Usage Notes: Week 15 
            Running Back 
			  
                Christian 
                  McCaffrey  dominated snaps for the 49ers on Thursday night 
                  with an 89% share. Jordan 
                  Mason  only played 11%.Kenneth 
                  Walker  returned from his ankle injury and wasn’t limited, 
                  playing 75% of the snaps. Travis 
                  Homer  played 25%.Jonathan 
                  Taylor  left early Saturday with a sprained ankle leaving 
                  running back duties to Zack 
                  Moss  (67%) and Deon 
                  Jackson  (32%).Dalvin Cook  
                  played 86% of the snaps while Alexander 
                  Mattison  only played 14%.Kenyan Drake  
                  was inactive for Baltimore which led to Gus 
                  Edwards  (18%) and J.K. 
                  Dobbins  (38%) and Justice 
                  Hill  (38%) splitting the snaps. However, Justice Hill only 
                  had two touches. Nick Chubb  
                  played 70% of the snaps while Kareem 
                  Hunt  played 26%.It’s the Devin 
                  Singletary  (60%) and James 
                  Cook  (36%) show for Buffalo. Nyheim 
                  Hines  only played 4% of the snaps. Jeff Wilson  
                  was inactive for the Dolphins allowing Raheem 
                  Mostert  to play 76% of the snaps. Salvon 
                  Ahmed  played 24%.The Falcons split snaps almost evenly between Cordarrelle 
                  Patterson  (50%) and Tyler 
                  Allgeier  (49%).  With Mark 
                  Ingram  out, the Saints used Alvin 
                  Kamara  on 62% of the snaps and David 
                  Johnson  on 33%. With the Panthers trailing most of the day, Chuba 
                  Hubbard  (63%) played the most snaps for Carolina. D’Onta 
                  Foreman  played 30%. Familiar roles for Najee 
                  Harris  (66%) and Jaylen 
                  Warren  (34%). David 
                  Montgomery  played 68% of the snaps. The Bears split the 
                  remaining RB usage between Darrynton 
                  Evans  (27%), Khari 
                  Blasingame  (12%) and Trestan 
                  Ebner  (9%).Equanimeous 
                  St. Brown  (5%) left early in the first quarter with a concussion 
                  leaving the Bears receiving work to Byron 
                  Pringle  (90%), Dante 
                  Pettis  (80%) and Velus 
                  Jones Jr.  (68%). N'Keal 
                  Harry  and Chase 
                  Claypool  were inactive.Miles Sanders  
                  played 55% of the snaps while Kenneth 
                  Gainwell  played 40% for the Eagles.Isiah Pacheco  
                  (35%) fumbled in the first half. Jerick 
                  McKinnon  played 62% of the snaps.With Dameon 
                  Pierce  out, Houston used Dare 
                  Ogunbowale  (43%), Royce 
                  Freeman  (38%) and Rex 
                  Burkhead  (19%). Ezekiel 
                  Elliott  (51%) and Tony 
                  Pollard  (55%) split snaps almost evenly.Travis 
                  Etienne  played 73% of the snaps for Jacksonville leaving 
                  JaMycal Hasty  
                  with 23%.The Lions RBBC is in full effect. D’Andre 
                  Swift  (40%), Jamaal 
                  Williams  (31%), Justin 
                  Jackson  (27%). Michael 
                  Carter  led the Jets RBs with a 52% snap share followed by 
                  Zonovan Knight  
                  (48%). Ty Johnson  
                  did not see a snap.Once again, James 
                  Conner  (91%) saw a snap share above 90%. Keaontay 
                  Ingram  played 12%. Denver used Latavius 
                  Murray  (64%), Marlon 
                  Mack  (29%) and Devine 
                  Ozigbo  (7%) at running back. Rhamondre 
                  Stevenson  (ankle) played 66% of the snaps. Pierre 
                  Strong Jr.  (26%) was the next man up while Kevin 
                  Harris  played 11%. Damien 
                  Harris  was inactive.Josh Jacobs  
                  (calf, finger) played 75% of the snaps for the Raiders. Ameer 
                  Abdullah  played 22%.The Titans got Hassan 
                  Haskins  (19%) back in the mix with Dontrell 
                  Hilliard  out. Derrick 
                  Henry  played 71% of the snaps. Austin Ekeler  
                  (69%) and Joshua 
                  Kelley  (35%) were the only RBs to play for the Chargers.Joe Mixon  
                  (64%) and Samaje 
                  Perine  (38%) split snaps for the Bengals.Leonard 
                  Fournette  played 58% of the snaps, more than the 39% for 
                  Rachaad White .Saquon 
                  Barkley  played 86% of the snaps.Antonio 
                  Gibson  (60%) and Brian 
                  Robinson Jr.  (38%) were the only RBs to see a snap for Washington. 
                  AJ Dillon  (37%) left with a concussion which allowed Patrick Taylor  (13%) to see some action for the Packers. Aaron Jones  
                  played 56% of the snaps.Cam Akers  (76%) dominated snaps for the Rams on Monday night. 
                    Malcolm Brown  (16%) and Kyren Williams  (9%) go the leftovers. 
               Wide Receiver 
			  
                 With Deebo 
                  Samuel  out, the 49ers used Brandon 
                  Aiyuk  (97%), Jauan 
                  Jennings  (84%) and Ray-Ray 
                  McCloud  (42%) at receiver. No other receiver played more 
                  than 5% of the snaps. Seattle also used a tight rotation at receiver with DK 
                  Metcalf  (95%), Tyler 
                  Lockett  (89%) and Marquise 
                  Goodwin  (59%). Lockett is expected to miss next week with 
                  a broken finger. The Colts used four receivers on Saturday: Michael 
                  Pittman Jr.  (98%), Parris 
                  Campbell  (82%), Alec 
                  Pierce  (77%) and Ashton 
                  Dulin  (23%). The Vikings three-man receiver rotation is rock solid. Justin 
                  Jefferson  (92%), Adam 
                  Thielen  (90%), K.J. 
                  Osborn  (81%). DeSean Jackson  
                  moved into the No.3 role for the Ravens playing 32% of the snaps. 
                  Demarcus 
                  Robinson  (64%) and Devin 
                  Duvernay  (71%) are starters.Michael 
                  Woods  stepped in for an inactive David 
                  Bell . The other Browns’ receivers were Amari 
                  Cooper  (73%), Donovan 
                  Peoples-Jones  (77%) and Daylen 
                  Baldwin  (18%).The Bills used Stefon 
                  Diggs  (86%), Gabriel 
                  Davis  (97%), Isaiah 
                  McKenzie  (56%), Khalil 
                  Shakir  (28%) and Cole 
                  Beasley  (14%) at receiver. The Dolphins rotation at receiver remains consistent with 
                  Tyreek Hill  
                  (83%), Jaylen 
                  Waddle  (70%) and Trent 
                  Sherfield  (54%) the top three. Cedrick 
                  Wilson  and Braylon 
                  Sanders  played 22%. Atlanta used just four receivers against the Saints: Drake 
                  London  (81%), Olamide 
                  Zaccheaus  (81%), Damiere 
                  Byrd  (41%) and KhaDarel 
                  Hodge  (18%).  Rashid 
                  Shaheed  saw an increase in usage this week, playing 71% 
                  of the snaps, the most of any Saints receiver. Chris 
                  Olave  played just 49%. Jarvis 
                  Landry  (35%), Tre'Quan 
                  Smith  (33%) and Marquez 
                  Callaway  (16%) also saw action.D.J. Moore  
                  played 96% of the snaps for Carolina with Terrace 
                  Marshall Jr.  (89%) being the other starting receiver. Shi 
                  Smith  (46%) and Laviska 
                  Shenault  (28%) are playing backup roles.The Steelers split their receiver snaps between Diontae 
                  Johnson  (74%), George 
                  Pickens  (66%), Steven 
                  Sims  (43%), Miles 
                  Boykin  (37%) and Gunner 
                  Olszewski  (28%). Usage as usual for the Eagles receivers. A.J. 
                  Brown  (89%), DeVonta 
                  Smith  (96%), Quez 
                  Watkins  (66%), Zach 
                  Pascal  (25%). Kadarius 
                  Toney  played just 7% of the snaps for the Chiefs. JuJu 
                  Smith-Schuster  is the only one seeing a dominant snap share. 
                  Justin Watson  
                  (65%), Marquez 
                  Valdes-Scantling  (53%) and Skyy 
                  Moore  (38%) are all seeing action.The Texans only used three receivers against the Chiefs. Chris 
                  Moore  (87%), Phillip 
                  Dorsett  (86%) and Amari 
                  Rodgers  (51%). Dallas used mainly three receivers against Jacksonville: CeeDee 
                  Lamb  (93%), Michael 
                  Gallup  (91%) and Noah 
                  Brown  (75%). Another team using predominantly three receivers is Jacksonville. 
                  Christian 
                  Kirk  (89%), Zay 
                  Jones  (96%), Marvin 
                  Jones  (66%). Amon-Ra 
                  St. Brown  (84%), D.J. 
                  Chark  (77%), Josh 
                  Reynolds  (59%), Kalif 
                  Raymond  (29%) and Jameson 
                  Williams  (19%) was the rotation in Detroit.Garrett 
                  Wilson  (98%) and Elijah 
                  Moore  (75%) were the top two receivers for the Jets. Braxton 
                  Berrios  (43%) and Jeff 
                  Smith  (46%) also saw significant action.The Cardinals used five receivers against the Broncos: DeAndre 
                  Hopkins  (92%), Marquise 
                  Brown  (89%), A.J. 
                  Green  (57%), Robbie 
                  Anderson  (37%) and Greg 
                  Dortch  (9%). Denver used three receivers including Jerry 
                  Jeudy  (74%), Freddie 
                  Swain  (55%) and Brandon 
                  Johnson  (59%). Tyquan 
                  Thornton  (92%) played the most snaps of the Patriots receivers. 
                  Next up: Nelson 
                  Agholor  (83%), Jakobi 
                  Meyers  (62%) and Kendrick 
                  Bourne  (17%).Raiders: Davante 
                  Adams  (99%), Mack 
                  Hollins  (88%), Hunter 
                  Renfrow  (43%) and Keelan 
                  Cole  (24%). Tennessee used Robert 
                  Woods  (81%), Nick 
                  Westbrook-Ikhine  (82%), Chris 
                  Conley  (50%) and Racey 
                  McMath  (23%) at receiver. The Chargers used four receivers against the Titans: Keenan 
                  Allen  (89%), Mike 
                  Williams  (89%), Josh 
                  Palmer  (65%) and DeAndre 
                  Carter  (23%). Tee Higgins  
                  (hamstring) didn’t appear limited. He played on 80% of the snaps. 
                  Ja’Marr 
                  Chase  (91%) and Tyler 
                  Boyd  (61%) were in their usual roles. Trenton 
                  Irwin  played 24%.Tampa Bay with Julio 
                  Jones  inactive: Mike 
                  Evans  (81%), Chris 
                  Godwin  (89%), Russell 
                  Gage  (62%), Deven 
                  Thompkins  (18%), Scotty 
                  Miller  (11%) and Breshad 
                  Perriman  (10%). The three-receiver set for the Giants: Darius 
                  Slayton  (94%), Isaiah 
                  Hodgins  (89%) and Richie 
                  James  (79%). Terry McLaurin  
                  (92%), Jahan 
                  Dotson  (79%) and Curtis 
                  Samuel  (59%) are the top three receivers for Washington. 
                  The Packers released Sammy Watkins  earlier in the day. They 
                  basically used four wide receivers: Allen Lazard  (94%), Christian Watson  (87%), Randall Cobb  (41%) and Romeo Doubs  (32%). Five wide receivers were used by the Rams: Van Jefferson  
                    (98%), Tutu Atwell  (84%), Ben Skowronek  (67%), Austin Trammell  
                    (31%) and Brandon Powell  (18%).
                
				   
			Tight Ends 
              
                George Kittle  
                  played 84% of the snaps for the 49ers on Thursday night.Noah Fant  
                  (52%) and Will 
                  Dissly  (58%) continue to split snaps for the Seahawks. Colby 
                  Parkinson  (39%) also sees some action.The Colts three-man rotation included Mo 
                  Alie-Cox  (51%), Kylen 
                  Granson  (33%), and Jelani 
                  Woods  (24%). T.J. Hockenson  
                  played 94% of the snaps.The Ravens used three tight ends on Saturday: Mark 
                  Andrews  (92%), Isaiah 
                  Likely  (44%) and Josh 
                  Oliver  (41%). David Njoku  
                  is back to a full-time role playing 94% of the snaps.Dawson Knox  
                  played 82% of the snaps.The Saints continue to use a trio of tight ends including 
                  Taysom Hill  
                  (44%), Adam 
                  Trautman  (66%) amd Juwan 
                  Johnson  (51%). Johnson now has 7 TDs on the season. Pat Freiermuth  
                  (56%) still isn’t playing a dominant snap share, splitting time 
                  with Zach Gentry  
                  (62%).Cole Kmet  
                  played every snap for the Bears.Dallas 
                  Goedert  was not activated off the IR so it was Jack 
                  Stoll  (80%) and Grant 
                  Calcaterra  (40%) handling the tight end duties.KC tight ends: Travis 
                  Kelce  (75%), Noah 
                  Gray  (56%), Jody 
                  Fortson  (16%). The Texans split their tight end snaps between Teagan 
                  Quitoriano  (81%), Jordan 
                  Akins  (48%), Mason 
                  Schreck  (16%) and Brevin 
                  Jordan  (8%). Dalton 
                  Schultz  played 97% of the snaps for the Cowboys.Evan Engram  
                  played 86% of the snaps for Jacksonville. He has 25 targets 
                  and 19 catches in his last two games.The Lions split their tight end usage between Brock 
                  Wright  (47%), Shane 
                  Zylstra  (37%) and James 
                  Mitchell  (24%). Tyler Conklin  
                  (75%) and C.J. 
                  Uzomah  (51%) split snaps at tight end for the Jets.Trey McBride  
                  played 86% of the snaps for Arizona.Likely because they were thin at receiver, the Broncos were 
                  back using four tight ends: Greg 
                  Dulcich  (68%), Eric 
                  Saubert  (59%), Eric 
                  Tomlinson  (51%) and Andrew 
                  Beck  (30%). Patriots tight end snap percentages: Hunter 
                  Henry  (80%), Jonnu 
                  Smith  (59%). First game back for Darren 
                  Waller  resulted in a 49% snap share. Foster 
                  Moreau  played 56% of the snaps. Tennessee used four tight ends including Chigoziem 
                  Okonkwo  (60%), Geoff 
                  Swaim  (52%), Austin 
                  Hooper  (48%) and Kevin 
                  Rader  (13%). The Chargers got Donald 
                  Parham  (31%) back to play alongside Gerald 
                  Everett  (62%) and Tre’ 
                  McKitty  (32%). Mitchell 
                  Wilcox  (91%) and Devin 
                  Asiasi  (26%) split snaps at tight end for the Bengals.The three-man rotation continues for the Bucs. Cade 
                  Otton  (65%), Cameron 
                  Brate  (39%) and Ko 
                  Kieft  (27%). Daniel 
                  Bellinger  played 98% of the snaps for the Giants.The three tight ends used by Washington were: Logan 
                  Thomas  (64%), John 
                  Bates  (57%) and Cole 
                  Turner  (27%).  Green Bay used a four-man committee at tight end on Monday night 
                  including Robert Tonyan  (52%), Marcedes Lewis  (41%), Josiah Deguara  (28%) and Tyler Davis  (16%). Tyler Higbee  played 89% of the snaps for the Rams and scored 
                    his first TD of the season on Monday night.
               
              
    
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