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 10)
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
Byron Pringle is a name to watch!
The Ravens said goodbye to Le’Veon Bell, who actually played 31 (42.5%) of Baltimore’s snaps last week. The release all but signals that Latavius Murray is ready to return from a three-game absence. Expect the club to stick with a committee between Murray and Devonta Freeman.
Kind of curious usage out of Carolina. Christian McCaffrey was his usual excellent self but only played in 58.7% of Carolina’s snaps. That was probably a product of the Panthers getting out to and holding onto a big lead. Expect CMC to start seeing his usual workload starting this week.
Clyde Edwards-Helaire could be set to return as soon as Week 11, which complicates KC’s backfield. Darrel Williams has actually been a more efficient fantasy option all season and could force his way into a 50/50 timeshare. This is not good news overall, but something we’ll be monitoring prior to the Chiefs’ Week 12 bye.
Only A.J. Dillon had more fantasy points per snap last week than Rhamondre Stevenson, who bulldozed his ways to 100 rushing yards and a pair of scores for the resurgent Patriots. But before we go too overboard for the rookie rusher, notice that Damien Harris (concussion) returned to practice on Tuesday and will more than likely reclaim his starting job. That leaves Stevenson in a poor spot for an offense that is notoriously inconsistent in their usage.
No surprise to see Najee Harris accrue the most snaps (76) of any running back in Week 10. Harris has played 540 snaps so far in 2021, a full 90(!) more than Ezekiel Elliott, who is in second place. Harris also has 133 more snaps and one less game played than overall RB1 Jonathan Taylor.
The Eagles continue to go with a run-heavy approach and it seems to be working quite well. Ride the hot hand with Jordan Howard but know that Miles Sanders could return in a couple of weeks and complicate things further.
Stefon Diggs finally had that blowup game, thanks in large part to a whopping 46.4% target share, which led all wide receivers in Week 10. Interestingly, Diggs was the only top-5 fantasy wideout last week that did not have a rushing attempt.
Nothing wrong with D.J. Moore’s 59 snaps but the lack of production continues to be so frustrating. Moore ranked 13th overall in snaps last week but 70th in fantasy points per snap. Perhaps the change to Cam Newton, who has a brilliant history with Moore, will be the catalyst that changes Moore’s fantasy fortune.
Are fantasy football fans about to have the fever for the flavor of Byron Pringle, who played the second-most snaps of any of Kansas City’s wideouts? Pringle’s 46 snaps and 60.5% snap rate were both season-high figures and were a welcomed change after going un-targeted versus Green Bay. The hope here is that Pringle earned a larger role moving forward after a solid game against the Raiders’ secondary.
Playing time hasn’t been a negative factor for Mike Williams, who was in on a team-high 94.9% of LA’s snaps. But after another outing with fewer than 40 receiving yards, one has to wonder if Williams is playing through an injury, or simply had outlier games in September. Williams has now produced single-digit PPR performances in five of his last six games.
The overall snap leader for Week 10: Pittsburgh’s James Washington, who had a 12.2% target share on a position-leading 76 snaps. Playing without Ben Roethlisberger certainly didn’t help the Steelers’ offense and the club was lucky to escape with a tie.
New Orleans is 31st overall in passing but Tre’Quan Smith‘s 91% snap share was certainly encouraging. Smith has recorded 3-plus receptions in each of the Saints’ last three games and has found the end zone in two of the three.
