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Week 9 Usage Report: A.J. Brown posts absurd air yardage percentage, plus full WR and TE target and snap data
Get downloaded on everything you need to know about wide receiver and tight end usage in Week 9 from one of the nation's top Fantasy experts
Each week, SportsLine's Fantasy expert Jacob Gibbs will provide a data-driven deep dive into Sunday's games to help provide a better understanding of what we learned and how it will impact the Fantasy outlook of specific teams and players.
Below, you can find full team-by-team data on snap counts, target share, routes run, red-zone usage and more for every Fantasy relevant wide receiver and tight end. Check back later in the week for What We Learned, where Gibbs will break down all the takeaways you should have from Week 9, pulling largely from the information in this usage report.
If you have questions about any stats, players, or situations covered or not covered in this article, feel free to reach out to Gibbs on Twitter.
Week 9 Leaders
Week 9's 30-30 club:
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) November 8, 2021
(target share on the left, air yard share on the right)
44% — Davante Adams — 59%
42% — AJB — 87% (lol)
38% — DeVonta Smith — 51%
38% — Dallas Goedert — 33%
35% — Keenan Allen — 39%
33% — Brandin Cooks — 40%
32% — Ja'Marr Chase — 47%
31% — Tyreek Hill — 60%
Week 9 route involvement leaders at the TE position:
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) November 8, 2021
97% — Travis Kelce
96% — Evan Engram, Higbee
91% — Dalton Schultz
90% — Darren Waller
87% — Zach Ertz
83% — Mike Gesicki, Dallas Goedert
81% — Dan Arnold, Tommy Sweeney
79% — Adam Trautman
77% — Kyle Pitts
71% — Mark Andrews
Target per route run leaders at the TE position through Week 9:
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) November 8, 2021
24% — George Kittle
23% — Darren Waller, Mark Andrews
22% — Dan Arnold, TJ Hockenson, Travis Kelce, Kyle Pitts, Noah Fant
21% — Dalton Schultz, Zach Ertz
20% — Pat Freiermuth, Mike Gesicki, Tyler Conklin
These tight ends are being targeted at the highest rate when allowed to run routes, but that's only part of the equation when evaluating tight ends for Fantasy purposes. Understanding how often each tight end's offense allows them to actually run routes is another important piece of the puzzle.
Target per route run leaders thru Week 8:
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) November 2, 2021
35% — Cordarelle Patterson
33% — Cooper Kupp
32% — Deebo Samuel, Davante Adams
31% — Michael Carter 🚀🚀🚀
30% — Diontae Johnson
29% — Tyreek Hill
28% — Antonio Brown, Kadarius Toney, AJ Brown
Target per route run rate is one of the most important stats available for evaluating pass-catchers in Fantasy. I wrote about it in more detail here, if you are unfamiliar with the stat.
Players who accounted for the largest share of their team's air yards in Week 9
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) November 8, 2021
87% — AJ Brown (highest rate of any player in 2021)
60% — Tyreek Hill, DJ Moore, Zach Pascal
59% — Davante Adams
51% — DeVonta Smith
47% — CeeDee Lamb
47% — Tim Patrick, Christian Kirk, Ja'Marr Chase
Let's dig into the full data on Week 9 usage rates.
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