Target Breakdown: Week 9 WR/TE Recap & Week 10 Sleepers

Target Breakdown: Week 9 WR/TE Recap & Week 10 Sleepers

This article is part of our Target Breakdown series.

ICYMI Monday, check out Backfield Breakdown, the sister article to Target Breakdown. Now, let's get to those wideouts and tight ends...

Week 9 Sortable Leaderboards

Shows WRs with 20+ routes or 4+ targets, and TEs with 15+ routes or 3+ targets. Sorted by target share.

Wide Receivers

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt ShareAir YardsAY ShareTPRRYPRREnd-Zone Tgts
1Davante Adams92%351443.8%15261.6%40.0%1.200
2A.J. Brown79%281142.3%9483.8%39.3%1.501
3DeVonta Smith77%17637.5%11755.7%35.3%6.821
4Keenan Allen91%341335.1%7838.0%38.2%3.060
5Brandin Cooks97%471333.3%14446.2%27.7%1.003
6Jerry Jeudy59%25832.0%4123.3%32.0%2.760
7Ja'Marr Chase94%461331.7%17146.6%28.3%1.070
8Tyreek Hill83%311130.6%19360.0%35.5%1.190
9Marquise Brown83%401229.3%9326.7%30.0%2.900
10Cooper Kupp100%511327.7%5120.1%25.5%1.860
11Russell Gage82%29826.7%6623.8%27.6%2.210
12Jarvis Landry65%19526.3%3515.6%26.3%0.581
13Jaylen Waddle88%391025.6%9726.9%25.6%2.130
14Adam Thielen90%27725.0%7633.2%25.9%0.222
15Cole Beasley66%311124.4%6123.1%35.5%1.060
16DJ Moore84%267

ICYMI Monday, check out Backfield Breakdown, the sister article to Target Breakdown. Now, let's get to those wideouts and tight ends...

Week 9 Sortable Leaderboards

Shows WRs with 20+ routes or 4+ targets, and TEs with 15+ routes or 3+ targets. Sorted by target share.

Wide Receivers

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt ShareAir YardsAY ShareTPRRYPRREnd-Zone Tgts
1Davante Adams92%351443.8%15261.6%40.0%1.200
2A.J. Brown79%281142.3%9483.8%39.3%1.501
3DeVonta Smith77%17637.5%11755.7%35.3%6.821
4Keenan Allen91%341335.1%7838.0%38.2%3.060
5Brandin Cooks97%471333.3%14446.2%27.7%1.003
6Jerry Jeudy59%25832.0%4123.3%32.0%2.760
7Ja'Marr Chase94%461331.7%17146.6%28.3%1.070
8Tyreek Hill83%311130.6%19360.0%35.5%1.190
9Marquise Brown83%401229.3%9326.7%30.0%2.900
10Cooper Kupp100%511327.7%5120.1%25.5%1.860
11Russell Gage82%29826.7%6623.8%27.6%2.210
12Jarvis Landry65%19526.3%3515.6%26.3%0.581
13Jaylen Waddle88%391025.6%9726.9%25.6%2.130
14Adam Thielen90%27725.0%7633.2%25.9%0.222
15Cole Beasley66%311124.4%6123.1%35.5%1.060
16DJ Moore84%26724.1%10148.0%26.9%1.231
17Zach Pascal84%28724.1%14258.9%25.0%2.070
18Christian Kirk96%28623.1%5446.3%21.4%3.250
19CeeDee Lamb72%27923.1%21644.1%33.3%0.851
20Deebo Samuel91%41923.1%7722.1%22.0%1.540
21Kendrick Bourne54%13422.2%2320.7%30.8%2.620
22Jakobi Meyers90%19422.2%5045.5%21.1%0.420
23Diontae Johnson91%33622.2%3422.4%18.2%1.700
24Robert Woods100%521021.3%8231.9%19.2%1.880
25Allen Robinson79%23620.7%8819.3%26.1%2.960
26Darnell Mooney81%29620.7%10823.6%20.7%1.411
27Michael Pittman85%30620.7%2911.9%20.0%2.131
28Brandon Aiyuk93%42820.5%10429.8%19.0%2.121
29Tim Patrick60%27520.0%8447.4%18.5%3.150
30Hunter Renfrow66%34919.6%269.0%26.5%1.441
31Rashod Bateman66%36819.5%10730.6%22.2%1.440
32Tee Higgins76%40819.5%13235.9%20.0%1.951
33Rondale Moore81%25519.2%-6-5.6%20.0%1.000
34Deonte Harris30%18819.0%5716.5%44.4%2.890
35Quez Watkins96%16318.8%3215.4%18.8%0.560
36Marvin Jones84%29518.5%5629.7%17.2%0.721
37Jamal Agnew56%22518.5%2312.3%22.7%1.230
38Chase Claypool80%25518.5%4026.3%20.0%1.202
39Malik Turner28%14717.9%7816.0%50.0%2.363
40Danny Amendola49%29717.9%9129.1%24.1%1.691
41Justin Jefferson80%26517.9%8034.9%19.2%2.650
42Emmanuel Sanders98%51817.8%10138.7%15.7%1.270
43Stefon Diggs89%46817.8%6625.2%17.4%1.850
44Mecole Hardman63%27616.7%4313.4%22.2%0.740
45Donovan Peoples-Jones61%16315.8%8135.9%18.8%5.380
46Randall Cobb53%25515.6%5924.1%20.0%2.000
47Mack Hollins81%39615.4%8623.7%15.4%0.561
48Keelan Cole48%26815.4%8820.2%30.8%2.540
49Elijah Moore61%34815.4%8720.0%23.5%2.471
50Julio Jones75%26415.4%1614.2%15.4%1.350
51Van Jefferson96%51714.9%7428.8%13.7%0.802
52Laviska Shenault79%25414.8%52.8%16.0%0.960
53Marquez Callaway78%38614.3%8223.9%15.8%0.661
54Marquise Goodwin53%20413.8%10222.4%20.0%2.500
55Mike Williams85%33513.5%6431.0%15.2%1.761
56Jamison Crowder79%45713.5%307.0%15.6%0.840
57Amari Cooper58%23512.8%7715.8%21.7%1.610
58Cedrick Wilson81%37512.8%5210.6%13.5%0.760
59Kenny Stills33%16511.9%10029.1%31.3%1.881
60Kenny Golladay56%17211.8%2336.5%11.8%1.650
61Antoine Wesley78%22311.5%4639.2%13.6%2.820
62James Washington59%23311.1%5738.1%13.0%1.830
63Robby Anderson91%32310.3%2411.5%9.4%0.060
64Olamide Zaccheaus47%17310.0%5017.9%17.6%3.412
65Denzel Mims61%3259.6%5813.3%15.6%0.630
66Tre'Quan Smith80%3849.5%5215.3%10.5%1.390
67Zay Jones96%4548.7%8028.0%8.9%0.442
68Bryan Edwards94%4548.7%7727.0%8.9% 1
69Courtland Sutton84%2828.0%2413.6%7.1%0.320
70Chris Conley40%1537.7%134.2%20.0%2.530
71Nico Collins69%3737.7%175.4%8.1%0.680
72Mohamed Sanu54%2737.7%3510.0%11.1%0.190
73Devin Duvernay44%2224.9%82.4%9.1%0.361
74Tyler Boyd79%4024.9%308.2%5.0%0.280
75Tajae Sharpe81%2913.3%82.9%3.4%0.410
76Allen Lazard85%3213.1%135.1%3.1%0.630
77Byron Pringle44%2200.0%  0.0% 0

    

Tight Ends

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt ShareAir YardsAY ShareTPRRYPRREnd-Zone Tgts 
1Dallas Goedert93%14637.5%6330.0%42.9%3.070 
2Kyle Rudolph54%7529.4%1422.9%71.4%2.860 
3Cole Kmet76%25827.6%10823.8%32.0%3.480 
4Dan Arnold60%23725.9%5328.1%30.4%2.611 
5Tyler Conklin86%19725.0%2410.6%36.8%2.370 
6Mark Andrews76%321024.4%12435.7%31.3%1.381 
7Darren Waller90%421123.9%11439.9%26.2%2.192 
8Kyle Pitts75%24723.3%8430.2%29.2%2.581 
9Travis Kelce86%36822.2%7422.9%22.2%1.891 
10Pat Freiermuth71%23622.2%3221.0%26.1%1.872 
11Tyler Higbee97%521021.3%7027.2%19.2%0.982 
12Mike Gesicki79%39820.5%8824.4%20.5%1.380 
13George Kittle73%32820.5%11633.3%25.0%3.161 
14Albert Okwuegbunam79%23520.0%42.2%21.7%1.090 
15Zach Ertz81%25519.2%32.5%20.0%1.080 
16Evan Engram83%23317.6%3251.8%13.0%1.650 
17Hunter Henry58%13316.7%3026.9%23.1%1.461 
18Adam Trautman87%33716.7%6218.0%21.2%1.420 
19David Njoku74%11315.8%4118.3%27.3%1.643 
20Geoff Swaim71%9415.4%76.6%44.4%3.221 
21Ryan Griffin63%30713.5%429.6%23.3%0.931 
22Dalton Schultz95%38512.8%428.5%13.2%1.420 
23C.J. Uzomah64%29512.2%185.0%17.2%0.830 
24Jared Cook43%20410.8%146.7%20.0%2.400 
25Stephen Anderson45%9410.8%-4-1.9%44.4%4.331 
26Austin Hooper72%12210.5%104.3%16.7%1.170 
27Jimmy Graham28%7310.3%5111.2%42.9%4.002 
28Hayden Hurst44%12310.0%103.7%25.0%1.330 
29Donald Parham38%1138.1%188.7%27.3%3.550 
30Jordan Akins34%1237.7%206.4%25.0%0.580 
31Drew Sample51%1837.3%41.1%16.7%2.000 
32Tommy Tremble58%1726.9%178.2%11.8%0.350 
33Jack Doyle67%1626.9%177.2%12.5%0.060 
34Adam Shaheen49%1825.1%164.3%11.1%0.611 
35Durham Smythe58%2025.1%164.3%10.0%1.350 
36Tommy Sweeney86%3724.4%62.1%5.4%0.270 
37Anthony Firkser43%1613.8%0-0.4%6.3%0.440 
38Mo Alie-Cox62%1813.4%31.3%5.6%1.560 

     

Links to RotoWire's Red Zone Stats

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Rushing Stats

   

Year-to-Date Sortable Leaderboards

Minimal qualification: 10% target share in active games.

Wide Receivers (YTD)

 TgtsTgt Sh.Air YardsAY Sh.aDOTRoutesTPRRYPRREZ TgtTgt/GmRts/Gm
1Davante Adams8734.5%93746%10.825334.4%3.11210.931.6
2Cooper Kupp10332.2%87733%8.531932.3%3.19611.435.4
3Deebo Samuel8131.5%62732%7.725032.4%3.53110.131.3
4Diontae Johnson6930.5%61941%923928.9%2.2229.934.1
5Brandin Cooks8330.1%98146%11.830427.3%2.0849.233.8
6DJ Moore8829.7%94641%10.832027.5%2.1269.835.6
7Tyler Lockett5828.6%70041%12.122925.3%2.5337.328.6
8Tyreek Hill10128.5%112541%11.132031.6%2.41411.235.6
9A.J. Brown6527.9%72143%11.121630.1%2.5568.127.0
10Terry McLaurin7627.6%92945%12.227927.2%2.0579.534.9
11DK Metcalf5627.6%64438%11.521126.5%2.7547.026.4
12Keenan Allen8226.5%67130%8.230526.9%1.97410.338.1
13Calvin Ridley5226.4%50439%9.719227.1%1.46310.438.4
14Darnell Mooney5926.2%57236%9.724524.1%1.8446.627.2
15Ja'Marr Chase7325.7%95541%13.130024.3%2.7878.133.3
16Marquise Brown6925.4%95035%13.825926.6%2.6378.632.4
17Tee Higgins5724.8%63033%11.122425.4%1.9268.132.0
18Michael Pittman7124.4%73332%10.330923.0%2.1367.934.3
19DeVante Parker4324.2%53642%12.518423.4%1.7838.636.8
20Jakobi Meyers7224.2%63228%8.830423.7%1.4318.033.8
21DeVonta Smith6224.0%88341%14.226823.1%2.0036.929.8
22Stefon Diggs7323.9%82632%11.328425.0%1.9439.135.5
23Sterling Shepard4323.9%30524%7.115228.3%2.1318.630.4
24Justin Jefferson6823.7%82440%12.129123.4%2.1748.536.4
25Marvin Jones6023.0%66031%1128820.8%1.3997.536.0
26CeeDee Lamb6622.9%83634%12.727124.4%2.3368.333.9
27Adam Thielen6622.7%63331%9.630321.8%1.5758.337.9
28Jerry Jeudy1922.6%16125%8.57126.8%2.5406.323.7
29Jamal Agnew3122.5%21120%6.813722.6%1.5426.227.4
30Jaylen Waddle7922.5%49820%6.332923.7%1.5118.836.6
31Jarvis Landry2922.3%23122%89630.2%2.0125.819.2
32Allen Robinson5022.3%55935%11.223521.3%1.4425.626.1
33Cole Beasley6721.9%37215%5.625925.9%1.7228.432.4
34Courtland Sutton6421.8%99840%15.630221.2%1.9547.133.6
35Robert Woods6921.7%57922%8.431122.2%1.7987.734.6
36Mike Williams6621.3%79935%12.126025.4%2.2178.332.5
37DeAndre Hopkins4921.2%52632%10.723920.5%2.0376.129.9
38Amari Cooper6120.8%71829%11.826822.8%1.9947.633.5
39Sammy Watkins3220.8%43826%13.712326.0%2.3716.424.6
40Chase Claypool5220.6%54735%10.523022.6%1.8847.432.9
41Antonio Brown4220.4%54730%1314529.0%2.8838.429.0
42A.J. Green4320.3%51431%1224517.6%1.8655.430.6
43Corey Davis4220.2%57132%13.617923.5%1.9537.029.8
44Chris Godwin6920.1%55020%833320.7%1.9868.641.6
45Hunter Renfrow6019.9%35914%623425.6%1.9137.529.3
46Laviska Shenault4919.8%31115%6.322921.4%1.5016.128.6
47Tyler Boyd5519.3%38517%726820.5%1.5326.129.8
48Mike Evans6318.9%91432%14.532219.6%1.6967.940.3
49Christian Kirk4818.8%59531%12.423020.9%2.3745.325.6
50Odell Beckham3418.6%46330%13.616021.3%1.4525.726.7
51Rashod Bateman2018.3%22021%118523.5%1.8906.728.3
52Marquez Callaway3918.0%49326%12.620419.1%1.5154.925.5
53Jamison Crowder3717.9%17512%4.717121.6%1.4117.434.2
54Robby Anderson5317.7%62327%11.831516.8%0.6545.935.0
55Zach Pascal5017.2%46120%9.229516.9%1.0865.632.8
56Julio Jones3117.2%36529%11.814721.1%2.2935.224.5
57Deonte Harris3116.8%33321%10.79732.0%3.3304.413.9
58Emmanuel Sanders5116.7%85333%16.729717.2%1.6186.437.1
59Kenny Golladay3116.5%45628%14.716019.4%1.9425.226.7
60Rondale Moore4016.1%674%1.716324.5%2.1614.418.1
61Tim Patrick4716.0%56022%11.929016.2%1.7625.232.2
62Russell Gage2315.4%16917%7.313017.7%1.2215.832.5
63Nelson Agholor4215.0%68131%16.226815.7%1.2535.333.5
64Kadarius Toney3614.8%23114%6.413726.3%2.5725.119.6
65Mecole Hardman5314.8%35613%6.727219.5%1.3715.930.2
66Amon-Ra St. Brown3814.7%29218%7.723716.0%1.0505.433.9
67Van Jefferson4614.6%59223%12.928216.3%1.5455.131.3
68Marquez Valdes-Scantling1814.6%34831%19.38820.5%1.0834.522.0
69Elijah Moore4014.5%46023%11.518122.1%1.2715.725.9
70JuJu Smith-Schuster2814.4%17213%6.114319.6%0.9005.628.6
71Brandon Aiyuk3114.0%31017%1021014.8%1.1054.430.0
72Darius Slayton2614.0%34327%13.213020.0%1.4604.321.7
73Danny Amendola2313.7%15312%6.79524.2%1.1814.619.0
74K.J. Osborn4013.7%31315%7.822717.6%1.5005.028.4
75Kalif Raymond4013.7%44324%11.125915.4%1.2905.032.4
76Kendrick Bourne3912.8%34915%8.921118.5%2.0004.323.4
77Jalen Reagor3312.8%27413%8.321515.3%0.7403.723.9
78Rashard Higgins2512.3%29618%11.814317.5%1.1703.620.4
79Quez Watkins3112.0%40219%1320215.3%1.8633.422.4
80Randall Cobb2811.7%31915%11.416616.9%1.4773.520.8
81Bryan Edwards3511.6%51820%14.827013.0%1.2834.433.8
82Donovan Peoples-Jones1811.5%31522%17.515711.5%2.0013.026.2
83Adam Humphries2910.9%26113%921413.6%1.0323.626.8
84Nico Collins2210.5%21914%1014715.0%1.3013.724.5
85Allen Lazard2210.4%19911%921810.1%0.9443.131.1
86Braxton Berrios2810.4%1799%6.412722.0%1.3714.018.1
87Keelan Cole2410.0%33019%13.814816.2%1.7404.024.7

   

Tight Ends (YTD)

 TgtsTgt Sh.Air YardsAY ShareaDOTRoutesTPRRYPRREZ TgtsTgt/GmRts/Gm
1Darren Waller6424.3%63126.5%9.926324.3%1.7969.137.6
2Mark Andrews6122.8%63423.2%10.422327.4%2.5157.627.9
3Travis Kelce7922.3%63723.4%8.132524.3%1.9318.836.1
4T.J. Hockenson6422.0%44224.3%6.927223.5%1.6528.034.0
5George Kittle3621.9%30224.8%8.414025.7%2.3417.228.0
6Noah Fant5319.6%29312.7%5.522923.1%1.4046.628.6
7Kyle Pitts5718.9%61329.7%10.825222.6%2.1747.131.5
8Dan Arnold3218.4%18314.0%5.712825.0%1.9426.425.6
9Mike Gesicki6317.6%58223.3%9.228322.3%1.8717.031.4
10Cole Kmet4416.8%24815.7%5.619422.7%1.4624.921.6
11Dalton Schultz4916.7%29712.0%6.120923.4%2.0306.126.1
12Zach Ertz1716.5%7111.4%5.16720.9%2.0102.811.2
13Dallas Goedert3715.8%33417.5%917321.4%2.3224.621.6
14Logan Thomas1415.7%11318.4%8.18716.1%1.3422.817.4
15Tyler Conklin4415.1%1909.3%4.320621.4%1.6615.525.8
16Evan Engram3615.0%1549.6%4.319018.9%1.1815.127.1
17Tyler Higbee4613.9%2017.6%4.427616.7%1.1765.130.7
18Ricky Seals-Jones3113.5%1578.8%5.118316.9%1.0953.922.9
19Jared Cook4213.2%30313.3%7.221219.8%1.4545.326.5
20Austin Hooper3013.2%1115.9%3.714720.4%1.2423.316.3
21David Njoku2712.7%25513.6%9.413719.7%2.4933.417.1
22Adam Trautman2612.7%1659.5%6.314418.1%1.0513.318.0
23Rob Gronkowski2212.6%23316.3%10.68525.9%2.1633.714.2
24Hunter Henry3812.4%31513.8%8.320918.2%1.5134.223.2
25Dawson Knox2711.8%22110.7%8.216016.9%1.7944.526.7
26Jonnu Smith3411.4%1325.8%3.910532.4%1.8423.811.7
27Gerald Everett1711.3%645.1%3.812114.0%1.1211.913.4
28Robert Tonyan2911.1%22911.6%7.916517.6%1.2423.620.6
29Maxx Williams1710.9%877.6%5.19318.3%2.0813.418.6
30Pat Freiermuth3310.1%1699.2%5.115022.0%1.6354.118.8
31Pharaoh Brown1810.1%1067.7%5.98920.2%1.2803.014.8
32C.J. Uzomah2810.0%1456.3%5.222812.3%1.3713.125.3
33Albert Okwuegbunam1810.0%694.5%3.88222.0%1.4103.013.7

   

Injury Report

Inactives

WR Corey Davis (hip)

WR T.Y. Hilton (concussion)

WRs DeAndre Hopkins (hamstring) + A.J. Green (reserve/COVID-19)

WR Sterling Shepard (quad)

WR Sammy Watkins (thigh)

WRs Devante Parker (IR/hamstring) + Will Fuller (IR/finger)

WR Calvin Ridley (NFI/personal)

WR Michael Gallup (IR/calf)

WR Odell Beckham (shoulder/contract)

TE Noah Fant (reserve/COVID-19)

TE Dawson Knox (hand)

TE Pharaoh Brown (thigh)

TE Eric Ebron (hamstring)

         

In-Game Injuries

TE Jonnu Smith re-injured his shoulder.

TE Albert Okwuegbunam hurt his knee.

            

Waivers & Sleepers for Week 10

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

Wide Receivers

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

  1. Rashod Bateman - 36% rostered
  2. Van Jefferson - 44%
  3. Elijah Moore - 27%
  4. Jamison Crowder - 24%
  5. Russell Gage - 16%
  6. Zach Pascal - 5%
  7. Deonte Harris - 15%
  8. Jamal Agnew - 10%

Waivers, Pt. 2 — Bench Stashes & Sleepers

  1. Sterling Shepard - 38%
  2. Rondale Moore - 31%
  3. Darnell Mooney - 44%
  4. Will Fuller - 26%
  5. Donovan Peoples-Jones - 13%
  6. Terrace Marshall - 4%
  7. Amon-Ra St. Brown - 7%
  8. Quez Watkins - 2%
  9. Marquez Valdes-Scantling - 7%
  10. Nico Collins - 1%

   

Tight Ends

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

  1. Pat Freiermuth - 40%
  2. Dan Arnold - 27%
  3. Tyler Conklin - 38%
  4. Gerald Everett - 21% rostered

Waivers, Pt. 2 — Bench Stashes & Sleepers

  1. Cole Kmet - 20%
  2. Adam Trautman - 5%
  3. Donald Parham - 1%
  4. Josiah Deguara - 0%

      

Drops & Benchings

Drop'Em

WR Laviska Shenault

WR Mecole Hardman

WR Robby Anderson

WR Darius Slayton

WR Jalen Reagor

TE Evan Engram

TE Austin Hooper

         

Bench'Em

WR Kenny Golladay

WR Kadarius Toney

WR Tyler Boyd

WR Allen Robinson

TE Jared Cook

A few other guys flirting with this territory recently: Courtland Sutton, Chase Claypool, Julio Jones

        

Week 9 Game-by-Game Breakdowns

Jets (30) at Colts (45) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Jamison Crowder79%45713.5%307.0%15.6%0.840
2Ryan Griffin63%30713.5%429.6%23.3%0.931
3Denzel Mims61%3259.6%5813.3%15.6%0.630
4Elijah Moore61%34815.4%8720.0%23.5%2.471
5Keelan Cole48%26815.4%8820.2%30.8%2.540
6Jeff Smith27%1447.7%6815.6%28.6%2.860
7Braxton Berrios21%1235.8%153.5%25.0%0.420
8Tyler Kroft20%535.8%317.1%60.0%7.600
  • With Corey Davis (hip) missing another game, Elijah Moore enjoyed a TNF breakout, putting up 7-84-2 on 61% snap share while tying for the team lead with eight targets.
    • The week before, Moore put up 6-67-0 on six targets despite playing only 36% of snaps
    • However, this isn't his first game with a lot of snaps. He got 86% in Week 1 (one catch), 78% in Week 2 (4-47-0 on eight targets) and 57% in Week 7 (1-13-0 on six targets). The latter two did come against the Patriots in ugly blowout losses.
  • Moore took 72% of his snaps on the perimeter, in line with his season rate. It's still him, Davis, Cole and Mims as perimeter options, while Crowder and Berrios handle the slot.
    • The problem isn't that Cole or Mims is ahead of Moore. It's that the Jets continue to rotate receivers a lot, even when guys are out of the lineup, which means Moore might be stuck at 50 or 60 percent route participation even if he's starting and playing well. Or, he might not. Feed him!
  • 11 Jets got multiple targets; the eight guys listed plus third-string TE Trevon Wesco (two) and RBs Michael Carter (two) and Ty Johnson (three).
    • The team had 52 pass attempts, after 49 the previous week. And they ran 80% of their plays from 11 personnel.
    • Mike White, the Week 8 hero, left in the first half with a forearm injury and was replaced by Josh Johnson.

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Michael Pittman85%30620.7%2911.9%20.0%2.131
2Zach Pascal84%28724.1%14258.9%25.0%2.070
3Jack Doyle67%1626.9%177.2%12.5%0.060
4Mo Alie-Cox62%1813.4%31.3%5.6%1.560
5Ashton Dulin36%1026.9%239.4%20.0%2.300
6Dezmon Patmon33%1213.4%41.5%8.3%0.580
  • T.Y. Hilton (concussion) was inactive, allowing Dulin and Patmon to split the No. 3 role
  • Pascal has seen 5-8 targets in all but one game this year, yet the 58 yards Thursday night represents a season high. He still hasn't reached double-digit PPR points since scoring TDs in Weeks 1 and 2. The snaps and routes, however, remain consistent.
    • Pascal saw three targets 20-plus yards downfield Thursday night, after getting just four total over the first eight weeks.
  • Pittman scored for a third straight week and fifth time in the past five games, this time putting up 5-64-1 on six targets.
    • Pittman didn't get any deep looks in this one, but he does lead the Colts with 13 targets (and six catches) on throws 20-plus yards downfield.
      • The 13 targets are tied for 17th among WRs, per PFF.

         

Broncos (30) at Cowboys (16) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Courtland Sutton84%2828.0%2413.6%7.1%0.320
2Albert Okwuegbunam79%23520.0%42.2%21.7%1.090
3Eric Saubert64%814.0%10.5%12.5%0.750
4Tim Patrick60%27520.0%8447.4%18.5%3.150
5Jerry Jeudy59%25832.0%4123.3%32.0%2.760
  • Sutton has 63 yards and nine targets in the three games Jeudy has played this year.
    • Small sample, but the extent of his non-impact makes it a little worrisome.
  • Of course Patrick has been more productive since Jeudy returned! He only has eight targets the past two weeks, but he put up 3-64-0 in Week 8 and 4-85-1 with a highlight-reel TD catch in this one.
  • Jeudy took 67% of his snaps in the slot and had 6-69-0 on a team-high eight targets.
    • His snap share was only 59% for the game, but it was 69% in the first half.
    • The concern is that Jeudy played only eight of 30 snaps (27%) in 12 personnel, while Sutton took 80% and Patrick got 50%. Not the end of the world, but more snaps in heavier formations could get Jeudy an extra target or so per game, depending on how much the Broncos use multi-TE sets
      • They used 12 personnel at the second-highest rate (45%) of all teams Week 9, but that was in a game where they led 30-0 at one point. Then again, it was also in a game with Noah Fant (reserve/COVID-19) on the shelf. And Okwuegbunam has a strong case to continue seeing some snaps and targets.

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Dalton Schultz95%38512.8%428.5%13.2%1.420
2Cedrick Wilson81%37512.8%5210.6%13.5%0.760
3CeeDee Lamb72%27923.1%21644.1%33.3%0.851
4Amari Cooper58%23512.8%7715.8%21.7%1.610
5Noah Brown40%1712.6%153.1%5.9% 0
6Malik Turner28%14717.9%7816.0%50.0%2.363
7Sean McKeon21%225.1%132.6%100.0% 0
  • Don't be fooled by the final snap shares. Prior to the fourth quarter, Cooper and Lamb both were at 88% snap share, and Wilson was at 67%.
    • The fourth quarter ended up accounting for nearly half of the Dallas snaps, and Cooper took just six of 26 (23%), with the Cowboys perhaps letting him rest his balky hamstring once the game was out of reach.
    • Lamb played only 54% in the fourth quarter, but he did see five targets in the final frame, catching two for 23 yards.
  • Schultz put up 4-54-0 on five targets and played a season-high 95% of snaps with Blake Jarwin (IR/hip) missing his first game of the season.

         

Patriots (24) at Panthers (6) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Jakobi Meyers90%19422.2%5045.5%21.1%0.420
2Nelson Agholor88%1900.0% 00.0% 0.0% 0.000
3Hunter Henry58%13316.7%3026.9%23.1%1.461
4Kendrick Bourne54%13422.2%2320.7%30.8%2.620
5Jonnu Smith44%4211.1%21.4%50.0%1.000
  • Mac Jones attempted only 18 passes, completing 12 for 139 yards, one TD and one INT, plus two sacks and a lost fumble (He wasn't the reason they won).
  • A true goose egg for Agholor, with no targets on 19 routes.
  • Smith reinjured his shoulder, attempting to play through the injury for a second straight week. An absence would help Henry, who has become extremely reliant on TDs and scored another one Sunday.
  • Henry's latest receiving lines (most recent listed first): 2-19-1, 1-33-0, 2-23-1, 2-25-1, 6-75-1, 4-32-1.
    • And he only has three EZ targets, and four inside the 10-yard line.

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Robby Anderson91%32310.3%2411.5%9.4%0.060
2D.J. Moore84%26724.1%10148.0%26.9%1.231
3Ian Thomas63%1326.9%52.4%15.4%0.690
4Tommy Tremble58%1726.9%178.2%11.8%0.350
5Terrace Marshall37%1713.4%-1-0.6%5.9% 0.000
6Willie Snead30%1526.9%146.8%13.3%0.400
  • Marshall returned from a concussion but split the No. 3 role with Snead.
  • Moore is up to five straight games with no touchdown and less than 75 yards. After starting the year with 398 yards and three TDs over the first four weeks.

         

Bills (6) at Jaguars (9) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Emmanuel Sanders98%51817.8%10138.7%15.7%1.270
2Stefon Diggs89%46817.8%6625.2%17.4%1.850
3Tommy Sweeney86%3724.4%62.1%5.4%0.270
4Cole Beasley66%311124.4%6123.1%35.5%1.060
5Isaiah McKenzie29%1824.4%51.9%11.1%0.560
6Gabriel Davis28%1524.4%83.2%13.3% 0
  • Sweeney was only targeted twice but in terms of snaps and routes he took over the Dawson Knox (hand) role for a second straight week.
    • Despite playing 87% and 82% of snaps, Sweeney has seen just six targets over the two games.
  • Beasley is up to 33 targets over the past three weeks, after back-to-back games with exactly two. He's benefitted from fewer multi-TE formations with Knox out, and Josh Allen seems to be defaulting to his slot man more as he struggles.
  • Sanders barely left the field but was targeted on just eight of his 51 routes (15.7%) and finished with 4-65-0.
    • The week before, he had a goose egg on four targets and 56 snaps, ending a four-game run with at least a dozen PPR points in every contest.

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Marvin Jones84%29518.5%5629.7%17.2%0.721
2Laviska Shenault79%25414.8%52.8%16.0%0.960
3Dan Arnold60%23725.9%5328.1%30.4%2.611
4Jamal Agnew56%22518.5%2312.3%22.7%1.230
  • If you only count his five games with Jacksonville, Arnold ranks eighth among TEs in target share (18.4%), 12th in AY Share (12.0%), sixth in targets per route (0.25), 16th in routes per game (25.6) and ninth in targets per game (6.4).
  • Agnew's five targets were his fewest over the past four games, a stretch in which he's played at least half the snaps every week while averaging 5.0 catches for 46.0 yards and 0.25 TDs on 7.5 targets.
    • He also took a carry for 11 yards, his third of the year. More rushing work would be a nice bonus on top of the No. 3 receiver role.
  • Shenault played only 24% of his snaps in the slot, while Jones was at 42% and Agnew at 59%.
    • Shenault started the year in the slot but has now been getting the fewest inside snaps of the three.
  • In four games since the DJ Chark injury, Jones has averaged 4.0 catches for 45.3 yards and 0.25 TDs on 7.3 targets.

         

Falcons (27) at Saints (25) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Russell Gage82%29826.7%6623.8%27.6%2.210
2Tajae Sharpe81%2913.3%82.9%3.4%0.410
3Kyle Pitts75%24723.3%8430.2%29.2%2.581
4Olamide Zaccheaus47%17310.0%5017.9%17.6%3.412
5Hayden Hurst44%12310.0%103.7%25.0%1.330
  • Pitts finished with 3-62-0 after 2-13-0 the week before. But, his 13 targets over the past two weeks account for 22.8% of the team total, not bad.
  • Gage finished without a target in Week 8, despite playing 68% of snaps with Calvin Ridley (NFI/personal) inactive. In this one, Gage caught seven of a team-high eight targets for 64 yards, also tying Sharpe for the team lead in routes (29).
  • Sharpe had seen 68% snap share Week 8, putting up 5-58-0 on six targets. In this one, he drew just one target on 29 routes. Very Tajae Sharpe-like.
  • The Falcons also used No. 3 TE Lee Smith on 28% of snaps, cutting into Hurt's playing time. Hurst has just 20 yards and six targets over the past two weeks.

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Adam Trautman87%33716.7%6218.0%21.2%1.420
2Tre'Quan Smith80%3849.5%5215.3%10.5%1.390
3Marquez Callaway78%38614.3%8223.9%15.8%0.661
4Kenny Stills33%16511.9%10029.1%31.3%1.881
5Deonte Harris30%18819.0%5716.5%44.4%2.890
  • The seven targets and 4-47-0 receiving line were season bests for Trautman, who put up 2-4-0 on six targets the week before.
    • He's played 86-88% of snaps in four straight, averaging 4.5 targets and putting up 2-43-0, 3-36-0, 2-40 and 4-47-0. Still with no TD this year.
    • Juwan Johnson was a healthy scratch Sunday. That'll help Trautman a little, if it continues. Johnson has just 13 targets in seven games, but three have been in the red zone and all three went for touchdowns.
  • Harris saw eight more targets Sunday, after seven in Week 8, his first game back from a hamstring injury.
    • He's fourth among WRs in targets per route (32.0%) but hasn't played even 50% of snaps in a single game.
    • He took 43% of his Week 9 snaps in the slot and is at 32% for the year
    • Overall this year, he's averaging 3.0 catches for 46.1 yards on 4.4 targets, with two TDs in seven games. That's better than I would've guessed before I looked it up.
  • Tre'Quan Smith remains allergic to targets, though he did catch three of his four for 53 yards. He's seen only three, three and four targets in his three games since returning from IR, even with his snap share creeping up from 55% to 63% to now 80%.

         

Vikings (31) at Ravens (34) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Adam Thielen90%27725.0%7633.2%25.9%0.222
2Tyler Conklin86%19725.0%2410.6%36.8%2.370
3Justin Jefferson80%26517.9%8034.9%19.2%2.650
4K.J. Osborn49%1727.1%177.3%11.8%1.180
  • Jefferson caught a long TD on a blown coverage early but otherwise was held in check. Despite seeing just five and four targets the past two weeks, he's averaging 8.5 for the year.
  • Thielen finished with 2-6-1 on seven targets, shut down apart from a game-tying TD.
    • The two EZ targets give him five this season, tied for 18th among WRs. Jefferson has seen four, yet has three fewer TDs (7-4).

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Marquise Brown83%401229.3%9326.7%30.0%2.900
2Mark Andrews76%321024.4%12435.7%31.3%1.381
3Rashod Bateman66%36819.5%10730.6%22.2%1.440
4Devin Duvernay44%2224.9%82.4%9.1%0.361
  • Bateman went up to a new high of eight targets after six and six in his first two games.
    • He finished with 5-52-0, after 3-80-0 in Week 7 and 4-29-0 in Week 6.
    • And he's not just getting short looks. Bateman's 11.2 aDOT may not quite be up there with Hollywood (14.6) or even Andrews (12.3), but it's deeper than league-average for a receiver.
    • Unfortunately, Bateman could lose some snaps/routes/targets once Sammy Watkins (thigh) returns, which apparently could happen as soon as Thursday night in Miami. Then again, Watkins will probably miss time again, and the Ravens might only view him as the third receiver at this point anyway.
  • Baltimore pass-catching shares over the past three games with Bateman in and Sammy Watkins (hamstring) out:
    • Targets: 1. Brown - 31 (28%), 2. Andrews - 23 (21%), 3.Bateman - 20 (18%),  4. Devonta Freeman - 8 (7%), 5. Duvernay - 6 (6%)
    • AY: 1. Brown - 453 (41%), 2. Andrews - 282 (26%), 3. Bateman - 225 (20%)

         

Texans (9) at Dolphins (17) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Brandin Cooks97%471333.3%14446.2%27.7%1.003
2Nico Collins69%3737.7%175.4%8.1%0.680
3Antony Auclair52%1025.1%82.7%20.0%2.300
4Danny Amendola49%29717.9%9129.1%24.1%1.691
5Chris Conley40%1537.7%134.2%20.0%2.530
6Jordan Akins34%1237.7%206.4%25.0%0.580
7Brevin Jordan30%1425.1%10.2%14.3%0.640
  • After 6-83-1 on six targets the week before, Cook finished with 6-56-0 on 13 looks. He has five or more catches in four straight.
  • Amendola has 23 targets in five games, including five or more in three straight. But just 14 catches for 113 yards and one TD, total.
  • Collins caught each of his three targets for 25 yards, after going 4-for-4 for 55 yards the previous week. His snap shares have crept up a little since he returned from IR... 57% to 63% to 64% and now 69%.

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Jaylen Waddle88%391025.6%9726.9%25.6%2.130
2Mack Hollins81%39615.4%8623.7%15.4%0.561
3Mike Gesicki79%39820.5%8824.4%20.5%1.380
4Durham Smythe58%2025.1%164.3%10.0%1.350
5Adam Shaheen49%1825.1%164.3%11.1%0.611
6Albert Wilson22%1225.1%164.4%16.7%0.920
7Kirk Merritt15%837.7%5214.3%37.5%1.630
  • Waddle put up 8-83-0 on a team-high 10 targets, bouncing back from 4-29-0 on 11 targets against Buffalo the week before.
    • His 78 targets are ninth most among all players, but they've led to only 496 yards, in part because of a 6.4 aDOT.
      • Waddle did have 97 air yards (aDOT) on Sunday, and his aDOT over the past four games is 8.7, back in normal range for a WR. There's still breakout potential for the second half of the season, if Tua Tagovailoa (finger) can get/stay healthy and provide half-decent QB play.
  • Waddle and Gesicki both have seen exactly 20% of Brissett's targets (39 of 195) this year. Myles Gaskin (26) has the third most from Brissett.
  • Gesicki is ninth among TEs in target share (17.6%) but fourth in overall targets (63). In part because hasn't missed a game and Miami hasn't gone on bye yet, but it also helps that the Dolphins are averaging 39.9 passes per game.

         

Raiders (16) at Giants (23) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Zay Jones96%4548.7%8028.0%8.9%0.442
2Bryan Edwards94%4548.7%7727.0%8.9% 0.001
3Darren Waller90%421123.9%11439.9%26.2%2.192
4Hunter Renfrow66%34919.6%269.0%26.5%1.441
  • Jones and Edwards took on every-down roles but saw just four targets apiece, while Renfrow fell in his usual snap range and tied a season high of nine targets, with 7-49-1 receiving.
    • Renfrow has at least three catches and five targets in every game this year, and only once has he finished with single-digit PPR points. But he also hasn't gone higher than nine targets, seven catches or 77 yards in any game.
    • Edwards went catchless on four targets, while Jones caught one of four for 20 yards.
  • With Waller back in the lineup, Foster Moreau dropped to 22 snaps and zero targets, after going for 6-60-1 on 100% snap share in the previous game (prior to a Week 8 bye).

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Evan Engram83%23317.6%3251.8%13.0%1.650
2Kenny Golladay56%17211.8%2336.5%11.8%1.650
3Darius Slayton56%1715.9%610.4%5.9% 0.000
4Kadarius Toney56%1715.9%57.5%5.9%0.530
5Kyle Rudolph54%7529.4%1422.9%71.4%2.860
  • Golladay saw just two targets in his first game since Week 5, in part because the Giants ran only 54 plays and Daniel Jones attempted 20 passes.
  • The Giants used 12 personnel on 25 of 56 snaps
    • Of the 25, Collin Johnson (13) actually played more than Slayton (10), Golladay and Toney (24%). Between Johnson's involvement, the reduced overall passing volume and the lack of three-wide sets, it was a rough day for all three of Golladay, Slayton and Toney, with each running exactly 17 routes and seeing no more than two targets.
  • Rudolph saw five targets on seven routes and finished with four catches for 20 yards.

         

Browns (41) at Bengals (16) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1David Njoku74%11315.8%4118.3%27.3%1.643
2Austin Hooper72%12210.5%104.3%16.7%1.170
3Jarvis Landry65%19526.3%3515.6%26.3%0.581
4Donovan Peoples-Jones61%16315.8%8135.9%18.8%5.380
5Anthony Schwartz59%1615.3%125.2%6.3%0.940
6Harrison Bryant52%6210.5%219.3%33.3%4.330
  • Peoples-Jones had a 60-yard TD and a 26-yard gain, finishing with 2-86-1 on three targets and 61% of snaps. He did run three fewer routes than Landry.
  • Landry led the team with five targets and ran a route on 19 of Baker Mayfield's 23 dropbacks, but finished with just 3-11-0 receiving.
    • Landry has 28.0% of Cleveland's targets in three games since returning from IR. His 23 targets in that stretch are more than double second-place Hooper (11).
    • Even with a modest 8.9 aDOT over the past three games, Landry has a 31% AY share.
  • Hooper and especially Njoku got a few more snaps than usual, but not routes or targets.
    • Njoku, however, did see each of his three targets in the end zone, including two passes from inside the 10-yard line. But his score (and only catch) came from 18 yards out.

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Ja'Marr Chase94%461331.7%17146.6%28.3%1.070
2Tyler Boyd79%4024.9%308.2%5.0%0.280
3Tee Higgins76%40819.5%13235.9%20.0%1.951
4C.J. Uzomah64%29512.2%185.0%17.2%0.830
5Drew Sample51%1837.3%41.1%16.7%2.000
  • Chase put up a Higgins stat line. Higgins put up a Boyd stat line. Boyd put up a...uh, he went missing again — his fifth game this season with less than 40 yards and no TD.
    • Boyd is averaging 6.1 targets, down from 7.3 in 2020 and 9.3 in 2019.
  • Uzomah played only 14% of snaps in the fourth quarter, but other starters mostly weren't pulled until the final drive. No injury was reported.

      

Chargers (27) at Eagles (24) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Keenan Allen91%341335.1%7838.0%38.2%3.060
2Mike Williams85%33513.5%6431.0%15.2%1.761
3Stephen Anderson45%9410.8%-4-1.9%44.4%4.331
4Jared Cook43%20410.8%146.7%20.0%2.400
5Donald Parham38%1138.1%188.7%27.3%3.550
6Jalen Guyton37%1725.4%199.4%11.8%1.120
7Josh Palmer29%1325.4%209.5%15.4%1.690
  • Allen had a classic Allen game with 12-104-0 on 13 targets.
    • And Williams had a 2019 Mike Williams game, 2-58-0 on five targets.
  • That's three in a row with exactly five targets for Williams, though the first was a game with limited snaps (36%) due to a minor injury.
    • It's still a bit worrisome, considering Justin Herbert threw 39, 35 and 38 passes in those three games.
    • Williams has six TDs in eight games and is still averaging 8.25 targets, but he's now down to 8.7 YPT, a 56.1% catch rate and 71.9 yards per game, with his loss of volume coinciding with a loss of efficiency. Matchups also matter, and he's faced pretty good secondaries (BAL, NE, PHI) in recent weeks.
  • Cook's snap share (43%) hit a season low for the second straight week. That's 15 percentage points below his season mark (58%), with the beneficiary being No. 3 TE Anderson, who put up 4-39-1 on season-high 45% snap share.
    • No. 2 TE Donald Parham (38%, 3-39-1) also had a nice game, but his snap share was right in its usual range.
    • Cook's reduced playing time mostly was in the first quarter (seven of 21 snaps) and fourth quarter (six of 20). He played much more in the middle of the game.
    • Cook played just four of 17 snaps (24%) in 12 personnel, and also just 22 of 45 (49%) in 11 personnel. Anderson (13) and Parham (10) both got some work in 11.
    • Cook also had a decent game in the box score (4-48-0), but his value is in trouble if both Parham and Anderson are taking a bite out of him moving forward.
      • I wish I'd looked into this BEFORE making a Cook/Parham trade early Tuesday morning. I gave up some future auction dollars to upgrade from the young guy to the old guy on a second-place team. It won't be much of an upgrade if

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Quez Watkins96%16318.8%3215.4%18.8%0.560
2Dallas Goedert93%14637.5%6330.0%42.9%3.070
3DeVonta Smith77%17637.5%11755.7%35.3%6.821
4Jalen Reagor51%1216.3%-2-1.0%8.3%-0.500
  • Watkins and Goedert handled every-down roles for a second straight week, again with the Eagles going run-heavy (17 pass attempts).
    • Goedert put up 3-43-0 on six targets
  • Reagor is officially just the third receiver, behind Smith and Watkins.
  • Smith rebounded from 1-15-0 in Detroit with 5-116-1 on six targets, his second 100-yard game of the year.
    • He's been slumping but still ranks 21st among WRs with 24% target share. The run-heavy gameplans are a concern, but the Eagles simply aren't good enough to continue running the ball this much, even if they want to.

         

Packers (7) at Chiefs (13) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Davante Adams92%351443.8%15261.6%40.0%1.200
2Allen Lazard85%3213.1%135.1%3.1%0.630
3Randall Cobb53%25515.6%5924.1%20.0%2.000
4Marquez Valdes-Scantling53%1926.3%176.9%10.5%1.000
5Josiah Deguara25%626.3%51.9%33.3%2.670
  • Lazard was ahead of Valdes-Scantling in terms of routes (32-19) and snaps (85% - 53%) but not targets (1-2), while Cobb played 53%.
    • Earlier in the year, MVS was the No. 2 in terms of snaps and Lazard the No. 3, with Cobb essentially a glorified No. 4 receiver. We'll have to see how that shakes out
  • TEs sans Tonyan?
    • Marcedes Lewis played 46% of snaps with one target.
    • Dominique Dafney got 40% and one target.
    • Deguara got 24% and two targets, catching both for 16 yards.
  • The Packers ran 19 snaps from 10 personnel (4 WRs, 1 RB, 0 TE).
    • Adams, Lazard, MVS and Cobb played all 19.
    • Adams saw seven of the 12 targets on those snaps but caught just one for six yards.
    • Lazard did score a 20-yard TD from the four-wide look, and Cobb had two catches for 35.

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Travis Kelce86%36822.2%7422.9%22.2%1.891
2Tyreek Hill83%311130.6%19360.0%35.5%1.190
3Mecole Hardman63%27616.7%4313.4%22.2%0.740
4Byron Pringle44%2200.0%  0.0% 0
5Josh Gordon30%1112.8%175.2%9.1% 0
6Demarcus Robinson22%912.8%20.5%11.1%0.220
  • What's wrong with the Chiefs?

         

Cardinals (31) at 49ers (17) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Christian Kirk96%28623.1%5446.3%21.4%3.250
2Zach Ertz81%25519.2%32.5%20.0%1.080
3Rondale Moore81%25519.2%-6-5.6%20.0%1.000
4Antoine Wesley78%22311.5%4639.2%13.6%2.820
  • The snap shares for Ertz and Moore (81%) are worth noting, but neither did much with the Cardinals going run-heavy sans Kyler Murray, DeAndre Hopkins and A.J. Green.
  • Moore has six straight games with 3-to- 6 targets, no TD and no more than 59 receiving yards.
    • He did add a 3-38-0 rushing line in the 59-yard receiving game (Week 5), but he's taken just two carries for one yards over his past three games.
    • Moore finished with 5-25-0, with decent target share (19%) not amounting to much under the circumstances.
  • Kirk, with 6-91-0 on six targets, was the only pass catcher besides Wesley (3-62-0) to have a decent game.
  • Chase Edmonds' high-ankle sprain could push a few targets away from the RBs and toward the TEs/WRs. It could also lead to fewer rush attempts, or more carries from the WRs (hint, hint), if the Cardinals don't like what they see from Eno Benjamin behind James Conner.
    • Benjamin looked pretty good Sunday with 9-39-1 on the ground.

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Brandon Aiyuk93%42820.5%10429.8%19.0%2.121
2Deebo Samuel91%41923.1%7722.1%22.0%1.540
3George Kittle73%32820.5%11633.3%25.0%3.161
4Mohamed Sanu54%2737.7%3510.0%11.1%0.190
  • Kittle played 73% of snaps and put up 6-101-1 on eight targets in his first game since Week 4. (He's back.)
  • Aiyuk finally broke through with 6-89-1 on eight targets and 93% snap share.
    • The week before, he had 4-45-0 on seven targets and 88% of snaps. So that's now two weeks in a row in a full-time role.
    • He also lost a fumble
  • Poor Deebo was left with relative crumbs (5-63-0), but he did still lead the team with nine targets.
    • He still hasn't seen fewer than eight in a game this year, nor has he gone south of 58 receiving yards or 63 total yards.

         

Titans (28) at Rams (16) 

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1A.J. Brown79%281142.3%9483.8%39.3%1.501
2Julio Jones75%26415.4%1614.2%15.4%1.350
3Geoff Swaim71%9415.4%76.6%44.4%3.221
4Anthony Firkser43%1613.8%0-0.4%6.3%0.440
5Chester Rogers32%1413.8%21.8%7.1% 0
  • Swaim had four catches and a TD for the second straight week, but ran only nine routes.
    • He and Firkser are both waiver material in all but the deepest leagues.
  • Jones handled a normal snap share (75%) and ran just two fewer routes than Brown but saw only four targets en route to 4-35-0.
    • Week 2 was the last time Julio saw more than five targets in a game.
  • He finished with just 5-42-0 after huge games in back-to-back weeks, but AJB did make it four in a row with nine or more targets.

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Robert Woods100%521021.3%8231.9%19.2%1.880
2Cooper Kupp100%511327.7%5120.1%25.5%1.860
3Tyler Higbee97%521021.3%7027.2%19.2%0.982
4Van Jefferson96%51714.9%7428.8%13.7%0.802
  • This, my friends, is how you keep four pass catchers fantasy-relevant. Kupp's massive target share, however, does remain somewhat of a problem for Higbee and Jefferson.
  • Higbee's 10 targets were a season high, and his snap share rebounded to its usual every-down range after dropping to 69% the week before in an easy win over Houston.
  • Jefferson has played 94%, 84% and 96% of snaps the past three weeks, putting up 4-43-1 (on seven targets), 3-88-0 (on six) and now 3-41-0 (on seven).
    • He also saw two end-zone targets, but didn't catch either (same as Higbee).
    • Jefferson has five EZ targets this year, t-19th among WRs.
      • Kupp has six, Woods has eight, Higbee has six.

         

Bears (27) at Steelers (29)

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Darnell Mooney81%29620.7%10823.6%20.7%1.411
2Allen Robinson79%23620.7%8819.3%26.1%2.960
3Cole Kmet76%25827.6%10823.8%32.0%3.480
4Marquise Goodwin53%20413.8%10222.4%20.0%2.500
5Damiere Byrd40%1600.0%  0.0% 0
6Jimmy Graham28%7310.3%5111.2%42.9%4.002
  • Justin Fields finally looked like an NFL quarterback... and actually kind of a good one? At least for one night, he overcame Matt Nagy.
  • Kmet finally turned his three-down role into a decent receiving line, with 6-87-0 on eight targets. But, of course, Graham got the two end-zone targets (and didn't catch either one despite getting his hands on the first.
    • Why was the broadcaster saying Graham on Joe Haden is a "mismatch" for the Bears? What year does he think this is? Just because Graham is tall? He does know Graham is taller than every NFL defensive back, easily, right? That doesn't mean throwing him fades in the end zone against cornerbacks is a high-percentage play. It just means Matt Nagy can't think of anything real to do.
      • I know, I know... mute button.
    • Kmet has four in a row with five or more targets and three or more catches.
  • Mooney put up 3-41-1 receiving and added a 15-yard rushing score on his second carry of the season.
  • Robinson had 4-68-0 on six targets, an improvement.
  • Mooney is 14th among WRs with 26.2% target share. Robinson (22.3%) is 32nd.
    • Mooney has nine more targets (59-50) on just 10 more routes. He's being targeted more often than Robinson when they're on the Fields together.

     

 Snap %RoutesTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgt
1Diontae Johnson91%33622.2%3422.4%18.2%1.700
2Chase Claypool80%25518.5%4026.3%20.0%1.202
3Pat Freiermuth71%23622.2%3221.0%26.1%1.872
4James Washington59%23311.1%5738.1%13.0%1.830
5Ray-Ray McCloud36%1013.7%10.9%10.0%1.200
  • Ben Roethlisberger had 34 dropbacks, but between throwaways/spikes/sacks there were only 27 targets, and no player got more than six (not even Diontae).
    • The 5-56-0 receiving line gave Johnson a season low 10.2 PPR points, his first team with less than 14.6
    • And he saw just six targets, after getting double digits in five of his first six games.
  • Freiermuth took advantage of another Eric Ebron (hamstring) absence with 71% snap share and 5-43-2 on six targets.
    • That's three in a row for the rookie with at least six targets, four catches and 43 yards. But Ebron could be back soon...
    • Bench Ebron!
  • Claypool handled a normal snap share (80%) but reportedly hurt his toe:

         

         

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