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The first week of preseason is in the books and a lot just happened.

Here are 20 preseason usage updates you need to know that actually matter:

Chase Brown played 75% of the Bengals 1st team snaps. He turned this usage into 5 carries and 3 targets. Brown has already been deemed a ‘focal point’ of the offense…

RJ Harvey started with the Broncos 1st team offense. He played 63% of the starter snaps ahead of JK Dobbins. Harvey saw 9 opportunities to just 1 for Dobbins…

Breece Hall played just 50% of the Jets 1st team snaps. He split usage with both Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis. This could just be the coaches trying things – but they did suggest using multiple backs this offseason…

Travis Hunter played 91% of the Jaguars 1st team snaps and according to PFF 5 of these 7 routes were out of the slot. This is great news for his offensive role and fantasy potential…

Travis Etienne played 100% of Jaguars 1st team snaps. He started & played ahead of Tank Bigsby and Bhayshul Tuten…

Matthew Golden played 100% of the Packers 1st team snaps. This was consistent with what we saw on Packers family night. Note: Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks didn't play in this game due to injuries...

Tetairoa McMillan looks like a true #1 WR for the Panthers. He played 100% of the snaps with Bryce Young and the 1st team offense. McMillan turned this usage into 2 catches for 43 yards…

Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson split the Patriots 1st team snaps. Which suggests Henderson is already ahead of Antonio Gibson on the depth chart. This is a good start to the preseason for Henderson…

Tyjae Spears suffered a high ankle sprain on Saturday. He's likely going to miss 4-6 weeks. Tony Pollard has a chance to open Week 1 as the clear workhorse…

Chuba Hubbard and Rico Dowdle split the Panthers 1st team snaps. Hubbard started and saw most of the usage on the 1st drive. Given Hubbard’s contract extension last season – it’s unlikely this split will hold…

Dylan Sampson played 73% of the Browns 1st team snaps. Jerome Ford and Pierre Strong didn’t suit up for this one. Ford has dealt with an injury most of camp. However - Sampson is trending to have a role Week 1 due to Quinshon Judkins legal situation…

Calvin Ridley was targeted on 42% of his routes with Cam Ward at QB. Ridley’s main competition for targets looks to be Tyler Lockett and Van Jefferson this year. He remains a strong pick in the middle rounds of drafts…

Rachaad White left the Bucs game early with a groin injury. It’s not clear how serious the injury is - but if White is forced to miss time - Sean Tucker becomes a viable fantasy option in the later rounds of drafts…

Surprisingly Kenneth Gainwell started for the Steelers over rookie Kaleb Johnson. Gainwell played 4 snaps then left the game. This could be nothing - but it’s worth tracking in the Steelers next preseason game…

The Raiders starting offense played 4 snaps. The starting WRs were Jakobi Meyers, Tre Tucker and rookie Dont’e Thornton. It looks like Thornton is beating out fellow rookie Jack Bech for a starting job…

RB Will Shipley played ahead of AJ Dillon for the Eagles. Shipley turned 8 opportunities into 52 scoreless yards. Whoever the RB2 is behind Saquon is valuable in fantasy…

WR Tory Horton played 80% of the snaps with Drew Lock to start the Seahawks game. Horton ended up totaling 3 catches for 31 yards and a score on 7 targets. He’s pushing Marquez Valdes-Scantling for a starting role…

DJ Giddens continues to trend towards being the Colts RB2. He played with the 1st team offense over Khalil Herbert. This competition matters because Jonathan Taylor has dealt with 6 reported injuries the past 3 seasons…

— Sal

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