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.
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(minimum 15 snaps in Week 9)
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
Prepare for a huge surge in snaps for James Conner, with Chase Edmonds expected to miss at least a month with a high-ankle sprain. Our 2021 Comeback Player of the Year pick, Conner already leads the NFL with 11 touchdowns and is now a locked-in weekly RB1.
Christian McCaffrey played just under half of Carolina’s snaps in his first game since Week 3. CMC did account for 61% of the Panthers’ rushes and also had a 17.2% targets share, so expect that snap count to approach 90% in the next week or two.
Don’t expect Nyheim Hines to stay as involved a he was last week against the Jets’ league-worst run D. Hines was in on just under half of Indy’s snaps on Thursday but for the season he’s under 25%.
The coaching change in Las Vegas continues to be a boon for Kenyan Drake‘s fantasy value. Drake played another 31 snaps in New York and has now topped double-digit fantasy points in three straight games since the club dismissed Jon Gruden. Look for the Raiders to stick with the committee as both Drake and Josh Jacobs are viable weekly fantasy options.
Expect Adrian Peterson to take on more of the snaps in Tennessee as he gets back in game shape and becomes more comfortable in Todd Downing’s scheme. Peterson was mostly held in check against the Rams but did find the end zone late. Peterson is a weekly RB3 but will cede most passing opportunities to Jeremy McNichols.
Olamide Zaccheaus led all NFL wideouts in Week 9 with 0.61 fantasy points per snap but don’t expect a repeat of those gaudy numbers. Zacchaeus has been well behind Russell Gage, Tajae Sharpe, and Kyle Pitts in the snap pecking order and will be irrelevant if/when Calvin Ridley returns.
Marquise Brown played the most snaps (80) of any wide receiver last week despite being in on just 82% of Baltimore’s snaps. Hollywood’s 29% target share was also a top-10 figure for the week. As long as Baltimore remains this committed to downfield passing, Brown is a weekly WR2 with WR1 upside.
View Donovan Peoples-Jones as a viable WR4/flex option now that Odell Beckham has been waived. DPJ came through with a long TD grab last week and has surpassed Rashard Higgins on the depth chart.
Keep an eye on Jerry Jeudy‘s usage. Although Jeudy was in on a lower snap rate in Week 9 than Week 8, his target share doubled from 16% to 32% in Dallas.
Major props to Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp, who both logged 100% snap rates last week in LA’s loss to the Titans. But an even more promising development might have been Van Jefferson, who played 75-of-78 and saw another seven targets- his third consecutive game with 6-plus looks.
Rough fantasy performance out of Nelson Agholor, who didn’t even draw a single target in 54 snaps. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to trust any part of New England’s passing game even though it is slowly but surely improving.
Julio Jones jumped up to 74% snap share but had his fourth consecutive outing with single-digit PPR points. Jones has a single 100-yard game this season, only one game with more than six targets, and has yet to score a TD.
Deonte Harris continues to be productive but dipped down to just over 30% of the Saints’ snaps last week. If that dip in usage continues, Harris will have next to zero value in New Orleans.
