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Wide Receiver Sleepers, Risers, Fantasy Football Breakouts - Targets, Air Yards, Snaps Trends Analysis for Week 2 (2024)

Ben Skowronek - Fantasy

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 as 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 Target Variances 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: As the season progresses, noteworthy changes in usage and production will be blended into the equation. Statistics from our player pages at RotoBaller were included during the compilation of data, while Pro Football Reference, PFF, Fantasy Points Data, NFL NextGenStats, RotoViz, ESPN Stats and Info, and SumerSports were also used as resources in the creation of this article.

 

Top 15 Target Share % From Week 1

Note: This stat will be replaced by target share differences from the previous week, from Week 1 to Week 2, Week 2 to Week 3, and so on.

Name Pos Team Target Share % Targets
Cooper Kupp WR LAR 43.8% 21
Michael Pittman Jr. WR IND 38.9% 7
Garrett Wilson WR NYJ 37.9% 11
Tyreek Hill WR MIA 35.3% 12
Rashee Rice WR KC 34.6% 9
Isaiah Likely TE BAL 34.3% 12
A.J. Brown WR PHI 33.3% 9
George Pickens WR PIT 33.3% 7
Deebo Samuel Sr. WR SF 32.1% 9
DJ Moore WR CHI 32.0% 8
Keenan Allen WR CHI 32.0% 8
CeeDee Lamb WR DAL 31.3% 10
Allen Lazard WR NYJ 31.0% 9
Wan'Dale Robinson WR NYG 30.6% 11
Trey McBride TE ARI 30.0% 9

Kupp was destined to lead every target-share related in Week 1 after Puka Nacua left the game with his knee injury. With Nacua placed on IR for the next four (or more) weeks, expect Kupp to be a fixture on this list. Players like Pittman and Pickens were the stars in terms of their team's targets on offenses that didn't throw the ball a ton.

The fact that Samuel led the 49ers in targets in addition to eight carries running the ball is incredibly bullish for Samuel's overall profile going forward, even if that shift in the gameplan was because of Christian McCaffrey being inactive.

Lazard's nine targets seem like a massive outlier, considering it's his career high and the fact that the Jets seem to be easing Mike Williams in from his knee injury that ended his season last year.

The other name that sticks out in this list would be Robinson, as we expect Malik Nabers to appear on this list this season, but Robinson PPR scammed his way into 11 targets with just a 5.3-yard aDOT. Hey, we'll certainly take it, but it's not going to be a weekly thing.

 

Arizona Cardinals

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards Per Target FPTS Per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Marvin Harrison Jr. WR 3 1 4 0 31 16.4% 94.7% 90.2% 10.3 10.0% 1.3 0.47 1.4 3 14.3% 8.3% 0.21 0.11 0.265 0.129 55 36 0.0% 25.0% 75.0% 0.0% 1.4 103 0.9 104 0.0% 0.0
Greg Dortch WR 8 6 47 0 54 29.0% 68.4% 60.7% 6.8 26.7% 5.9 1.34 10.7 6 28.6% 30.8% 0.69 1.81 0.603 0.864 37 26 0.0% 73.1% 26.9% 0.0% 11.1 35 8.1 39 1 4 0 5.0% 0.4
Michael Wilson WR 2 1 5 1 31 16.5% 92.1% 80.3% 15.5 6.7% 2.5 3.75 7.5 1 4.8% 5.7% 0.17 0.14 0.215 0.161 49 35 0.0% 20.0% 80.0% 0.0% 7.5 55 7.0 48 0.0% 0.0
Chris Moore WR 2.6% 1.6% 1 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Zach Pascal WR 5.3% 6.6% 4 2 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Trey McBride TE 9 5 30 0 76 40.2% 89.5% 85.2% 8.4 30.0% 3.3 0.89 8.0 5 23.8% 26.5% 0.63 0.88 0.732 0.397 52 34 0.0% 55.9% 2.9% 41.2% 8.0 10 5.5 11 0.0% 0.0
Elijah Higgins TE 2 2 12 0 3 1.6% 28.9% 41.0% 1.5 6.7% 6.0 1.60 3.2 2 9.5% 18.2% 0.33 1.09 0.111 4.000 25 11 0.0% 27.3% 9.1% 63.6% 3.2 30 2.2 31 0.0% 0.0
Tip Reiman TE 15.8% 32.8% 20 6 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
James Conner RB 3 3 33 0 -3 -1.6% 47.4% 67.2% -1.0 10.0% 11.0 2.77 8.3 3 14.3% 16.7% 0.26 1.83 0.139 -11.000 41 18 18.2% 4.5% 18.2% 0.0% 19.3 8 17.8 10 16 50 1 80.0% 13.0
Trey Benson RB 1 1 5 0 -4 -2.1% 7.9% 13.1% -4.0 3.3% 5.0 1.50 1.5 1 4.8% 33.3% 0.44 1.67 0.035 -1.250 8 3 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.8 52 2.3 53 3 13 0 15.0% 1.3
Emari Demercado RB 2 2 26 0 0 0.0% 23.7% 21.3% 0.0 6.7% 13.0 2.30 4.6 0.0% 22.2% 0.37 2.89 0.100 0.000 13 9 18.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.6 44 3.6 44 0.0% 0.0

Cardinals Notes From Week 1:

Marvin Harrison's first NFL game was summed up by him being wide-open for a touchdown, but Kyler Murray still completed a first down to Greg Dortch. Both Harrison and Michael Wilson -- the starting outside wide receivers in Week 1 -- combined for just five targets and two receptions on the day.

Harrison saw routes on 95% of Murray's dropbacks, which is pretty huge and keeps him well in line for better days going forward.

Greg Dortch saw eight targets and was a focal point, but if we want this offense to be more explosive, Dortch cannot be the safety valve and lead the team in receptions and yards. Still, if you need a reception merchant in your flex, you can do worse. As the pure slot player with 73% of snaps coming from the inside, Dortch was in on 68% of routes per dropback in Week 1.

As for everybody's favorite TE1 candidate, Trey McBride, he led the team with nine targets with a healthy 8.4-yard aDOT. It was really just a bad day for tight ends, but I thought McBride would be a bigger piece of the gameplan with Bills LB Matt Milano out with a torn bicep.

Conner had a solid day, but third-down back Emari Demercado and Trey Benson were minimally involved.

However, snaps and routes do add up. It's not like Conner was in a timeshare or anything, but the offseason buzz had Conner as a pure three-down guy, with the coachspeak confirming that despite drafting Benson in the third round. Conner did get the touchdown following several Benson snaps in the Cardinals' second touchdown drive in the second quarter.

 

Atlanta Falcons

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Drake London WR 4 2 15 0 35 21.3% 100.0% 100.0% 8.7 17.4% 3.8 0.88 3.5 2 11.8% 14.3% 0.34 0.54 0.410 0.431 56 28 0.0% 27.3% 72.7% 0.0% 3.5 80 2.5 80 0.0% 0.0
Darnell Mooney WR 3 1 15 0 39 23.8% 100.0% 94.6% 13.0 13.0% 5.0 0.83 2.5 3 17.6% 10.7% 0.29 0.54 0.362 0.385 53 28 0.0% 42.4% 54.5% 0.0% 2.5 89 2.0 89 0.0% 0.0
Ray-Ray McCloud III WR 6 4 52 0 72 44.0% 67.9% 53.6% 12.0 26.1% 8.7 1.53 9.2 5 29.4% 31.6% 0.84 2.74 0.699 0.722 30 19 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 9.2 43 7.2 46 0.0% 0.0
KhaDarel Hodge WR 0.0% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0 0.00 0.0 2 0 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Kyle Pitts TE 3 3 26 1 28 17.0% 100.0% 96.4% 9.3 13.0% 8.7 3.87 11.6 1 5.9% 10.7% 0.26 0.93 0.315 0.932 54 28 0.0% 63.6% 12.1% 24.2% 11.6 4 10.1 3 0.0% 0.0
Charlie Woerner TE 2 1 4 0 5 3.1% 25.0% 41.1% 2.5 8.7% 2.0 0.70 1.4 2 11.8% 28.6% 0.54 0.57 0.152 0.800 23 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 71.4% 1.4 46 0.9 45 0.0% 0.0
Ross Dwelley TE 0.0% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0 0.00 0.0 2 0 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Bijan Robinson RB 5 5 43 0 -15 -9.2% 82.1% 89.3% -3.0 21.7% 8.6 1.86 9.3 4 23.5% 21.7% 0.31 1.87 0.262 -2.867 50 23 16.7% 13.3% 13.3% 0.0% 16.1 19 13.6 19 18 68 0 85.7% 6.8
Tyler Allgeier RB 10.7% 17.9% 0.0% 0.0 0.00 0.0 10 3 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 2.1 58 2.1 56 3 21 0 14.3% 2.1

Falcons Notes From Week 1:

The good? Bijan Robinson may not have had the super productive day you'd hope from a top-5 fantasy pick, but the utilization was amazing and super bullish going forward.

There's not too much more to say about Robinson, as he went over 100 yards from scrimmage in what was a pretty quiet day, all things considered.

The bad? Kirk Cousins looked horrendous. He couldn't move. He DIDN'T move. Cousins had the fourth-lowest time to throw of any quarterback in Week 1, and it didn't help that T.J. Watt established residence in the Falcons' pocket all day.

I don't want to just blurt out that Cousins should be replaced just because the Falcons happened to draft a quarterback in the first round this past April. But if Cousins is like this in Week 4, we might get some Michael Penix Jr.

As for the passing game weapons, all three of Drake London, Kyle Pitts, and Darnell Mooney ran 100% of routes per dropback in Week 1. With Zac Robinson taking over as offensive coordinator, it was likely that the Falcons would employ some tendencies from Robinson's former stop with the Rams.

I don't want to say it's night and day from last season's Arthur Smith-led team and this season's iteration of the Falcons because the quarterback issues either need to work themselves out with Cousins or be replaced by Penix.

But no matter what the outcome is, at least we don't have the QB issues PLUS the scheme issues and constant rotation of role players like we had in 2023. The fact that the quarterback issues are the only impediment to fantasy success seems incredibly workable for players like London, Pitts, and Mooney.

Ray-Ray McCloud took the lead on all receiving categories in Week 1, but that seems like an anomaly rather than the norm, as he did that on 68% of routes and 54% of snaps.

 

Baltimore Ravens

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Zay Flowers WR 8 6 37 0 37 11.2% 94.1% 88.8% 4.6 22.9% 4.6 1.21 9.7 7 30.4% 16.7% 0.34 0.77 0.421 1.005 71 48 0.0% 22.2% 75.9% 0.0% 11.1 35 8.1 39 2 14 0 12.5% 1.4
Rashod Bateman WR 5 2 53 0 132 40.1% 88.2% 83.8% 26.4 14.3% 10.6 1.46 7.3 2 8.7% 11.1% 0.43 1.18 0.495 0.402 67 45 0.0% 10.0% 90.0% 0.0% 7.3 57 6.3 53 0.0% 0.0
Nelson Agholor WR 1 1 6 0 7 2.1% 31.4% 37.5% 7.0 2.9% 6.0 1.60 1.6 1 4.3% 6.3% 0.14 0.38 0.058 0.857 30 16 4.8% 47.6% 52.4% 0.0% 1.6 97 1.1 98 0.0% 0.0
Tylan Wallace WR 7.8% 11.3% 9 4 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Deonte Harty WR 3.9% 5.0% 4 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Mark Andrews TE 2 2 14 0 5 1.5% 74.5% 73.8% 2.5 5.7% 7.0 1.70 3.4 2 8.7% 5.3% 0.10 0.37 0.096 2.800 59 38 6.5% 67.4% 10.9% 21.7% 3.4 28 2.4 29 0.0% 0.0
Isaiah Likely TE 12 9 111 1 96 29.2% 68.6% 66.3% 8.0 34.3% 9.3 2.18 26.1 8 34.8% 34.3% 0.80 3.17 0.719 1.156 53 35 7.7% 41.0% 10.3% 48.7% 26.1 1 21.6 1 0.0% 0.0
Charlie Kolar TE 2.0% 10.0% 8 1 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Derrick Henry RB 1 0 0 0 -6 -1.8% 29.4% 46.3% -6.0 2.9% 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 4.3% 6.7% 0.08 0.00 0.030 0.000 37 15 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 5.6% 10.6 31 10.6 30 13 46 1 81.3% 10.6
Justice Hill RB 6 6 52 0 58 17.7% 54.9% 53.8% 9.7 17.1% 8.7 1.87 11.2 2 8.7% 21.4% 0.53 1.86 0.381 0.893 43 28 15.4% 7.7% 2.6% 0.0% 11.5 29 8.5 32 1 3 0 6.3% 0.3
Patrick Ricard FB 5.9% 23.8% 19 3 50.0% 12.5% 0.0% 75.0% 0.0 6 0.0 6 0.0% 0.0

Ravens Notes From Week 1:

The big story from the Ravens from the Thursday opener was the emergence of Isaiah Likely, who paced all tight ends in fantasy scoring in Week 1. On 69% of routes, Likely earned 12 targets and was the beneficiary of the Ravens' base 12-personnel utilization, which capped out at 51.4%, more than doubling the highest utilization under Todd Monken's tenure as offensive coordinator.

The huge question is: will this continue? We know the Ravens' depth at wide receiver is pretty spotty at best, with names like Rashod Bateman and Nelson Agholor.

It seemed like the Ravens wanted to get their best players on the field. On the same token, you shouldn't be concerned one bit about Mark Andrews, who ran more routes than Likely and has been a defensive focal point for the Chiefs in all of Andrews' games against them.

We didn't get much downfield work from Zay Flowers with a 4.6-yard aDOT, but he did lead the team in routes per dropback (94%) and led the rest of the non-Likely pass-catchers in targets. The aforementioned Bateman ran 88% of routes and made a pretty nice play on his big 38-yard catch late.

Wide receiver routes were heavily concentrated on these two, so it could stand to reason that Bateman stands to benefit with some solid weeks if Likely's routes hold steady at the 65-70% range.

Justice Hill evoked recent memories of the Titans' backfield splits, with Hill (55%) doubling up Derrick Henry's routes (27%) on the night. While the Hill "PPR scam" may not materialize every week, it just takes the upside off of Henry's plate little by little.

Henry should be fine with this Ravens offense in much better game scripts than they had against the Chiefs, but he could turn into more of a touchdown-reliant back than the bulldozer we were accustomed to in Tennessee.

 

Buffalo Bills

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Curtis Samuel WR 2 2 15 0 3 1.8% 30.0% 27.9% 1.5 9.1% 7.5 1.75 3.5 2 12.5% 22.2% 0.40 1.67 0.149 5.000 17 9 0.0% 55.6% 44.4% 0.0% 3.5 80 2.5 80 0.0% 0.0
Khalil Shakir WR 3 3 42 1 11 6.6% 70.0% 54.1% 3.7 13.6% 14.0 4.40 13.2 2 12.5% 14.3% 0.28 2.00 0.251 3.784 33 21 0.0% 81.8% 18.2% 0.0% 13.2 25 11.7 23 0.0% 0.0
Keon Coleman WR 5 4 51 0 47 28.0% 90.0% 73.8% 9.4 22.7% 10.2 1.82 9.1 5 31.3% 18.5% 0.45 1.89 0.537 1.085 45 27 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 9.1 45 7.1 47 0.0% 0.0
Mack Hollins WR 2 2 25 1 23 13.7% 66.7% 59.0% 11.5 9.1% 12.5 5.25 10.5 1 6.3% 10.0% 0.26 1.25 0.232 1.087 36 20 0.0% 23.8% 71.4% 4.8% 10.5 38 9.5 30 0.0% 0.0
WR 2 1 19 0 54 32.1% 13.3% 19.7% 27.0 9.1% 9.5 1.45 2.9 1 6.3% 50.0% 1.96 4.75 0.361 0.352 12 4 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 2.9 86 2.4 83 0.0% 0.0
Dalton Kincaid TE 1 1 11 0 5 3.0% 83.3% 83.6% 5.0 4.5% 11.0 2.10 2.1 1 6.3% 4.0% 0.08 0.44 0.089 2.200 51 25 3.8% 61.5% 7.7% 23.1% 2.1 37 1.6 36 0.0% 0.0
Dawson Knox TE 2 1 23 0 20 11.9% 46.7% 57.4% 10.0 9.1% 11.5 1.65 3.3 1 6.3% 14.3% 0.36 1.64 0.220 1.150 35 14 16.7% 44.4% 11.1% 38.9% 3.3 29 2.8 26 0.0% 0.0
Quintin Morris TE 0.0% 9.8% 6 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
James Cook RB 3 3 32 0 0 0.0% 50.0% 60.7% 0.0 13.6% 10.7 2.07 6.2 2 12.5% 20.0% 0.33 2.13 0.205 0.000 37 15 6.3% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 13.3 23 11.8 24 19 71 0 79.2% 7.1
Ray Davis RB 1 1 14 0 2 1.2% 6.7% 9.8% 2.0 4.5% 14.0 2.40 2.4 0.0% 50.0% 0.92 7.00 0.077 7.000 6 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.7 50 3.2 48 3 13 0 12.5% 1.3
Ty Johnson RB 1 0 0 0 3 1.8% 30.0% 23.0% 3.0 4.5% 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 6.3% 11.1% 0.21 0.00 0.081 0.000 14 9 20.0% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.7 70 0.7 70 2 7 0 8.3% 0.7
Reggie Gilliam FB 0.0% 6.6% 4 0 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0 6 0.0 6 0.0% 0.0

Bills Notes From Week 1:

The big reveal of the post-Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis Bills in 2024  gave us a wide distribution of targets even with the routes a bit more concentrated than we would've initially predicted. The Bills were super low in their raw pass rate (53%) and it seemed like Josh Allen had to put this team on his back at times to even move the ball a little bit. Curtis Samuel ran routes on just 30% of dropbacks in Week 1, which is likely due to the turf toe injury he suffered a few weeks ago.

Most of Khalil Shakir's 70% routes came in the slot, but he did catch a touchdown on a nice play that saw him roll over the top of a defender to cross the goal line. It is usually a very positive sign for rookies who can get on the field immediately as it was for Keon Coleman, who led the Bills with 90% routes and 51 receiving yards in Week 1.

Apparently, Week 1 was cursed for tight ends, as Dalton Kincaid ran 83% of routes but could only muster one target. Still, there are excellent things to take away, like Kincaid taking some snaps in the backfield, plus 62% in the slot. We're not moving anything here for Kincaid based on an off game.

James Cook's routes took a little bit of a hit (50%) with Ty Johnson being a bit annoying taking 30% of that work on third downs, which could have been more if he hadn't left the game. Ray Davis did play a little bit, earning a target and three rushes after. The Bills loved what they saw from Davis in the preseason, but it seems like they're taking baby steps with him in games. Still, Davis could see more work as the spell or tandem back with Cook if Johnson's knee continues to act up.

 

Carolina Panthers

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Diontae Johnson WR 6 2 19 0 58 18.5% 69.2% 66.1% 9.7 23.1% 3.2 0.65 3.9 5 22.7% 22.2% 0.55 0.70 0.476 0.326 39 27 0.0% 32.1% 67.9% 0.0% 3.9 75 2.9 75 0.0% 0.0
Adam Thielen WR 4 3 49 0 59 18.8% 74.4% 69.5% 14.8 15.4% 12.3 1.98 7.9 3 13.6% 13.8% 0.40 1.69 0.363 0.828 41 29 0.0% 67.7% 32.3% 0.0% 7.9 53 6.4 52 0.0% 0.0
Xavier Legette WR 7 4 35 0 120 38.1% 59.0% 59.3% 17.1 26.9% 5.0 1.07 7.5 7 31.8% 30.4% 0.94 1.52 0.671 0.292 35 23 0.0% 40.0% 60.0% 0.0% 7.5 55 5.5 58 0.0% 0.0
Jonathan Mingo WR 5 2 40 0 44 14.0% 59.0% 55.9% 8.8 19.2% 8.0 0.80 4.0 4 18.2% 21.7% 0.52 1.74 0.387 0.909 33 23 0.0% 36.0% 64.0% 0.0% 4.3 71 3.3 70 1 3 0 6.3% -1.7
David Moore WR 2 1 14 0 24 7.6% 28.2% 32.2% 12.0 7.7% 7.0 1.20 2.4 2 9.1% 18.2% 0.48 1.27 0.169 0.583 19 11 0.0% 15.4% 84.6% 0.0% 2.4 91 1.9 91 0.0% 0.0
Ja'Tavion Sanders TE 1 1 4 0 -3 -1.0% 71.8% 72.9% -3.0 3.8% 4.0 1.40 1.4 1 4.5% 3.6% 0.05 0.14 0.051 -1.333 43 28 11.8% 44.1% 11.8% 44.1% 1.4 46 0.9 45 0.0% 0.0
Jordan Matthews TE 28.2% 33.9% 20 11 8.3% 50.0% 25.0% 25.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Feleipe Franks TE 0.0% 6.8% 4 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Chuba Hubbard RB 46.2% 54.2% 32 18 24.0% 12.0% 12.0% 0.0% 1.4 64 1.4 63 6 14 0 37.5% 1.4
Miles Sanders RB 1 0 0 0 12 3.8% 28.2% 37.3% 12.0 3.8% 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0% 9.1% 0.24 0.00 0.084 0.000 22 11 25.0% 0.0% 6.3% 0.0% 2.2 56 2.2 54 5 22 0 31.3% 2.2
Mike Boone RB 2.6% 8.5% 5 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7 70 0.7 70 4 7 0 25.0% 0.7

Panthers Notes From Week 1:

It's abundantly clear that Bryce Young hasn't gotten any better and that's disappointing because we know how bereft of talent the team is. They're trying, but they got boat-raced by a somewhat mediocre Saints team 47-10. The pass-catchers left early, as Adam Thielen led the way with 74% routes per dropback.

Rookie Xavier Legette earned a team-high seven targets (all of them first-read targets) on 59% routes and could be a factor soon for this offense. Fellow rookie Ja'Tavion Sanders was clearly ahead of former wide receiver-turned-tight end Jordan Matthews in Week 1, with 72% routes and 73% snaps, but caught his only target for four yards. When Tommy Tremble and Ian Thomas are healthy -- both missed Week 1 -- and active, expect both to eat into Sanders' workload.

The first game of the Diontae Johnson experience (six targets, 2-14) went about as #notgreat as you'd expect in a blowout like this, where it's likely he left the proceedings early because of the score and because of the groin strain he suffered in the preseason.

The running game was a complete non-factor, as expected with this kind of run-out. The Panthers had a total of 15 rushing attempts and Chuba Hubbard led the team in routes and snaps.

 

Chicago Bears

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
D.J. Moore WR 8 5 36 0 35 18.6% 93.9% 87.5% 4.4 32.0% 4.5 1.08 8.6 6 30.0% 25.8% 0.52 1.16 0.610 1.023 49 31 0.0% 24.2% 75.8% 0.0% 10.0 41 7.5 44 1 14 0 5.9% 1.4
Keenan Allen WR 8 4 29 0 93 49.1% 78.8% 67.9% 11.6 32.0% 3.6 0.86 6.9 7 35.0% 30.8% 0.81 1.12 0.824 0.313 38 26 0.0% 64.3% 35.7% 0.0% 6.9 59 4.9 62 0.0% 0.0
Rome Odunze WR 3 1 11 0 30 15.9% 84.8% 76.8% 10.0 12.0% 3.7 0.70 2.1 2 10.0% 10.7% 0.27 0.39 0.291 0.367 43 28 3.3% 56.7% 43.3% 0.0% 2.1 93 1.6 93 0.0% 0.0
Velus Jones Jr. WR 1 1 8 0 -5 -2.6% 3.0% 7.1% -5.0 4.0% 8.0 -0.20 -0.2 1 5.0% 100.0% 1.25 8.00 0.041 -1.600 4 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9 112 0.4 113 2 11 0 11.8% -0.9
DeAndre Carter WR 2 1 6 0 39 20.6% 18.2% 23.2% 19.5 8.0% 3.0 0.80 1.6 2 10.0% 33.3% 1.10 1.00 0.264 0.154 13 6 16.7% 66.7% 33.3% 0.0% 1.6 97 1.1 98 0.0% 0.0
Cole Kmet TE 1 1 4 0 1 0.5% 36.4% 48.2% 1.0 4.0% 4.0 1.40 1.4 1 5.0% 8.3% 0.15 0.33 0.064 4.000 27 12 20.0% 26.7% 13.3% 60.0% 1.4 46 0.9 45 0.0% 0.0
Gerald Everett TE 1 1 -1 0 -5 -2.6% 63.6% 60.7% -5.0 4.0% -1.0 0.90 0.9 1 5.0% 4.8% 0.06 -0.05 0.041 0.200 34 21 12.5% 50.0% 16.7% 25.0% 0.9 52 0.4 52 0.0% 0.0
Marcedes Lewis TE 6.1% 16.1% 9 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
D'Andre Swift RB 1 0 0 0 1 0.5% 60.6% 69.6% 1.0 4.0% 0.0 2.00 2.0 0.0% 5.0% 0.09 0.00 0.064 0.000 39 20 8.3% 12.5% 16.7% 0.0% 5.0 42 5.0 40 10 30 0 58.8% 5.0
Khalil Herbert RB 6.1% 10.7% 6 2 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.4 72 0.4 72 2 4 0 11.8% 0.4
Travis Homer RB 21.2% 19.6% 11 7 11.0% 0.0% 44.4% 0.0% 1.0 69 1.0 68 2 10 0 11.8% 1.0
Khari Blasingame FB 0.0% 12.5% 7 0 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 6 0.0 6 0.0% 0.0

Bears Notes From Week 1:

If there is going to be a 2023 Arthur Smith in 2024, the early returns have Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron as just that for this season. His personnel decisions and who is getting on the field for the Bears are puzzling. Cole Kmet worked as the clear number two at tight end behind Gerald Everett, who played under Waldron in Seattle. At this stage of his career, Everett should not be playing ahead of Kmet, who has proven to be an above-average talent at the position.

Both Keenan Allen and D.J. Moore consolidated the looks from Caleb Williams as they combined for 64% of the team's targets. Unfortunately, Allen and Moore's combined nine receptions for 65 yards counts as consolidating the production too as Williams only threw for 95 yards in the win. It certainly wasn't because of Williams that the Bears won.

Rome Odunze also saw bullish utilization with 85% routes per dropback despite one reception on three targets but is considered "day-to-day" with an MCL sprain, per head coach Matt Eberflus. Odunze being out any length of time just works in the favor of Allen and Moore to further consolidate targets in this offense.

You can chalk up Williams' lackluster performance to a couple of things like the Titans' defense being very solid and it being Williams' first game, so I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt here. It's only one game. If it's a handful of games, then we'll need to reassess.

D'Andre Swift played 70% of snaps and wasn't great, but Travis Homer (former Waldronite in Seattle) was the primary backup behind Swift, over Khalil Herbert and healthy scratch Roschon Johnson. Curious.

 

Cincinnati Bengals

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Ja'Marr Chase WR 6 6 62 0 38 22.7% 88.6% 84.3% 6.3 21.4% 10.3 2.03 12.2 6 26.1% 19.4% 0.42 2.00 0.481 1.640 43 31 0.0% 38.2% 61.8% 0.0% 12.2 28 9.2 31 0.0% 0.0
Andrei Iosivas WR 5 3 26 0 41 24.7% 100.0% 100.0% 8.2 17.9% 5.2 1.12 5.6 4 17.4% 14.3% 0.34 0.74 0.441 0.634 51 35 0.0% 26.3% 73.7% 0.0% 5.6 64 4.1 64 0.0% 0.0
Jermaine Burton WR 2.9% 7.8% 4 1 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Trenton Irwin WR 2 1 6 0 30 18.1% 65.7% 66.7% 15.0 7.1% 3.0 0.80 1.6 1 4.3% 8.7% 0.25 0.26 0.233 0.200 34 23 3.8% 73.1% 26.9% 0.0% 1.6 97 1.1 98 0.0% 0.0
Charlie Jones WR 1 1 5 0 5 3.0% 20.0% 13.7% 5.0 3.6% 5.0 -0.50 -0.5 1 4.3% 14.3% 0.30 0.71 0.075 1.000 7 7 0.0% 75.0% 25.0% 0.0% -0.5 155 -1.0 155 0.0% -2.0
Mike Gesicki TE 4 3 18 0 37 22.4% 45.7% 35.3% 9.3 14.3% 4.5 1.20 4.8 4 17.4% 25.0% 0.61 1.13 0.371 0.484 18 16 5.6% 50.0% 16.7% 33.3% 4.8 21 3.3 23 0.0% 0.0
Drew Sample TE 22.9% 52.9% 27 8 21.4% 7.1% 14.3% 64.3% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Tanner Hudson TE 3 2 18 0 11 6.7% 22.9% 17.6% 3.7 10.7% 6.0 0.60 1.8 2 8.7% 37.5% 0.74 2.25 0.207 1.622 9 8 11.1% 22.2% 66.7% 11.1% 1.8 40 0.8 48 0.0% -2.0
Erick All Jr. TE 8.6% 23.5% 12 3 40.0% 0.0% 20.0% 80.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Zack Moss RB 4 2 17 0 -4 -2.4% 48.6% 64.7% -1.0 14.3% 4.3 0.93 3.7 2 8.7% 23.5% 0.37 1.00 0.197 -4.250 33 17 17.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 14.1 22 13.1 21 9 44 1 75.0% 10.4
Chase Brown RB 3 3 12 0 8 4.9% 37.1% 33.3% 2.7 10.7% 4.0 1.40 4.2 3 13.0% 23.1% 0.44 0.92 0.195 1.481 17 13 0.0% 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% 5.3 41 3.8 42 3 11 0 25.0% 1.1

Bengals Notes From Week 1:

The Bengals' offense was the last to score a point in the early slate and you have to give credit to the Patriots for keeping things pretty well contained as Joe Burrow was not able to get much working downfield, as Ja'Marr Chase led the pass-catchers in each receiving category but only had a 6.3-yard aDOT.

Andrei Iosivas was in for the injured Tee Higgins and was the next man up in terms of raw targets with five, but he too had a low 8.2-yard aDOT. Everything was kept short and the Patriots played incredibly well, but the Bengals were at fault here too.

Zack Moss and Chase Brown were at essentially a 60/40 split of the backfield, but the disparity was a bit closer with routes, but Moss had the advantage still. Both backs combined for just 12 carries, as the Bengals shifted quickly to a pass-happy attack (+9.4% PROE) that didn't really net any noticeable difference in productivity.

 

Cleveland Browns

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Amari Cooper WR 9 2 16 0 130 40.7% 94.6% 94.7% 14.4 21.4% 1.8 0.40 3.6 8 23.5% 17.0% 0.49 0.30 0.607 0.123 72 53 0.0% 21.1% 78.9% 0.0% 3.6 79 2.6 79 0.0% 0.0
Jerry Jeudy WR 7 3 25 1 101 31.7% 78.6% 81.6% 14.4 16.7% 3.6 1.64 11.5 7 20.6% 15.9% 0.46 0.57 0.472 0.248 62 44 0.0% 34.0% 63.8% 0.0% 11.5 33 10.0 28 0.0% 0.0
Elijah Moore WR 6 3 9 0 23 7.2% 92.9% 93.4% 3.8 14.3% 1.5 0.65 3.9 4 11.8% 11.5% 0.23 0.17 0.264 0.395 71 52 0.0% 67.3% 32.7% 0.0% 3.9 75 2.4 83 0.0% 0.0
Cedric Tillman WR 1 1 3 0 2 0.6% 37.5% 34.2% 2.0 2.4% 3.0 1.30 1.3 1 2.9% 4.8% 0.09 0.14 0.040 1.500 26 21 0.0% 56.5% 43.5% 0.0% 1.3 104 0.8 106 0.0% 0.0
David Njoku TE 5 4 44 0 21 6.6% 35.7% 36.8% 4.2 11.9% 8.8 1.68 8.4 4 11.8% 25.0% 0.50 2.20 0.225 2.095 28 20 0.0% 13.6% 18.2% 68.2% 8.4 9 6.4 9 0.0% 0.0
Jordan Akins TE 4 3 27 0 24 7.5% 55.4% 56.6% 6.0 9.5% 6.8 1.43 5.7 3 8.8% 12.9% 0.28 0.87 0.196 1.125 43 31 11.4% 37.1% 11.4% 48.6% 5.7 17 4.2 19 0.0% 0.0
Jerome Ford RB 7 6 25 0 23 7.3% 66.1% 75.0% 3.3 16.7% 3.6 1.21 8.5 5 14.7% 18.9% 0.37 0.68 0.301 1.082 57 37 7.0% 2.3% 9.3% 16.3% 18.9 9 15.9 13 12 44 1 85.7% 10.4
Pierre Strong Jr. RB 3 2 20 0 -5 -1.6% 28.6% 23.7% -1.7 7.1% 6.7 1.33 4.0 2 5.9% 18.8% 0.29 1.25 0.096 -3.922 18 16 0.0% 12.5% 12.5% 18.8% 5.0 42 4.0 41 2 10 0 14.3% 1.0
D'Onta Foreman RB 1.8% 1.3% 1 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 75 0.0 75 0.0% 0.0

Browns Notes From Week 1:

The Browns were missing both of their starting tackles and Deshaun Watson faced some karmic intervention with how badly he played in Week 1. Considering he completely exactly zero passes over five yards in the first half, things didn't go super great for the Browns in the passing game. It's not much to write home about about, but there will be these teams each week.

Jerry Jeudy caught the lone touchdown on an inefficient seven targets, Amari Cooper earned nine to even WORSE efficiency with two receptions for 16 yards, and David Njoku ran 36% of routes before getting hurt. Not exactly a banner day.

Jerome Ford, however, had a very strong utilization day with 75% snaps and 66% routes while tacking on a touchdown late as the game was very well in hand for Dallas.

 

Dallas Cowboys

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
CeeDee Lamb WR 10 5 61 0 112 36.6% 80.6% 71.4% 11.2 31.3% 6.1 1.11 11.1 8 32.0% 34.5% 0.90 2.10 0.725 0.545 45 29 0.0% 66.7% 33.3% 0.0% 13.6 23 11.1 24 3 25 0 13.0% 2.5
Brandin Cooks WR 7 4 40 1 79 25.9% 83.3% 79.4% 11.3 21.9% 5.7 2.00 14.0 6 24.0% 23.3% 0.61 1.33 0.509 0.506 50 30 0.0% 22.6% 77.4% 0.0% 14.5 21 12.5 19 1 5 0 4.3% 0.5
Jalen Tolbert WR 2 1 12 0 22 7.2% 69.4% 66.7% 11.0 6.3% 6.0 1.10 2.2 1 4.0% 8.0% 0.21 0.48 0.144 0.545 42 25 0.0% 23.1% 76.9% 0.0% 2.2 92 1.7 92 0.0% 0.0
Jalen Brooks WR 1 1 18 0 13 4.1% 25.0% 20.6% 12.5 3.1% 18.0 2.80 2.8 0.0% 11.1% 0.30 2.00 0.076 1.440 13 9 0.0% 11.1% 88.9% 0.0% 2.8 88 2.3 86 0.0% 0.0
KaVontae Turpin WR 1 0 0 0 14 4.6% 5.6% 9.5% 14.0 3.1% 0.0 6.00 6.0 1 4.0% 50.0% 1.42 0.00 0.079 0.000 6 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.0 62 6.0 56 0.0% 6.0
Jake Ferguson TE 6 3 15 0 72 23.6% 66.7% 61.9% 12.0 18.8% 2.5 0.75 4.5 4 16.0% 25.0% 0.67 0.63 0.446 0.208 39 24 15.4% 46.2% 7.7% 34.6% 4.5 25 3.0 25 0.0% 0.0
Luke Schoonmaker TE 16.7% 30.2% 19 6 0.0% 50.0% 16.7% 33.3% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Brevyn Spann-Ford TE 25.0% 30.2% 19 9 10.0% 30.0% 10.0% 60.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Ezekiel Elliott RB 2 2 9 0 -5 -1.6% 33.3% 50.8% -2.5 6.3% 4.5 1.45 2.9 2 8.0% 16.7% 0.24 0.75 0.082 -1.800 32 12 36.8% 15.8% 0.0% 0.0% 12.9 24 11.9 23 10 40 1 43.5% 10.0
Rico Dowdle RB 1 1 6 0 1 0.3% 30.6% 44.4% 1.0 3.1% 6.0 1.60 1.6 1 4.0% 9.1% 0.16 0.55 0.049 6.000 28 11 41.2% 17.6% 0.0% 0.0% 4.2 46 3.7 43 8 26 0 34.8% 2.6
Deuce Vaughn RB 0.0% 3.2% 2 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4 72 0.4 72 1 4 0 4.3% 0.4
Hunter Luepke FB 2 2 18 0 -2 -0.7% 22.2% 31.7% -1.0 6.3% 9.0 1.90 3.8 2 8.0% 25.0% 0.40 2.25 0.089 -9.000 20 8 22.2% 11.1% 0.0% 44.4% 3.8 2 2.8 2 0.0% 0.0

Cowboys Notes From Week 1:

The Cowboys offense didn't need to do too much as the defensive and special teams did a lot of the heavy lifting here against the Browns, CeeDee Lamb, despite his holdout in the offseason, looked like he was in midseason form. He earned a team-high 10 targets but was mildly inefficient with a 5-61 line. Dak Prescott threw a long touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks, who could stand to benefit even more due to target consolidation if Jake Ferguson -- who left Week 1 with a knee injury after 62% of snaps -- misses some time.

We got a near-even split with Ezekiel Elliott and Rico Dowdle, with Elliott taking the slight edge in both routes and snaps. Elliott did punch in an early touchdown, but this may not have been the best game to accurately judge this split backfield.

 

Denver Broncos

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Courtland Sutton WR 11 4 38 0 143 60.8% 94.1% 91.3% 13.0 26.8% 3.5 0.71 7.8 9 31.0% 22.9% 0.63 0.79 0.828 0.266 63 48 0.0% 14.6% 85.4% 0.0% 7.8 54 5.8 57 0.0% 0.0
Josh Reynolds WR 8 5 45 0 67 28.6% 84.3% 79.7% 8.4 19.5% 5.6 1.19 9.5 7 24.1% 18.6% 0.44 1.05 0.493 0.670 55 43 0.0% 20.9% 79.1% 0.0% 9.5 42 7.0 48 0.0% 0.0
Marvin Mims Jr. WR 1 0 0 0 13 5.5% 15.7% 17.4% 13.0 2.4% 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0% 12.5% 0.34 0.00 0.075 0.000 12 8 0.0% 37.5% 62.5% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Devaughn Vele WR 8 8 39 0 16 6.8% 60.8% 49.3% 2.0 19.5% 4.9 1.49 11.9 6 20.7% 25.8% 0.47 1.26 0.340 2.438 34 31 0.0% 83.9% 16.1% 0.0% 11.9 30 7.9 41 0.0% 0.0
Lil'Jordan Humphrey WR 1 0 0 0 5 2.1% 29.4% 30.4% 5.0 2.4% 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 3.4% 6.7% 0.14 0.00 0.051 0.000 21 15 0.0% 86.7% 13.3% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Adam Trautman TE 1 0 0 0 5 2.1% 17.6% 34.8% 5.0 2.4% 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 3.4% 11.1% 0.23 0.00 0.051 0.000 24 9 27.3% 27.3% 27.3% 45.5% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Greg Dulcich TE 2 2 12 0 7 3.0% 70.6% 66.7% 3.5 4.9% 6.0 1.60 3.2 1 3.4% 5.6% 0.11 0.33 0.094 1.714 46 36 10.3% 43.6% 15.4% 41.0% 3.2 30 2.2 31 0.0% 0.0
Javonte Williams RB 2 1 0 0 0 0.0% 41.2% 52.2% 0.0 4.9% 0.0 0.50 1.0 1 3.4% 9.5% 0.16 0.00 0.073 0.000 36 21 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.3 51 2.8 51 8 23 0 40.0% 2.3
Jaleel McLaughlin RB 6 5 1 0 -24 -10.2% 29.4% 34.8% -4.0 14.6% 0.2 0.52 3.1 3 10.3% 40.0% 0.53 0.07 0.148 -0.042 24 15 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 5.8 40 3.3 46 10 27 0 50.0% 0.7
Audric Estime RB 0.0% 4.3% 3 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4 64 1.4 63 2 14 0 10.0% 1.4
Michael Burton FB 1 1 3 0 3 1.3% 15.7% 14.5% 3.0 2.4% 3.0 1.30 1.3 0.0% 12.5% 0.24 0.38 0.046 1.000 10 8 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 1.3 3 0.8 3 0.0% 0.0

Broncos Notes From Week 1:

What a weird offensive showing from the Broncos in Week 1. Granted, that could have been mostly the Seahawks' defense under defensive genius and new head coach Mike Macdonald throwing everything at a rookie quarterback in Bo Nix, but the point still stands.

Seems bad. But everything was short. EVERYTHING. Between 27-year-old rookie Devaughn Vele earning eight targets at a 2.0-yard aDOT for 39 yards, plus Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin combining for eight targets, six receptions for ONE yard, it was the PPR scam offense of PPR scam offenses.

Barely any Marvin Mims (15% routes), a TON of Josh Reynolds (eight targets, 84% routes), and Courtland Sutton playing field stretcher (13.0-yard aDOT on a team-leading 11 targets)... we're in some times here with Sean Payton. At least Greg Dulcich (71% routes) dusted Adam Trautman (18%), so it could be "Dulcich szn" if Nix can be allowed to throw the ball farther than 3.3 yards per attempt.

Williams did edge McLaughlin in routes and snaps, but McLaughlin did have the lead over Williams in total touches. That should cement a standalone role for McLaughlin in fantasy.

 

Detroit Lions

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 6 3 13 0 28 15.6% 100.0% 98.4% 4.7 22.2% 2.2 0.72 4.3 5 23.8% 18.8% 0.39 0.41 0.442 0.461 60 32 0.0% 65.6% 34.4% 0.0% 4.3 71 2.8 77 0.0% 0.0
Jameson Williams WR 8 5 121 1 117 64.5% 93.8% 85.2% 14.6 29.6% 15.1 2.89 23.1 9 42.9% 26.7% 0.77 4.03 0.896 1.036 52 30 0.0% 26.7% 73.3% 0.0% 24.4 5 21.9 5 1 13 0 3.3% 1.3
Kalif Raymond WR 71.9% 60.7% 37 23 0.0% 30.4% 69.6% 0.0% 1.2 108 1.2 96 1 12 0 3.3% 1.2
Tom Kennedy WR 12.5% 6.6% 4 4 0.0% 25.0% 75.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Sam LaPorta TE 5 4 45 0 37 20.4% 84.4% 78.7% 7.4 18.5% 9.0 1.70 8.5 3 14.3% 18.5% 0.42 1.67 0.421 1.216 48 27 10.3% 13.8% 31.0% 48.3% 8.5 8 6.5 8 0.0% 0.0
Brock Wright TE 1 1 2 0 0 0.0% 12.5% 49.2% 0.0 3.7% 2.0 1.20 1.2 1 4.8% 25.0% 0.42 0.50 0.056 0.000 30 4 42.9% 42.9% 0.0% 42.9% 1.2 51 0.7 51 0.0% 0.0
Parker Hesse TE 6.3% 14.8% 9 2 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Jahmyr Gibbs RB 6 4 34 0 -3 -1.7% 59.4% 50.8% -0.5 22.2% 5.7 1.23 7.4 3 14.3% 31.6% 0.51 1.79 0.322 -11.333 31 19 5.3% 10.5% 0.0% 0.0% 17.4 15 15.4 16 11 40 1 36.7% 10.0
David Montgomery RB 1 1 2 0 2 1.1% 37.5% 49.2% 2.0 3.7% 2.0 1.20 1.2 0.0% 8.3% 0.15 0.17 0.063 1.000 30 12 7.7% 23.1% 7.7% 0.0% 16.3 17 15.8 14 17 91 1 56.7% 15.1
Sione Vaki RB 3.1% 3.3% 2 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 75 0.0 75 0.0% 0.0

Lions Notes From Week 1:

The main takeaway here for the Lions is that Jameson Williams was officially cleared for take-off and boy, did he do that. It was really only a matter of time for Williams to hir the ground running as he's had a lot of issues that have impeded him from getting on the field and getting into a routine. He showed how electric of a playmaker he is and what he can offer on the other side of Amon-Ra St. Brown in the passing game. St. Brown had a very quiet game but those games happen. He still ran 100% of routes and will have much better days.

Sam LaPorta was decently involved with a 5-45 line on five targets and Kalif Raymond went untargeted on a whopping 72% of routes. Sounds like somebody got some Sunday night cardio.

Both Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery got into the end zone, with Montgomery's plunge sealing the game for the Lions in overtime. Gibbs' six targets and 59% routes easily led the way for the running back duo in Week 1.

 

Green Bay Packers

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Jayden Reed WR 6 4 138 1 105 35.4% 75.7% 73.1% 17.5 19.4% 23.0 3.97 23.8 4 16.7% 21.4% 0.67 4.93 0.538 1.314 49 28 0.0% 87.5% 12.5% 0.0% 33.1 1 31.1 1 1 33 1 4.8% 9.3
Romeo Doubs WR 7 4 50 0 62 20.8% 89.2% 86.6% 8.8 22.6% 7.1 1.29 9.0 7 29.2% 21.2% 0.51 1.52 0.484 0.812 58 33 0.0% 8.1% 91.9% 0.0% 9.0 48 7.0 48 0.0% 0.0
Christian Watson WR 5 3 13 1 66 22.3% 73.0% 62.7% 13.2 16.1% 2.6 2.06 10.3 4 16.7% 18.5% 0.51 0.48 0.398 0.197 42 27 0.0% 32.3% 61.3% 6.5% 10.3 39 8.8 35 0.0% 0.0
Dontayvion Wicks WR 3 0 0 0 37 12.4% 40.5% 44.8% 12.3 9.7% 0.0 0.00 0.0 3 12.5% 20.0% 0.54 0.00 0.232 0.000 30 15 0.0% 52.6% 47.4% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Bo Melton WR 5.4% 11.9% 8 2 0.0% 25.0% 75.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Tucker Kraft TE 2 0 0 0 7 2.4% 81.1% 95.5% 3.5 6.5% 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 4.2% 6.7% 0.13 0.00 0.113 0.000 64 30 19.5% 19.5% 29.3% 12.2% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Luke Musgrave TE 2 2 37 0 37 12.5% 21.6% 25.4% 18.5 6.5% 18.5 2.85 5.7 1 4.2% 25.0% 0.80 4.63 0.184 1.000 17 8 10.0% 10.0% 30.0% 10.0% 5.7 17 4.7 15 0.0% 0.0
Ben Sims TE 0.0% 1.5% 1 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Josh Jacobs RB 3 2 20 0 -11 -3.7% 59.5% 73.1% -3.7 9.7% 6.7 1.33 4.0 2 8.3% 13.6% 0.19 0.91 0.119 -1.802 49 22 29.0% 0.0% 9.7% 3.2% 12.4 25 11.4 26 16 84 0 76.2% 8.4
Emanuel Wilson RB 3 2 2 0 -6 -2.0% 27.0% 23.9% -2.0 9.7% 0.7 0.73 2.2 2 8.3% 30.0% 0.45 0.20 0.131 -0.333 16 10 0.0% 10.0% 30.0% 0.0% 6.8 39 5.8 37 4 46 0 19.0% 4.6

Packers Notes From Week 1:

Jayden Reed had a massive game with a touchdown and 138 yards receiving, plus another touchdown on a 33-yard run. Christian Watson caught one of his THREE red-zone targets for a touchdown in the first half. That's awesome, but the thing is, it won't matter for the next few weeks.

On one of the final plays of the game, Jordan Love hurt his MCL trying to get rid of the ball, so now, the Packers are likely to go into Week 2 with Malik Willis at quarterback.

Yes, the same Willis that has never thrown a touchdown pass and in his last NFL start in 2022, had 4.3 yards per attempt on 23 passes with two interceptions against a bad 2-12 Houston Texans team pre-C.J. Stroud. Needless to say, the Magic 8-Ball does say "outlook not so good" when trying to prognosticate the Packers going forward with Willis.

What WILL stick is that Tucker Kraft and his 81% routes played well over Luke Musgrave, making him the clear TE2 on the Packers, who only entered the game in multiple tight-end sets with Kraft.

The running game should be affected as well with heavier boxes up front that will dare the Packers to throw the ball. That means Josh Jacobs could see more volume. Inefficient volume, but volume nonetheless. Jacobs was much better in the second half after just four yards on six carries in the first half. MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) missed Week 1, but Emanuel Wilson did take on 27% of routes and 24% of snaps assuming the backup role. He did look pretty good at times, so perhaps Wilson could add on to make this backfield more of a three-headed approach?

 

Houston Texans

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Nico Collins WR 8 6 117 0 130 46.9% 84.6% 80.0% 16.3 25.0% 14.6 2.21 17.7 6 28.6% 24.2% 0.73 3.55 0.703 0.897 64 33 0.0% 14.7% 85.3% 0.0% 17.7 13 14.7 14 0.0% 0.0
Stefon Diggs WR 6 6 33 2 10 3.7% 89.7% 77.5% 1.7 18.8% 5.5 3.55 21.3 4 19.0% 17.1% 0.31 0.94 0.307 3.235 62 35 0.0% 63.9% 33.3% 0.0% 21.9 9 18.9 10 1 6 0 2.8% 0.6
Tank Dell WR 8 3 40 0 133 47.7% 87.2% 63.8% 16.6 25.0% 5.0 0.88 7.0 5 23.8% 23.5% 0.72 1.18 0.709 0.301 51 34 0.0% 29.4% 70.6% 0.0% 8.9 49 7.4 45 2 19 0 5.6% 1.9
Robert Woods WR 5.1% 15.0% 12 2 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Xavier Hutchinson WR 1 1 3 0 3 1.1% 12.8% 15.0% 3.0 3.1% 3.0 1.30 1.3 1 4.8% 20.0% 0.38 0.60 0.054 1.000 12 5 0.0% 20.0% 80.0% 0.0% 1.3 104 0.8 106 0.0% 0.0
Dalton Schultz TE 3 3 16 0 13 4.6% 79.5% 80.0% 4.3 9.4% 5.3 1.53 4.6 2 9.5% 9.7% 0.20 0.52 0.173 1.240 64 31 5.9% 17.6% 5.9% 73.5% 4.6 23 3.1 24 0.0% 0.0
Brevin Jordan TE 2 1 3 0 -5 -1.8% 23.1% 50.0% -2.5 6.3% 1.5 0.65 1.3 1 4.8% 22.2% 0.32 0.33 0.081 -0.600 40 9 23.1% 7.7% 15.4% 69.2% 1.3 49 0.8 48 0.0% 0.0
Cade Stover TE 5.1% 18.8% 15 2 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Joe Mixon RB 3 3 19 0 -9 -3.2% 48.7% 71.3% -3.0 9.4% 6.3 1.63 4.9 2 9.5% 15.8% 0.22 1.00 0.118 -2.111 57 19 13.0% 13.0% 4.3% 0.0% 26.8 2 25.3 2 30 159 1 83.3% 21.9
Dameon Pierce RB 7.7% 11.3% 9 3 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6 62 1.6 60 3 16 0 8.3% 1.6
Dare Ogunbowale RB 1 1 3 0 3 1.1% 25.6% 17.5% 3.0 3.1% 3.0 1.30 1.3 0.0% 10.0% 0.19 0.30 0.054 1.000 14 10 30.8% 7.7% 7.7% 0.0% 1.3 66 0.8 69 0.0% 0.0

Texans Notes From Week 1:

The Texans passing game was as condensed as ever with a nice 69% of the targets going to the top three receivers, Nico Collins, Stefon Diggs, and Tank Dell. Collins was the downfield breadwinner in Week 1, posting a 6-117 line with a 16.3-yard aDOT and making a huge 55-yard catch in addition to this sideline doozy later on in the game.

Diggs caught all six targets for just 33 yards but caught both touchdowns on the afternoon from C.J. Stroud to salvage his day. Dell was not so lucky, as he only caught three of his eight targets for 40 yards. However, his 16.6-yard aDOT led to him leading the Texans in air yards, so if you're in those points per air yard fantasy leagues, you're in luck.

To the real meat and potatoes, Joe Mixon was in his solid snap and routes like he's been accustomed to in Cincinnati but carried the ball a massive 30 times for 159 and a touchdown. Mixon also added three receptions for 19 yards on three targets. Backup Dameon Pierce was sparingly used and Dare Ogunbowale was merely a third-down guy and long down and distance stuff.

 

Indianapolis Colts

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Michael Pittman Jr. WR 7 4 31 0 68 21.8% 87.5% 88.9% 9.7 38.9% 4.4 1.01 7.1 7 38.9% 33.3% 0.83 1.48 0.736 0.457 40 21 0.0% 19.0% 81.0% 0.0% 7.1 58 5.1 60 0.0% 0.0
Adonai Mitchell WR 5 1 2 0 88 28.3% 75.0% 64.4% 17.6 27.8% 0.4 0.24 1.2 5 27.8% 27.8% 0.87 0.11 0.615 0.023 29 18 0.0% 36.8% 63.2% 0.0% 1.2 108 0.7 110 0.0% 0.0
Alec Pierce WR 3 3 125 1 118 37.9% 83.3% 84.4% 39.3 16.7% 41.7 7.17 21.5 3 16.7% 15.0% 0.74 6.25 0.516 1.060 38 20 0.0% 33.3% 66.7% 0.0% 21.5 10 20.0 8 0.0% 0.0
Ashton Dulin WR 1 1 54 1 19 6.1% 16.7% 24.4% 19.0 5.6% 54.0 12.40 12.4 1 5.6% 25.0% 0.81 13.50 0.126 2.842 11 4 0.0% 60.0% 40.0% 0.0% 12.4 27 11.9 21 0.0% 0.0
Anthony Gould WR 8.3% 15.6% 7 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Kylen Granson TE 1 0 0 0 9 2.9% 54.2% 55.6% 9.0 5.6% 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 5.6% 7.7% 0.19 0.00 0.104 0.000 25 13 18.8% 56.3% 6.3% 37.5% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Mo Alie-Cox TE 1 0 0 0 9 2.9% 29.2% 40.0% 9.0 5.6% 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 5.6% 14.3% 0.35 0.00 0.104 0.000 18 7 30.0% 20.0% 0.0% 80.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
AnDrew Ogletree TE 12.5% 26.7% 12 3 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 66.7% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Jonathan Taylor RB 83.3% 95.6% 43 20 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% 0.0% 10.8 30 10.8 29 16 48 1 100.0% 10.8
Trey Sermon RB 8.3% 4.4% 2 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 75 0.0 75 0.0% 0.0

Colts Notes From Week 1:

There was a common theme with the Colts' passing game in Week 1 and if it wasn't for a couple of touchdown misses to Adonai Mitchell, Anthony Richardson could have had a legendary day. Richardson hit All-Exercise team all-star Alec Pierce for a 60-yard bomb that may be the throw of the year already.

Then, Richardson hit Ashton Dulin on a 54-yard crossing route past a diving corner for another touchdown. Richardson has a 17.3-yard passing aDOT, by far the highest in Week 1. It was some fun, fun football. The two misses to Mitchell were pretty egregious, but I'm bullish on that for Mitchell where even if Richardson can connect on just one of those, we're changing our tune on both guys. That makes him a mortal lock for the Josh Hermsmeyer "Air Yards Buy-Low Model" this week, right?

Michael Pittman ran his usual 85-100% routes but with an emphasis on the deeper targets and athletic playmakers, Pittman and his team-leading seven targets were pretty empty. Those seven targets led to four catches and just 31 yards. Pittman will get his, but he just wasn't a featured aspect in that specific part of the Colts' gameplan.

For Jonathan Taylor, he played all but two snaps, punching in a touchdown but production-wise, fell very much short of expectations. Again, the game plan. Richardson did snipe a touchdown run on a fourth down with just over two minutes left. It's honestly a bit difficult to tell if the Colts are going to be a YOLO offense or if this was just a specific approach to playing the Texans, so we'll have to see. But it sure is fun!

 

Jacksonville Jaguars

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Christian Kirk WR 4 1 30 0 54 29.6% 84.0% 71.7% 13.5 21.1% 7.5 1.00 4.0 4 25.0% 19.0% 0.53 1.43 0.523 0.556 38 21 0.0% 66.7% 33.3% 0.0% 4.0 74 3.5 69 0.0% 0.0
Gabe Davis WR 3 3 62 0 47 25.8% 96.0% 94.3% 15.7 15.8% 20.7 3.07 9.2 2 12.5% 12.5% 0.37 2.58 0.418 1.316 50 24 3.8% 26.9% 73.1% 0.0% 9.2 43 7.7 42 0.0% 0.0
Brian Thomas Jr. WR 4 4 47 1 47 25.9% 80.0% 79.2% 11.8 21.1% 11.8 3.68 14.7 4 25.0% 20.0% 0.53 2.35 0.497 0.996 42 20 0.0% 27.3% 72.7% 0.0% 14.7 20 12.7 18 0.0% 0.0
Parker Washington WR 1 1 3 0 -2 -1.1% 24.0% 11.3% -2.0 5.3% 3.0 1.30 1.3 1 6.3% 16.7% 0.25 0.50 0.071 -1.500 6 6 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 1.3 104 0.8 106 0.0% 0.0
Tim Jones WR 0.0% 1.9% 1 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Devin Duvernay WR 4.0% 9.4% 5 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3 114 0.3 114 1 3 0 4.0% 0.3
Evan Engram TE 4 1 5 0 30 16.5% 76.0% 67.9% 7.5 21.1% 1.3 0.38 1.5 4 25.0% 21.1% 0.48 0.26 0.431 0.167 36 19 9.1% 40.9% 13.6% 40.9% 1.5 43 1.0 42 0.0% 0.0
Luke Farrell TE 4.0% 26.4% 14 1 75.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Brenton Strange TE 8.0% 35.8% 19 2 71.4% 28.6% 0.0% 57.1% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Travis Etienne RB 3 2 15 0 6 3.3% 72.0% 69.8% 2.0 15.8% 5.0 0.50 1.5 1 6.3% 16.7% 0.31 0.83 0.260 2.500 37 18 29.2% 4.2% 16.7% 0.0% 11.9 28 10.9 28 12 44 1 48.0% 8.4
Tank Bigsby RB 16.0% 32.1% 17 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7.3 36 7.3 35 12 73 0 48.0% 7.3

Jaguars Notes From Week 1:

Targets were spread out pretty evenly between the pass-catchers and with Trevor Lawrence only throwing the ball 21 times for 169 yards, it wasn't really fruitful for anybody but Brian Thomas Jr., who caught the touchdown and tied for the team lead in targets with four along with Evan Engram and Christian Kirk. Routes were consolidated as Kirk, Thomas, and Gabe Davis all ran routes on 80% or more of Lawrence's dropbacks.

Travis Etienne had some of his workload siphoned off by Tank Bigsby, but all 12 of those touches were of the low-value variety. That said, Bigsby was a bit more efficient with those touches, but predictably, Etienne's high-value touches led him to that touchdown score at the end of the first quarter. I don't think there's anything we need to be worrying about with Etienne, as the role he has is rock solid with 72% routes and 70% snaps.

 

Kansas City Chiefs

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Rashee Rice WR 9 7 103 0 48 29.5% 77.4% 77.8% 5.3 34.6% 11.4 1.92 17.3 8 38.1% 37.5% 0.79 4.29 0.726 2.159 42 24 0.0% 61.5% 38.5% 0.0% 17.3 14 13.8 16 0.0% 0.0
Xavier Worthy WR 3 2 47 1 40 24.7% 77.4% 63.0% 13.3 11.5% 15.7 6.93 12.7 3 14.3% 12.5% 0.35 1.96 0.346 1.178 34 24 0.0% 40.0% 60.0% 0.0% 20.8 11 19.8 9 1 21 1 5.6% 8.1
Justin Watson WR 1 1 25 0 15 9.3% 51.6% 51.9% 15.0 3.8% 25.0 3.50 3.5 0.0% 6.3% 0.18 1.56 0.123 1.667 28 16 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 3.5 80 3.0 74 0.0% 0.0
Skyy Moore WR 19.4% 18.5% 10 6 0.0% 42.9% 57.1% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 1 0 0 0 13 8.0% 29.0% 22.2% 13.0 3.8% 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 4.8% 11.1% 0.31 0.00 0.114 0.000 12 9 0.0% 30.0% 70.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Travis Kelce TE 4 3 34 0 26 16.1% 87.1% 88.9% 6.5 15.4% 8.5 1.60 6.4 3 14.3% 14.8% 0.33 1.26 0.343 1.308 48 27 6.7% 50.0% 30.0% 16.7% 6.4 15 4.9 14 0.0% 0.0
Noah Gray TE 3 3 37 0 20 12.4% 35.5% 53.7% 6.7 11.5% 12.3 2.23 6.7 2 9.5% 27.3% 0.61 3.36 0.260 1.841 29 11 8.3% 25.0% 8.3% 58.3% 6.7 13 5.2 12 0.0% 0.0
Jared Wiley TE 16.1% 20.4% 11 5 0.0% 40.0% 20.0% 40.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Isiah Pacheco RB 3 2 33 0 5 3.2% 71.0% 79.6% 1.7 11.5% 11.0 5.27 5.3 2 9.5% 13.6% 0.25 1.50 0.195 6.471 43 22 4.2% 8.3% 20.8% 0.0% 15.8 20 14.8 17 15 45 1 83.3% 10.5
Samaje Perine RB 2 1 10 0 -5 -3.1% 25.8% 14.8% -2.5 7.7% 5.0 1.00 2.0 2 9.5% 25.0% 0.36 1.25 0.094 -2.000 8 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 59 1.5 62 0.0% 0.0
Carson Steele RB 3.2% 9.3% 5 1 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.3 74 0.3 74 2 3 0 11.1% 0.3

Chiefs Notes From Week 1:

Xavier Worthy? Fun. Rashee Rice? Fun. Those two wide receivers are going to be very fun for a long time and not just because they're really freakin' good, it's because they work complimentary of one another. Did I mention that their quarterback is Patrick Mahomes?

Worthy is going to get a lot of schemed work at the outset but will grow even further into a role that could just break fantasy. Worthy broke off two huge touchdowns, one with a 21-yard rush and a 35-yard receiving touchdown on a blown coverage. He only had two other touches besides those touchdowns, so imagine when Worthy starts earning volume.

For Rice, he looked like the best player on the field, offense or defense, at times. He was just racking up targets (9), catches (7), and then yards after the catch. It was so much fun to watch those two on the Thursday Night Football opener.

Travis Kelce was a bit of an afterthought with four targets, but that was only because Worthy scored so quickly and Rice was so dominant in the intermediate ranges that Kelce could hang back and get some of his when available. He still ran routes on 87% of dropbacks, so not to worry.

Isiah Pacheco was strong with how much he was dominating utilization with 80% snaps and 71% routes, but look for the routes to shift down a tad once Samaje Perine gets more comfortable in the offense.

 

Las Vegas Raiders

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Davante Adams WR 6 5 59 0 62 42.7% 97.5% 96.7% 10.3 19.4% 9.8 1.82 10.9 6 30.0% 15.4% 0.39 1.51 0.589 0.955 58 39 0.0% 27.5% 72.5% 0.0% 10.9 37 8.4 38 0.0% 0.0
Jakobi Meyers WR 3 3 61 0 41 28.4% 87.5% 86.7% 13.7 9.7% 20.3 3.03 9.1 2 10.0% 8.6% 0.24 1.74 0.344 1.484 52 35 0.0% 61.1% 38.9% 0.0% 9.1 45 7.6 43 0.0% 0.0
Tre Tucker WR 3 2 22 0 19 13.0% 82.5% 78.3% 6.3 9.7% 7.3 1.40 4.2 3 15.0% 9.1% 0.20 0.67 0.236 1.164 47 33 0.0% 20.6% 79.4% 0.0% 4.2 73 3.2 73 0.0% 0.0
DJ Turner WR 1 1 9 0 -2 -1.4% 5.0% 8.3% -2.0 3.2% 9.0 1.90 1.9 1 5.0% 50.0% 0.75 4.50 0.039 -4.500 5 2 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 1.9 94 1.4 94 0.0% 0.0
Brock Bowers TE 7 6 58 0 39 27.1% 77.5% 68.3% 5.6 22.6% 8.3 1.69 11.8 5 25.0% 22.6% 0.48 1.87 0.528 1.480 41 31 0.0% 62.5% 3.1% 31.3% 11.8 3 8.8 5 0.0% 0.0
Michael Mayer TE 3 2 3 0 4 2.7% 40.0% 56.7% 1.3 9.7% 1.0 0.77 2.3 2 10.0% 18.8% 0.33 0.19 0.164 0.769 34 16 11.1% 27.8% 11.1% 61.1% 2.3 35 1.3 39 0.0% 0.0
Harrison Bryant TE 7.5% 6.7% 4 3 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Alexander Mattison RB 6 4 43 1 -15 -10.4% 60.0% 60.0% -2.5 19.4% 7.2 2.38 14.3 1 5.0% 25.0% 0.36 1.79 0.218 -2.867 36 24 20.0% 3.3% 6.7% 0.0% 16.2 18 14.2 18 5 19 0 27.8% 1.9
Zamir White RB 2 2 2 0 -3 -2.1% 25.0% 38.3% -1.5 6.5% 1.0 0.10 0.2 0.0% 20.0% 0.31 0.20 0.082 -0.667 23 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.6 44 3.6 44 13 44 0 72.2% 2.4

Raiders Notes From Week 1:

This was one of the more uninteresting games I watched in Week 1, besides one or two things. The "one or two things" being "Where is Brock Bowers?" and "What did Brock Bowers do?"

The Raiders are more than Bowers, of course, but Bowers' team-leading seven targets and immediate 76% route rate jumped off the page as bullish and an extremely great sign for what the fantasy community expects of him this season. Considering the tight end position stunk out the joint in Week 1, seeing Bowers turn seven targets into 6-58 was a light at the end of a dark tunnel.

Bowers and Davante Adams combined for 42% of the targets for the Raiders in Week 1, with Jakobi Meyers leading the team in receiving yards this week.

A surprise in the running back room: Alexander Mattison led Zamir White by a pretty sizable margin, with Mattison taking 60% of both routes and snaps while leaving 25% of routes for White. White did lead the team in rushing attempts by a wide berth, but if it's going to be a split between the two for the majority of the season, look for both to be a lot closer in utilization. Or Dylan Laube could come in when the team is 2-9 and they can see what they have in the younger backs.

 

Los Angeles Chargers

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Joshua Palmer WR 4 2 15 0 45 25.9% 93.1% 80.7% 11.3 16.7% 3.8 0.88 3.5 1 8.3% 14.8% 0.39 0.56 0.432 0.332 46 27 0.0% 32.1% 67.9% 0.0% 3.5 80 2.5 80 0.0% 0.0
Ladd McConkey WR 7 5 39 1 42 24.1% 75.9% 66.7% 6.0 29.2% 5.6 2.13 14.9 3 25.0% 31.8% 0.69 1.77 0.606 0.929 38 22 0.0% 60.9% 39.1% 0.0% 14.9 19 12.4 20 0.0% 0.0
Quentin Johnston WR 5 3 38 0 53 30.4% 82.8% 66.7% 10.6 20.8% 7.6 1.36 6.8 5 41.7% 20.8% 0.53 1.58 0.525 0.717 38 24 0.0% 4.0% 96.0% 0.0% 6.8 60 5.3 59 0.0% 0.0
Simi Fehoko WR 6.9% 15.8% 9 2 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Derius Davis WR 17.2% 12.3% 7 5 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9 112 0.9 104 2 9 0 8.7% 0.9
Hayden Hurst TE 3 2 33 0 40 22.9% 79.3% 63.2% 13.3 12.5% 11.0 1.77 5.3 3 25.0% 13.0% 0.36 1.43 0.348 0.827 36 23 0.0% 66.7% 16.7% 16.7% 5.3 19 4.3 17 0.0% 0.0
Will Dissly TE 1 1 13 0 2 1.1% 20.7% 43.9% 2.0 4.2% 13.0 2.30 2.3 0.0% 16.7% 0.31 2.17 0.071 6.500 25 6 14.3% 14.3% 0.0% 85.7% 2.3 35 1.8 35 0.0% 0.0
Stone Smartt TE 10.3% 8.8% 5 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 66.7% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Eric Tomlinson TE 0.0% 12.3% 7 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
J.K. Dobbins RB 3 3 4 0 -7 -4.0% 58.6% 57.9% -2.3 12.5% 1.3 1.13 3.4 0.0% 17.6% 0.26 0.24 0.160 -0.580 33 17 22.7% 9.1% 4.5% 0.0% 22.9 4 21.4 4 10 135 1 43.5% 19.5
Gus Edwards RB 1 1 2 0 -1 -0.6% 20.7% 42.1% -1.0 4.2% 2.0 1.20 1.2 0.0% 16.7% 0.26 0.33 0.058 -2.000 24 6 37.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.8 49 3.3 46 11 26 0 47.8% 2.6
Scott Matlock FB 1 0 0 0 2 1.1% 6.9% 31.6% 2.0 4.2% 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0% 50.0% 0.92 0.00 0.071 0.000 18 2 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 6 0.0 6 0.0% 0.0

Chargers Notes From Week 1:

Even if the Chargers had a very low -8.1% PROE, they still made some things happen in the passing game. Like Ladd McConkey leading everything for all Chargers pass catchers, including scoring Justin Herbert's lone touchdown pass in the fourth quarter that put the Chargers up by two possessions. A low aDOT isn't prohibitive from being a fantasy-relevant player by any means, but it would be nice if McConkey's 6.0-yard aDOT came up a bit. Still, we love to see it.

Quentin Johnston and Joshua Palmer with McConkey combined for 8% of targets in Week 1. Neither did anything special, though Palmer had a gift-wrapped touchdown that he dropped.

While neither running back was much of a factor in the passing game, J.K. Dobbins reeled off a 61-yard run as well as a 46-yard run to put himself firmly ahead of Gus Edwards in the pecking order. We'll see if Dobbins' Achilles' injury will affect him further, as he was chased from behind on both of those runs. But considering how bad Edwards was (18.2% success rate -- 33rd out of 34 qualifying backs) in Week 1, Dobbins should be good to go as the lead back for the time being.

 

Los Angeles Rams

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Cooper Kupp WR 21 14 110 1 155 51.5% 100.0% 100.0% 7.4 43.8% 5.2 1.52 31.0 21 58.3% 41.2% 0.94 2.16 1.017 0.708 78 51 0.0% 71.7% 28.3% 0.0% 32.0 2 25.0 2 2 10 0 8.7% 1.0
Puka Nacua WR 4 4 35 0 17 5.7% 29.4% 32.1% 4.3 8.3% 8.8 2.05 7.5 2 5.6% 26.7% 0.54 2.33 0.165 2.035 25 15 0.0% 33.3% 66.7% 0.0% 8.2 50 6.2 54 1 7 0 4.3% 0.7
Demarcus Robinson WR 7 4 42 0 82 27.1% 92.2% 92.3% 11.7 14.6% 6.0 1.17 8.2 5 13.9% 14.9% 0.39 0.89 0.409 0.513 72 47 0.0% 38.8% 61.2% 0.0% 8.2 50 6.2 54 0.0% 0.0
Tutu Atwell WR 7.8% 7.7% 6 4 0.0% 25.0% 75.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Jordan Whittington WR 0.0% 2.6% 2 0 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Tyler Johnson WR 7 5 79 0 39 13.0% 64.7% 65.4% 5.6 14.6% 11.3 1.84 12.9 4 11.1% 21.2% 0.45 2.39 0.310 2.015 51 33 7.9% 28.9% 71.1% 0.0% 12.9 26 10.4 27 0.0% 0.0
Colby Parkinson TE 5 4 47 0 12 4.0% 82.4% 88.5% 2.4 10.4% 9.4 1.74 8.7 4 11.1% 11.9% 0.22 1.12 0.184 3.917 69 42 8.5% 12.8% 12.8% 74.5% 8.7 7 6.7 7 0.0% 0.0
Davis Allen TE 1 0 0 0 2 0.7% 7.8% 7.7% 2.0 2.1% 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0% 25.0% 0.46 0.00 0.036 0.000 6 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Hunter Long TE 3.9% 3.8% 3 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Kyren Williams RB 3 3 4 0 -6 -2.0% 84.3% 91.0% -2.0 6.3% 1.3 4.80 3.4 0.0% 7.0% 0.10 0.09 0.080 -0.667 71 43 20.0% 2.0% 6.0% 0.0% 14.4 21 12.9 22 18 50 1 78.3% 11.0
Ronnie Rivers RB 5.9% 9.0% 7 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6 62 1.6 60 2 16 0 8.7% 1.6

Rams Notes From Week 1:

Cooper Kupp is a maniac. 21 targets!?

Of course, the Puka Nacua knee injury is terrible, as he landed on injured reserve earlier in the week. But Kupp will go off without a dominant target earner next to him. He probably would have gone off anyway, but let's face it: Demarcus Robinson and Tyler Johnson are not Nacua. Johnson earned seven targets in Week 1 and will likely play a major role in this offense with Robinson and Kupp.

As is the custom in the Rams offense, the top players earn a massive snap share and routes per dropback. Colby Parkinson is no exception, as he ran routes on 82% of Matthew Stafford's dropbacks. He's got a good shot of getting another massive level-up with Nacua out for the next few weeks.

91% snaps and 84% routes per dropback all confirmed that Kyren Williams has this RB1 role sewn up. Now does that make Blake Corum obsolete? Absolutely not. Corum played on special teams but did not record an offensive snap. He still has contingent upside because there's a very slim chance Ronnie Rivers is carrying even as much as 50% of the snaps, let alone anything close to the snaps and routes Williams is soaking up. Rivers should still be rostered though in deeper leagues, but don't jump the gun and drop Corum.

 

Miami Dolphins

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Tyreek Hill WR 12 7 130 1 139 62.7% 81.8% 70.4% 11.6 35.3% 10.8 2.17 26.0 10 35.7% 33.3% 0.88 3.61 0.968 0.934 50 36 0.0% 43.6% 51.3% 0.0% 26.0 4 22.5 4 0.0% 0.0
Jaylen Waddle WR 5 5 109 0 72 32.4% 72.7% 71.8% 14.4 14.7% 21.8 3.18 15.9 5 17.9% 15.6% 0.45 3.41 0.448 1.514 51 32 0.0% 17.6% 82.4% 0.0% 16.2 16 13.7 17 1 3 0 4.2% 0.3
Braxton Berrios WR 2 0 0 0 17 7.7% 40.9% 36.6% 8.5 5.9% 0.0 0.00 0.0 2 7.1% 11.1% 0.26 0.00 0.142 0.000 26 18 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Grant DuBose WR 18.2% 18.3% 13 8 0.0% 40.0% 60.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Robbie Chosen WR 15.9% 16.9% 12 7 0.0% 42.9% 57.1% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Jonnu Smith TE 2 1 7 0 2 0.9% 36.4% 28.2% 1.0 5.9% 3.5 0.85 1.7 2 7.1% 12.5% 0.22 0.44 0.095 3.500 20 16 0.0% 63.2% 26.3% 0.0% 1.7 41 1.2 40 0.0% 0.0
Durham Smythe TE 3 0 0 0 17 7.7% 34.1% 42.3% 5.7 8.8% 0.0 0.00 0.0 2 7.1% 20.0% 0.43 0.00 0.186 0.000 30 15 6.3% 37.5% 6.3% 56.3% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Julian Hill TE 43.2% 59.2% 42 19 19.0% 19.0% 9.5% 71.4% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Tanner Conner TE 6.8% 4.2% 3 3 0.0% 66.7% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
De'Von Achane RB 7 7 76 0 -23 -10.4% 59.1% 52.1% -3.3 20.6% 10.9 2.09 14.6 5 17.9% 26.9% 0.37 2.92 0.236 -3.290 37 26 0.0% 35.7% 14.3% 0.0% 23.0 3 19.5 6 10 24 1 41.7% 8.4
Raheem Mostert RB 3 2 10 0 -2 -0.9% 45.5% 43.7% -0.7 8.8% 3.3 1.00 3.0 2 7.1% 15.0% 0.24 0.50 0.126 -4.762 31 20 12.5% 8.3% 12.5% 0.0% 3.9 48 2.9 50 6 9 0 25.0% 0.9
Jeff Wilson Jr. RB 6.8% 15.5% 11 3 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 2.6 54 2.6 52 5 26 0 20.8% 2.6
Alec Ingold FB 25.0% 40.8% 29 11 28.6% 35.7% 14.3% 14.3% 0.8 5 0.8 3 2 8 0 8.3% 0.8

Dolphins Notes From Week 1:

After the off-the-field stuff involving Tyreek Hill ended, Hill was able to get right on the field, be Tyreek Hill and go deep for an 80-yard touchdown. You know, the typical Hill day.

Speaking of typical, it was a typical consolidation of targets with Hill and Jaylen Waddle, who went over 100 yards (109) catching all five targets. But a certain running back also joined the consolidation party. De'Von Achane caught all seven of his targets for 76 yards as Achane was moved around the formation putting him in the best situations for success.

If there's one offense that I trust without any thought, it's Miami's, as they know who to get the ball, they know how to scheme them open, and Tua Tagovailoa can facilitate that.

The actual run game didn't look great from anybody, Achane included, though he scored a rushing touchdown. Raheem Mostert only totaled 19 yards on eight touches and Jeff Wilson also got a few carries too and was much more efficient with five rushes for 26 yards. Jaylen Wright was a healthy scratch, like Corum, you cannot drop Wright by any means. The Dolphins' backfield is one of the most valuable backfields in the league for fantasy scoring, so dropping anybody who has a path to a ton of fantasy scoring is a non-starter.

One more note: Jonnu Smith found himself splitting time (36% routes, 28% snaps) with both Durham Smythe and Julian Hill, so he's easily cuttable in most formats.

 

Minnesota Vikings

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Justin Jefferson WR 7 4 59 1 106 48.5% 100.0% 83.6% 15.1 29.2% 8.4 2.27 15.9 4 36.4% 26.9% 0.79 2.27 0.777 0.558 46 26 0.0% 35.7% 64.3% 0.0% 15.9 17 13.9 15 0.0% 0.0
Jordan Addison WR 4 3 35 0 46 21.1% 61.5% 50.9% 11.5 16.7% 8.8 1.63 6.5 2 18.2% 25.0% 0.66 2.19 0.398 0.761 28 16 0.0% 44.4% 55.6% 0.0% 6.5 61 5.0 61 0.0% 0.0
Jalen Nailor WR 1 1 21 1 23 10.6% 46.2% 47.3% 23.0 4.2% 21.0 9.10 9.1 1 9.1% 8.3% 0.30 1.75 0.136 0.913 26 12 0.0% 30.8% 69.2% 0.0% 9.1 45 8.6 37 0.0% 0.0
Brandon Powell WR 50.0% 54.5% 30 13 0.0% 46.2% 53.8% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Trent Sherfield Sr. WR 11.5% 30.9% 17 3 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Johnny Mundt TE 3 2 15 0 12 5.5% 61.5% 52.7% 4.0 12.5% 5.0 1.17 3.5 0.0% 18.8% 0.38 0.94 0.226 1.250 29 16 5.6% 33.3% 27.8% 38.9% 3.5 27 2.5 28 0.0% 0.0
Josh Oliver TE 2 2 27 0 25 11.5% 38.5% 49.1% 12.5 8.3% 13.5 2.35 4.7 1 9.1% 20.0% 0.54 2.70 0.205 1.080 27 10 9.1% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 4.7 22 3.7 22 0.0% 0.0
Nick Muse TE 0.0% 3.6% 2 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Aaron Jones RB 2 2 15 0 6 2.8% 46.2% 54.5% 3.0 8.3% 7.5 1.75 3.5 0.0% 16.7% 0.32 1.25 0.144 2.500 30 12 0.0% 7.7% 7.7% 0.0% 18.9 9 17.9 8 14 94 1 60.9% 15.4
Ty Chandler RB 3 3 25 0 -4 -1.8% 34.6% 36.4% -1.3 12.5% 8.3 1.83 5.5 2 18.2% 33.3% 0.52 2.78 0.175 -6.410 20 9 27.3% 0.0% 0.0% 18.2% 7.2 37 5.7 38 8 17 0 34.8% 1.7
Myles Gaskin RB 0.0% 1.8% 1 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -0.3 81 -0.3 81 1 -3 0 4.3% -0.3
C.J. Ham FB 2 2 11 0 4 1.8% 34.6% 34.5% 2.0 8.3% 5.5 0.55 1.1 1 9.1% 22.2% 0.41 1.22 0.138 2.750 19 9 27.3% 0.0% 9.1% 27.3% 1.1 4 0.1 5 0.0% -2.0

Vikings Notes From Week 1::

Kevin O’Connell is a mastermind. Outside of the greats like Andy Reid, Mike McDaniel, and so on, I’ll take O’Connell right there with them in terms of getting the most out of players, like a Sam Darnold. Darnold was left for dead by a handful of organizations and now he – pressed into duty because of a season-ending injury to J.J. McCarthy, plays fantastic in the Vikings’ Week 1 win over the Giants.

Yes, it was the Giants, but it deserves kudos. Justin Jefferson caught a touchdown and led the team in every receiving category on the day, even if the actual line (4-59-1 on seven targets) wasn’t the greatest. Jordan Addison got about a half’s worth of snaps before being ruled out for the second half with ankle soreness.

Jalen Nailor caught his only target: a 21-yard touchdown pass from Darnold to cap off the opening drive of the second half. If Addison cannot play, Nailor likely slots into the other outside wide receiver position with Brandon Powell and Trent Sherfield mixing in at times. Nailor is worth a speculative add in super deep leagues, but in 12-team formats, I wouldn’t grab him.

Until T.J. Hockenson returns from his injury, it’s not worth grabbing either Vikings tight end, whether it be Johnny Mundt or Josh Oliver. Mundt played 61% of routes, but there’s not enough meat on the bone there for fantasy purposes.

Aaron Jones and Ty Chandler seem locked into a 60/40 split, but Jones is still a very solid fantasy play, as he put up 109 total yards and a touchdown, while Chandler earned 42 total yards and three receptions. Chandler’s standalone value is a bit overstated, but there’s no doubt the contingency play is there for Chandler is something happens to Jones.

 

New England Patriots

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Demario Douglas WR 3 2 12 0 14 8.4% 75.9% 59.4% 4.5 13.0% 4.0 1.07 3.2 2 12.5% 13.6% 0.28 0.55 0.254 0.889 38 22 0.0% 86.4% 13.6% 0.0% 3.2 84 2.2 87 0.0% 0.0
Ja'Lynn Polk WR 1 1 6 0 6 3.7% 62.1% 54.7% 6.0 4.3% 6.0 1.60 1.6 1 6.3% 5.6% 0.12 0.33 0.091 1.000 35 18 0.0% 16.7% 83.3% 0.0% 1.6 97 1.1 98 0.0% 0.0
K.J. Osborn WR 6 3 21 0 28 17.5% 48.3% 60.9% 4.7 26.1% 3.5 0.85 5.1 5 31.3% 42.9% 0.88 1.50 0.514 0.745 39 14 0.0% 35.7% 64.3% 0.0% 5.1 66 3.6 68 0.0% 0.0
Tyquan Thornton WR 3 2 27 0 55 34.2% 72.4% 57.8% 18.3 13.0% 9.0 1.57 4.7 3 18.8% 14.3% 0.46 1.29 0.435 0.492 37 21 0.0% 9.5% 90.5% 0.0% 4.7 70 3.7 67 0.0% 0.0
Hunter Henry TE 3 2 18 0 34 21.1% 82.8% 84.4% 11.3 13.0% 6.0 1.27 3.8 1 6.3% 12.5% 0.33 0.75 0.343 0.531 54 24 7.7% 42.3% 3.8% 53.8% 3.8 26 2.8 26 0.0% 0.0
Austin Hooper TE 4 2 31 0 27 16.9% 48.3% 54.7% 6.8 17.4% 7.8 1.28 5.1 3 18.8% 28.6% 0.64 2.21 0.379 1.140 35 14 0.0% 0.0% 21.4% 78.6% 5.1 20 4.1 20 0.0% 0.0
Rhamondre Stevenson RB 3 3 6 0 -3 -1.9% 72.4% 79.7% -1.0 13.0% 2.0 1.20 3.6 1 6.3% 14.3% 0.23 0.29 0.183 -2.000 51 21 8.7% 4.3% 4.3% 0.0% 21.6 7 20.1 5 25 120 1 78.1% 18.0
Antonio Gibson RB 10.3% 20.3% 13 3 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8 60 1.8 58 7 18 0 21.9% 1.8

Patriots Notes From Week 1:

There was nothing to write home about in the passing game, as there were 15 passes completed by Jacoby Brissett for 121 yards and Austin Hooper led the way with 31 yards. Hard pass. You really need to be in a deeper format to roster any of the top options here like DeMario Douglas. Even Ja’Lynn Polk as a bench stash is pushing it, though he ran 62% of routes per dropback, so there’s some room to move up here.

Luckily, there is a glimmer of hope, as Rhamondre Stevenson was a force to be reckoned with, notching 125 rushing yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ upset of the Bengals in Week 1. Stevenson is the clear top dog here as he saw 79% of snaps and 72% of routes, but Antonio Gibson should be involved once he deals with his hip injury that put his Week 1 in jeopardy.

 

New Orleans Saints

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Chris Olave WR 2 2 11 0 13 6.1% 88.5% 78.8% 6.5 8.7% 5.5 1.55 3.1 2 11.1% 8.7% 0.19 0.48 0.173 0.846 52 23 0.0% 24.0% 76.0% 0.0% 3.1 85 2.1 88 0.0% 0.0
Rashid Shaheed WR 5 3 73 1 100 46.9% 73.1% 68.2% 20.0 21.7% 14.6 3.26 16.3 4 22.2% 26.3% 0.88 3.84 0.654 0.730 45 19 0.0% 33.3% 61.9% 0.0% 16.3 15 14.8 13 0.0% 0.0
Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR 34.6% 43.9% 29 9 11.1% 33.3% 66.7% 0.0% -2.0 156 -2.0 156 0.0% -2.0
Bub Means WR 1 0 0 0 8 3.8% 3.8% 9.1% 8.0 4.3% 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 5.6% 100.0% 2.33 0.00 0.091 0.000 6 1 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Mason Tipton WR 1 1 6 0 6 2.8% 30.8% 25.8% 6.0 4.3% 6.0 1.60 1.6 1 5.6% 12.5% 0.27 0.75 0.085 1.000 17 8 0.0% 40.0% 60.0% 0.0% 1.6 97 1.1 98 0.0% 0.0
Juwan Johnson TE 2 2 26 1 24 11.3% 46.2% 34.8% 12.0 8.7% 13.0 5.30 10.6 2 11.1% 16.7% 0.44 2.17 0.209 1.083 23 12 0.0% 7.7% 15.4% 76.9% 10.6 5 9.6 4 0.0% 0.0
Taysom Hill TE 2 1 1 0 31 14.5% 23.1% 31.8% 15.5 8.7% 0.5 0.55 1.1 1 5.6% 33.3% 0.99 0.17 0.232 0.032 21 6 14.3% 14.3% 0.0% 14.3% 4.6 23 4.1 20 5 35 0 14.3% 3.5
Foster Moreau TE 4 4 43 1 45 21.2% 53.8% 77.3% 11.3 17.4% 10.8 3.58 14.3 3 16.7% 28.6% 0.75 3.07 0.409 0.951 51 14 31.6% 26.3% 0.0% 73.7% 14.3 2 12.3 2 0.0% 0.0
Alvin Kamara RB 5 5 27 0 -18 -8.4% 53.8% 51.5% -3.6 21.7% 5.4 1.54 7.7 4 22.2% 35.7% 0.49 1.93 0.267 -1.500 34 14 0.0% 31.3% 12.5% 0.0% 22.0 6 19.5 6 15 83 1 42.9% 14.3
Jamaal Williams RB 1 1 13 0 4 1.9% 30.8% 33.3% 4.0 4.3% 13.0 2.30 2.3 0.0% 12.5% 0.25 1.63 0.078 3.250 22 8 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.1 26 11.6 25 11 38 1 31.4% 9.8
Jordan Mims RB 3.8% 7.6% 5 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.1 68 1.1 67 4 11 0 11.4% 1.1
Adam Prentice FB 26.9% 36.4% 24 7 25.0% 0.0% 12.5% 25.0% 0.0 6 0.0 6 0.0% 0.0

Saints Notes From Week 1:

Derek Carr didn’t need to pass a ton – just 23 pass attempts for the Saints in Week 1 – but he sure made them count. From the word go, he hit Rashid Shaheed with a 59-yard touchdown, then a bunch of field goals and two more touchdowns. Before we knew it, it was 30-3 Saints. While people can say “Oh, well they played the Panthers”, the offensive system under Klint Kubiak is utilizing pre-snap motion and play action way more than New Orleans ever has under Sean Payton and Pete Carmichael.

Chris Olave ran 89% of routes but was a non-factor in Week 1 with limited passing volume considering the Saints got out to such a fast start. Shaheed (73% routes) got his touchdown on a 3-73 line with five targets, tied for the team lead with Alvin Kamara.

Both Foster Moreau and Juwan Johnson pretty much split up one role at tight end with Moreau seeing much more. Perhaps that was the Saints playing it safe with Johnson’s foot injury during training camp and the preseason, but it bears monitoring. If Johnson can’t earn more routes following up his 46% from Week 1, it’s time to cut bait.

With no Kendre Miller, Jamaal Williams worked as the spell for Kamara and got a bit of run as the game was out of hand, seeing 11 carries. That won’t likely be the norm, as Kamara left this game a bit early in the blowout.

 

New York Giants

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Malik Nabers WR 7 5 66 0 48 26.9% 100.0% 100.0% 6.9 19.4% 9.4 1.66 11.6 7 31.8% 14.0% 0.31 1.32 0.480 1.366 70 50 0.0% 11.5% 88.5% 0.0% 11.6 32 9.1 32 0.0% 0.0
Wan'Dale Robinson WR 11 6 44 0 58 32.4% 74.0% 67.1% 5.3 30.6% 4.0 0.95 10.4 8 36.4% 29.7% 0.63 1.19 0.685 0.755 47 37 0.0% 86.8% 13.2% 0.0% 11.8 31 8.8 35 1 14 0 6.7% 1.4
Darius Slayton WR 4 3 26 0 36 20.0% 80.0% 71.4% 9.0 11.1% 6.5 1.40 5.6 1 4.5% 10.0% 0.24 0.65 0.307 0.722 50 40 0.0% 31.7% 68.3% 0.0% 5.6 64 4.1 64 0.0% 0.0
Jalin Hyatt WR 1 0 0 0 17 9.5% 18.0% 21.4% 17.0 2.8% 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 4.5% 11.1% 0.34 0.00 0.108 0.000 15 9 0.0% 33.3% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Daniel Bellinger TE 1 1 3 0 2 1.1% 16.0% 22.9% 2.0 2.8% 3.0 1.30 1.3 0.0% 12.5% 0.23 0.38 0.049 1.500 16 8 11.1% 33.3% 0.0% 66.7% 1.3 49 0.8 48 0.0% 0.0
Theo Johnson TE 4 1 18 0 33 18.5% 78.0% 87.1% 8.3 11.1% 4.5 0.70 2.8 2 9.1% 10.3% 0.24 0.46 0.296 0.542 61 39 16.7% 47.9% 6.3% 45.8% 2.8 34 2.3 30 0.0% 0.0
Chris Manhertz TE 8.0% 28.6% 20 4 60.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Devin Singletary RB 5 4 15 0 -14 -7.8% 52.0% 71.4% -2.8 13.9% 3.0 1.10 5.5 2 9.1% 19.2% 0.28 0.58 0.154 -1.071 50 26 24.3% 8.1% 8.1% 0.0% 9.2 34 7.2 36 10 37 0 66.7% 3.7
Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB 2 1 5 0 4 2.2% 22.0% 20.0% 2.0 5.6% 2.5 0.75 1.5 0.0% 18.2% 0.33 0.45 0.099 1.250 14 11 0.0% 9.1% 9.1% 0.0% 1.7 61 1.2 66 2 2 0 13.3% 0.2
Eric Gray RB 1 1 9 0 -5 -2.8% 10.0% 10.0% -5.0 2.8% 9.0 1.90 1.9 1 4.5% 20.0% 0.25 1.80 0.022 -1.800 7 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5 55 2.0 57 2 6 0 13.3% 0.6

Giants Notes From Week 1:

The Giants didn't look particularly good, or adequate, or passable even, in Week 1. There were only two real, actual things to talk about in the passing game.

The first is Malik Nabers, who earned seven targets (5-66) in his debut while earning 100% route participation and 100% of snaps. He's going to be out there, folks. Yes, even in this tire fire of an offense, Nabers should get plenty of volume from Jones (or whoever the quarterback is) so he remains close to being a must-start option because we know what we can do with the ball and how he can lift an offense.

The second is Wan'Dale Robinson, who PPR scammed his way to 11 targets and a 6-44 line on just a 5.3-yard aDOT. I say "PPR scam" like it's a bad thing, but hey, targets are targets, and catches are catches. In PPR formats, it's a great way to just rack up fantasy points if Jones is going to dump balls off to Robinson.

Rookie tight end Theo Johnson ran a robust 78% routes per dropback but didn't produce anything with those. Still, Johnson is a bit of an upside play knowing how gross the tight end position can be at the lower end.

Devin Singletary earned the third-most targets for the Giants in Week 1 with five and was the top running back by a large margin over Eric Gray (10% snaps) and Tyrone Tracy (20%). It's not even that Singletary is that good, but he's good enough in this iteration of the Giants to stave off the backfield for the time being. I do expect Tracy to take more work eventually, but that could be in a couple of weeks or a couple of months from now.

 

New York Jets

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
Garrett Wilson WR 11 6 60 0 105 51.7% 100.0% 96.0% 9.5 37.9% 5.5 1.09 12.0 9 42.9% 35.5% 0.87 1.94 0.931 0.574 48 31 0.0% 25.0% 75.0% 0.0% 12.0 29 9.0 33 0.0% 0.0
Mike Williams WR 19.4% 18.0% 9 6 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Xavier Gipson WR 67.7% 58.0% 29 21 0.0% 72.7% 27.3% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Allen Lazard WR 9 6 89 2 94 46.3% 100.0% 100.0% 10.4 31.0% 9.9 2.99 26.9 7 33.3% 29.0% 0.74 2.87 0.790 0.951 50 31 0.0% 25.0% 75.0% 0.0% 26.9 3 23.9 3 0.0% 0.0
Malachi Corley WR 0.0% 2.0% 1 0 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Tyler Conklin TE 2 1 6 0 5 2.5% 90.3% 90.0% 2.5 6.9% 3.0 0.80 1.6 1 4.8% 7.1% 0.13 0.21 0.121 1.200 45 28 0.0% 55.2% 13.8% 31.0% 1.6 42 1.1 41 0.0% 0.0
Jeremy Ruckert TE 22.6% 34.0% 17 7 0.0% 23.5% 11.7% 52.9% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Anthony Firkser TE 0.0% 2.0% 1 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Breece Hall RB 6 5 39 0 3 1.5% 71.0% 84.0% 0.5 20.7% 6.5 1.15 6.9 3 14.3% 27.3% 0.47 1.77 0.321 13.000 42 22 8.3% 0.0% 4.2% 0.0% 18.3 13 15.8 14 16 54 1 94.1% 9.4
Braelon Allen RB 1 1 9 0 -4 -2.0% 22.6% 16.0% -4.0 3.4% 9.0 1.90 1.9 1 4.8% 14.3% 0.19 1.29 0.038 -2.250 8 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.7 53 2.2 54 1 8 0 5.9% 0.8

Jets Notes From Week 1:

The passing game for the Jets was hyper-condensed to just a couple of players. When the game was still in doubt, everything funneled around Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall, with a sprinkling of Allen Lazard. Wilson earned a team-high 11 targets and was as dynamic as ever. Wouldn’t you be too if you played with quarterbacks like Zach Wilson, Tim Boyle, and the like? Wilson’s 6-60 line was solid enough on a full 100% route participation.

Lazard caught two touchdowns, one from Aaron Rodgers and one from backup Tyrod Taylor in garbage time. He’s the quintessential fool’s gold waiver wire claim, as Mike Williams should ramp up his utilization in the next week or two as he ran just 19% of routes per dropback.

It was the Breece Hall show for the backs, with 90 yards from scrimmage, five receptions, and a rushing touchdown. Braelon Allen got in for garbage time with Taylor and did most of his damage there.

 

Philadelphia Eagles

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
A.J. Brown WR 9 5 119 1 115 48.5% 100.0% 94.7% 12.8 33.3% 13.2 2.54 22.9 7 36.8% 23.1% 0.63 3.05 0.840 1.033 72 39 0.0% 32.5% 67.5% 0.0% 22.9 7 20.4 7 0.0% 0.0
DeVonta Smith WR 8 7 84 0 67 28.3% 100.0% 100.0% 8.4 29.6% 10.5 1.93 15.4 6 31.6% 20.5% 0.49 2.15 0.643 1.250 76 39 0.0% 70.7% 29.3% 0.0% 15.4 18 11.9 21 0.0% 0.0
Jahan Dotson WR 1 0 0 0 0 0.0% 61.5% 42.1% 0.0 3.7% 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0% 4.2% 0.07 0.00 0.056 0.000 32 24 0.0% 19.2% 80.8% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Johnny Wilson WR 1 0 0 0 28 11.8% 12.8% 13.2% 28.0 3.7% 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0% 20.0% 0.80 0.00 0.138 0.000 10 5 0.0% 20.0% 80.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Britain Covey WR 10.3% 11.8% 9 4 0.0% 75.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0 115 0.0 115 0.0% 0.0
Dallas Goedert TE 4 4 31 0 2 0.8% 76.9% 81.6% 0.5 14.8% 7.8 1.78 7.1 3 15.8% 13.3% 0.23 1.03 0.228 15.500 62 30 0.0% 46.9% 9.4% 37.5% 7.1 12 5.1 13 0.0% 0.0
Grant Calcaterra TE 1 1 11 0 5 2.1% 30.8% 47.4% 5.0 3.7% 11.0 2.10 2.1 1 5.3% 8.3% 0.17 0.92 0.070 2.200 36 12 7.7% 23.1% 15.4% 61.5% 2.1 37 1.6 36 0.0% 0.0
E.J. Jenkins TE 0.0% 3.9% 3 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0 53 0.0 53 0.0% 0.0
Saquon Barkley RB 2 2 23 1 24 10.1% 66.7% 80.3% 12.0 7.4% 11.5 5.15 10.3 2 10.5% 7.7% 0.21 0.88 0.182 0.958 61 26 10.3% 10.3% 10.3% 0.0% 33.2 1 32.2 1 24 109 2 96.0% 22.9
Kenneth Gainwell RB 1 1 10 0 -4 -1.7% 25.6% 19.7% -4.0 3.7% 10.0 2.00 2.0 0.0% 10.0% 0.13 1.00 0.044 -2.500 15 10 8.3% 8.3% 16.7% 0.0% 2.2 56 1.7 59 1 2 0 4.0% 0.2
Will Shipley RB 7.7% 5.3% 4 3 0.0% 33.3% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0 75 0.0 75 0.0% 0.0

Eagles Notes From Week 1:

The posterchild for target consolidation, the Philadelphia Eagles, kept up their ways with 63% of the targets going to A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. Both had excellent days as Brown caught a touchdown and put up 119 receiving yards, while Smith led the team in receptions with seven and added in 84 yards. Even with the passing prowess on Friday night in Brazil, it was the run game spearheaded by one man in particular that stole the show.

Fine, fine, I’ll admit it. Maybe it was a mistake to fade Saquon Barkley. For all the warts he’s had over the last several seasons, it’s certainly possible those could have been a Giants-related thing rather than a Barkley skill issue. He sure looked like a man among boys, being used in creative ways by offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. Barkley put up three total touchdowns and 131 total yards. 

Granted, it’s a bit early to have a post-mortem here regarding Barkley, but it’s telling that in live FFPC Main Event drafts in Las Vegas, Barkley was going at the 1.02-1.04  after the Friday game. I don’t know if not having Barkley on a bunch of rosters is going to kill me, but that’s certainly one of the outcomes I didn’t have before Week 1.

 

Pittsburgh Steelers

Name Pos Targets Rec. Rec. Yards TD Air Yards Air Yards % Route % Snap % aDOT Target Share % Yards per Target FPTS per Target Rec. FPTS First-Read Targets First Read Target % TPRR wTPRR YPRR WOPR RACR Player Snaps Player Routes Pass Block % Slot % Wide % Inline % PPR FPTS PPR Finish Half FPTS Half Finish Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TD Rush Att % Rush FPTS
George Pickens WR 7 6 85 0 98 74.8% 78.6% 68.1% 14.0 33.3% 12.1 2.07 14.5 6 33.3% 31.8% 0.90 3.86 1.024 0.867 47 22 0.0% 20.8% 79.2% 0.0% 13.5 24 10.5 26 1 -10 0 3.7% -1.0