Running Backs
- Tyjae Spears
- Week 6: 60% snap share, 64% route participation
- Took almost all short-yardage work, 22 snaps in two-minute offense
- Could see more fantasy football usage , especially with Titans trailing more than 9 points on 46% of snaps
- Christian McCaffrey
- 3.1 YPC (career-low), 24.67 PPR points per game
- On pace for 130 receptions (RB receptions record), 38 first downs (NFL lead)
- Top-15 in rushing first downs (20) and receiving first downs (18)
- Kenneth Gainwell
- 4.4 targets per game (7th among RBs with at least 4 games)
- 22 targets: 15 negative expected value
- 19 catches: 1 first down, longest catch 10 yards, 4.2 YPC (only better than Javonte Williams 3.8 & Jerome Ford 3.7)
- RJ Harvey
- Week 4: 18 touches (14 carries), 98 total yards, 1 TD, RB12 finish
- Week 5 & 6: 13 touches, 6 carries for 16 yards
- 43rd among RBs with at least 3 games and still rostered 82% of Yahoo leagues
- Kimani Vidal
- YPC: Vidal 6.5 vs. Haskins 2.5
- YAC: Vidal 3.4 vs. Haskins 2.9
- 10+ yard attempts: Vidal 23% vs. Haskins 9%
- Targets per route run: Vidal 17% vs. Haskins 9%
- Upgrades to low-end RB2, potential low-end RB1 until Hampton returns
- Isiah Pacheco
- 79% snap share, 60% rushing attempt share vs. Kareem Hunt 30%
- Most extensive workload of season, Week 6: 6.1 fantasy points
- Monitor; role may sustain
Wide Receivers
- Tre Tucker
- Led team in target percentage past 2 weeks (18.6%), WR26 PPR points in that span
- One of five WRs with more than 5 catches of 25+ yards
- Passer Rating when targeted: 134.6 (behind Emeka Egbuka & DK Metcalf)
- Davante Adams
- 8 targets inside 10-yard line, 1 TD (12.5% conversion)
- Previous 5 seasons: avg 6.8 TDs inside 10, 44.1% conversion
- On pace for career-high 22.6 targets inside 10
- Marquise Brown
- WR value declines with Rashee Rice return
- KC target hierarchy likely favors Rice and Xavier Worthy. Rice had 33.7% target share & Xavier Worthy 12.8% in their three games together in 2024.
- Brown – 43% rostered, Tyquan Thornton- 23%, & JuJu Smith-Schuster – 5%
- Rome Odunze
- Catch%: 55% (slight increase from 53.5% in 2024)
- 5 TDs mask Odunze’s inconsistency with receptions and yards
- Week 6: 5 targets, 2 catches, 32 yards, 0 TD
- Top 10 WR PPR points per game (16.96)
- Brian Thomas Jr.
- Week 6: 10 targets, 9 catchable, season-high
- Upgrades to low-end WR2, wide range of outcomes
- Mike Evans
- Averaged 11.3 fantasy points in 3 games, 29% target share
- Expected to return to practice soon
- Kayshon Boutte
- 14% targets per rout run on season
- Matthew Golden
- Week 6: 13.2 fantasy points
- Route participation 68% (lowest since Week 2), needs consistent snaps for fantasy football usage
Tight Ends
- Dallas Goedert
- 4 red zone receiving TDs on 5 targets,
- 0.2 EPA per play in red zone
- Week 6: 34.4% target share (second highest Week 5: 24.3%)
- Michael Mayer
- Week 6: 30.4% target share, 7 targets, 5 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD
- Top-five TE PPR points, 2% rostered
- Value dips when Brock Bowers returns
- Harold Fanin
- Week 6: 10 targets, 7 receptions, 81 yards, 15.1 PPR points
- 19.6% target share (vs. Njoku 11.8%), route participation 78%
- Targets per route run – 22%
- Juwan Johnson
- Weeks 5-6: -0.81 Expected Points Added Per Target,
- Week 6: 2 targets on 9 routes
- Target share dropped from 24% to 11% as Kendre Miller emerged
- Tucker Kraft
- Target share last 3 games: 13%, Targets per route run – 13%
- Fantasy points remain respectable but usage declining
- Route participation trend: 28%, 50%, 61%, 77%
- Week 6: 22% TeamTgt%, 88 Utilization Score, 11.8 fantasy points
- Looks like TE1 for pass-first offense
- Week 6: 85% route participation, 6% target share
- Mid-range TE2, monitor after Week 7 bye if Lamar Jackson returns
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