16 NFL games were played this weekend. But most your friends missed what actually matters for fantasy football.
Here are 17 items you must know for fantasy football:
#17 Breece Hall plays 91% of the Jets starter snaps according to PFF
He handled all 4 of the backfield opportunities. Hall is a rare workhorse RB in Round 3 of fantasy drafts…
#16 De’Von Achane handled 100% of the Dolphins starter snaps
And he earned all 7 opportunities. This offense may be bad, but Achane is going to see a massive workload…
#15 Jeremiyah Love started with the Cardinals first-team offense but gets hurt
He played 72% of the snaps while Jacoby Brissett was in the game. It was a good showing from Love, but it’s still hard to say how this backfield will unfold.
It also came out yesterday that Love has a high ankle sprain and his Week 1 status is now in questions…
#14 Josh Jacobs did not play due to a groin injury
Marshawn Lloyd started & 100% of the snaps with the Packers 1st team snaps. But Lloyd was the clear RB2 while Chris Brooks saw 0 snaps. Lloyd is a strong late round RB target in fantasy drafts…
#13 Jonathon Brooks started & saw 80% of the Panthers RB snaps
He also handled all 4 backfield opportunities. Chuba Hubbard remains out with a hamstring injury. Brooks is quickly moving up fantasy draft boards…
#12 The Giants backfield was interesting
Cam Skattebo, Tyrone Tracy and Devin Singletary split the 16 first-team snaps. No player saw more than 43% of the snaps. Skattebo only saw 31% of the snaps and 4 carries…
#11 Wan’Dale Robinson didn’t play in any 2 WR sets according to PFF
A slot role was expected for Robinson, but it does limit his upside. 4 Receivers rotated outside WR roles between Carnell Tate, Calvin Ridley, Elic Ayomanor & Chimere Dike…
#10 Caleb Douglas appears to be the Dolphins #1 WR
He played 100% of Miami’s starter snaps, earning 2 targets. Malik Washington is their clear second option playing 12 of 14 snaps. No other WR played more than 2 snaps…
#9 Matthew Golden plays 100% of the Packers starter snaps
According to PFF, Golden played in 2 WR sets over Jayden Reed. Golden continues to go 20 picks after Reed in fantasy drafts…
#8 Cam Ward and the Titans 1st team offense played 22 snaps
Tyjae Spears played 59% of the snaps while Pollard saw 41%. This could mean nothing on a small 3-drive sample. But it’s something paying attention to for Week 2 preseason…
#7 The Browns starting WRs with the 1st team offense
• KC Concepcion
• Denzel Boston
• Jerry Jeudy
Expect this to be their Week 1 unit…
#6 De’Zhaun Stribling showed out in Week 1 of preseason
He earned 7 catches for 63 yards across 8 targets. The crazy part? Stribling did this on just 3 drives while playing with QB3 Kurtis Rourke…
#5 Giants TE Isaiah Likely sees concerning usage
He only played 38% of the 1st team snaps in this game. Likely ran a route on 6 of 7 drop backs but was not on the field in most non-passing situations per PFF.
Not ideal if we want Likely to be fantasy relevant this year…
#4 Keaton Mitchell rested with the Chargers starters
Meanwhile, Kimani Vidal played 14 snaps and saw 6 carries in the preseason game.
This could be an indication that Mitchell has locked up the RB2 job on this team behind Omarion Hampton…
#3 Jets rookie WR Omar Cooper is be behind Isaiah Williams on the depth chart
In this game, he didn’t play with the 1st team offense. Instead, Williams played 7 of 11 starter snaps, earning 0 targets. Not ideal for Omar Cooper…
#2 The Raiders starting WRs with the 1st team offense were
• Jack Bech
• Tre Tucker
• Jalen Nailor
No other receiver played with the 1st team offense…
#1 The Broncos pulled Sutton and Pat Bryant early in their preseason game
This indicates that those 2 will be starters this season, alongside Jaylen Waddle who sat out this game. It appears Bryant is beating out Troy Franklin for a starting job…
— Sal
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