Target Breakdown: Week 14 WR/TE Recap & Week 15 Sleepers

Target Breakdown: Week 14 WR/TE Recap & Week 15 Sleepers

This article is part of our Target Breakdown series.

Week 14 Sortable Leaderboards

Shows WRs with 20+ routes or 4+ targets, and TEs with 15+ routes or 3+ targets. 

Sorted by target share, which only accounts for the games a player participated in.

Wide Receivers

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
Cooper Kupp89%33100.0%1550.0%12046.3%45.5%3.732
Justin Jefferson96%31100.0%1548.4%19358.3%48.4%2.555
Davante Adams89%3997.5%1337.1%10139.5%33.3%3.102
Robby Anderson97%3494.4%1234.3%15249.8%35.3%2.471
Tyler Lockett74%2278.6%933.3%22461.8%40.9%6.450
Chris Godwin94%4695.8%1532.6%11635.4%32.6%2.281
Hunter Renfrow93%4795.9%1432.6%5629.2%29.8%2.491
Amon-Ra St. Brown76%3687.8%1232.4%6420.3%33.3%2.030
Brandon Aiyuk94%4495.7%1129.7%8630.0%25.0%1.411
DK Metcalf72%2485.7%829.6%9024.7%33.3%1.791
K.J. Osborn85%2787.1%929.0%10531.9%33.3%3.070
DJ Moore89%3391.7%1028.6%9029.6%30.3%2.550
Jarvis Landry82%2990.6%826.7%6433.3%27.6%1.410
CeeDee Lamb65%3683.7%1025.6%5321.1%27.8%1.690
Diontae Johnson97%4497.8%1025.6%8828.5%22.7%1.732
Stefon Diggs88%4986.0%1325.5%17458.1%26.5%1.511
DeAndre Hopkins88%4788.7%12

Week 14 Sortable Leaderboards

Shows WRs with 20+ routes or 4+ targets, and TEs with 15+ routes or 3+ targets. 

Sorted by target share, which only accounts for the games a player participated in.

Wide Receivers

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
Cooper Kupp89%33100.0%1550.0%12046.3%45.5%3.732
Justin Jefferson96%31100.0%1548.4%19358.3%48.4%2.555
Davante Adams89%3997.5%1337.1%10139.5%33.3%3.102
Robby Anderson97%3494.4%1234.3%15249.8%35.3%2.471
Tyler Lockett74%2278.6%933.3%22461.8%40.9%6.450
Chris Godwin94%4695.8%1532.6%11635.4%32.6%2.281
Hunter Renfrow93%4795.9%1432.6%5629.2%29.8%2.491
Amon-Ra St. Brown76%3687.8%1232.4%6420.3%33.3%2.030
Brandon Aiyuk94%4495.7%1129.7%8630.0%25.0%1.411
DK Metcalf72%2485.7%829.6%9024.7%33.3%1.791
K.J. Osborn85%2787.1%929.0%10531.9%33.3%3.070
DJ Moore89%3391.7%1028.6%9029.6%30.3%2.550
Jarvis Landry82%2990.6%826.7%6433.3%27.6%1.410
CeeDee Lamb65%3683.7%1025.6%5321.1%27.8%1.690
Diontae Johnson97%4497.8%1025.6%8828.5%22.7%1.732
Stefon Diggs88%4986.0%1325.5%17458.1%26.5%1.511
DeAndre Hopkins88%4788.7%1225.0%17634.0%25.5%1.153
Braxton Berrios40%2351.1%1025.0%3411.3%43.5%2.260
Kenny Golladay88%3181.6%824.2%12442.1%25.8%0.480
Jerry Jeudy58%2180.8%624.0%3418.8%28.6%2.240
Ja'Marr Chase97%3897.4%823.5%12843.1%21.1%2.031
Donovan Peoples-Jones92%3196.9%723.3%10152.8%22.6%2.900
Odell Beckham72%3090.9%723.3%4115.9%23.3%2.571
Joshua Palmer87%3193.9%723.3%6626.2%22.6%2.131
Michael Gallup82%4093.0%923.1%7831.0%22.5%1.500
Chase Claypool61%2555.6%923.1%7624.5%36.0%3.720
Brandin Cooks82%4486.3%1122.9%6924.8%25.0%2.300
Russell Gage73%2485.7%622.2%6229.7%25.0%2.670
Cole Beasley81%5087.7%1121.6%3612.0%22.0%1.280
Adam Humphries63%3179.5%721.2%4212.4%22.6%1.100
A.J. Green72%4075.5%1020.8%13626.2%25.0%2.552
Nico Collins72%4078.4%1020.8%9735.2%25.0%1.732
Tee Higgins74%3282.1%720.6%11338.1%21.9%3.560
Ray-Ray McCloud84%3986.7%820.5%216.8%20.5%0.820
Marquise Brown96%4393.5%820.0%9831.5%18.6%0.950
Rashod Bateman64%3371.7%820.0%6821.8%24.2%3.120
Tim Patrick77%1973.1%520.0%4022.4%26.3%1.110
Allen Lazard81%3075.0%720.0%6826.8%23.3%2.501
Mike Williams84%3193.9%620.0%176.8%19.4%1.970
Julio Jones46%2057.1%620.0%3526.4%30.0%1.650
Marquez Callaway72%2187.5%419.0%2628.7%19.0%1.620
Marvin Jones98%4297.7%718.9%5619.8%16.7%1.670
Laviska Shenault80%3581.4%718.9%3512.4%20.0%0.970
Allen Robinson76%2674.3%618.8%7430.9%23.1%0.541
Tyreek Hill63%2281.5%418.2%6348.9%18.2%3.450
Amari Cooper88%43100.0%717.9%4317.0%16.3%1.191
Zay Jones85%4081.6%716.3%4724.1%17.5%0.631
Laquon Treadwell78%3479.1%616.2%8831.0%17.6%2.000
Gabriel Davis84%4578.9%815.7%5719.0%17.8%0.962
Darnell Mooney93%3394.3%515.6%8334.7%15.2%0.580
James Washington39%1942.2%615.4%9430.2%31.6%3.421
DeAndre Carter55%2153.8%515.2%4713.9%23.8%0.570
Jamison Crowder90%4395.6%615.0%5016.4%14.0%0.440
Keelan Cole84%3475.6%615.0%11337.3%17.6%0.791
D.J. Montgomery60%2964.4%615.0%3812.6%20.7%1.240
Tyler Boyd86%3589.7%514.7%3812.6%14.3%1.570
Brandon Zylstra55%2158.3%514.3%4113.5%23.8%2.140
Marquez Valdes-Scantling67%3587.5%514.3%4015.7%14.3%0.571
Tre'Quan Smith69%1875.0%314.3%1920.6%16.7%1.830
Josh Gordon39%1140.7%313.6%118.7%27.3%0.820
Josh Reynolds71%3380.5%513.5%9329.4%15.2%1.580
Kalif Raymond68%3073.2%513.5%4614.6%16.7%1.030
Tavon Austin51%2251.2%513.5%3612.8%22.7%0.770
Jauan Jennings65%3371.7%513.5%3612.6%15.2%1.390
Mike Evans92%4491.7%613.0%8124.6%13.6%2.071
Christian Kirk73%3973.6%612.5%12524.2%15.4%2.210
Devin Duvernay68%3269.6%512.5%3110.1%15.6%0.440
Sterling Shepard81%2976.3%412.1%3210.8%13.8%0.930
Cam Sims60%2666.7%412.1%8825.7%15.4%2.651
Terry McLaurin48%1846.2%412.1%10129.8%22.2% 0
Van Jefferson78%3090.9%310.0%6223.9%10.0%1.931
Jalen Guyton59%2472.7%310.0%7529.6%12.5%3.630
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine74%2982.9%310.0%117.9%10.3%1.070
Jakeem Grant45%1748.6%39.4%208.5%17.6%2.710
Darius Slayton66%2565.8%39.1%4013.5%12.0% 0
Rondale Moore44%2649.1%48.3%193.6%15.4%0.190
Courtland Sutton88%2596.2%28.0%3117.3%8.0%0.360
Tajae Sharpe73%2485.7%27.4%3516.7%8.3%0.290
Bryan Edwards60%3265.3%37.0%3216.8%9.4%0.750
Tyler Johnson60%2654.2%36.5%41.3%11.5%0.650
Damiere Byrd60%2262.9%26.3%2510.5%9.1%3.450
Phillip Dorsett47%2447.1%36.3%5319.2%12.5%0.380
DeSean Jackson53%2551.0%24.7%4121.1%8.0%0.760
Byron Pringle56%1866.7%14.5%118.7%5.6%1.560
Breshad Perriman31%1837.5%24.3%154.5%11.1%3.220
Chris Conley57%2854.9%24.2%-5-2.0%7.1%0.710
Cody Hollister59%2057.1%13.3%42.8%5.0%0.300
Deebo Samuel77%3780.4%12.7%196.5%2.7%0.590

   

Tight Ends

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1George Kittle96%3882.6%1540.5%13145.7%39.5%3.970
2Nick Vannett74%2083.3%628.6%2022.3%30.0%2.200
3Mark Andrews87%4087.0%1127.5%6420.8%27.5%2.881
4Austin Hooper100%2578.1%723.3%2613.5%28.0%1.201
5Kyle Pitts55%2278.6%622.2%6330.0%27.3%2.770
6Albert Okwuegbunam55%1453.8%520.0%116.2%35.7%2.930
7Rob Gronkowski88%3879.2%919.6%10030.6%23.7%1.630
8Travis Kelce72%2177.8%418.2%2116.0%19.0%1.290
9Dawson Knox96%4884.2%917.6%268.7%18.8%1.250
10C.J. Uzomah86%3487.2%617.6%206.8%17.6%1.650
11Jared Cook43%2266.7%516.7%4517.8%22.7%0.363
12Anthony Firkser41%1748.6%516.7%2216.4%29.4%2.000
13Shane Zylstra63%2356.1%616.2%5316.8%26.1%0.781
14James O'Shaughnessy75%2967.4%616.2%186.4%20.7%0.720
15Noah Fant74%1765.4%416.0%4022.5%23.5%3.000
16Cole Kmet74%2468.6%515.6%208.5%20.8%0.711
17Zach Ertz83%4177.4%714.6%5310.3%17.1%1.022
18Brevin Jordan36%1835.3%714.6%5118.4%38.9%1.441
19Foster Moreau98%4387.8%614.0%3317.3%14.0%0.301
20Brock Wright55%1434.1%513.5%206.3%35.7%1.431
21Geoff Swaim77%1851.4%413.3%1712.8%22.2%2.501
22Evan Engram75%2771.1%412.1%4916.6%14.8%0.300
23Ricky Seals-Jones45%1641.0%412.1%205.8%25.0%0.500
24Marcedes Lewis55%1127.5%411.4%249.5%36.4%4.640
25Will Dissly68%1035.7%311.1%267.3%30.0%3.800
26Kendall Blanton93%2472.7%310.0%2710.3%12.5%1.210
27MyCole Pruitt46%822.9%310.0%2921.9%37.5%0.631
28Jimmy Graham21%925.7%39.4%83.2%33.3%1.000
29Cameron Brate25%1429.2%48.7%154.4%28.6%0.790
30Josiah Deguara58%2460.0%38.6%83.0%12.5%1.830
31Dalton Schultz83%3888.4%37.7%207.9%7.9%0.110
32Pat Freiermuth74%3066.7%37.7%288.9%10.0%1.071
33Ryan Griffin55%1226.7%37.5%72.4%25.0%2.330
34Gerald Everett61%1657.1%27.4%102.8%12.5%0.940
35Tyler Conklin69%2374.2%26.5%82.3%8.7%0.870
36John Bates71%2461.5%26.1%0-0.1%8.3%0.790
37Tommy Tremble55%1850.0%25.7%113.5%11.1%1.280

    

Links to RotoWire's Red Zone Stats

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Rushing Stats

      

Week 14 Injury Report

Inactives

WR Keenan Allen (resereve/COVID-19)

WR Adam Thielen (ankle)

WR Kadarius Toney (oblique/illness)

WRs Lil'Jordan Humphrey (hamstring) + Deonte Harris (suspension)

WR Anthony Schwartz (concussion)

WR Marquise Goodwin (foot)

WR Calvin Ridley (NFI/personal)

WR A.J. Brown (IR/chest)

WR Randall Cobb (IR/groin)

WR Elijah Moore (IR/quad)

WR Antonio Brown (ankle/suspension)

TE T.J. Hockenson (hand)

TE Darren Waller (knee)

TE Tyler Higbee (reserve/COVID-19)

TE David Njoku (COVID-19) + TE Harrison Bryant (ankle)

         

In-Game Injuries

WR Sammy Watkins dealt with a knee injury and played limited snaps.

WR Emmanuel Sanders left with a knee injury. He's expected to miss time.

WR DJ Moore pulled his hamstring late in the fourth quarter. He's day-to-day.

TE Foster Moreau suffered an unspecified injury.

WR Terry McLaurin entered concussion protocol in the third quarter.

          

Waivers & Sleepers for Week 15

Limited to players rostered in 50% or less of Yahoo leagues.

Wide Receivers

Waivers, Pt. 1 — Potential Week 15 Starters/Streamers

  1. DeVante Parker - 45% rostered
  2. A.J. Green - 39%
  3. Donovan Peoples-Jones - 10%
  4. Amon-Ra St. Brown - 12%
  5. K.J. Osborn - 38%
  6. Rashod Bateman - 36%
  7. Gabriel Davis - 3%
  8. Allen Lazard - 4%
  9. Kendrick Bourne - 31%
  10. Sterling Shepard - 26%
  11. Laquon Treadwell - 1%
  12. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine - 29%
  13. Josh Reynolds - 8%
  14. Zay Jones - 1%
  15. DeAndre Carter - 3%
  16. Keelan Cole - 1%

   

Waivers, Pt. 2 — Bench Stashes & Sleepers

  1. Breshad Perriman - 1%
  2. Robby Anderson - 35%
  3. Rondale Moore - 21%
  4. Kadarius Toney - 28%
  5. Joshua Palmer - 2%
  6. Byron Pringle - 1%
  7. Nico Collins - 1%
  8. Cam Sims - 0%
  9. Quez Watkins - 1%

   

Tight Ends

Waivers, Pt. 1 — Potential Week 15 Starters/Streamers

  1. Tyler Conklin - 48%
  2. C.J. Uzomah - 14%
  3. James O'Shaughnessy - 1%

Waivers, Pt. 2 — Bench Stashes & Sleepers

  1. David Njoku - 5%
  2. Josiah Deguara - 0%
  3. Albert Okwuegbunam - 1%      

   

Drops & Benchings

Drop'Em

Courtland Sutton + Tim Patrick

Allen Robinson

Emmanuel Sanders

Mecole Hardman

Evan Engram

Foster Moreau

         

Bench'Em

Darnell Mooney

Jerry Jeudy

Kenny Golladay

Noah Fant

        

Game-by-Game Breakdowns

Steelers (28) at Vikings (36) 

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Diontae Johnson97%4497.8%1025.6%8828.5%22.7%1.732
2Ray-Ray McCloud84%3986.7%820.5%216.8%20.5%0.820
3Pat Freiermuth74%3066.7%37.7%288.9%10.0%1.071
4Chase Claypool61%2555.6%923.1%7624.5%36.0%3.720
5James Washington39%1942.2%615.4%9430.2%31.6%3.421

Team Volume: 45 DBs, 40 att. (28-308-3)

  • Claypool had an interesting night. He was briefly benched after a penalty in the first quarter, and later made up for his otherwise slow night with four catches for 62 yards on the final drive. The only problem? He did a celebratory first-down point after the last of those catches, and came under fire after it cost the Steelers a handful of seconds (which wasn't really his fault, but it was still a dumb play and bad look).
  • No. 2 TE Zach Gentry got 36% of snaps but no targets.
  • McCloud had a season high for snap share and his second-most targets but finished with only 6-32-0 receiving.
  • Freiermuth's receiving volume has dropped off with only 11 targets over the past three games despite playing 73-76% of snaps in each contest.
    • Fortunately, he's caught nine of the 11 for 98 yards and two TDs, plus a two-point conversion.

     

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Justin Jefferson96%31100.0%1548.4%19358.3%48.4%2.555
2K.J. Osborn85%2787.1%929.0%10531.9%33.3%3.070
3Tyler Conklin69%2374.2%26.5%82.3%8.7%0.870
4Dede Westbrook42%1651.6%00.0%00.0%0.0%0.000

Team Volume: 31 DBs, 31 att. (14-216-2)

  • Osborn replaced Adam Thielen (ankle) as the No. 2 receiver and tied his season high for targets (nine, from Week 1) en route to 3-83-1 receiving.
    • Osborn scored a 62-yard TD on a deep ball with about 11 minutes remaining in the game.
  • Jefferson saw nearly half the team's targets and finished with a solid fantasy line (7-79-1), but he also dropped a pass and wasn't able to make a couple tough plays in the end zone. We'll give him a break given what he did the week before.
  • Conklin played only 43% of snaps in the first quarter but then 74-79% in each subsequent quarter. He still ran a route on more than 74% of Kirk Cousins' dropbacks but was targeted just twice even with Thielen out.

         

Saints (30) at Jets (9) 

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Nick Vannett74%2083.3%628.6%2022.3%30.0%2.200
2Marquez Callaway72%2187.5%419.0%2628.7%19.0%1.620
3Tre'Quan Smith69%1875.0%314.3%1920.6%16.7%1.830
4Kenny Stills40%937.5%00.0%00.0%0.0%0.000
5Juwan Johnson32%833.3%14.8%56.0%12.5%1.880

Team Volume: 24 DBs, 21 att. (15-175-0)

  • Vannett led the team in targets, and now has six catches for 92 yards on 10 targets over the past two games, playing 60% and 73% of snaps. He's arguably doing more with the role than Adam Trautman (IR/knee) despite being stuck with Taysom Hill at QB.
  • Still was the No. 3 receiver with Deonte Harris (suspension) and Lil'Jordan Humphrey (hamstring) out. Both Harris and Humphrey were ahead of Stills before.

     

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Jamison Crowder90%4395.6%615.0%5016.4%14.0%0.440
2Keelan Cole84%3475.6%615.0%11337.3%17.6%0.791
3D.J. Montgomery60%2964.4%615.0%3812.6%20.7%1.240
4Ryan Griffin55%1226.7%37.5%72.4%25.0%2.330
5Braxton Berrios40%2351.1%1025.0%3411.3%43.5%2.260
6Denzel Mims32%1328.9%12.5%124.1%7.7%0.000

Team Volume:  DBs, 42 att. (19-202-0)

  • With Elijah Moore (quad) on IR, Cole and Crowder both had full-time roles, though it was No. 4 receiver Berrios who led the team with 10 targets (6-52-0)
  • Mims was benched for the second half, playing only 3% of snaps after 68% in the first half.
    • Montgomery, called up from the practice squad, took 94% of snaps in the second half. He finished with 3-36-0 on six targets.

         

Falcons (29) at Panthers (21) 

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Tajae Sharpe73%2485.7%27.4%3516.7%8.3%0.290
2Russell Gage73%2485.7%622.2%6229.7%25.0%2.670
3Hayden Hurst63%1346.4%13.7%21.1%7.7%0.230
4Kyle Pitts55%2278.6%622.2%6330.0%27.3%2.770
5Olamide Zaccheaus42%1346.4%00.0%00.0%0.0%0.000

Team Volume: 28 DBs, 28 att. (19-90-1)

  • Gage put up 3-58-0 in the first quarter but caught just one more pass after that.
  • Pitts put up 5-61-0 on six targets, and while his snap share dropped to 55%, his route share (79%) was normal.
    • Pitts got 66% of snaps in the first half but only 40% in the second half with Atlanta nursing a lead (he still led the team in targets and yards after halftime).

     

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Robby Anderson97%3494.4%1234.3%15249.8%35.3%2.471
2D.J. Moore89%3391.7%1028.6%9029.6%30.3%2.550
3Brandon Zylstra55%2158.3%514.3%4113.5%23.8%2.140
4Tommy Tremble55%1850.0%25.7%113.5%11.1%1.280
5Terrace Marshall48%1747.2%00.0%00.0%0.0%0.000

Team Volume: 36 DBs, 35 att. (21-253-1)

  • Anderson had his best game of the season with 7-84-1, and Moore added 6-84-0 on 10 targets, his second game in a row with double digits.
  • Moore has seven or more targets in every game this year, but he'd seen either seven or eight in four straight before getting back to double-digits the past two games. Keep him in lineups, even with Carolina's offense being a disaster.
  • Zylstra is still running ahead of Marshall, the second-round pick.
  • Tremble and Ian Thomas (zero targets) are still in a timeshare at TE.

         

Raiders (9) at Chiefs (41) 

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Foster Moreau98%4387.8%614.0%3317.3%14.0%0.301
2Hunter Renfrow93%4795.9%1432.6%5629.2%29.8%2.491
3Zay Jones85%4081.6%716.3%4724.1%17.5%0.631
4Bryan Edwards60%3265.3%37.0%3216.8%9.4%0.750
5DeSean Jackson53%2551.0%24.7%4121.1%8.0%0.760

Team Volume: 49 DBs, 45 att. (33-263-1)

  • Renfrow made it three in a row with double digit targets and triple digit yardage.
    • Nothing else is working for the Raiders sans Darren Waller (knee).
  • Jones and Moreau were the only guys besides Renfrow above 65% route share, with Edwards and Jackson sharing snaps and combining for only five targets.
  • Moreau came out of the game with a minor ab injury and was listed as a limited participant on Tuesday's practice estimate (the Raiders play on Saturday in Week 15).
    • Waller was a DNP again.

     

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Travis Kelce72%2177.8%418.2%2116.0%19.0%1.290
2Tyreek Hill63%2281.5%418.2%6348.9%18.2%3.450
3Byron Pringle56%1866.7%14.5%118.7%5.6%1.560
4Demarcus Robinson40%1555.6%00.0%00.0%0.0%0.000
5Josh Gordon39%1140.7%313.6%118.7%27.3%0.820
6Mecole Hardman37%933.3%29.1%4333.6%22.2%6.560

Team Volume: 27 DBs, 24 att. (20-258-2)

  • Robinson and Gordon took a few more snaps from Pringle, while Hardman remained at the bottom of the rotation.
    • Gordon caught a short TD to finish with 2-9-1 on a season-high three targets.
    • Pringle was targeted just once on 18 routes but did catch it for a 28-yard gain.
  • This was a rare low-volume game for KC's pass offense, and the TDs went to Pringle and Darrel Williams.
    • Hill was at least efficient, with 4-76-0 on four targets.

                   

Cowboys (27) at Washington Football Team (20) 

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Amari Cooper88%43100.0%717.9%4317.0%16.3%1.191
2Dalton Schultz83%3888.4%37.7%207.9%7.9%0.110
3Michael Gallup82%4093.0%923.1%7831.0%22.5%1.500
4CeeDee Lamb65%3683.7%1025.6%5321.1%27.8%1.690
5Cedrick Wilson12%716.3%25.1%93.6%28.6%2.570

Team Volume: 43 DBs, 39 att. (22-211-1)

  • Lamb was the No. 3 receiver in terms of snaps (65%) with each of him, Gallup and Cooper healthy, but it didn't make a huge difference in terms of route share (84% to Gallup's 93%) and Lamb nonetheless led the team with 10 targets.
    • Per PFF, Lamb took 45 of his 57 snaps in the slot.
      • He's produced 1.87 yards in the slot this year, compared to 2.21 overall.
  • Schultz saw just three targets but ran 38 routes, two more than Lamb.

     

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1John Bates71%2461.5%26.1%0-0.1%8.3%0.790
2Adam Humphries63%3179.5%721.2%4212.4%22.6%1.100
3Cam Sims60%2666.7%412.1%8825.7%15.4%2.651
4DeAndre Carter55%2153.8%515.2%4713.9%23.8%0.570
5Terry McLaurin48%1846.2%412.1%10129.8%22.2% 0
6Ricky Seals-Jones45%1641.0%412.1%205.8%25.0%0.500
7Dyami Brown35%1025.6%13.0%298.5%10.0% 0
8Curtis Samuel21%615.4%26.1%205.9%33.3% 0

Team Volume: 39 DBs, 34 att. (15-175-1)

  • This was a complete mess, with McLaurin exiting in the third quarter and other starters losing snaps to backups in the fourth (Washington then rallied and made it a game).
  • Bates and Seals-Jones formed a timeshare at TE, suggesting neither will have significant fantasy value down the stretch.
  • Rumors of Samuel's role increasing turned out to be inaccurate.
  • Sims put up 3-69-1 on four targets with a gorgeous TD catch, starting the game as Washington's No. 5 receiver but eventually playing a key role after McLaurin left.
    • Sims got 14% of snaps in the first half and 92% in the second.
    • Carter, meanwhile, was at 51% in the first half and 62% in the second, gaining less from McLaurin's absence.

         

Jaguars (0) at Titans (20) 

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Marvin Jones98%4297.7%718.9%5619.8%16.7%1.670
2Laviska Shenault80%3581.4%718.9%3512.4%20.0%0.970
3Laquon Treadwell78%3479.1%616.2%8831.0%17.6%2.000
4James O'Shaughnessy75%2967.4%616.2%186.4%20.7%0.720
5Tavon Austin51%2251.2%513.5%3612.8%22.7%0.770

Team Volume: 43 DBs, 40 att. (24-221-0)

  • Treadwell made it three in a row with exactly four catches. He's played at least 78% of snaps in each of those games, with five or more targets and 53 or more receiving yards. He's as much their No. 1 receiver as Jones at this point.
  • O'Shaughnessy has three straight games with five or more targets and at least two-thirds of snaps, but he's caught only nine of 17 passes for 63 yards in that stretch.

     

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Geoff Swaim77%1851.4%413.3%1712.8%22.2%2.501
2Nick Westbrook-Ikhine74%2982.9%310.0%117.9%10.3%1.070
3Cody Hollister59%2057.1%13.3%42.8%5.0%0.300
4Julio Jones46%2057.1%620.0%3526.4%30.0%1.650
5MyCole Pruitt46%822.9%310.0%2921.9%37.5%0.631
6Anthony Firkser41%1748.6%516.7%2216.4%29.4%2.000
7Chester Rogers22%1234.3%13.3%75.2%8.3%1.080

Team Volume: 35 DBs, 31 att. (20-191-0)

  • Westbrook-Ikhine was the only Titan to run a route on more than 57% of Tannehill's dropbacks, though he saw only three targets.
  • Jones drew a team-high six targets, but on just 20 routes (57%) and 46% snap share. In other words, still a limited role.
    • Jones did play 62% of snaps in the first half, catching three of five targets for 29 yards.

         

Ravens (22) at Browns (24) 

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Marquise Brown96%4393.5%820.0%9831.5%18.6%0.950
2Mark Andrews87%4087.0%1127.5%6420.8%27.5%2.881
3Devin Duvernay68%3269.6%512.5%3110.1%15.6%0.440
4Rashod Bateman64%3371.7%820.0%6821.8%24.2%3.120
5Sammy Watkins32%1226.1%25.0%4414.1%16.7%0.000
6James Proche28%1123.9%00.0%00.0%0.0%0.000

Team Volume: 46 DBs, 42 att. (31-287-1)

  • Lamar Jackson sprained his ankle in the first quarter and missed the rest of the game, but Tyler Huntley actually did a good job keeping the passing game alive, throwing for 270 yards.
  • Brown posted another mediocre line on solid volume. His past four games have been 6-37-0 on 13 targets, 8-51-0 on 10 targets, 5-55-0 on seven targets and 5-41-0 on eight targets.
    • It looks like opponents have been playing more off coverage and daring the Ravens to throw Brown bubble screens and quick slants. He's fast, but he hasn't been all that good at racking up YAC after short receptions... quite possibly because he's one of the smallest players in the league. But the Ravens are definitely giving him those chances.
  • Andrews put up 11-115-1 on 11 targets, pushing his season line to 75-926-6 on 109 targets in 13 games.
  • Bateman got more snaps (64%), had his best game yet (7-103-0) and nearly scored his first NFL TD, but it appears his increased role may have been a product of Sammy Watkins' injury rather than the coaches' intention.
    • Bateman had played only 44% and 45% of snaps in the previous two games, catching four of five targets for 31 yards.

     

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Austin Hooper100%2578.1%723.3%2613.5%28.0%1.201
2Donovan Peoples-Jones92%3196.9%723.3%10152.8%22.6%2.900
3Jarvis Landry82%2990.6%826.7%6433.3%27.6%1.410
4Rashard Higgins39%1546.9%00.0%00.0%0.0%0.000

Team Volume: 32 DBs, 32 att. (22-190-2)

  • David Njoku (illness) and Harrison Bryant (ankle) were out, which left Hooper in an every-down role and led to a season-best receiving line of 5-30-1 on seven targets.
  • DPJ may be the team's top receiving option Week 15...
    • Even Higgins could see some targets, and someone named Miller Forristall might have to play tight end.
    • Peoples-Jones put up 5-90-0 on seven targets in this one.

         

Seahawks (33) at Texans (13) 

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Tyler Lockett74%2278.6%933.3%22461.8%40.9%6.450
2DK Metcalf72%2485.7%829.6%9024.7%33.3%1.791
3Will Dissly68%1035.7%311.1%267.3%30.0%3.800
4Gerald Everett61%1657.1%27.4%102.8%12.5%0.940
5Dee Eskridge49%1139.3%13.7%00.0%9.1%0.000
6Freddie Swain44%1450.0%13.7%51.5%7.1%0.000

Team Volume: 28 DBs, 28 att. (17-260-2)

  • Everett dropped to 61% snap share and 57% route share, but he did score a TD after his disastrous near-miss the week before.
    • Everett finished with 2-15-1 on two targets, and Dissly added 2-38-0 on three (but ran just 10 routes).
    • Prior to his one, Everett had played at least three-quarters of snaps in five straight games.
      • His snaps were cut back a little even before the end. He played 66% in the first half and 61% through three quarters.
  • Eskridge played a season-high 46% of snaps, after a season-high 31% the week before.
    • The rookie still ran three fewer routes than Swain, who also saw one target.
  • That's three straight 1,000-yard seasons for Lockett, who has averaged 4.2 catches for 88.8 yards and 0.4 TDs on 7.0 targets in five games since Russell Wilson returned from IR.
    • Metcalf is averaging 3.4 catches for 34.6 yards on 7.2 targets, with no TDs in five games since Russell returned.

     

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Brandin Cooks82%4486.3%1122.9%6924.8%25.0%2.300
2Nico Collins72%4078.4%1020.8%9735.2%25.0%1.732
3Pharaoh Brown64%1733.3%00.0%00.0%0.0%0.000
4Chris Conley57%2854.9%24.2%-5-2.0%7.1%0.710
5Phillip Dorsett47%2447.1%36.3%5319.2%12.5%0.380
6Brevin Jordan36%1835.3%714.6%5118.4%38.9%1.441

Team Volume: 51 DBs, 49 att. (33-331-1)

  • Collins had career highs across the board with 5-69-0 on 10 targets, with 70% snap share tying a previous high from Week 9.
  • The other rookie, Jordan, also saw a career-high for targets (seven), though his shares were far less impressive.
    • 36% snap share, 35% route share, 15% target share
    • Jordan put up 4-26-1, giving him 15 catches for 113 yards and three TDs in six games.
    • Jordan is still sharing snaps with Brown but actually leads the team in targets per route (28%, ahead of Cooks' 26%).
      • Admittedly a small sample for Jordan... 23 targets on 82 routes.
  • Cooks put up 8-101-0 on 11 targets.
    • Cooks accounts for 28% of Mills' targets and 31% of his yards this year.

      

Lions (10) at Broncos (38) 

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Amon-Ra St. Brown76%3687.8%1232.4%6420.3%33.3%2.030
2Josh Reynolds71%3380.5%513.5%9329.4%15.2%1.580
3Kalif Raymond68%3073.2%513.5%4614.6%16.7%1.030
4Shane Zylstra63%2356.1%616.2%5316.8%26.1%0.781
5Brock Wright55%1434.1%513.5%206.3%35.7%1.431
6Tom Kennedy26%1024.4%12.7%41.3%10.0%0.700

Team Volume: 41 DBs, 39 att. (24-215-1)

  • Wright and Zylstra had six targets (all Wright) before Sunday but then combined for 11 in the loss to Denver with T.J. Hockenson (hand) inactive.
    • No fantasy potential there, with a timeshare in a putrid offense. Plus, Hock won't necessarily miss more time.
  • Raymond scored his first TD since Week 4 and put up 4-31-1 on five targets, his most looks since Week 10. He's still behind St. Brown and Reynolds.
  • St. Brown saw a dozen targets for a second straight week, this time finishing with 8-73-0.
    • He had 10-86-1 with a game-winning TD the week before vs. Minnesota.
    • St. Brown played 81% of snaps in the first half but got a bit less playing time once the game was out of hand. His route share (88%) didn't really suffer though.

    

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Courtland Sutton88%2596.2%28.0%3117.3%8.0%0.360
2Tim Patrick77%1973.1%520.0%4022.4%26.3%1.110
3Noah Fant74%1765.4%416.0%4022.5%23.5%3.000
4Jerry Jeudy58%2180.8%624.0%3418.8%28.6%2.240
5Albert Okwuegbunam55%1453.8%520.0%116.2%35.7%2.930

Team Volume: 26 DBs, 25 att. (18-179-2)

  • The blowout impacted snap shares a little bit. Before the fourth quarter, Sutton played 94% of snaps and Jeudy 65%.
  • Okweugbunam, the No. 2 TE, had the best receiving line with 5-41-1.
    • Frustrating for fantasy managers, especially with Fant (4-51-0) and Jeudy (5-47-0) doing well with middling volume.
  • Still no signs of life from Sutton, new contract and all.

         

Giants (21) at Chargers (37) 

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Kenny Golladay88%3181.6%824.2%12442.1%25.8%0.480
2Sterling Shepard81%2976.3%412.1%3210.8%13.8%0.930
3Evan Engram75%2771.1%412.1%4916.6%14.8%0.300
4Darius Slayton66%2565.8%39.1%4013.5%12.0%0.000
5Kyle Rudolph34%821.1%26.1%237.7%25.0%8.250

Team Volume: 38 DBs, 37 att. (17-191-2)

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 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Joshua Palmer87%3193.9%723.3%6626.2%22.6%2.131
2Mike Williams84%3193.9%620.0%176.8%19.4%1.970
3Jalen Guyton59%2472.7%310.0%7529.6%12.5%3.630
4Jared Cook43%2266.7%516.7%4517.8%22.7%0.363
5Donald Parham40%824.2%26.7%103.9%25.0%1.630

Team Volume: 33 DBs, 31 att. (23-275-3)

  • Palmer saw the biggest increase in snaps/routes/targets sans Allen, who then was removed from the COVID-19 list Tuesday.
    • Palmer put up 5-66-1, with Guyton adding 3-87-1. Williams had 6-61-0.

            

49ers (26) at Bengals (23) - OT

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1George Kittle96%3882.6%1540.5%13145.7%39.5%3.970
2Brandon Aiyuk94%4495.7%1129.7%8630.0%25.0%1.411
3Deebo Samuel77%3780.4%12.7%196.5%2.7%0.590
4Jauan Jennings65%3371.7%513.5%3612.6%15.2%1.390

Team Volume: 46 DBs, 41 att. (27-296-2)

  • Samuel saw a season-low one target and caught exactly one pass for a third straight game, but he looked healthy in his first game back after missing a week with the groin injury, taking eight carries for 37 yards and a touchdown while playing 77% of snaps.
    • Samuel has taken 5-8 carries for 36-79 yards in the past four games, with five rushing TDs in that stretch.
      • It doesn't seem sustainable, but neither is one target on 37 routes.
  • Kittle put up 13-151-1 after 9-181-2 the week before.
    • He's now averaging 5.7 catches for 75.7 yards and 0.6 TDs on 7.6 targets. As expected, but with three absences and some inconsistency.

     

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Ja'Marr Chase97%3897.4%823.5%12843.1%21.1%2.031
2C.J. Uzomah86%3487.2%617.6%206.8%17.6%1.650
3Tyler Boyd86%3589.7%514.7%3812.6%14.3%1.570
4Tee Higgins74%3282.1%720.6%11338.1%21.9%3.560

Team Volume: 39 DBs, 34 att. (25-348-2)

  • Chase put up 5-77-2 on eight targets, with touchdowns Nos. 9 and 10 being two of his best in a season full of incredible highlights.
  • Uzomah tied his season high of six targets. He's done that three times (Weeks 4, 13, 14).
  • Higgins went over 100 yards for a third straight game, with 5-114-0 on seven targets.
    • He's averaging 5.2 catches for 73.8 yards and 0.36 TDs on 8.1 targets.

         

Bills (27) at Buccaneers (33) -- OT

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Dawson Knox96%4884.2%917.6%268.7%18.8%1.250
2Stefon Diggs88%4986.0%1325.5%17458.1%26.5%1.511
3Gabriel Davis84%4578.9%815.7%5719.0%17.8%0.962
4Cole Beasley81%5087.7%1121.6%3612.0%22.0%1.280
5Emmanuel Sanders31%2035.1%12.0%216.9%5.0%1.250

Team Volume: 57 DBs, 54 att. (36-308-2)

  • Sanders injured his knee and missed the second half.
    • After halftime, Davis played 100% of snaps and caught four of five targets for 22 yards and a touchdown.
      • Strong work, but the five targets were actually fourth most on the team post-halftime, behind Diggs (9), Beasley (8) and Knox (6).
  • Beasley and Diggs both played 88% of snaps in the second half, and Knox got 96%.
  • Knox is averaging 3.8 catches for 40.6 yards and 0.6 TDs on 5.8 targets in five games since returning from the hand Injury, logging at least 84% of snaps in each contest, including more than 90% in the past four.

     

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Chris Godwin94%4695.8%1532.6%11635.4%32.6%2.281
2Mike Evans92%4491.7%613.0%8124.6%13.6%2.071
3Rob Gronkowski88%3879.2%919.6%10030.6%23.7%1.630
4Tyler Johnson60%2654.2%36.5%41.3%11.5%0.650
5Breshad Perriman31%1837.5%24.3%154.5%11.1%3.220
6Cameron Brate25%1429.2%48.7%154.4%28.6%0.790

Team Volume: 48 DBs, 46 att. (31-363-2)

  • Perriman scored a game-winning 58-yard TD in overtime, but that was actually his first catch (and second target) of the game, with his snap share dropping to 31% after 84% the week before.
    • Johnson rebounded to 59% snap share after 13% the week before, operating as the No. 3 receiver for a sixth time in the past seven weeks. He caught three of three targets for 17 yards.
      • Johnson has topped 17 yards just once in that time, so Perriman should get more chances moving forward.
  • Gronkowski was held in check (5-62-0) but saw nine targets. That's four in a row with either eight or nine targets and double-digit PPR points.

         

Bears (30) at Packers (45) 

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Darnell Mooney93%3394.3%515.6%8334.7%15.2%0.580
2Allen Robinson76%2674.3%618.8%7430.9%23.1%0.541
3Cole Kmet74%2468.6%515.6%208.5%20.8%0.711
4Damiere Byrd60%2262.9%26.3%2510.5%9.1%3.450
5Jakeem Grant45%1748.6%39.4%208.5%17.6%2.710
6Jimmy Graham21%925.7%39.4%83.2%33.3%1.000

Team Volume: 35 DBs, 33 att. (18-224-2)

  • Robinson returned from the hamstring injury but caught just two of six targets for 14 yards.
  • Byrd got behind the defense for a 54-yard TD on one of his two targets, filling in for Marquise Goodwin (foot) as the No. 3 receiver.
  • Grant had a wild game with a 46-yard receiving TD and a 97-yard score on a punt. But in terms of snaps/routes he was only the No. 4 receiver.

     

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Davante Adams89%3997.5%1337.1%10139.5%33.3%3.102
2Allen Lazard81%3075.0%720.0%6826.8%23.3%2.501
3Marquez Valdes-Scantling67%3587.5%514.3%4015.7%14.3%0.571
4Josiah Deguara58%2460.0%38.6%83.0%12.5%1.830
5Marcedes Lewis55%1127.5%411.4%249.5%36.4%4.640

Team Volume: 40 DBs, 37 att. (29-341-4)

  • Lazard played more snaps and put up 6-75-1, but MVS actually had a slightly larger route share (88% to 75%).
    • Both run plenty of routes with Randall Cobb (groin) on IR and the Packers already thin at tight end.
  • Deguara had career highs for snap share (57%) and receiving yards (44), making the most of his three targets.
    • He ran 24 routes, 60%. He's on the map in deep leagues at least.

         

Rams (30) at Cardinals (23) 

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1Kendall Blanton93%2472.7%310.0%2710.3%12.5%1.210
2Cooper Kupp89%33100.0%1550.0%12046.3%45.5%3.732
3Van Jefferson78%3090.9%310.0%6223.9%10.0%1.931
4Odell Beckham72%3090.9%723.3%4115.9%23.3%2.571
5Brycen Hopkins35%618.2%00.0%00.0%0.0%0.000

Team Volume: 33 DBs, 30 att. (23-287-3)

  • Blanton took all the snaps that usually go to Tyler Higbee, who has since been removed from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
  • Jefferson and Beckham both got 91% route share, with Jefferson putting up 2-58-1 on three targets and Beckham registering 6-77-1 on seven looks.
    • Jefferson scored from 52 yards out, while OBJ had a two-yarder on a slant at the goal line.

     

 Snap%RoutesR/DBTgtsTgt Sh.Air YdsAY Sh.TPRRYPRREZ Tgts
1DeAndre Hopkins88%4788.7%1225.0%17634.0%25.5%1.153
2Zach Ertz83%4177.4%714.6%5310.3%17.1%1.022
3Christian Kirk73%3973.6%612.5%12524.2%15.4%2.210
4A.J. Green72%4075.5%1020.8%13626.2%25.0%2.552
5Rondale Moore44%2649.1%48.3%193.6%15.4%0.190

Team Volume: 53 DBs, 49 att. (32-383-0)

  • Hopkins played 87% of snaps after 74% the week before in his first game back from a hamstring injury.
    • He got off to a decent start but finished with only 5-54-0 on 12 targets and now may be injured again...
  • Green finished strong and ended with 7-102-0 on 10 targets, his first game all year with more than six looks.
    • Green had just one target the week before despite playing 68% of snaps. (He played 72% in this one, with 76% route share).
  • Ertz logged his largest snap share (83%) with the Cardinals, though he's been above 75% consistently for a month now.

                  

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