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Wide Receiver Sleepers, Risers, Fantasy Football Breakouts - Targets, Air Yards, Snaps Trends Analysis For Week 10
Targets are paramount when it comes to evaluating pass-catchers for fantasy football. There are no air yards, receiving yards, receptions, or touchdowns without first earning a target. There’s a reason the biggest and most consistent target-earners are among the top fantasy point scorers: they can be relied on by not just their team’s offense to earn targets and produce on those targets.
We’ll take a weekly team-by-team look into these target earners and separate the wheat from the chaff. To properly lead into what we’ll be looking at this season, we’ll have to establish a baseline of the most important things we’re looking at with targets and other receiving metrics that paint the full picture for who we should be rostering, who we should be adding, and who we can drop.
Everything we’ll discuss in this season’s WR/TE/RB Targets, Air Yards, and Snaps trends analysis article will be some of the best statistics and metrics correlating with fantasy football production. Think of targets as a page in a coloring book, representing the outline yet to be colored. Coloring on that page adds context and flavor to that page. That’s what we’ll do with targets — adding more context than just some target totals and box score stats.
Note: Statistics from our player pages at RotoBaller were included during the compilation of data, while Pro Football Reference, PFF, Fantasy Points Data, NFELO, NFL NextGenStats, NFL Pro+, RotoViz, ESPN Stats and Info, SumerSports, and Nathan Jahnke's Immediate Fantasy Football Takeaways article for that particular week were also used as resources in the creation of this article.
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Largest Target Share % Increases from Week 8 To Week 9
| Name | Pos. | Team | WK 8 Target Share | WK 9 Target Share | Diff (+/-) |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | DET | 11.1% | 33.3% | 22.2% |
| Tank Dell | WR | HOU | 11.1% | 32.1% | 21.0% |
| Ja'Tavion Sanders | TE | CAR | 2.9% | 20.8% | 17.9% |
| Evan Engram | TE | JAC | 16.7% | 34.5% | 17.8% |
| Austin Ekeler | RB | WAS | 9.1% | 26.3% | 17.2% |
| Saquon Barkley | RB | PHI | 5.0% | 21.7% | 16.7% |
| D'Andre Swift | RB | CHI | 0.0% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Jonathan Taylor | RB | IND | 3.6% | 20.0% | 16.4% |
| Mack Hollins | WR | BUF | 0.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% |
| AJ Barner | TE | SEA | 8.0% | 21.9% | 13.9% |
| Justice Hill | RB | BAL | 3.0% | 16.7% | 13.6% |
| Davante Adams | WR | NYJ | 23.1% | 36.7% | 13.6% |
| David Montgomery | RB | DET | 5.6% | 19.0% | 13.5% |
| Noah Brown | WR | WAS | 18.2% | 31.6% | 13.4% |
| Demarcus Robinson | WR | LAR | 6.3% | 19.5% | 13.3% |
Largest Target Share % Decreases from Week 8 To Week 9
| Name | Pos. | Team | WK 8 Target Share | WK 9 Target Share | Diff (+/-) |
| Zach Ertz | TE | WAS | 33.3% | 5.3% | -28.1% |
| Joe Mixon | RB | HOU | 19.4% | 0.0% | -19.4% |
| Alexander Mattison | RB | LV | 19.2% | 0.0% | -19.2% |
| Sam LaPorta | TE | DET | 33.3% | 14.3% | -19.0% |
| Puka Nacua | WR | LAR | 28.1% | 9.8% | -18.4% |
| CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL | 44.4% | 26.1% | -18.4% |
| Tyler Boyd | WR | TEN | 16.7% | 0.0% | -16.7% |
| Brenton Strange | TE | JAC | 16.7% | 0.0% | -16.7% |
| Isaiah Williams | WR | DET | 16.7% | 0.0% | -16.7% |
| Xavier Worthy | WR | KC | 23.5% | 7.0% | -16.6% |
| DJ Turner | WR | LV | 15.4% | 0.0% | -15.4% |
| Michael Wilson | WR | ARI | 20.0% | 5.6% | -14.4% |
| Jalen Nailor | WR | MIN | 17.4% | 3.0% | -14.4% |
| Keon Coleman | WR | BUF | 22.6% | 8.6% | -14.0% |
| DeVonta Smith | WR | PHI | 40.0% | 26.1% | -13.9% |
Arizona Cardinals
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR | 5 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 70.1% | 82.6% | 74.1% | 17.8 | 27.8% | 45.5% | 26.3% | 1.79 | 3.4 | WR76 |
| Greg Dortch | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1% | 52.2% | 37.9% | 4.0 | 5.6% | 9.1% | 8.3% | 0.00 | 0.0 | WR108 |
| Michael Wilson | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3% | 78.3% | 70.7% | 8.0 | 5.6% | 9.1% | 5.6% | 0.00 | 0.0 | WR108 |
| Zay Jones | WR | 26.1% | 19.0% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Trey McBride | TE | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 17.2% | 95.7% | 89.7% | 7.3 | 16.7% | 27.3% | 13.6% | 1.59 | 12.7 | TE9 |
| Elijah Higgins | TE | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 11.8% | 26.1% | 43.1% | 7.5 | 11.1% | 9.1% | 33.3% | 5.67 | 5.4 | TE28 |
| Tip Reiman | TE | 17.4% | 50.0% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| James Conner | RB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | -5.4% | 34.8% | 48.3% | -2.3 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 37.5% | 1.50 | 14.9 | RB17 |
| Trey Benson | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2.4% | 26.1% | 27.6% | 3.0 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 3.00 | 12.5 | RB24 |
| Emari Demercado | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | -5.5% | 26.1% | 24.1% | -3.5 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 3.50 | 16.0 | RB16 |
Cardinals Notes From Week 9:
Well, it was a run-game “game” for the Cardinals, capped off by James Conner (18-107 rushing; three targets, 3-12 receiving) and his usual productivity.
There were 13 other carries went to guys like Trey Benson (8-37-1 rushing; one target, 1-18 receiving), Emari Demercado (4-59-1 rushing; two targets, 2-21 receiving), who peeled off a 53-yard touchdown before halftime on a third down with 12 seconds left. If you can’t stop that in THAT situation, what are you doing?
The passing stuff was very minimal, as Kyler Murray only passed for 154 yards on just 20 attempts. Marvin Harrison Jr. (five targets, 2-34) led the Cardinals in targets but didn’t amount to much. Same for Trey McBride (three targets, 3-35).
Atlanta Falcons
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Drake London | WR | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 22.4% | 22.2% | 19.3% | 14.5 | 9.1% | 11.8% | 33.3% | 4.50 | 10.7 | WR39 |
| Darnell Mooney | WR | 8 | 5 | 88 | 1 | 73.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 11.8 | 36.4% | 52.9% | 29.6% | 3.26 | 19.8 | WR10 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud III | WR | 3 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 13.2% | 96.3% | 91.2% | 5.7 | 13.6% | 11.8% | 11.5% | 1.08 | 12.5 | WR29 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 77.8% | 80.7% | 0.0 | 4.5% | 5.9% | 4.8% | 0.43 | 1.9 | WR91 |
| Kyle Pitts | TE | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.5% | 74.1% | 54.4% | 2.0 | 4.5% | 5.9% | 5.0% | 0.55 | 2.1 | TE40 |
| Charlie Woerner | TE | 11.1% | 45.6% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Bijan Robinson | RB | 7 | 7 | 59 | 0 | -10.3% | 66.7% | 73.7% | -1.9 | 31.8% | 11.8% | 38.9% | 3.28 | 21.5 | RB9 |
| Tyler Allgeier | RB | 18.5% | 24.6% | 7.8 | RB36 |
Falcons Notes From Week 9:
With Drake London’s hip injury, which forced him out of Week 9’s game against the Cowboys after just six routes, London (two targets, 2-27-1) at least caught a touchdown.
To illustrate just how condensed the Falcons are on offense with their wide receivers, London ran six routes and played 11 snaps. KhaDarel Hodge (one target, 1-9) came in for London’s exact role and played the remaining 21 routes and 46 snaps. The Falcons had 27 dropbacks and 57 total snaps, which means Hodge was, as literally as possible, a one-for-one replacement.
Darnell Mooney (team-leading eight targets, 5-88-1) continues to impress as a high-end WR2-level fantasy asset and a must-start player. Ray-Ray McCloud III (three targets, 3-28-1) has solid routes-based upside, even more so if London misses or is hampered by his hip in Week 10. Kyle Pitts (one target, 1-11) is just not a consistent factor in this offense.
Bijan Robinson (19-86 rushing; seven targets, 7-59 receiving), however, is an absolute monster. He’s averaging 23.1 fantasy points per game in his last four games with a top-10 running back finish in each week. As if you need me to tell you he’s a must-start. If you did need me to tell you that, though, he’s a must-start weekly option.
Baltimore Ravens
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Zay Flowers | WR | 6 | 5 | 127 | 2 | 45.2% | 72.7% | 52.6% | 11.3 | 33.3% | 28.6% | 37.5% | 7.94 | 29.7 | WR3 |
| Rashod Bateman | WR | 4 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 18.1% | 81.8% | 61.4% | 6.8 | 22.2% | 21.4% | 22.2% | 1.39 | 5.5 | WR63 |
| Nelson Agholor | WR | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 16.0% | 40.9% | 33.3% | 24.0 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 3.22 | 3.9 | WR74 |
| Devontez Walker | WR | 4.5% | 7.0% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Tylan Wallace | WR | 18.2% | 35.1% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Diontae Johnson | WR | 27.3% | 29.8% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Mark Andrews | TE | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 12.7% | 54.5% | 49.1% | 9.5 | 11.1% | 14.3% | 16.7% | 2.17 | 4.6 | TE31 |
| Isaiah Likely | TE | 31.8% | 29.8% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Kolar | TE | 13.6% | 38.6% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Derrick Henry | RB | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | -4.7% | 40.9% | 61.4% | -7.0 | 5.6% | 7.1% | 11.1% | 3.00 | 26.3 | RB5 |
| Justice Hill | RB | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 12.0% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 6.0 | 16.7% | 21.4% | 27.3% | 3.91 | 8.8 | RB33 |
| Patrick Ricard | FB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.7% | 22.7% | 63.2% | 1.0 | 5.6% | 7.1% | 20.0% | 0.60 | 7.3 | FB1 |
Ravens Notes From Week 9:
The Ravens show each week that they may just be the best team in football. Certainly, the best offensive team with scary weapons everywhere. Zay Flowers (six targets, 5-127-2) led everything for the Ravens in Week 9 and shows the spike week potential each week as he has notched at least eight targets and 111 receiving yards in four of his last five games.
No other Raven had more than three catches, so it was slow going for Mark Andrews (two targets, 2-26) and Rashod Bateman (four targets, 3-25) too. Diontae Johnson (no stats) only ran six routes in Week 9, so his work will get ramped up and, more than likely, at the expense of Bateman’s workload.
Derrick Henry (23-106-2 rushing; one target, 1-27 receiving) is also pretty good, many are saying!
Buffalo Bills
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Curtis Samuel | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6% | 29.3% | 25.8% | 10.0 | 2.9% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 0.00 | 0.0 | WR108 |
| Khalil Shakir | WR | 7 | 6 | 50 | 0 | -3.7% | 61.0% | 53.0% | -0.7 | 20.0% | 23.8% | 28.0% | 2.00 | 11.0 | WR35 |
| Keon Coleman | WR | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 17.0% | 73.2% | 78.8% | 7.5 | 8.6% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 0.70 | 5.1 | WR66 |
| Mack Hollins | WR | 5 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 25.0% | 73.2% | 68.2% | 6.6 | 14.3% | 23.8% | 16.7% | 1.00 | 14.0 | WR27 |
| Jalen Virgil | WR | 2.4% | 4.5% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Dalton Kincaid | TE | 8 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 46.0% | 78.0% | 78.8% | 7.6 | 22.9% | 23.8% | 25.0% | 1.00 | 7.2 | TE20 |
| Dawson Knox | TE | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.3% | 56.1% | 65.2% | 1.5 | 5.7% | 4.8% | 8.7% | 0.22 | 1.5 | TE44 |
| Quintin Morris | TE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.8% | 14.6% | 12.1% | 5.0 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.33 | 7.2 | TE20 |
| James Cook | RB | 6 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1.4% | 51.2% | 54.5% | 0.3 | 17.1% | 4.8% | 28.6% | 1.19 | 11.9 | RB27 |
| Ray Davis | RB | 2 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 0.8% | 7.3% | 13.6% | 0.5 | 5.7% | 4.8% | 66.7% | 23.33 | 17.0 | RB14 |
| Ty Johnson | RB | 26.8% | 28.8% | 2.3 | RB53 |
Bills Notes From Week 9:
The receiving end of the Bills for the last few weeks has been pretty broken, and not in a good way. The only real target that we can consistently rely on is Khalil Shakir (seven targets, 6-50) for the PPR scamming angle, but he’s only running 61% of routes at a -0.2-yard aDOT. Not great.
Dalton Kincaid (eight targets, 4-32) led the team in targets, but as usual, the inefficiency of the Bills’ passing game makes it one you can’t really target for the low passing attempts floor and targets that are spread out through a bunch of players.
James Cook (10-44 rushing; six targets, 5-25 receiving) isn’t running a lot of routes (51%) or snaps (55%) compared to a bunch of RB2 options in fantasy, but a lot of Ty Johnson’s involvement on the field (no stats; 27% routes, 29% snaps) is empty each week and what Ray Davis (4-20 rushing, just nine snaps) gets is pretty independent of Cook.
Carolina Panthers
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Xavier Legette | WR | 6 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 26.6% | 93.3% | 83.0% | 8.7 | 25.0% | 31.6% | 21.4% | 1.18 | 13.9 | WR28 |
| Jonathan Mingo | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6% | 30.0% | 28.3% | 15.0 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.00 | 0.0 | WR108 |
| David Moore | WR | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 29.6% | 93.3% | 86.8% | 14.5 | 16.7% | 21.1% | 14.3% | 0.71 | 4.0 | WR71 |
| Jalen Coker | WR | 3 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 26.0% | 56.7% | 45.3% | 17.0 | 12.5% | 15.8% | 17.6% | 2.12 | 5.6 | WR61 |
| Deven Thompkins | WR | 10.0% | 15.1% | -0.2 | WR148 | ||||||||||
| Ian Thomas | TE | 16.7% | 39.6% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Ja'Tavion Sanders | TE | 5 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 21.4% | 70.0% | 84.9% | 8.4 | 20.8% | 10.5% | 23.8% | 4.14 | 12.7 | TE9 |
| Chuba Hubbard | RB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -4.6% | 66.7% | 79.2% | -3.0 | 12.5% | 10.5% | 15.0% | 0.00 | 21.2 | RB10 |
| Miles Sanders | RB | 2 | 2 | -5 | 0 | -6.6% | 16.7% | 22.6% | -6.5 | 8.3% | 10.5% | 40.0% | -1.00 | 1.0 | RB63 |
Panthers Notes From Week 9:
It’s really difficult to parse this game from a fantasy lens, considering there are very few pieces we want to be starting… pretty much ever in fantasy with Diontae Johnson off to Baltimore. Xavier Legette (team-leading six targets, 4-33-1) is the closest thing to a startable piece in Carolina, and he’s merely a flex play with bye weeks back.
Now, with Jonathan Mingo off to Dallas, that opens up an 11-personnel grouping of Legette and David Moore (four targets. 2-20) on the outside, with Jalen Coker (three targets, 2-36) in the slot. It's not the most imposing group, for sure.
At least Ja’Tavion Sanders (five targets, 4-87) got back to some solid production, with Tommy Tremble not playing because of a reoccurring back injury. Sanders still isn’t a strong start, however, as when Tremble was playing, he’s been prioritized on the field, with Sanders playing second fiddle in the rotation.
Chuba Hubbard (15-72-2 rushing; three targets, 2-0 receiving) has been awesome all season and probably has another week or two of starting viability, with Jonathon Brooks likely to play in Week 10 and getting worked into the running back rotation. It may take a little bit to get Brooks fantasy-relevant, if at all.
Chicago Bears
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| DJ Moore | WR | 9 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 30.7% | 100.0% | 98.6% | 12.3 | 25.0% | 38.9% | 18.0% | 0.66 | 7.3 | WR48 |
| Keenan Allen | WR | 10 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 37.7% | 100.0% | 93.2% | 13.6 | 27.8% | 38.9% | 20.0% | 0.72 | 7.6 | WR46 |
| Rome Odunze | WR | 7 | 5 | 104 | 0 | 32.2% | 94.0% | 87.8% | 16.6 | 19.4% | 16.7% | 14.9% | 2.21 | 15.4 | WR22 |
| Cole Kmet | TE | 82.0% | 85.1% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Gerald Everett | TE | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1.1% | 20.0% | 20.3% | -4.0 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 0.50 | 1.5 | TE44 |
| Marcedes Lewis | TE | 2.0% | 13.5% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| D'Andre Swift | RB | 6 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 1.2% | 48.0% | 62.2% | 0.7 | 16.7% | 5.6% | 25.0% | 1.29 | 14.2 | RB19 |
| Roschon Johnson | RB | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | -0.6% | 28.0% | 37.8% | -0.7 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 21.4% | 0.57 | 4.1 | RB48 |
Bears Notes From Week 9:
The Bears’ scoring was three Cairo Santos field goals as the Cardinals swamped the Bears’ offensive line with six sacks, leading to 217 empty passing yards for Caleb Williams.
Almost half of those yards went in the direction of Rome Odunze (seven targets, 5-104), who put up the second 100-yard receiving game of his career. All but three targets went to Odunze, D.J. Moore (nine targets, 4-33), Keenan Allen (10 targets, 4-36), and D’Andre Swift (16-51 rushing; six targets, 6-31)
In a smash spot for the Bears, it was ultimately a very disappointing outing for Williams. And did I mention Williams didn’t even target Cole Kmet (no stats) once?
Cincinnati Bengals
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Ja'Marr Chase | WR | 11 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 9.8% | 97.6% | 87.8% | 2.1 | 30.6% | 45.5% | 27.5% | 1.08 | 11.3 | WR34 |
| Andrei Iosivas | WR | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 26.8% | 90.2% | 90.5% | 21.0 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 8.1% | 0.27 | 8.0 | WR44 |
| Trenton Irwin | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1% | 22.0% | 29.7% | 12.0 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.00 | 0.0 | WR108 |
| Kendric Pryor | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3.8% | 24.4% | 24.3% | 9.0 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 0.90 | 1.9 | WR91 |
| Mike Gesicki | TE | 6 | 5 | 100 | 2 | 37.5% | 61.0% | 36.5% | 14.7 | 16.7% | 18.2% | 24.0% | 4.00 | 27.0 | TE1 |
| Drew Sample | TE | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2.2% | 51.2% | 75.7% | 1.3 | 11.1% | 4.5% | 19.0% | 0.67 | 11.4 | TE13 |
| Tanner Hudson | TE | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2.5% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 2.0 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 33.3% | 1.56 | 3.4 | TE34 |
| Erick All Jr. | TE | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6.8% | 24.4% | 20.3% | 8.0 | 5.6% | 9.1% | 20.0% | 2.40 | 4.4 | TE32 |
| Chase Brown | RB | 5 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 5.5% | 63.4% | 79.7% | 2.6 | 13.9% | 4.5% | 19.2% | 1.42 | 26.7 | RB4 |
| Trayveon Williams | RB | 7.3% | 9.5% | 0.0 | RB72 | ||||||||||
| Kendall Milton | RB | 7.3% | 6.8% | 0.0 | RB72 |
Bengals Notes From Week 9:
The Bengals will not have Zack Moss for the rest of the season due to a neck injury, which is incredibly scary, no matter how you slice it. Chase Brown (27-120 rushing; five targets, 5-37-1 receiving) had a monster game, and not only that, but a monster workload with 80% of snaps, Brown’s highest of the season by a wide margin.
With no Moss for the rest of the season, the Bengals acquired Khalil Herbert from Chicago, which seems like a duplicative skill set with Brown. We’ll have to see how this plays out, as the Bengals brought out Trayveon Williams from the junk drawer and brought up rookie Kendall Milton to play a handful of snaps as well.
I brought up the point on a podcast earlier this week about how Moss and Brown have differing skill sets, and acquiring a back like Herbert constitutes the skill set (like Brown) that they WANT for the Bengals.
Making this move could represent a GOOD thing for Brown going forward as they’ve identified what they want, and now, if Brown has to come off the field, they can at least replicate that with Herbert.
On the receiving end, Ja’Marr Chase (11 targets, 7-43) continues to pile up the volume, but at a much shorter aDOT (2.1-yards) than we’re accustomed to without Tee Higgins. Conversely, tight end Mike Gesicki (six targets, 5-100-1) was the downfield threat for the Bengals (14.7-yard aDOT) amongst a sea of whatever is left amongst the Cincinnati pass-catchers and the billion tight ends they roster.
Seriously, four tight ends for the Bengals all ran at least nine pass routes in Week 9. With Erick All Jr. (two targets, 2-24) out for the season with a torn ACL, that’s going to just condense targets even further.
Cleveland Browns
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Jerry Jeudy | WR | 11 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 31.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 11.9 | 25.6% | 27.0% | 19.6% | 1.30 | 14.3 | WR25 |
| Elijah Moore | WR | 8 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 25.1% | 76.8% | 75.9% | 13.1 | 18.6% | 18.9% | 18.6% | 0.65 | 5.8 | WR60 |
| Cedric Tillman | WR | 10 | 6 | 75 | 1 | 28.1% | 98.2% | 96.2% | 11.7 | 23.3% | 27.0% | 18.2% | 1.36 | 19.5 | WR11 |
| Jamari Thrash | WR | 5.4% | 5.1% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| David Njoku | TE | 7 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 8.2% | 75.0% | 77.2% | 4.9 | 16.3% | 16.2% | 16.7% | 0.69 | 7.9 | TE18 |
| Jordan Akins | TE | 4 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 7.7% | 33.9% | 31.6% | 8.0 | 9.3% | 8.1% | 21.1% | 1.68 | 6.2 | TE25 |
| Geoff Swaim | TE | 8.9% | 15.2% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Jerome Ford | RB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.0% | 53.6% | 45.6% | 2.0 | 4.7% | 0.0% | 6.7% | 0.07 | 1.7 | RB62 |
| Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 17.9% | 15.2% | 0.8 | RB66 | ||||||||||
| Nick Chubb | RB | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -1.4% | 16.1% | 35.4% | -6.0 | 2.3% | 2.7% | 11.1% | -0.44 | 4.5 | RB47 |
Browns Notes From Week 9:
The bad side of Jameis Winston reared its ugly head in Week 9 against the Chargers, as he threw his only touchdown pass inside the last two minutes of the game to Cedric Tillman.
The Browns started slow during the first half, but then Winston racked up a total of three interceptions in the second half. It got Winston to throw the ball 46 times, though, but on pretty inefficient volume, but volume, nonetheless.
The main players all earned seven or more targets, including Jerry Jeudy (11 targets, 7-73), leading the team in targets and receptions. Tillman (10 targets, 6-75-1) had another excellent game, running all but one route. Elijah Moore (eight targets, 3-28) and David Njoku (seven targets, 5-29) were background players compared to Jeudy and Tillman.
The run game is still a work in progress, with Nick Chubb (15-39 rushing; one target, 1-(-4) receiving) getting on the field to solely take carries, while Jerome Ford (2-5 rushing; one target, 1-2 receiving) is taking a lot of the receiving work while chipping in with a couple carries. Neither is startable fantasy-wise, but Chubb is a clear hold as he works his way back from his ACL tear from last season.
Dallas Cowboys
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| CeeDee Lamb | WR | 12 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 28.5% | 76.8% | 82.9% | 7.2 | 26.1% | 29.4% | 27.9% | 1.09 | 16.2 | WR18 |
| Jalen Tolbert | WR | 6 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 29.1% | 96.4% | 96.1% | 14.7 | 13.0% | 11.8% | 11.1% | 0.35 | 10.9 | WR37 |
| Jalen Brooks | WR | 5 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 20.1% | 76.8% | 73.7% | 12.2 | 10.9% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 0.60 | 4.6 | WR68 |
| Ryan Flournoy | WR | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | -1.3% | 19.6% | 22.4% | -2.0 | 4.3% | 5.9% | 18.2% | 1.18 | 2.3 | WR87 |
| KaVontae Turpin | WR | 4 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 13.8% | 26.8% | 22.4% | 10.5 | 8.7% | 8.8% | 26.7% | 2.40 | 6.6 | WR56 |
| Jake Ferguson | TE | 9 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 9.5% | 80.4% | 81.6% | 3.2 | 19.6% | 23.5% | 20.0% | 1.58 | 14.1 | TE7 |
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | TE | 19.6% | 19.7% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Rico Dowdle | RB | 6 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 0.4% | 64.3% | 72.4% | 0.2 | 13.0% | 5.9% | 16.7% | 0.89 | 21.7 | RB8 |
| Dalvin Cook | RB | 3.6% | 7.9% | 0.8 | RB66 | ||||||||||
| Hunter Luepke | FB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 21.4% | 21.1% | 0.0 | 4.3% | 2.9% | 16.7% | 0.33 | 2.9 | FB2 |
Cowboys Notes From Week 9:
The Cowboys got hit hard with the injury bug on offense and in the worst way possible, as Dak Prescott left the game with a hamstring injury that’s going to knock him out for several weeks and bring Cooper Rush back from the catacombs to start for the Cowboys.
They have CeeDee Lamb (team-leading 12 targets. 8-47), what could go wrong? Well, Lamb also got nicked up with an AC Joint sprain in his shoulder. It’s unclear if Lamb is going to miss any time, but the initial indication is that Lamb is going to continue playing.
With Rush, Jake Ferguson (nine targets, 7-71) also saw quite a bit of volume and also threw a touchdown pass to Jalen Tolbert (six targets, 3-19-1) in the fourth quarter to save his fantasy day.
This Cowboys team might just be washed, if I’m honest. At least with some of the off-field stuff with Ezekiel Elliott, Rico Dowdle (12-75 rushing; six targets, 5-32-1 receiving) got a massive workload and played well with it. He’s still an RB2, as his workload bump is a bit negated with the shift from Prescott to Rush at quarterback.
Denver Broncos
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Courtland Sutton | WR | 10 | 7 | 122 | 0 | 47.9% | 86.0% | 84.7% | 13.7 | 33.3% | 43.8% | 27.0% | 3.30 | 19.2 | WR12 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | WR | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.9% | 34.9% | 34.7% | 7.0 | 6.7% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 0.27 | 1.4 | WR100 |
| Troy Franklin | WR | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 27.3% | 48.8% | 40.3% | 26.0 | 10.0% | 18.8% | 14.3% | 0.90 | 2.9 | WR82 |
| Devaughn Vele | WR | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.6% | 48.8% | 40.3% | 5.3 | 10.0% | 12.5% | 14.3% | 0.52 | 3.1 | WR80 |
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | WR | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10.8% | 44.2% | 48.6% | 6.2 | 16.7% | 6.3% | 26.3% | 0.58 | 3.1 | WR80 |
| Adam Trautman | TE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.7% | 48.8% | 61.1% | 2.0 | 3.3% | 6.3% | 4.8% | 0.19 | 1.4 | TE49 |
| Lucas Krull | TE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4% | 34.9% | 29.2% | 4.0 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 6.7% | 0.00 | 0.0 | TE57 |
| Nate Adkins | TE | 23.3% | 37.5% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Javonte Williams | RB | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 3.8% | 48.8% | 54.2% | 5.5 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 9.5% | 2.00 | 10.4 | RB30 |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | -2.4% | 34.9% | 31.9% | -2.3 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.67 | 5.0 | RB44 |
| Audric Estime | RB | 4.7% | 9.7% | 3.5 | RB50 | ||||||||||
| Michael Burton | FB | 7.0% | 13.9% | -0.1 | FB6 |
Broncos Notes From Week 9:
We keep toying with these other weapons, hoping somebody else steps up with Courtland Sutton (team-leading 10 targets, 7-122), but with head coach Sean Payton jerking around everybody else’s routes, it’s just not in the cards. Sutton was excellent, but no Broncos wide receiver ran over 50% besides Sutton.
Javonte Williams (12-42 rushing; two targets, 2-42 receiving) is still running ahead of the running backs, but even though it’s just a committee with Jaleel McLaughlin (5-10 rushing; three targets, 3-10 receiving) and Williams isn’t going to get a full workload outside of multiple injuries.
It’s sad to see when we were hoping this backfield would be a beacon for running back high-value touches, especially out of the backfield.
Detroit Lions
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 7 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 53.3% | 95.7% | 93.0% | 5.7 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 31.8% | 2.55 | 18.6 | WR14 |
| Kalif Raymond | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | -5.3% | 52.2% | 38.6% | -4.0 | 4.8% | 5.6% | 8.3% | 1.00 | 1.0 | WR104 |
| Tim Patrick | WR | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 10.7% | 78.3% | 77.2% | 4.0 | 9.5% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 0.67 | 3.2 | WR78 |
| Allen Robinson II | WR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.7% | 26.1% | 19.3% | 2.0 | 4.8% | 5.6% | 16.7% | 0.33 | 1.2 | WR102 |
| Sam LaPorta | TE | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 34.9% | 78.3% | 84.2% | 8.7 | 14.3% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1.56 | 4.8 | TE30 |
| Brock Wright | TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1.3% | 34.8% | 59.6% | -1.0 | 4.8% | 5.6% | 12.5% | 0.13 | 1.1 | TE54 |
| Shane Zylstra | TE | 8.7% | 15.8% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 12.0% | 30.4% | 38.6% | 4.5 | 9.5% | 11.1% | 28.6% | 1.57 | 14.6 | RB18 |
| David Montgomery | RB | 4 | 3 | 23 | 0 | -7.0% | 56.5% | 56.1% | -1.3 | 19.0% | 11.1% | 30.8% | 1.77 | 12.6 | RB23 |
Lions Notes From Week 9:
There wasn’t much going on in the passing game here, nor did there need to be with the wet and rainy weather going on in Green Bay in (somehow) Detroit’s FIRST outdoor game of the season. Amon-Ra St. Brown (team-leading seven targets, 7-56-1) was the only pass-catcher over four targets and caught the only passing touchdown on the afternoon.
The run game, as usual, was on full display, with Jahmyr Gibbs (11-65-1 rushing; two targets, 1-11 receiving) and David Montgomery (17-73 rushing; four targets, 3-23 receiving) being excellent fantasy options as usual. It’s not rocket science with these two.
Green Bay Packers
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Jayden Reed | WR | 6 | 5 | 113 | 0 | 27.3% | 78.9% | 67.7% | 15.2 | 17.1% | 21.4% | 20.0% | 3.77 | 16.3 | WR17 |
| Romeo Doubs | WR | 5 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 9.3% | 84.2% | 83.1% | 6.2 | 14.3% | 17.9% | 15.6% | 0.88 | 6.8 | WR53 |
| Christian Watson | WR | 7 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 42.8% | 63.2% | 56.9% | 20.4 | 20.0% | 25.0% | 29.2% | 1.54 | 8.7 | WR42 |
| Dontayvion Wicks | WR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5% | 47.4% | 53.8% | 15.0 | 8.6% | 7.1% | 16.7% | 0.00 | 0.0 | WR108 |
| Bo Melton | WR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 5.4% | 15.8% | 16.9% | 18.0 | 2.9% | 3.6% | 16.7% | 3.17 | 2.9 | WR82 |
| Tucker Kraft | TE | 5 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 6.9% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 4.6 | 14.3% | 17.9% | 13.5% | 0.92 | 7.6 | TE19 |
| Ben Sims | TE | 5.3% | 18.5% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| John FitzPatrick | TE | 2.6% | 1.5% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Josh Jacobs | RB | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | -3.6% | 52.6% | 55.4% | -4.0 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 15.0% | 0.65 | 12.8 | RB22 |
| Emanuel Wilson | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1.5% | 13.2% | 20.0% | -5.0 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.20 | 9.9 | RB31 |
| Chris Brooks | RB | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 23.7% | 26.2% | 0.0 | 11.4% | 7.1% | 44.4% | 3.11 | 7.1 | RB38 |
Packers Notes From Week 9:
In that same wet and sloppy game where the Lions still did what they wanted, it was the Packers on their home field who didn’t look comfortable for most of the game. At least Jayden Reed (six targets, 5-113) got back to earning downfield targets with a 15.2-yard aDOT.
It was a middling game from the rest of the Packers’ pass-catchers as Jordan Love just didn’t have his fastball, so to speak, after being questionable during the week with a groin injury. Christian Watson (seven targets, 3-37) led the team in air yards (143) but was pretty unproductive.
Josh Jacobs (13-95 rushing; three targets, 2-13 receiving) continues to be solid and consistently so, with 95 rushing yards plus another 13 through the air. Chris Brooks (2-13 rushing; four targets, 3-28) has made the Packers’ RB2 competition a bit tighter, earning more time than Emanuel Wilson (4-28-1 rushing; one target, 1-1 receiving).
Houston Texans
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Tank Dell | WR | 9 | 6 | 126 | 0 | 30.0% | 87.0% | 74.7% | 14.6 | 32.1% | 33.3% | 22.5% | 3.15 | 18.6 | WR14 |
| Robert Woods | WR | 3 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 9.6% | 50.0% | 49.4% | 14.0 | 10.7% | 13.3% | 13.0% | 1.91 | 6.4 | WR57 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | WR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.9% | 69.6% | 74.7% | 32.0 | 10.7% | 20.0% | 9.4% | 0.00 | 0.0 | WR108 |
| John Metchie | WR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2% | 65.2% | 62.0% | 13.5 | 7.1% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 0.00 | 0.0 | WR108 |
| Steven Sims | WR | 8.7% | 6.3% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Dalton Schultz | TE | 6 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 22.5% | 73.9% | 70.9% | 16.4 | 21.4% | 20.0% | 17.6% | 0.62 | 5.1 | TE29 |
| Cade Stover | TE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9% | 30.4% | 44.3% | 8.5 | 7.1% | 6.7% | 14.3% | 0.00 | 0.0 | TE57 |
| Teagan Quitoriano | TE | 2.2% | 17.7% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Joe Mixon | RB | 28.3% | 57.0% | 16.6 | RB15 | ||||||||||
| Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0% | 47.8% | 35.4% | 8.7 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 13.6% | 0.00 | -0.1 | RB80 |
| J.J. Taylor | RB | 6.5% | 7.6% | 2.3 | RB53 |
Texans Notes From Week 9:
C.J. Stroud continues to struggle this season, and as I noted last week, he’s having his rookie season this season, while the second-year breakout seemed to happen last year. Maybe it all hinges on Nico Collins returning? We may find out in Week 10 as he’s been working his way back from his hamstring injury to get back on the field.
Only three Texans caught a pass, but Tank Dell (team-leading nine targets, 6-126) led the way with his best game of the season from a target-earning perspective. Robert Woods (three targets, 2-44) and Dalton Schultz (six targets, 3-21) were the others who caught passes in a really limited passing game.
Maybe the Texans are just a running team because Joe Mixon (24-106-1) has been the most consistent non-Nico-Collins player in this offense. Mixon continues to get a massive workload and is producing in what looks like his best season as a pro.
Indianapolis Colts
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 26.9% | 83.3% | 75.9% | 12.8 | 16.0% | 17.6% | 16.0% | 0.56 | 2.4 | WR86 |
| Josh Downs | WR | 8 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 28.5% | 66.7% | 50.0% | 6.8 | 32.0% | 41.2% | 40.0% | 3.00 | 12.0 | WR31 |
| Adonai Mitchell | WR | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 11.5% | 13.3% | 9.3% | 22.0 | 4.0% | 5.9% | 25.0% | 5.50 | 3.2 | WR78 |
| Alec Pierce | WR | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 18.9% | 83.3% | 88.9% | 12.0 | 12.0% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 1.64 | 7.1 | WR50 |
| Ashton Dulin | WR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.7% | 20.0% | 18.5% | 14.0 | 8.0% | 11.8% | 33.3% | 0.00 | 1.7 | WR95 |
| Kylen Granson | TE | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 9.4% | 26.7% | 44.4% | 18.0 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% | 2.75 | 3.2 | TE35 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | TE | 13.3% | 40.7% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Drew Ogletree | TE | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Will Mallory | TE | 10.0% | 5.6% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Jonathan Taylor | RB | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | -10.5% | 56.7% | 72.2% | -4.0 | 20.0% | 11.8% | 29.4% | 0.65 | 8.9 | RB32 |
| Trey Sermon | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.5% | 26.7% | 25.9% | 1.0 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% | 1.13 | 2.3 | RB53 |
Colts Notes From Week 9:
In a weird game that featured way less offense than we anticipated, the Colts only ran 48 plays total, which is a massive downshift when considering that two teams in any given NFL game usually combine for about 120 plays. 48 is a crazy low total, and obviously, that’s going to affect things here.
Josh Downs (team-leading eight targets, 6-60) led things here for the Colts but did it on an inexplicable 67% of routes as the Colts decided that Sunday Night Football was the night they roll out more than 12 personnel and get as many tight ends on the field as possible.
Michael Pittman Jr. (four targets, 1-14) is still pretty banged up and it shows. Alec Pierce (three targets, 3-41) continues to run cardio as well. Remember when the move from Anthony Richardson to Joe Flacco was because this was to give the Colts a better chance to win, and then they went and put up the worst offensive performance of the season?
Let’s just say that this doesn’t go unnoticed, and maybe it’s time to put Jim Irsay in a home with his guitars and let somebody with some level of competency run this franchise because, right now, it’s a clown show.
The best player on the field, Jonathan Taylor (13-48 rushing; five targets, 3-11 receiving), only touched the ball 16 times combined which totally makes sense, right? At least the workload (72% snaps) was fine, but we’d like to see Taylor consolidate work a bit more with Trey Sermon (2-4 rushing; one target, 1-9 receiving, 27% routes, 26% snaps) working in too.
Jacksonville Jaguars
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Brian Thomas Jr. | WR | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 6.0% | 97.1% | 90.7% | 5.3 | 10.3% | 11.5% | 8.8% | 0.65 | 6.2 | WR59 |
| Parker Washington | WR | 6 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 38.8% | 94.3% | 85.2% | 17.2 | 20.7% | 23.1% | 18.2% | 1.24 | 7.1 | WR50 |
| Tim Jones | WR | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5.6% | 14.3% | 25.9% | 7.5 | 6.9% | 7.7% | 40.0% | 2.00 | 2.0 | WR90 |
| Austin Trammell | WR | 3 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 16.6% | 65.7% | 61.1% | 14.7 | 10.3% | 7.7% | 13.0% | 1.74 | 4.0 | WR71 |
| Elijah Cooks | WR | 2.9% | 5.6% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Evan Engram | TE | 10 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 27.4% | 88.6% | 79.6% | 7.3 | 34.5% | 34.6% | 32.3% | 1.45 | 11.5 | TE12 |
| Luke Farrell | TE | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1.1% | 14.3% | 25.9% | -3.0 | 3.4% | 3.8% | 20.0% | 1.00 | 1.5 | TE44 |
| Brenton Strange | TE | 8.6% | 16.7% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Travis Etienne | RB | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.5% | 34.3% | 31.5% | 1.3 | 10.3% | 7.7% | 25.0% | 0.50 | 5.0 | RB44 |
| Tank Bigsby | RB | 45.7% | 51.9% | 2.2 | RB56 | ||||||||||
| D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3% | 22.9% | 24.1% | 14.0 | 3.4% | 3.8% | 12.5% | 0.00 | 0.6 | RB70 |
Jaguars Notes From Week 9:
The receiving room is still in a bit of flux following the Christian Kirk collarbone injury, but what hasn’t changed is the top two targets as that’s Brian Thomas Jr. (three targets, 2-22), who had a quiet game and Evan Engram (team-leading 10 targets, 5-45), who continues to carry solid passing volume.
Parker Washington (six targets, 3-41) carried a pretty big role (94% routes) with Gabe Davis out, and Austin Trammell (three targets, 2-40) ran primarily in the slot (63%) in a Kirk-lite role and saw an increased workload with that.
Also in flux is the running back room with Travis Etienne (3-24 rushing; three targets, 2-8 receiving), who started but only saw five touches.
Tank Bigsby (8-22) got on the field the most, with 52% snaps and leading the ball carriers with eight carries. It was a weird game script as they were out of it but got back in it because the Eagles gave them a lot of breathing room to get a couple of scores in to get within a touchdown.
I’d grade it “inconclusive” when trying to decipher this fantasy-wise, so I’m just starting Bigsby where I can and leaving Etienne on benches for now.
Kansas City Chiefs
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Xavier Worthy | WR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.6% | 78.4% | 69.0% | 23.5 | 7.0% | 4.0% | 7.5% | 0.00 | -1.0 | WR150 |
| Justin Watson | WR | 4 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 25.4% | 58.8% | 69.0% | 19.8 | 9.3% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 1.43 | 7.3 | WR48 |
| Mecole Hardman | WR | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | -1.0% | 19.6% | 17.9% | -1.0 | 7.0% | 12.0% | 30.0% | 1.70 | 4.7 | WR67 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | WR | 9 | 8 | 86 | 2 | 25.4% | 68.6% | 60.7% | 8.8 | 20.9% | 28.0% | 25.7% | 2.46 | 28.6 | WR4 |
| Justyn Ross | WR | 13.7% | 8.3% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Travis Kelce | TE | 16 | 14 | 100 | 0 | 27.2% | 90.2% | 83.3% | 5.3 | 37.2% | 36.0% | 34.8% | 2.17 | 22.0 | TE2 |
| Noah Gray | TE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 58.8% | 69.0% | 0.0 | 2.3% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0.00 | 0.0 | TE57 |
| Peyton Hendershot | TE | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.9% | 15.5% | 0.0 | 2.3% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 4.50 | 1.9 | TE41 |
| Samaje Perine | RB | 5 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 0.3% | 33.3% | 28.6% | 0.2 | 11.6% | 8.0% | 29.4% | 1.47 | 13.5 | RB21 |
| Carson Steele | RB | 15.7% | 16.7% | 0.9 | RB64 | ||||||||||
| Kareem Hunt | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 35.3% | 57.1% | 0.0 | 2.3% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0.61 | 18.7 | RB11 |
Chiefs Notes From Week 9:
I think at this point, the Chiefs know what they have, and while everybody else does too, it’s not going to stop Patrick Mahomes from targeting his veterans heavily and intentionally.
That’s exactly what happened here: Travis Kelce (team-leading 16 targets, 14-100) saw massive volume, and DeAndre Hopkins (nine targets, 8-86-2) looked excellent, with two touchdown scores.
Xavier Worthy (three targets, no catches; 2-(-10) rushing) should have had a score as well, but he didn’t know where he was on the field as he drifted toward the sideline and ended up with negative fantasy points on the night.
Kareem Hunt (27-106-1 rushing; 1-11 receiving) continues to also carry massive volume for the Chiefs, and while it was slightly inefficient, you can’t argue with the results when you’re approaching 30 and still getting over 20 carries per game regularly.
Las Vegas Raiders
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Jakobi Meyers | WR | 10 | 8 | 105 | 0 | 43.0% | 100.0% | 96.7% | 10.5 | 34.5% | 47.8% | 25.6% | 2.69 | 18.5 | WR16 |
| Tre Tucker | WR | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26.3% | 92.3% | 91.8% | 10.7 | 20.7% | 26.1% | 16.7% | 0.14 | 2.5 | WR85 |
| DJ Turner | WR | 33.3% | 34.4% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Ramel Keyton | WR | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0% | 53.8% | 44.3% | 8.5 | 6.9% | 8.7% | 9.5% | 0.33 | 1.7 | WR95 |
| Justin Shorter | WR | 5.1% | 6.6% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Brock Bowers | TE | 6 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 20.9% | 84.6% | 90.2% | 8.5 | 20.7% | 13.0% | 18.2% | 1.36 | 15.5 | TE6 |
| Harrison Bryant | TE | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1.6% | 12.8% | 27.9% | 2.0 | 6.9% | 4.3% | 40.0% | 4.40 | 4.2 | TE33 |
| Alexander Mattison | RB | 28.2% | 39.3% | 3.6 | RB49 | ||||||||||
| Zamir White | RB | 2.6% | 11.5% | 7.0 | RB39 | ||||||||||
| Ameer Abdullah | RB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1.2% | 56.4% | 49.2% | 1.0 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 13.6% | 0.64 | 5.6 | RB41 |
Raiders Notes From Week 9:
The Raiders under the Gardner Minshew and Desmond Ridder ticket would have been doomed to disappear at the primaries, but somehow, they’re getting a chance to tour the country representing the Raiders in this traveling sideshow.
At least they know how to get the ball to the players that SHOULD be getting the ball, right? Like Brock Bowers (six targets, 5-45-1), who didn’t carry as much target volume as he should but still caught a touchdown. Jakobi Meyers (team-leading 10 targets, 8-105) looked excellent and has put up two very solid games since returning from injury.
Alexander Mattison (9-36) led the team in carries, Zamir White (6-10-1) got the touchdown, and Ameer Abdullah (4-12 rushing; three targets, 3-14 receiving) led the backfield in routes and snap. Hard avoid.
Los Angeles Chargers
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Joshua Palmer | WR | 4 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 31.7% | 64.7% | 61.4% | 20.3 | 15.4% | 19.0% | 18.2% | 2.86 | 14.3 | WR25 |
| Ladd McConkey | WR | 7 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 32.0% | 94.1% | 84.2% | 11.7 | 26.9% | 28.6% | 21.9% | 2.00 | 11.4 | WR33 |
| Quentin Johnston | WR | 5 | 4 | 118 | 1 | 28.5% | 70.6% | 68.4% | 14.6 | 19.2% | 23.8% | 20.8% | 4.92 | 22.0 | WR7 |
| Simi Fehoko | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6% | 11.8% | 15.8% | 4.0 | 3.8% | 4.8% | 25.0% | 0.00 | 0.0 | WR108 |
| Jalen Reagor | WR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2% | 41.2% | 33.3% | 1.5 | 7.7% | 9.5% | 14.3% | 0.00 | 1.0 | WR104 |
| Hayden Hurst | TE | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.0% | 14.7% | 14.0% | 5.0 | 3.8% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 1.20 | 1.6 | TE43 |
| Will Dissly | TE | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2.0% | 67.6% | 68.4% | 1.7 | 11.5% | 9.5% | 13.0% | 0.39 | 2.9 | TE36 |
| Eric Tomlinson | TE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.4% | 14.7% | 28.1% | 1.0 | 3.8% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.40 | 1.2 | TE53 |
| J.K. Dobbins | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0.8% | 64.7% | 73.7% | 1.0 | 7.7% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 0.91 | 24.5 | RB6 |
| Kimani Vidal | RB | 5.9% | 19.3% | 0.7 | RB68 |
Chargers Notes From Week 9:
The Chargers have really ramped up things from a passing standpoint, with 26 dropbacks on average over the first four games, now up to 39 dropbacks on average in the last four games, with a huge uptick in team air yards as well from 176 air yards per game to 272 in the last four games.
This uptick has jumpstarted Justin Herbert, who in turn has jumpstarted Ladd McConkey (team-leading seven targets, 5-64) and Quentin Johnston (five targets, 4-118-1 receiving, 1-2 rushing).
Besides Joshua Palmer (four targets, 2-63-1), most of these other pieces seem to just get in the way of getting the ball to the guys who matter. I mean, come on, Simi Fehoko (one target) and Jalen Reagor (two targets, 1-0) are getting snaps in 2024?
At least J.K. Dobbins (14-85-2 rushing; 2-20 receiving) was excellent and got into the end zone twice in a running game that knows exactly what they’re doing as Dobbins got back to his efficient ways.
Los Angeles Rams
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Cooper Kupp | WR | 14 | 11 | 104 | 0 | 17.9% | 90.9% | 92.2% | 5.4 | 34.1% | 35.3% | 35.0% | 2.60 | 21.4 | WR8 |
| Puka Nacua | WR | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 15.9% | 40.9% | 35.1% | 16.8 | 9.8% | 11.8% | 22.2% | 0.61 | 2.1 | WR89 |
| Demarcus Robinson | WR | 8 | 6 | 94 | 2 | 29.9% | 79.5% | 70.1% | 15.8 | 19.5% | 23.5% | 22.9% | 2.69 | 27.4 | WR5 |
| Tutu Atwell | WR | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 17.3% | 25.0% | 33.8% | 24.3 | 7.3% | 8.8% | 27.3% | 1.45 | 2.6 | WR84 |
| Tyler Johnson | WR | 5 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 9.0% | 45.5% | 37.7% | 7.6 | 12.2% | 11.8% | 25.0% | 1.90 | 6.8 | WR53 |
| Xavier Smith | WR | 2.3% | 1.3% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Colby Parkinson | TE | 45.5% | 41.6% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Davis Allen | TE | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.8% | 47.7% | 54.5% | 11.0 | 7.3% | 5.9% | 14.3% | 0.24 | 1.5 | TE44 |
| Hunter Long | TE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.2% | 20.5% | 33.8% | 1.0 | 2.4% | 2.9% | 11.1% | 0.44 | 1.4 | TE49 |
| Kyren Williams | RB | 3 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1.9% | 79.5% | 98.7% | 2.7 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 8.6% | 0.74 | 10.5 | RB28 |
Rams Notes From Week 9:
I’m not sure anybody had Puka Nacua (four targets, 1-11, 41% routes) attempting to throw a punch at a padded, helmeted player and then getting ejected on their Week 10 bingo card, but that is where we are. Demarcus Robinson (eight targets, 6-94-2) hugely benefitted from a target-earning standpoint, and Cooper Kupp (14 targets, 11-104) was his usual Kupp-like self.
It's the usual condensed Rams' offense that we all know and love, just with the added wrinkle of a second-year superstar wide receiver who just came back from injury playing Mike Tyson's Punch-Out with an opposing defensive back. Sunrise, sunset.
As usual, Kyren Williams (22-69 rushing; three targets, 1-26) handled a massive snap workload, taking all snaps but one, where Blake Corum (1-(-1)) went three feet backward on his single carry.
Miami Dolphins
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Tyreek Hill | WR | 5 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 57.1% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 15.6 | 18.5% | 26.3% | 17.2% | 2.76 | 12.0 | WR31 |
| Jaylen Waddle | WR | 2 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 18.3% | 90.0% | 85.2% | 12.5 | 7.4% | 5.3% | 7.4% | -0.15 | 7.6 | WR46 |
| Malik Washington | WR | 30.0% | 34.4% | 0.9 | WR106 | ||||||||||
| Dee Eskridge | WR | 3.3% | 3.3% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5.0% | 33.3% | 19.7% | 2.3 | 11.1% | 10.5% | 30.0% | 1.50 | 4.5 | WR70 |
| Jonnu Smith | TE | 6 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 19.8% | 83.3% | 68.9% | 4.5 | 22.2% | 26.3% | 24.0% | 1.84 | 9.6 | TE15 |
| Durham Smythe | TE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.9% | 16.7% | 42.6% | 4.0 | 3.7% | 5.3% | 20.0% | 0.80 | 1.4 | TE49 |
| Tanner Conner | TE | 13.3% | 11.5% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| De'Von Achane | RB | 8 | 8 | 58 | 1 | -5.3% | 86.7% | 68.9% | -0.9 | 29.6% | 21.1% | 30.8% | 2.23 | 32.1 | RB2 |
| Raheem Mostert | RB | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2.2% | 13.3% | 23.0% | 1.5 | 7.4% | 5.3% | 50.0% | 8.00 | 8.8 | RB33 |
| Jaylen Wright | RB | 3.3% | 14.8% | 1.8 | RB61 | ||||||||||
| Alec Ingold | FB | 16.7% | 31.1% | 0.0 | FB3 |
Dolphins Notes From Week 9:
While the Dolphins are “back” from a personnel perspective, the level of “back-ness” varies by what you’re looking for. Are you looking for what we’ve been used to with Tyreek Hill (five targets, 4-80) carrying massive volume? We still may get that.
What about Jaylen Waddle (two targets, 2-(-4)-1)?
Well, he didn’t get a TARGET until the middle of the fourth quarter, caught a touchdown, and then shaved 23 yards off Waddle’s receiving yards total by taking an end-game lateral 23 yards in the wrong direction and then was tackled by Gregory Rousseau, who honestly looked faster than him on the tackle attempt. Not even Jonnu Smith (six targets, 5-46), who led the non-running backs in targets.
The back we’re talking about is literally De’Von Achane (12-63-1 rushing; team-leading eight targets, 8-58-1 receiving), running back. Achane is going to cede work in the rush game to guys like Raheem Mostert (10-56 rushing; two targets, 2-32 receiving), but his electric utilization in the passing game is what is separating him from almost every other running back but a select few.
Minnesota Vikings
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Justin Jefferson | WR | 9 | 7 | 137 | 0 | 54.8% | 97.5% | 98.6% | 15.3 | 27.3% | 31.8% | 23.1% | 3.51 | 20.7 | WR9 |
| Jordan Addison | WR | 5 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 13.1% | 95.0% | 93.2% | 6.6 | 15.2% | 13.6% | 13.2% | 1.11 | 16.1 | WR19 |
| Jalen Nailor | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2.8% | 37.5% | 27.4% | 7.0 | 3.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% | 0.47 | 7.7 | WR45 |
| Brandon Powell | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.4% | 17.5% | 26.0% | 6.0 | 3.0% | 4.5% | 14.3% | 1.29 | 1.9 | WR91 |
| Trent Sherfield Sr. | WR | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.6% | 15.0% | 13.7% | 4.0 | 3.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 1.17 | 1.7 | WR95 |
| T.J. Hockenson | TE | 4 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 18.3% | 62.5% | 45.2% | 11.5 | 12.1% | 4.5% | 16.0% | 1.08 | 5.7 | TE27 |
| Johnny Mundt | TE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8% | 15.0% | 26.0% | 17.0 | 3.0% | 4.5% | 16.7% | 0.00 | 0.0 | TE57 |
| Josh Oliver | TE | 5 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 10.7% | 35.0% | 56.2% | 5.4 | 15.2% | 18.2% | 35.7% | 4.14 | 16.8 | TE4 |
| Aaron Jones | RB | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | -9.2% | 70.0% | 75.3% | -5.8 | 12.1% | 18.2% | 14.3% | 0.64 | 12.2 | RB26 |
| Cam Akers | RB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | -1.2% | 22.5% | 21.9% | -1.5 | 6.1% | 4.5% | 22.2% | 0.78 | 7.3 | RB37 |
| C.J. Ham | FB | 10.0% | 17.8% | 0.0 | FB3 |
Vikings Notes From Week 9:
In a very balanced albeit listless game that seems weird when you’re talking about a game featuring a bunch of excellent fantasy options on both teams, the Vikings were very formulaic, staying relatively balanced between run (32 attempts) and pass (40 dropbacks). That’s going to happen when the halftime score is 7-0 on a fumble return for a touchdown.
Of course, Justin Jefferson (team-leading nine targets, 7-137; 1-for-1 passing, 22 yards) is the focal point here, but a handful of others get involved, like Jordan Addison (five targets, 5-42-1), who laid out for his touchdown grab in the third quarter.
Jordan Addison that is FILTHY! pic.twitter.com/bh5NcxQ4A0
— Sam Monson (@SamMonsonNFL) November 4, 2024
Jalen Nailor (one target, 1-7-1) and Josh Oliver (five targets, 5-58-1) also caught touchdowns in the second half. T.J. Hockenson (four targets, 3-27) also returned and ran routes on 63% in his return, so expect a ramp-up from him in the next week or two.
With a huge 75% snaps, Aaron Jones (21-64 rushing; four targets, 4-18 receiving) had a huge role, but the backup changed as Ty Chandler played zero snaps and Cam Akers (6-46 rushing; two targets, 2-7 receiving, 22% snaps) was the back that came in.
It seemed as though Akers was injury insurance after Jones hurt his hip in Week 6, but Akers is now the contingent play for the Vikings in case something happens to Jones.
New England Patriots
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| DeMario Douglas | WR | 9 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 19.8% | 77.4% | 71.0% | 6.3 | 23.1% | 23.1% | 22.0% | 0.85 | 10.5 | WR40 |
| Ja'Lynn Polk | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5% | 11.3% | 13.0% | 13.0 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.00 | 0.0 | WR108 |
| Kendrick Bourne | WR | 6 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 24.8% | 79.2% | 78.3% | 11.8 | 15.4% | 23.1% | 14.3% | 0.98 | 8.1 | WR43 |
| Kayshon Boutte | WR | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 37.1% | 98.1% | 95.7% | 17.7 | 15.4% | 15.4% | 11.5% | 0.35 | 3.8 | WR75 |
| Javon Baker | WR | 3.8% | 5.8% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Hunter Henry | TE | 8 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 17.9% | 84.9% | 87.0% | 6.4 | 20.5% | 26.9% | 17.8% | 1.24 | 12.6 | TE11 |
| Austin Hooper | TE | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 34.0% | 39.1% | 0.0 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0.44 | 1.8 | TE42 |
| Jaheim Bell | TE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% | -2.0 | 2.6% | 3.8% | 100.0% | 1.00 | 1.1 | TE54 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 5 | 5 | 38 | 1 | -1.4% | 49.1% | 73.9% | -0.8 | 12.8% | 3.8% | 19.2% | 1.46 | 22.4 | RB7 |
| Antonio Gibson | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | -0.7% | 9.4% | 11.6% | -2.0 | 2.6% | 3.8% | 20.0% | 2.40 | 2.1 | RB58 |
| JaMycal Hasty | RB | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -1.4% | 15.1% | 14.5% | -4.0 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 12.5% | -0.38 | 0.7 | RB68 |
Patriots Notes From Week 9:
This week was about amazing plays by multiple young stars, and while Garrett Wilson kicked us off with one of the greatest catches you’ll ever see, Drake Maye buying time for a game-tying touchdown to Rhamondre Stevenson (10-16-1 rushing; 5-38-1 receiving) to send the game to overtime was beautiful, synergistic football.
You can’t even properly quantify it, but it’s given such a huge spark to the Patriots that they need to be kowtowing to everything Maye does or wants to do because he’s been the galvanizing force of everything interesting with the Patriots since he’s become the starting quarterback.
Both Demario Douglas (nine targets, 7-35) and Hunter Henry (eight targets, 7-56) led the team with seven receptions, but Kayshon Boutte (six targets, 2-18) is running the most routes. Kendrick Bourne (six targets, 4-41) is also running some decent routes per dropback (79%), and he’s getting healthier and healthier.
New Orleans Saints
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Chris Olave | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2.1% | 11.8% | 10.1% | 4.0 | 3.7% | 5.0% | 25.0% | 3.25 | 2.3 | WR87 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | WR | 3 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 25.2% | 44.1% | 46.8% | 16.0 | 11.1% | 15.0% | 20.0% | 2.27 | 5.4 | WR64 |
| Mason Tipton | WR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1% | 85.3% | 75.9% | 15.3 | 14.8% | 15.0% | 13.8% | 0.00 | 0.0 | WR108 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.1% | 52.9% | 40.5% | 4.0 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0.28 | 1.5 | WR99 |
| Juwan Johnson | TE | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 14.2% | 73.5% | 64.6% | 13.5 | 7.4% | 10.0% | 8.0% | 1.64 | 6.1 | TE26 |
| Taysom Hill | TE | 5 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 3.2% | 47.1% | 44.3% | 1.2 | 18.5% | 20.0% | 31.3% | 2.56 | 16.0 | TE5 |
| Foster Moreau | TE | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17.9% | 58.8% | 79.7% | 17.0 | 7.4% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 0.85 | 8.7 | TE16 |
| Alvin Kamara | RB | 7 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 2.2% | 67.6% | 77.2% | 0.6 | 25.9% | 20.0% | 30.4% | 2.61 | 27.5 | RB3 |
| Jordan Mims | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1.1% | 11.8% | 15.2% | 2.0 | 3.7% | 5.0% | 25.0% | 6.25 | 4.8 | RB46 |
| Adam Prentice | FB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 14.7% | 26.6% | 0.0 | 3.7% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.00 | 0.0 | FB3 |
Saints Notes From Week 9:
Saying the Saints are a mess is the understatement of the century. Not everything is their fault, as Chris Olave (one target, 1-13) only ran four routes before getting absolutely crushed by a hit that led him to be stretchered out of the game and to be evaluated at a medical center.
It’s a stark reminder of how fragile this game can be. It’s hard for the NFL to step in and tell players that they cannot play in the league for their own safety; we would have seen it already with Tua Tagovailoa and, to a lesser extent, Brandin Cooks when he was with the Rams.
As for the receiving game (and rushing game), Alvin Kamara (29-155 rushing; seven targets, 6-60 receiving) led everything on both sides with a monster game. Other than Kamara or Olave if he returns, Taysom Hill (5-19-1 rushing; five targets, 4-41) would be the only other option you can realistically consider on a fantasy roster. It’s that dire.
New York Giants
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Malik Nabers | WR | 10 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 25.8% | 96.6% | 95.4% | 4.8 | 40.0% | 41.7% | 35.7% | 2.11 | 14.9 | WR24 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson | WR | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5.4% | 72.4% | 72.3% | 2.5 | 16.0% | 16.7% | 19.0% | 0.48 | 4.0 | WR71 |
| Darius Slayton | WR | 3 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 19.8% | 86.2% | 92.3% | 12.3 | 12.0% | 8.3% | 12.0% | 1.96 | 9.0 | WR41 |
| Jalin Hyatt | WR | 6.9% | 6.2% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Daniel Bellinger | TE | 6.9% | 21.5% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Theo Johnson | TE | 6 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 43.6% | 75.9% | 84.6% | 13.5 | 24.0% | 25.0% | 27.3% | 2.32 | 14.1 | TE7 |
| Chris Manhertz | TE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.4% | 10.3% | 24.6% | 10.0 | 4.0% | 4.2% | 33.3% | 0.67 | 7.2 | TE20 |
| Devin Singletary | RB | 20.7% | 27.7% | 3.3 | RB51 | ||||||||||
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 55.2% | 72.3% | 0.0 | 4.0% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 0.19 | 7.9 | RB35 |
Giants Notes From Week 9:
With just 27 passing attempts and more running than we’re used to from a Giants offense (especially in a catchup script against the Commanders), we didn’t get too much outside of the usual Malik Nabers (10 targets, 9-59) volume game.
Theo Johnson (six targets, 3-51-1) got on the scoreboard and was used as a receiver with more volume than he’s seen at any point this season, catching a touchdown over the middle in the second half.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. (16-66 rushing; one target, 1-3) continues to distance himself from Devin Singletary (7-33) in what is undoubtedly Tracy’s backfield, but Singletary will still mix in regularly.
New York Jets
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Garrett Wilson | WR | 10 | 9 | 90 | 2 | 34.9% | 100.0% | 98.3% | 6.9 | 33.3% | 35.7% | 29.4% | 2.65 | 30.0 | WR2 |
| Mike Williams | WR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12.7% | 85.3% | 70.7% | 12.5 | 6.7% | 7.1% | 6.9% | 0.21 | 1.6 | WR98 |
| Xavier Gipson | WR | 14.7% | 17.2% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Davante Adams | WR | 11 | 7 | 91 | 1 | 52.9% | 82.4% | 77.6% | 9.5 | 36.7% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 3.25 | 22.1 | WR6 |
| Tyler Conklin | TE | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -1.0% | 79.4% | 77.6% | -1.0 | 6.7% | 3.6% | 7.4% | -0.11 | 0.7 | TE56 |
| Jeremy Ruckert | TE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.5% | 23.5% | 36.2% | 1.0 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 12.5% | 0.50 | 1.4 | TE49 |
| Kenny Yeboah | TE | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.5% | 2.9% | 6.9% | 3.0 | 3.3% | 3.6% | 100.0% | 12.00 | 2.2 | TE37 |
| Breece Hall | RB | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | -1.5% | 61.8% | 75.9% | -1.0 | 10.0% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 0.52 | 10.5 | RB28 |
| Braelon Allen | RB | 26.5% | 29.3% | 0.9 | RB64 |
Jets Notes From Week 9:
GARRETT WILSON, ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? 😱 pic.twitter.com/qyE3KXP5BW
— Designated Report (@DesignatedRpt) November 1, 2024
I’m not trying to “prisoner of the moment” this at all, but this Garrett Wilson (10 targets, 9-90-2) catch is the craziest catch I have ever seen, and I watched the Odell Beckham Jr. catch live on Sunday Night Football against the Cowboys. It’s that insane.
After Wilson and Davante Adams (team-leading 11 targets, 7-91-1), no other Jet had more than three targets or more than two catches. Both of these alphas have done a great job of condensing the targets in this offense to where not even previous guys like Tyler Conklin (two targets, 1-(-3)) are that relevant anymore.
The team traded Mike Williams (two targets, 1-6) as well to the Steelers, so we’ll see if he can earn any sort of role there.
With the increase in Breece Hall’s role over the past couple of weeks since the transition from former play-caller Nathaniel Hackett to current play-caller Todd Downing, I’ll admit it did get a little disappointing to see Braelon Allen cut into Hall’s work even to the degree he did. Allen still remains a fantastic contingent play, but he’s purely a spell to Hall at this point in time.
Philadelphia Eagles
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| A.J. Brown | WR | 4 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 24.4% | 67.6% | 46.8% | 14.3 | 17.4% | 18.8% | 17.4% | 1.57 | 5.6 | WR61 |
| DeVonta Smith | WR | 6 | 4 | 87 | 1 | 40.9% | 100.0% | 96.2% | 16.0 | 26.1% | 37.5% | 17.6% | 2.56 | 18.7 | WR13 |
| Jahan Dotson | WR | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 15.3% | 64.7% | 53.2% | 36.0 | 4.3% | 6.3% | 4.5% | 1.64 | 4.6 | WR68 |
| Johnny Wilson | WR | 41.2% | 44.3% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Ainias Smith | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.9% | 2.9% | 6.3% | -2.0 | 4.3% | 6.3% | 100.0% | 0.00 | 1.2 | WR102 |
| Grant Calcaterra | TE | 5 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 2.6% | 91.2% | 92.4% | 1.2 | 21.7% | 18.8% | 16.1% | 0.97 | 8.0 | TE17 |
| E.J. Jenkins | TE | 2.9% | 13.9% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Jack Stoll | TE | 11.8% | 39.2% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Saquon Barkley | RB | 5 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 17.7% | 58.8% | 72.2% | 8.3 | 21.7% | 12.5% | 25.0% | 2.00 | 32.9 | RB1 |
| Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 26.5% | 27.8% | 0.0 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.11 | 2.0 | RB59 |
Eagles Notes From Week 9:
Considering the Eagles were up in the middle of the third quarter 22-0, they did their best to try and give this game back to the Jaguars and former Eagles coach Doug Pederson.
This game will be remembered for one thing: the damnedest hurdle you will ever see in your life from Saquon Barkley (27-159-1 rushing; five targets, 3-40-1 receiving)
.@saquon is no stranger to crazy hurdles 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/MT0IhMInhh
— NFL (@NFL) November 4, 2024
DeVonta Smith (team-leading six targets, 4-87-1) caught a late touchdown when the Jaguars made the Eagles’ lead much too close for comfort. He had to carry the passing game because A.J. Brown (four targets, 2-36) left the game early with a knee injury that could limit him this week. Luckily, Dallas Goedert is practicing in full this week and should make his return.
Pittsburgh Steelers
ON BYE IN WEEK 9
San Francisco 49ers
ON BYE IN WEEK 9
Seattle Seahawks
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Tyler Lockett | WR | 4 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 18.8% | 97.7% | 88.8% | 17.3 | 12.5% | 15.8% | 9.5% | 1.50 | 15.3 | WR23 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | 12 | 7 | 180 | 2 | 66.2% | 97.7% | 88.8% | 20.3 | 37.5% | 42.1% | 28.6% | 4.29 | 37.0 | WR1 |
| Jake Bobo | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4% | 53.5% | 52.5% | 16.0 | 3.1% | 5.3% | 4.3% | 0.00 | 0.0 | WR108 |
| Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR | 2.3% | 3.8% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Dareke Young | WR | 2.3% | 7.5% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Cody White | WR | 3 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 10.6% | 46.5% | 43.8% | 13.0 | 9.4% | 10.5% | 15.0% | 2.20 | 6.4 | WR57 |
| Pharaoh Brown | TE | 2.3% | 8.8% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| AJ Barner | TE | 7 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 1.9% | 86.0% | 91.3% | 1.0 | 21.9% | 15.8% | 18.9% | 0.73 | 6.7 | TE24 |
| Brady Russell | TE | 9.3% | 11.3% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Kenneth Walker III | RB | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | -1.6% | 58.1% | 76.3% | -2.0 | 9.4% | 5.3% | 12.0% | 0.96 | 13.7 | RB20 |
| Zach Charbonnet | RB | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | -0.3% | 20.9% | 25.0% | -0.5 | 6.3% | 5.3% | 22.2% | 2.78 | 5.3 | RB42 |
Seahawks Notes From Week 9:
In a very even game in terms of run/pass for the Seahawks, it was Jaxon Smith-Njigba (12 targets, 7-180-2) who carried the mantle and everything else he could find for the Seattle offense.
His 244 air yards were the highest single-game total this season, and he just looked like a different animal than one that has been tethered a bit, whether it was the low-aDOT role he had last season and then part of that coming back this season for a shorter period. This feels like more of what Seattle was drafting last season. While it was without DK Metcalf, it was still a huge, prominent showing from JSN.
Besides JSN, AJ Barner (seven targets, 4-27) ran a season-high 86% of routes without Noah Fant and earned seven targets, making him a must-add on a lot of dynasty waiver wires. Hold your horses through in redraft leagues, however. Tyler Lockett (four targets, 3-63-1) was also pretty solid as the second target next to Smith-Njigba.
Kenneth Walker III (25-83 rushing; three targets, 3-24 receiving) grabbed his always-safe workload and had a slight down game to his standards, as we’ve seen him grab some receiving volume to buoy any subpar day on the ground. That didn’t really happen here.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Trey Palmer | WR | 4 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 34.4% | 52.8% | 49.1% | 13.0 | 13.3% | 4.3% | 21.1% | 1.74 | 5.3 | WR65 |
| Rakim Jarrett | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4.0% | 86.1% | 83.6% | 6.0 | 3.3% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 0.29 | 1.9 | WR91 |
| Sterling Shepard | WR | 5 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 33.1% | 66.7% | 60.0% | 10.0 | 16.7% | 21.7% | 20.8% | 2.00 | 10.9 | WR37 |
| Ryan Miller | WR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19.3% | 66.7% | 61.8% | 9.7 | 10.0% | 13.0% | 12.5% | 0.04 | 7.1 | WR50 |
| Marquez Callaway | WR | 2.8% | 5.5% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Cade Otton | TE | 10 | 8 | 77 | 1 | 29.8% | 94.4% | 98.2% | 4.5 | 33.3% | 30.4% | 29.4% | 2.26 | 21.7 | TE3 |
| Payne Durham | TE | 16.7% | 29.1% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Rachaad White | RB | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | -9.3% | 50.0% | 61.8% | -4.7 | 10.0% | 13.0% | 16.7% | 0.89 | 12.5 | RB24 |
| Bucky Irving | RB | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | -6.6% | 27.8% | 34.5% | -3.3 | 10.0% | 8.7% | 30.0% | 1.00 | 6.4 | RB40 |
| Sean Tucker | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | -4.6% | 11.1% | 12.7% | -7.0 | 3.3% | 4.3% | 25.0% | 1.50 | 2.7 | RB52 |
Buccaneers Notes From Week 9:
The top three wide receivers for the Bucs continue to sit out as Jalen McMillan joined Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, leaving a bunch of castoffs for quarterback Baker Mayfield to throw to. Admittedly, he looked pretty solid, all things considered.
Sterling Shepard (five targets, 4-48, 67% routes) led the way in production, though Ryan Miller caught a one-yard touchdown on his only reception of the game on three targets. Rakim Jarrett (one target, 1-9) actually ran the most routes of the Buccaneers’ wide receivers, but that didn’t really translate to any production.
While the receiver position for Tampa has been in a state of flux, Cade Otton (team-leading 10 targets, 8-77-1) has seized that opportunity and ran with it. Otton had another massive volume-earning night and continues to be a fantasy must-start option.
Even though this looked like a three-headed backfield for a hot minute, Rachaad White (3-19-1 rushing; three targets, 3-16) continues to take advantage of the opportunity with a rushing touchdown.
The rest of the night wasn’t so hot for anybody, but not much has changed with both White and Bucky Irving (7-24 rushing; three targets, 3-10 receiving) being startable options and Sean Tucker (3-11 rushing; one target, 1-6 receiving) hanging on to contingency backup duties if you’re still rostering him in fantasy,
Tennessee Titans
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Calvin Ridley | WR | 8 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 44.5% | 97.4% | 93.5% | 15.0 | 30.8% | 40.0% | 21.6% | 1.97 | 12.3 | WR30 |
| Tyler Boyd | WR | 47.4% | 28.6% | 0.3 | WR107 | ||||||||||
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR | 6 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 20.5% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 9.2 | 23.1% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 1.35 | 16.0 | WR20 |
| Jha'Quan Jackson | WR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13.4% | 21.1% | 29.9% | 18.0 | 7.7% | 10.0% | 25.0% | 1.00 | 1.3 | WR101 |
| Bryce Oliver | WR | 2.6% | 6.5% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE | 4 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 11.6% | 78.9% | 72.7% | 7.8 | 15.4% | 15.0% | 13.3% | 1.27 | 6.8 | TE23 |
| Josh Whyle | TE | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | -1.1% | 5.3% | 15.6% | -3.0 | 3.8% | 5.0% | 50.0% | 6.00 | 2.2 | TE37 |
| Nick Vannett | TE | 2 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 5.6% | 23.7% | 46.8% | 7.5 | 7.7% | 10.0% | 22.2% | 3.67 | 11.3 | TE14 |
| Tony Pollard | RB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 5.6% | 63.2% | 85.7% | 5.0 | 11.5% | 5.0% | 12.5% | 1.08 | 18.4 | RB12 |
| Julius Chestnut | RB | 13.2% | 16.9% | 2.2 | RB56 |
Titans Notes From Week 9:
With Mason Rudolph at quarterback against the Patriots, at least they’re mildly competent. Certainly better than anything Will Levis has shown this season.
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (six targets, 5-50-1) scored for the fourth straight week, Calvin Ridley (team-leading eight targets, 5-73) led with volume, and… there isn’t too much to write home about. Both Westbrook-Ikhine and Ridley are the clear leaders in routes each week.
Tony Pollard (28-128 rushing; three targets, 3-26) continues to just soak up as much volume as one man can muster, with an 86% snap share and a whopping 28 carries. The few weeks have been like this minus Tyjae Spears, so it makes the case even thinner for Spears to grab even a spot role once he returns from his hamstring injury.
Washington Commanders
| Name | Pos | Targets | Rec. | Rec. Yards | TD | Air Yards % | Route % | Snap % | aDOT | Target Share % | First Read Target % | TPRR | YPRR | PPR FPTS | PPR Finish |
| Terry McLaurin | WR | 3 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 32.8% | 80.0% | 74.2% | 14.0 | 15.8% | 20.0% | 15.0% | 0.95 | 15.9 | WR21 |
| Dyami Brown | WR | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 32.0% | 41.9% | 0.0 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 12.5% | 3.00 | 3.4 | WR76 |
| Luke McCaffrey | WR | 36.0% | 37.1% | 0.0 | WR108 | ||||||||||
| Olamide Zaccheaus | WR | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 20.3% | 20.0% | 38.7% | 13.0 | 10.5% | 13.3% | 40.0% | 9.60 | 6.8 | WR53 |
| Noah Brown | WR | 6 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 43.1% | 76.0% | 50.0% | 9.2 | 31.6% | 40.0% | 31.6% | 3.16 | 11.0 | WR35 |
| Zach Ertz | TE | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.6% | 60.0% | 48.4% | 2.0 | 5.3% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 0.33 | 1.5 | TE44 |
| Ben Sinnott | TE | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2.3% | 24.0% | 38.7% | 3.0 | 5.3% | 6.7% | 16.7% | 2.00 | 2.2 | TE37 |
| John Bates | TE | 28.0% | 51.6% | 0.0 | TE57 | ||||||||||
| Austin Ekeler | RB | 5 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0.0% | 52.0% | 46.8% | 0.0 | 26.3% | 13.3% | 38.5% | 3.15 | 17.3 | RB13 |
| Jeremy McNichols | RB | 44.0% | 38.7% | 2.0 | RB59 | ||||||||||
| Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB | 8.0% | 32.3% | 5.2 | RB43 |
Commanders Notes From Week 9:
There was not a ton going on in the passing game, as volume ticked down for the entirety of the pass catchers minus Noah Brown (team-leading six targets, 5-60), who had his best non-Hail Mary game with the Commanders.
Brown is now the clear second target for the Commanders and deserves to be added in most fantasy leagues. Terry McLaurin (three targets, 2-19-2) saved his fantasy day with two touchdowns.
Zach Ertz’s (one target, 1-5) routes cratered to 60%. That, plus Ben Sinnott (one target, 1-12) being activated in the past couple of weeks and trending up on routes (season-high 39%), seems to mean that Sinnott could be running more routes later in the season, perhaps either equaling or surpassing Ertz.
No Brian Robinson here, so Austin Ekeler (11-42-1 rushing; five targets, 3-41) took the reins here, ran in a touchdown, and saw some solid receiving volume as Jeremy McNichols (8-20) and Chris Rodriguez Jr. (11-52) combined for 19 carries on the ground with Rodriguez leading the team in rushing yards and equaling Ekeler’s carries (11).
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