Each week of the 2025 NFL season delivers critical usage shifts that can make or break your fantasy football lineup, with snap counts, touches, and targets revealing emerging stars and changing roles. From running backs seizing workhorse duties to wide receivers and tight ends capitalizing on new opportunities, we break down 6-8 notable risers per position to guide your roster decisions and waiver wire moves.
Check out last week’s report: Week 12 Usage Report
Running Backs
- Chuba Hubbard (RB, Panthers): Hubbard reclaimed a lead role with 59.4% snaps and 47.5% opportunities, mixing more on early downs and handling third downs, elevating to low-end RB2/flex status.
- Rico Dowdle (RB, Panthers): Dowdle started but split carries evenly with reduced efficiency, dropping from must-start to low-end RB2/flex in a hot-hand committee.
- Breece Hall (RB, Jets): Hall hit a season-high 87.9% snaps, dominating early downs and taking majority third downs for the first time, solidifying lineup status despite tough matchups.
- Isaiah Davis (RB, Jets): Davis’ role diminished as Hall absorbed more third-down snaps, reducing his relevance.
- Bucky Irving (RB, Buccaneers): Irving returned with 52.5% snaps but 73.1% opportunities, monitoring snaps while getting full workload, positioning as high-end RB2.
- Rachaad White (RB, Buccaneers): White became droppable as Irving reclaimed volume, with Tucker as preferred backup.
- Sean Tucker (RB, Buccaneers): Tucker shifted to handcuff only, losing standalone value with Irving’s return.
- Isiah Pacheco (RB, Chiefs): Pacheco returned limited to 30.3% snaps and 23.8% opportunities, rendering him unrosterable due to injuries.
- Kareem Hunt (RB, Chiefs): Hunt maintained workhorse duties with 63.6% snaps and 76.2% opportunities, outpacing Pacheco.
- Kyle Monangai (RB, Bears): Monangai reached a 50/50 split with 44.8% snaps and 53.5% opportunities, becoming a low-end RB2 in a run-heavy offense.
- D’Andre Swift (RB, Bears): Swift settled into the committee with 52.9% snaps and 46.5% opportunities, viable as low-end RB2.
- Ashton Jeanty (RB, Raiders): Jeanty handled nearly all opportunities and played 95% of snaps. Elite usage report
Wide Receivers
- Pat Bryant (WR, Broncos): Bryant overtook Franklin with increased snaps in two- and three-receiver sets, leading receiving and eyeing big games ahead.
- Troy Franklin (WR, Broncos): Franklin fell behind Bryant, rotating more and seeing reduced snaps across sets.
- Brian Thomas Jr. (WR, Jaguars): Thomas returned with 74.6% snaps and 84.4% routes but low 11.1% targets, worth stashing but not starting yet.
- Jakobi Meyers (WR, Jaguars): Meyers led with 92.1% snaps and 93.8% routes plus 22.2% targets, solidifying as the top option.
- Parker Washington (WR, Jaguars): Washington dropped to 38.1% snaps after an early injury exit, third on the depth chart when healthy.
- Brandin Cooks (WR, Bills): Cooks joined rotations as backup, adding complexity without clear fantasy value.
- Gabe Davis (WR, Bills): Davis became primary X with high snaps, but rotations limit appeal.
- Tyrell Shavers (WR, Bills): Shavers served as primary Z in rotations, avoiding fantasy relevance amid changes.
- Keon Coleman (WR, Bills): Coleman backed up at X, further muddled in an unpredictable room.
- Chris Godwin Jr. (WR, Buccaneers): Godwin expanded to 87.5% 11-personnel snaps, taking slot and reducing others, but a tough schedule looms.
- Sterling Shepard (WR, Buccaneers): Shepard fell under 40% snaps, losing the primary slot to Godwin.
- Tez Johnson (WR, Buccaneers): Johnson ceded 12-personnel snaps to Godwin, complicating his role with potential returns.
- Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR, Cardinals): Harrison returned limited to 60.7% snaps before heel injury, WR3 when healthy
- Michael Wilson (WR, Cardinals): Wilson maintained high 93.4% snaps and 17.5% targets, but risks irrelevance if Harrison ramps up.
- Christian Watson (WR, Packers): Watson emerged as WR1 with 71.7% snaps and 18.1% targets since return, fantasy WR3.
- Jack Bech (WR, Raiders): Bech regained 56.3% snaps but remains irrelevant in a limited offense.
Tight Ends
- Harold Fannin (TE, Browns): Fannin hit a season-high 92.1% snaps, becoming a feature option with no playing time issues.
- David Njoku (TE, Browns): Njoku reduced further amid injuries, losing snaps to Fannin as the team eyes the future.
- Brenton Strange (TE, Jaguars): Strange returned to normal 80%+ snaps across situations, scoring first TD and waiver priority with favorable matchups.
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