Snap counts tell us who is playing but they don’t always paint a clear picture of who is producing for our fantasy football lineups. By digging deep into the snap counts from Week 2, we are able to pull some interesting takeaways that can help us win moving forward.
NFL snap data courtesy: SportsData – Previous Weeks: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4|Week 5
(minimum 15 snaps in Week 5)
SNAPS Total offensive snaps played by player.
SNAP % Percentage of offensive snaps played.
RUSH % Percentage of snaps played where player had a rushing attempt.
TGT % Percentage of snaps played where player was targeted by a pass attempt.
TOUCH % Percentage of snaps played where player touched the football (includes pass attempts, rush attempts and receptions).
FPTS Fantasy points scored by player.
PTS/100 SNAPS Average fantasy points scored by player per 100 snaps
Beware of Kenyan Drake’s two-score performance against Denver. While it was certainly good to see new interim coach Rich Bisaccia utilize Drake, he did so on only 12 snaps. Drake’s output isn’t sustainable on a dozen plays, so monitor his Week 7 usage and role before assuming Drake is now a locked-in weekly RB2.
Devonta Booker dominated touches in New York and will continue to do so as long as Saquon Barkley (ankle) remains sidelined.
J.D. McKissic dominated snap share in Washington last week but that was mainly because Antonio Gibson was on and off the field due to a shin injury. Gibson has been limited in practice all week and could be on a snap count once again in Week 7.
James Conner took the majority of snaps and touches for Arizona as the Cardinals tried to run out the clock on another win. With Arizona a huge 17-point home favorite this week against hapless Houston, we could see a similar approach.
Speaking of the Texans, Mark Ingram played a workhorse role in last week’s blowout loss, even commanding the same amount of targets as David Johnson. With Houston being big underdogs this week in Arizona, Ingram offers RB3 value if that usage carries over.
Latavius Murray is looking like a possible scratch this week. That would make Devonta Freeman the favorite to lead Baltimore’s backfield against Cincinnati. Le’Veon Bell could also mix in, possibly even into a 50/50 committee.
