 10.2 the first year with Tom Brady.
      • And yet... his catch rate is only 65%, following back-to-back years at 77%. I've been reluctant to admit it, but Godwin is more WR3 than WR2 this year.

         

Titans (17) at Chiefs (20) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine77.1%1789.5%74.0%17.7%9.1%275.9%00
Geoff Swaim64.6%421.1%30.1%00.0%5.5% 0.0%00
Robert Woods60.4%1473.7%82.1%215.4%21.8%2814.3%00
Austin Hooper60.4%1473.7%58.7%323.1%10.9%4821.4%034
Cody Hollister50.0%1157.9%20.4%17.7%3.0%189.1%00
Chigoziem Okonkwo37.5%736.8%20.4%323.1%6.7%1542.9%048
  • Woods finished without a catch on two targets, as another Malik WiIllis start meant fewer than 20 dropbacks again. TBD if Ryan Tannehill (ankle) can return for Week 10 against the Broncos and give Woods or Treylon Burks a shot at WR3/4 status.
    • Willis completed five of 16 passes for 80 yards.
  • Okonkwo, a fourth-round rookie, had a 48-yard gain but was still only the No. 3 TE in terms of snaps.

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
JuJu Smith-Schuster85.7%6387.5%82.5%1219.4%19.2%7019.0%088
Travis Kelce81.3%5981.9%80.5%1727.4%24.7%10228.8%0106
Marquez Valdes-Scantling71.4%5170.8%78.8%11.6%12.5%112.0%012
Mecole Hardman54.9%4156.9%53.0%914.5%10.9%6222.0%079
Noah Gray40.7%2331.9%28.9%34.8%5.1%3713.0%045
Justin Watson26.4%1926.4%18.1%58.1%4.5%6726.3%037
Skyy Moore24.2%1825.0%21.2%11.6%4.2%415.6%00
  • Kadarius Toney was targeted twice on five routes in his KC debut, finishing a distant sixth among Kansas City's wide receivers in playing time.
    • MVS somehow saw one fewer target on 46 more routes.
  • Smith-Schuster saw a season-high 12 targets and finished with 10-88-0 after 5-113-1 and then 7-124-1 the previous two games.
    • His target share (19.2%) remains modest, but it's 19.2% of a big pie and he has a 73.3% catch rate and 9.7 YPT .

                  

Ravens (27) at Saints (13) 

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Isaiah Likely75.4%2080.0%48.0%523.8%12.3%6625.0%024
Devin Duvernay72.3%2080.0%69.0%14.8%13.6%45.0%05
Josh Oliver66.2%1144.0%23.8%29.5%4.1%418.2%019
Demarcus Robinson52.3%1768.0%54.5%419.0%11.9%7023.5%112
James Proche24.6%832.0%22.7%29.5%3.3%1425.0%022
DeSean Jackson13.8%520.0%1.8%29.5%0.8%6440.0%016
  • Likely led the Baltimore skill players in snaps and tied Duvernay for the lead in routes, essentially filling a slightly lesser version of Mark Andrews' role with Andrews inactive due to a shoulder injury.
    • Likely also led the team in targets but caught only one... fortunately it was a 24-yard TD.
      • He had a fourth-quarter drop that was then nearly intercepted.
  • One target for Duvernay with both Andrews and Rashod Bateman out? Come on, Greg Roman.
  • Jackson was targeted twice on five routes and caught ap ass for 16 yards in his Ravens debut. His role might frow some, but I doubt it'll be full-time at any point.

     

 Snap %RtsR/DBR/DB '22TgtsTgt ShTgt Sh '22AYTPRREZ TgtRec Yd
Chris Olave91.8%3397.1%76.0%932.1%24.1%10027.3%171
Juwan Johnson73.5%2676.5%69.4%27.1%12.0%117.7%042
Tre'Quan Smith69.4%2161.8%42.9%414.3%8.4%3219.0%029
Marquez Callaway57.1%1852.9%50.8%517.9%9.7%5627.8%124
Adam Trautman36.7%514.7%17.4%13.6%3.0%220.0%08
Kevin White32.7%1338.2%14.1%13.6%1.0%47.7%010
Taysom Hill32.7%1029.4%10.2%13.6%1.7%410.0%00
  • Johnson finished second on the team in routes but only had one target until late in the fourth quarter when he scored a 41-yard TD on a strange play where Ravens safety Chuck Clark let him run by because he thought he'd gone out of bounds.
  • Callaway was targeted five times but lost a lot of routes to White for a second straight week.
    • Smith, meanwhile, continues to get most of the slot work.
  • Olave put up 6-71-0 on nine targets; the rookie's seventh straight game with at least four catches and more than 50 yards. Even in the season opener he caught three passe for 41 yards plus a two-point try.

         

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Jerry Donabedian
Jerry was a 2018 finalist for the FSWA's Player Notes Writer of the Year and DFS Writer of the Year awards. A Baltimore native, Jerry roots for the Ravens and watches "The Wire" in his spare time.
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