2023 Fantasy Football Week 18 Target Report Preview: Jayden Reed to End the Season on a High Note

Published: Jan 04, 2024

Updated: Jan 04, 2024

Now that we’re into the nitty-gritty weeks here, Target Report will take a bigger shift toward player-focused takes to help you better with starts, sits, and who you can trust in your lineups going forward into the fantasy football playoffs and to a fantasy championship!

Targets are paramount when it comes to evaluating pass-catchers for fantasy football. There are no air yards, receiving yards, receptions, or touchdowns without first earning a target. And to earn a target, you need to be deemed “open” by the quarterback. It’s one significant trickle-down effect. There’s a reason the biggest and most consistent target-earners are near the top of fantasy football ADP: They can be relied on by not just their team’s offense to earn targets and produce on those targets, but that also trickles down to the fantasy managers drafting those pass-catchers and starting them in their lineups each week.

In this season’s Fantasy Football Target Report, we’ll take a weekly team-by-team look into these target earners and separate the wheat from the chaff. To properly lead into what we’ll be looking at this season, we’ll have to establish a baseline of the most important things we’re looking at with targets and other receiving metrics that paint the complete picture for who we should be rostering, who we should be adding, and who we can drop. Combing the box score stats doesn’t paint a clear picture of the players we should target, roster, and start. Fantasy football rankings can only paint so much of the picture as well.

Everything we’ll discuss here and this season in the Fantasy Football Target Report will be some of the best statistics and metrics that correlate with fantasy football production. Think of targets as a page in a coloring book, just the outline yet to be colored. Coloring on that page adds context and flavor to that page. That’s what we’ll be doing with targets — adding more context than just some target totals and saying, “go add this player,” which doesn’t help anybody.

This season, we're adding a video component, so if you want to get some of the juiciest nuggets of the target report in video form, check out the Target Report Bulletpoints for the upcoming Week 18!

	LEGEND
Targets	Passes thrown in the direction of a receiver, whether intended or not
Receptions	Passes caught by a pass-catcher
Rec. Yards	Yards gained from a completed pass by the pass-catcher.
TD	Receiving touchdowns
Air Yards	The distance between where the pass is thrown from a quarterback to where the intended receiver either catches or doesn’t catch the ball. Caught or not caught, the air yards are recorded regardless. This statistic is significant for determining the quarterback and coaching staff's predictive value in an offense and their intent.
Air Yards Team Share %	A pass-catcher’s percentage share of a team's air yards in a given week.
Route %	Percentage of routes a pass-catcher runs on a pass play per dropback on their team.
Snap %	Percentage of snaps a pass-catcher plays on an offensive series on their team.
Target Share %	Percentage of targets a pass-catcher receives in a given week on their team.
Yards per Target	Receiving yards a player gets on average per target. YPT is another intent-based metric but more predictive with the more targets a player receives.
TPRR	Targets per route run (TPRR) is a metric that measures how often a receiver is targeted vs. the amount of routes they run. A higher TPRR means that the player is better at earning targets when he's on the field. A low raw route number or low route % coupled with a high TPRR means that the pass-catcher is efficient at earning targets and could be in line for more routes depending on the team situation. 25%+ TPRR = Elite 17-18% = Close to replacement level Sub 17% = Not fantasy relevant
aDOT	aDOT is "average depth of target". It’s the average depth of all targets caught or incomplete by a targeted pass-catcher. Shows how a receiver is used in his team’s offense (vertical threat, short area target, etc.)
YPRR	A metric that contextualizes the efficiency of a pass-catcher with how many receiving yards per route run. It's a much better metric than yards per reception.
WOPR	WOPR is a weighted average incorporating a player's share of team targets and air yards.
RACR	RACR is a ratio dividing receiving yards by total air yards. It measures how many receiving yards a player creates for every air yard thrown at him. The percentage of a team's air yards that a player commands based on his average depth of target and volume of targets. Most RACR numbers for running backs skew wildly by the nature of the running back position, which rarely earns air yards.

NOTE:

Any player not listed for a particular team is not somebody who’s rostered in most fantasy formats. The listing at the end (QB1, RB2, etc.) is how they should be viewed for the rest of the season, not for the next week.)

All statistics below are listed in the following format:

QB as:
- (20-of-30, 212 yds., 1/1; 4-100-2)
- Pass Completions - Pass Att. - Pass Yds., TD/Int; Rush Att - Rush Yds. - TD
RB as:
- (18-75-1; 10-4-100-2)
- Rush Att. - Rush Yds. - TD; Targets - Receptions - Rec. Yds. - TD
WR/TE as:
- (10-4-100-2)
- Targets - Receptions - Rec. Yds. - TD

NFL Target Report

Arizona Cardinals

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Rondale Moore	WR	4	3	23	0	10	7.0%	74.3%	65.8%	12.9%	5.8	15.4%	2.5	0.88	0.242	2.300	26	50
Zach Pascal	WR						0.0%	17.1%	22.4%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	6	17
Michael Wilson	WR	6	4	35	1	51	35.7%	94.3%	85.5%	19.4%	5.8	18.2%	8.5	1.06	0.540	0.686	33	65
Greg Dortch	WR	7	7	82	0	45	31.5%	85.7%	81.6%	22.6%	11.7	23.3%	6.4	2.73	0.559	1.822	30	62
Trey McBride	TE	7	6	48	0	8	5.6%	94.3%	88.2%	22.6%	6.9	21.2%	1.1	1.45	0.378	6.000	33	67
Elijah Higgins	TE	2	2	21	0	16	11.2%	25.7%	36.8%	6.5%	10.5	22.2%	8.0	2.33	0.175	1.313	9	28
Travis Vokolek	TE						0.0%	11.4%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	4	19
James Conner	RB	1	1	5	1	5	3.5%	51.4%	65.8%	3.2%	5.0	5.6%	5.0	0.28	0.073	1.000	18	50
Emari Demercado	RB	3	1	9	0	8	5.6%	22.9%	11.8%	9.7%	3.0	37.5%	2.7	1.13	0.184	1.125	8	9
Michael Carter	RB	1	1	6	1	0	0.0%	14.3%	17.1%	3.2%	6.0	20.0%	0.0	1.20	0.048	0.000	5	13

Week 17 Arizona Cardinals Fantasy Takeaways:

Kyler Murray (25-of-31, 232 yds., 3/1; 5-24)
- Murray had his best start of the season in Week 17, with a QB4 finish propelled by three touchdown passes and a pretty efficient day minus the interception. Murray gets the Seahawks in Week 18, so with the amount of quarterbacks resting this week, he vaults into the top half of fantasy starters.
  - QB1 this week
James Conner (26-128-1; 1-1-5-1)
- Two straight RB4 finishes has Conner riding high on momentum heading into a good matchup with Seattle, where he’ll be an RB1 to close out this season.
  - Low-end RB1
Trey McBride (7-6-48)
- While McBride hasn’t been the force in the past two weeks (TE21 and TE12) as he was in the previous few weeks before that, McBride is still a must-start option this week.
  - Must-start TE1

Atlanta Falcons

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Drake London	WR	10	4	56	0	112	33.7%	92.3%	83.1%	31.3%	5.6	27.8%	11.2	1.56	0.705	0.500	36	49
Mack Hollins	WR						0.0%	20.5%	28.8%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	8	17
KhaDarel Hodge	WR	2	0	0	0	38	11.4%	20.5%	28.8%	6.3%	0.0	25.0%	19.0	0.00	0.174	0.000	8	17
Scott Miller	WR						0.0%	12.8%	13.6%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	5	8
Van Jefferson	WR	5	3	19	0	47	14.2%	46.2%	40.7%	15.6%	3.8	27.8%	9.4	1.06	0.333	0.404	18	24
Kyle Pitts	TE	5	1	5	0	79	23.8%	82.1%	72.9%	15.6%	1.0	15.6%	15.8	0.16	0.401	0.063	32	43
Jonnu Smith	TE	4	0	0	0	56	16.9%	76.9%	78.0%	12.5%	0.0	13.3%	14.0	0.00	0.306	0.000	30	46
MyCole Pruitt	TE	1	1	14	0	14	4.2%	7.7%	23.7%	3.1%	14.0	33.3%	14.0	4.67	0.076	1.000	3	14
Tucker Fisk	TE						0.0%	2.6%	33.9%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	20
Bijan Robinson	RB	4	3	11	0	-8	-2.4%	76.9%	76.3%	12.5%	2.8	13.3%	-2.0	0.37	0.171	-1.375	30	45
Tyler Allgeier	RB	1	1	75	1	-6	-1.8%	10.3%	18.6%	3.1%	75.0	25.0%	-6.0	18.75	0.034	-12.500	4	11
Cordarrelle Patterson	RB						0.0%	12.8%	13.6%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	5	8

Week 17 Atlanta Falcons Fantasy Takeaways:

Bijan Robinson (15-75; 4-3-11)
- Bijan is still a top-ten option this week, as you would think Arthur Smith may low-key be playing for his job to last one more season with the Falcons. They do get a tougher matchup vs. the Saints, but Robinson only needs one run to make his day, though the long runs have been hard to come by, with his highest rush of the season being only 38 yards.
  - Low-end RB1
Drake London (10-4-56)
- London is hard to trust, no matter who is at quarterback for the Falcons. Even if he gets volume, the efficiency (or lack thereof) is something that doesn’t always come along for the ride.
  - Mid-range WR3
Kyle Pitts (5-1-5)
- Pitts is so volatile you’re just hoping and praying he gets in the end zone or gets a long game and compiles the rest of the game.
  - Mid-range TE2/high-end streamer

Baltimore Ravens

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Rashod Bateman	WR	6	4	54	0	93	37.1%	88.5%	71.9%	27.3%	9.0	26.1%	15.5	2.35	0.668	0.581	23	41
Odell Beckham	WR	1	1	33	0	33	13.1%	53.8%	31.6%	4.5%	33.0	7.1%	33.0	2.36	0.160	1.000	14	18
Zay Flowers	WR	3	3	106	1	61	24.3%	53.8%	56.1%	13.6%	35.3	21.4%	20.3	7.57	0.375	1.738	14	32
Nelson Agholor	WR	2	2	18	0	8	3.2%	61.5%	45.6%	9.1%	9.0	12.5%	4.0	1.13	0.159	2.250	16	26
Tylan Wallace	WR						0.0%	3.8%	17.5%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	10
Laquon Treadwell	WR						0.0%	3.8%	8.8%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	5
Isaiah Likely	TE	3	2	42	2	28	11.2%	80.8%	63.2%	13.6%	14.0	14.3%	9.3	2.00	0.283	1.500	21	36
Charlie Kolar	TE	1	1	19	1	19	7.6%	23.1%	49.1%	4.5%	19.0	16.7%	19.0	3.17	0.121	1.000	6	28
Gus Edwards	RB						0.0%	23.1%	54.4%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	6	31
Justice Hill	RB	5	5	64	1	3	1.2%	53.8%	35.1%	22.7%	12.8	35.7%	0.6	4.57	0.349	21.333	14	20
Melvin Gordon	RB						0.0%	3.8%	14.0%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	8
Patrick Ricard	FB	1	1	4	1	6	2.4%	11.5%	52.6%	4.5%	4.0	33.3%	6.0	1.33	0.085	0.667	3	30

Week 17 Baltimore Ravens Fantasy Takeaways:

Baltimore will be resting their starters in Week 18 with their first-round bye already clinched. Tyler Huntley was already named as this week's start, with others (Zay Flowers, Isaiah Likely, Gus Edwards, etc.) likely playing either very little or not at all.

Buffalo Bills

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Stefon Diggs	WR	7	4	26	0	108	32.5%	76.5%	65.2%	25.0%	3.7	26.9%	15.4	1.00	0.603	0.241	26	45
Gabe Davis	WR	3	2	21	0	26	7.8%	88.2%	91.3%	10.7%	7.0	10.0%	8.7	0.70	0.216	0.808	30	63
Trent Sherfield	WR	3	0	0	0	29	8.7%	20.6%	27.5%	10.7%	0.0	42.9%	9.7	0.00	0.222	0.000	7	19
Deonte Harty	WR						0.0%	5.9%	4.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	3
Khalil Shakir	WR	4	4	39	0	28	8.4%	76.5%	79.7%	14.3%	9.8	15.4%	7.0	1.50	0.273	1.393	26	55
Dawson Knox	TE						0.0%	32.4%	43.5%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	11	30
Dalton Kincaid	TE	7	4	87	0	129	38.9%	79.4%	55.1%	25.0%	12.4	25.9%	18.4	3.22	0.647	0.674	27	38
Quintin Morris	TE						0.0%	5.9%	10.1%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	7
James Cook	RB	3	1	-4	0	9	2.7%	47.1%	55.1%	10.7%	-1.3	18.8%	3.0	-0.25	0.180	-0.444	16	38
Latavius Murray	RB	1	0	0	0	3	0.9%	17.6%	27.5%	3.6%	0.0	16.7%	3.0	0.00	0.060	0.000	6	19
Ty Johnson	RB						0.0%	14.7%	18.8%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	5	13
Reggie Gilliam	FB						0.0%	5.9%	5.8%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	4

Week 17 Buffalo Bills Fantasy Takeaways:

Josh Allen (15-of-30, 169 yds., 0/1; 11-44-2)
- We’re starting him no matter what.
  - Locked-in QB1
James Cook (16-48; 3-1-(-4))
- With something to play for (the AFC East) and a huge role as of late, Cook is a top-six option at running back on a team that’s struggled mightily to pass the ball. Running the ball has been the one thing that’s worked in this offense over the last month.
  - Mid-range RB1
Stefon Diggs (7-4-26)
- Diggs has been struggling lately, with just one week better than WR45 in the last six weeks. If you’ve made it this far with him in your lineup, you’re pretty much locked into starting him, but you don’t feel great about it.
  - High-end WR2
Dalton Kincaid (7-4-87)
- Even with some of the fringe options getting bumped up in Week 18, Kincaid is still a hard tight end to trust this week, with just one week of double-digit fantasy points (last week) in his last five games.
  - Purely a streamer this week, incredibly difficult to trust

Carolina Panthers

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Adam Thielen	WR	6	6	38	0	19	7.7%	94.9%	92.6%	19.4%	6.3	16.2%	3.2	1.03	0.344	2.000	37	50
DJ Chark	WR	6	1	18	0	139	56.3%	92.3%	83.3%	19.4%	3.0	16.7%	23.2	0.50	0.684	0.129	36	45
Jonathan Mingo	WR	3	2	0	0	18	7.3%	100.0%	98.1%	9.7%	0.0	7.7%	6.0	0.00	0.196	0.000	39	53
Ihmir Smith-Marsette	WR	3	3	12	0	1	0.4%	12.8%	22.2%	9.7%	4.0	60.0%	0.3	2.40	0.148	12.000	5	12
Ian Thomas	TE	1	0	0	0	23	9.3%	7.7%	11.1%	3.2%	0.0	33.3%	23.0	0.00	0.114	0.000	3	6
Tommy Tremble	TE	3	1	6	0	24	9.7%	59.0%	70.4%	9.7%	2.0	13.0%	8.0	0.26	0.213	0.250	23	38
Stephen Sullivan	TE	2	0	0	0	18	7.3%	30.8%	22.2%	6.5%	0.0	16.7%	9.0	0.00	0.148	0.000	12	12
Miles Sanders	RB	2	2	12	0	-2	-0.8%	23.1%	25.9%	6.5%	6.0	22.2%	-1.0	1.33	0.091	-6.000	9	14
Chuba Hubbard	RB	5	4	26	0	7	2.8%	38.5%	70.4%	16.1%	5.2	33.3%	1.4	1.73	0.262	3.714	15	38
Raheem Blackshear	RB						0.0%	5.1%	3.7%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	2

Week 17 Carolina Panthers Fantasy Takeaways:

Chuba Hubbard (11-45; 5-4-26)
- A pure volume play, Hubbard has had the lead role in Carolina even with the return of Miles Sanders. But he’s on the worst team in football, so the game-script can get out of hand in a hurry. Still, he’s a solid bet to get some yardage with an outside chance of getting into the end zone.
  - Mid-range RB2
Adam Thielen (6-6-38)
- Strictly a volume play, and the only receiver worth a damn in Carolina in fantasy. Which let’s face it: that’s a stretch.
  - Low-end WR3 in Week 18

Chicago Bears

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
DJ Moore	WR	13	9	159	1	153	59.5%	92.1%	81.1%	43.3%	12.2	37.1%	11.8	4.54	1.067	1.039	35	60
Equanimeous St. Brown	WR						0.0%	36.8%	39.2%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	14	29
Tyler Scott	WR	5	2	15	0	67	26.1%	65.8%	59.5%	16.7%	3.0	20.0%	13.4	0.60	0.432	0.224	25	44
Velus Jones	WR						0.0%	26.3%	20.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	10	15
Trent Taylor	WR						0.0%	34.2%	36.5%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	13	27
Collin Johnson	WR	1	1	11	0	7	2.7%	15.8%	14.9%	3.3%	11.0	16.7%	7.0	1.83	0.069	1.571	6	11
Cole Kmet	TE						0.0%	10.5%	17.6%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	4	13
Robert Tonyan	TE	4	3	40	0	39	15.2%	78.9%	66.2%	13.3%	10.0	13.3%	9.8	1.33	0.306	1.026	30	49
Marcedes Lewis	TE						0.0%	2.6%	39.2%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	29
Khalil Herbert	RB	3	2	5	0	-11	-4.3%	34.2%	50.0%	10.0%	1.7	23.1%	-3.7	0.38	0.120	-0.455	13	37
Roschon Johnson	RB	3	3	38	0	-2	-0.8%	36.8%	48.6%	10.0%	12.7	21.4%	-0.7	2.71	0.145	-19.000	14	36
Khari Blasingame	FB	1	0	0	0	4	1.6%	7.9%	23.0%	3.3%	0.0	33.3%	4.0	0.00	0.061	0.000	3	17

Week 17 Chicago Bears Fantasy Takeaways:

Justin Fields (20-of-32, 268 yds., 1/0; 11-45-1)
- Give it to Fields; he’s making Chicago’s decision about keeping him or drafting a quarterback in 2024 incredibly difficult. For fantasy purposes in Week 18, he gets an exploitable Packers' defense and even if the Packers have played better during the last few weeks, Fields is still a QB1.
  - High-end QB1
Khalil Herbert (18-124-1; 3-2-5)
- Herbert has back-to-back 112+ rushing yard games with touchdowns in each game. He’s gotten 50% of snaps in the last two games with D’Onta Foreman a healthy scratch in both games. Fire up Herbert as an upside RB2 against the Packers in Week 18.
  - Mid-range RB2 with upside in a good matchup
DJ Moore (13-9-159-1)
- Moore has the best quarterback he’s ever played with and Moore’s best statistical season by far has been this season. He’s a WR1 in the final regular game of 2023 despite the possible presence of Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander who comes off of a one-game suspension in Week 17.
  - Mid-range WR1

Cincinnati Bengals

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Ja'Marr Chase	WR	7	3	41	0	81	33.8%	86.7%	73.0%	22.6%	5.9	17.9%	11.6	1.05	0.575	0.506	39	54
Tee Higgins	WR	2	1	19	0	55	22.9%	46.7%	40.5%	6.5%	9.5	9.5%	27.5	0.90	0.257	0.345	21	30
Tyler Boyd	WR	2	2	29	0	28	11.7%	80.0%	68.9%	6.5%	14.5	5.6%	14.0	0.81	0.178	1.036	36	51
Trenton Irwin	WR	2	1	4	0	25	10.4%	44.4%	50.0%	6.5%	2.0	10.0%	12.5	0.20	0.170	0.160	20	37
Andrei Iosivas	WR						0.0%	17.8%	27.0%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	8	20
Drew Sample	TE	4	3	21	0	18	7.5%	33.3%	71.6%	12.9%	5.3	26.7%	4.5	1.40	0.246	1.167	15	53
Mitchell Wilcox	TE	1	0	0	0	-4	-1.7%	13.3%	25.7%	3.2%	0.0	16.7%	-4.0	0.00	0.037	0.000	6	19
Tanner Hudson	TE	7	3	38	0	51	21.3%	62.2%	45.9%	22.6%	5.4	25.0%	7.3	1.36	0.487	0.745	28	34
Joe Mixon	RB	4	4	22	1	-4	-1.7%	33.3%	60.8%	12.9%	5.5	26.7%	-1.0	1.47	0.182	-5.500	15	45
Trayveon Williams	RB						0.0%	17.8%	13.5%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	8	10
Chase Brown	RB	2	2	23	0	-10	-4.2%	8.9%	14.9%	6.5%	11.5	50.0%	-5.0	5.75	0.068	-2.300	4	11

Week 17 Cincinnati Bengals Fantasy Takeaways:

Jake Browning (19-of-33, 197 yds., 1/0; 7-32-1)
- Jake Browning has been QB8, QB4, and QB4 in the past three weeks before Week 16, but he came back down to earth after his game against the Steelers, where he had three interceptions. Browning bounced back in Week 17 with a QB8 performance thanks to some sneaky rushing upside. I like him as a fringe QB1 against the Browns, who likely play without some starters on defense.
  - Mid-range QB2/so-so streamer
Joe Mixon (21-65; 4-4-22-1)
- Mixon is a volume-dependent RB2 with the hope he falls into the end zone.
  - Mid-range RB2
Ja'Marr Chase (7-3-41)
- With Chase healthy, he’s a low-end WR1/high-end WR2 to close out this season.
  - High-end WR2
Tee Higgins (2-1-19)
- The Chiefs may have shut down the upside of the Bengals’ passing attack, but if multiple high-end pieces are sitting for the Browns on defense, the Bengals could eat in a good matchup to close out the season. Fire up Higgins as a high-end WR3 who we know can get hot and go off at any moment.
  - High-end WR3

Cleveland Browns

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Elijah Moore	WR	6	5	61	1	38	21.2%	63.3%	53.3%	20.7%	10.2	31.6%	6.3	3.21	0.459	1.605	19	32
Cedric Tillman	WR	4	1	8	0	32	17.9%	93.3%	95.0%	13.8%	2.0	14.3%	8.0	0.29	0.332	0.250	28	57
David Bell	WR	3	2	7	0	9	5.0%	73.3%	58.3%	10.3%	2.3	13.6%	3.0	0.32	0.190	0.778	22	35
Marquise Goodwin	WR						0.0%	16.7%	18.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	5	11
David Njoku	TE	8	6	134	0	47	26.3%	73.3%	81.7%	27.6%	16.8	36.4%	5.9	6.09	0.598	2.851	22	49
Jordan Akins	TE	1	1	28	0	22	12.3%	23.3%	20.0%	3.4%	28.0	14.3%	22.0	4.00	0.138	1.273	7	12
Harrison Bryant	TE	3	2	14	0	7	3.9%	30.0%	46.7%	10.3%	4.7	33.3%	2.3	1.56	0.183	2.000	9	28
Jerome Ford	RB	3	2	57	2	14	7.8%	33.3%	40.0%	10.3%	19.0	30.0%	4.7	5.70	0.210	4.071	10	24
Pierre Strong	RB						0.0%	30.0%	23.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	9	14
Kareem Hunt	RB	1	0	0	0	10	5.6%	23.3%	36.7%	3.4%	0.0	14.3%	10.0	0.00	0.091	0.000	7	22

Week 17 Cleveland Browns Fantasy Takeaways

With Kevin Stefanski announcing the Browns are resting their starters like Jerome Ford, David Njoku, Amari Cooper, Joe Flacco, and others, the Browns are looking to the playoffs.

Dallas Cowboys

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
CeeDee Lamb	WR	17	13	227	1	134	34.4%	97.6%	95.4%	45.9%	13.4	42.5%	7.9	5.68	0.930	1.694	40	62
Brandin Cooks	WR	8	5	60	1	171	44.0%	92.7%	78.5%	21.6%	7.5	21.1%	21.4	1.58	0.632	0.351	38	51
Michael Gallup	WR						0.0%	41.5%	30.8%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	17	20
Jalen Tolbert	WR	1	1	9	0	9	2.3%	34.1%	38.5%	2.7%	9.0	7.1%	9.0	0.64	0.057	1.000	14	25
KaVontae Turpin	WR						0.0%	0.0%	1.5%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	1
Jalen Brooks	WR						0.0%	0.0%	3.1%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	2
Jake Ferguson	TE	6	4	33	0	57	14.7%	87.8%	89.2%	16.2%	5.5	16.7%	9.5	0.92	0.346	0.579	36	58
Luke Schoonmaker	TE						0.0%	4.9%	26.2%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	17
Peyton Hendershot	TE	1	1	6	0	6	1.5%	19.5%	27.7%	2.7%	6.0	12.5%	6.0	0.75	0.051	1.000	8	18
Tony Pollard	RB	3	1	0	0	16	4.1%	65.9%	84.6%	8.1%	0.0	11.1%	5.3	0.00	0.150	0.000	27	55
Deuce Vaughn	RB	1	1	10	0	-4	-1.0%	4.9%	12.3%	2.7%	10.0	50.0%	-4.0	5.00	0.033	-2.500	2	8
Hunter Luepke	RB						0.0%	2.4%	12.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	8

Week 17 Dallas Cowboys Fantasy Takeaways:

Dak Prescott (26-of-38, 345 yds., 2/1; 2-5)
- Dallas can lock up the second seed in the NFC and in Week 18, gets the best matchup any fantasy quarterback can get: the Washington Commanders. Dak is the overall QB1 this week.
  - Fantasy QB1
Tony Pollard (16-49; 3-1-0)
- Rounding out the 2023 season with a whimper, Pollard has just played compiler for the last couple of weeks. He’s an RB2 based on his role and volume, but you’re starting him in the hopes that he gets in the end zone.
  - Mid-range RB2 with a low floor
CeeDee Lamb (17-13-227-1; 1-5)
- Stud.
  - Must-start WR1
Brandin Cooks (8-5-60-1)
- Cooks is still a low-end flex, but the floor is pretty low. His value fluctuates based on the game script. It could be great here with the primo matchup vs. Washington.
  - Low-end WR3/high-end flex
Jake Ferguson (6-4-33)
- Continue to start Ferguson with his matchup against Washington in Week 18, who haven’t stopped anybody in the passing game.
  - Low-end TE1

Denver Broncos

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Jerry Jeudy	WR	6	3	54	0	44	20.1%	63.9%	47.8%	20.0%	9.0	26.1%	7.3	2.35	0.441	1.227	23	33
Brandon Johnson	WR	6	4	27	0	42	19.2%	91.7%	84.1%	20.0%	4.5	18.2%	7.0	0.82	0.434	0.643	33	58
Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	4	2	69	1	90	41.1%	55.6%	65.2%	13.3%	17.3	20.0%	22.5	3.45	0.488	0.767	20	45
Phillip Dorsett	WR	2	0	0	0	57	26.0%	44.4%	40.6%	6.7%	0.0	12.5%	28.5	0.00	0.282	0.000	16	28
Adam Trautman	TE	2	1	9	0	8	3.7%	38.9%	49.3%	6.7%	4.5	14.3%	4.0	0.64	0.126	1.125	14	34
Chris Manhertz	TE						0.0%	11.1%	40.6%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	4	28
Nate Adkins	TE						0.0%	2.8%	4.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	3
Lucas Krull	TE	2	2	14	0	-3	-1.4%	50.0%	33.3%	6.7%	7.0	11.1%	-1.5	0.78	0.090	-4.667	18	23
Javonte Williams	RB	3	3	17	0	-7	-3.2%	33.3%	44.9%	10.0%	5.7	25.0%	-2.3	1.42	0.128	-2.429	12	31
Samaje Perine	RB	2	2	16	0	-1	-0.5%	22.2%	24.6%	6.7%	8.0	25.0%	-0.5	2.00	0.097	-16.000	8	17
Jaleel McLaughlin	RB	3	3	18	0	-11	-5.0%	22.2%	27.5%	10.0%	6.0	37.5%	-3.7	2.25	0.115	-1.636	8	19
Michael Burton	FB						0.0%	16.7%	20.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	6	14

Week 17 Denver Broncos Fantasy Takeaways:

Javonte Williams (15-41; 3-3-17)
- Williams is a high-end RB3 on a middling offense mixing in with Samaje Perine and Jaleel McLaughlin and barely worth the start unless you’re up against it and have no better options.
  - High-end RB3 with little upside
Courtland Sutton (Missed Week 17 - concussion)
- Sutton missed Week 17 with a concussion and is now on the fence for Week 18. With Russell Wilson benched for the rest of the season, there’s not much reason to go back to starting Sutton with Jarrett Stidham as quarterback in Week 18.
  - Low-end WR3

Detroit Lions

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	8	6	90	1	75	33.5%	100.0%	100.0%	25.8%	11.3	22.9%	9.4	2.57	0.621	1.200	35	69
Jameson Williams	WR	3	2	69	0	64	28.6%	48.6%	63.8%	9.7%	23.0	17.6%	21.3	4.06	0.345	1.078	17	44
Kalif Raymond	WR	1	1	11	0	9	4.0%	48.6%	27.5%	3.2%	11.0	5.9%	9.0	0.65	0.077	1.222	17	19
Josh Reynolds	WR	2	1	13	0	12	5.4%	80.0%	72.5%	6.5%	6.5	7.1%	6.0	0.46	0.134	1.083	28	50
Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR						0.0%	5.7%	4.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	3
Sam LaPorta	TE	12	7	84	0	79	35.3%	97.1%	100.0%	38.7%	7.0	35.3%	6.6	2.47	0.828	1.063	34	69
James Mitchell	TE	1	1	4	0	1	0.4%	11.4%	27.5%	3.2%	4.0	25.0%	1.0	1.00	0.052	4.000	4	19
Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	3	1	0	0	-8	-3.6%	71.4%	62.3%	9.7%	0.0	12.0%	-2.7	0.00	0.120	0.000	25	43
David Montgomery	RB	1	0	0	0	-8	-3.6%	28.6%	39.1%	3.2%	0.0	10.0%	-8.0	0.00	0.023	0.000	10	27

Week 17 Detroit Lions Fantasy Takeaways:

Jared Goff (19-of-34, 271 yds., 1/2)
- Head coach Dan Campbell has said he’s not resting his starters, so it’s business as usual for the Lions as they’re pretty much locked into the three-seed in the NFC playoffs. Fire up Goff as a low-end QB1 in a great matchup against the Vikings.
  - Low-end QB1
Jahmyr Gibbs (15-43; 3-1-0)
David Montgomery (14-65-1; 1-0-0)
- This offense flows through the run, and the proverbial table is plenty full for Gibbs and Montgomery to both get their fill. Start both in Week 18 and continue to reap the benefits.
  - Both Gibbs and Montgomery are high-end RB2 options, and both have weekly RB1 upside
Amon-Ra St. Brown (8-6-90-1)
- Stud. Must-start.
  - Solid WR1
Sam LaPorta (12-7-84)
- The possible overall TE1 in redraft and current TE1 after 17 weeks is undoubtedly a must-start.
  - Must-start top-two TE

Green Bay Packers

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Romeo Doubs	WR	6	3	28	0	78	21.8%	85.3%	75.7%	17.6%	4.7	20.7%	13.0	0.97	0.418	0.359	29	56
Jayden Reed	WR	8	6	89	2	144	40.3%	44.1%	31.1%	23.5%	11.1	53.3%	18.0	5.93	0.635	0.618	15	23
Samori Toure	WR	1	1	-6	0	-6	-1.7%	14.7%	12.2%	2.9%	-6.0	20.0%	-6.0	-1.20	0.032	1.000	5	9
Malik Heath	WR	2	1	13	0	23	6.4%	52.9%	62.2%	5.9%	6.5	11.1%	11.5	0.72	0.133	0.565	18	46
Bo Melton	WR	9	6	105	1	112	31.4%	70.6%	66.2%	26.5%	11.7	37.5%	12.4	4.38	0.617	0.938	24	49
Tucker Kraft	TE	6	6	48	0	9	2.5%	76.5%	82.4%	17.6%	8.0	23.1%	1.5	1.85	0.282	5.333	26	61
Josiah Deguara	TE						0.0%	2.9%	14.9%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	11
Ben Sims	TE	1	1	6	0	2	0.6%	29.4%	55.4%	2.9%	6.0	10.0%	2.0	0.60	0.048	3.000	10	41
Aaron Jones	RB	1	1	10	0	-5	-1.4%	50.0%	56.8%	2.9%	10.0	5.9%	-5.0	0.59	0.034	-2.000	17	42
AJ Dillon	RB						0.0%	2.9%	16.2%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	12
Patrick Taylor	RB						0.0%	5.9%	27.0%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	20

Week 17 Green Bay Packers Fantasy Takeaways:

Jordan Love (24-of-33, 256 yds., 3/0; 2-2-1)
- Love has been a quality fantasy option and gets a must-win game on his plate against the Bears, where if the Packers win, they’re in. Love is stacking up good, solid games but not massive games. Still, that puts him in low-end QB1 territory.
  - High-end QB2/streamer
Aaron Jones (20-120; 1-1-10)
- Jones has put together his best two games of the season back to back, so right now, you’ve got to be starting Jones if you roster him in Week 18.
  - Mid-range RB2
Christian Watson (Missed Week 17 - hamstring)
- Watson has missed the last month with a hamstring injury. It will be very hard to trust him in lineups, even if he returns in Week 18. He practiced on Wednesday, which is a good sign for that potential return.
  - High-end WR3 when healthy
Romeo Doubs (6-3-28)
- Doubs is too inconsistent to see starting treatment despite Watson being out of the lineup. He’s been touchdown-dependent but you can do better in the championship round.
  - Low-end WR3 and an inconsistent low-end flex
Jayden Reed (8-6-89-2; left Week 17 - chest/ribs)
- Reed was on his way to his legacy game until he left the game with a rib injury, but the jury is still out if he returns for Week 18. If he does, he’s a WR2.
  - Mid-range WR2
Tucker Kraft (6-6-48)
- Kraft has been excellent since entering the starting lineup and has played 90%+ snaps and routes for the Packers in the majority of games since Luke Musgrave went down. With four double-digit fantasy games in a row, Kraft is a high-end TE2 going into Lambeau with the playoffs on the line vs. the Bears.
  - High-end TE2

Houston Texans

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Robert Woods	WR	4	4	58	0	30	19.6%	76.5%	63.9%	12.9%	14.5	15.4%	7.5	2.23	0.331	1.933	26	39
Nico Collins	WR	8	7	80	0	50	32.7%	70.6%	62.3%	25.8%	10.0	33.3%	6.3	3.33	0.616	1.600	24	38
Noah Brown	WR	2	1	8	0	16	10.5%	14.7%	11.5%	6.5%	4.0	40.0%	8.0	1.60	0.170	0.500	5	7
John Metchie	WR	3	1	8	0	16	10.5%	55.9%	60.7%	9.7%	2.7	15.8%	5.3	0.42	0.218	0.500	19	37
Xavier Hutchinson	WR	3	2	8	0	25	16.3%	38.2%	42.6%	9.7%	2.7	23.1%	8.3	0.62	0.260	0.320	13	26
Dalton Schultz	TE	4	2	19	0	23	15.0%	70.6%	78.7%	12.9%	4.8	16.7%	5.8	0.79	0.299	0.826	24	48
Brevin Jordan	TE	2	2	19	1	-2	-1.3%	32.4%	50.8%	6.5%	9.5	18.2%	-1.0	1.73	0.088	-9.500	11	31
Eric Saubert	TE	1	1	2	0	-3	-2.0%	14.7%	29.5%	3.2%	2.0	20.0%	-3.0	0.40	0.035	-0.667	5	18
Dameon Pierce	RB	1	1	5	0	4	2.6%	8.8%	19.7%	3.2%	5.0	33.3%	4.0	1.67	0.067	1.250	3	12
Devin Singletary	RB	3	3	6	0	-6	-3.9%	50.0%	62.3%	9.7%	2.0	17.6%	-2.0	0.35	0.118	-1.000	17	38
Dare Ogunbowale	RB						0.0%	23.5%	18.0%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	8	11

Week 17 Houston Texans Fantasy Takeaways:

C.J. Stroud (24-of-32, 213 yds., 1/0; 1-4)
- With Stroud back, he took on more of a game-manager role as he didn’t put up gaudy stats but did what he had to against the Titans in their win. Now, he can put the Texans over the top and get them in the position they need to win and then root for the Titans on Sunday. Fire up Stroud as a QB1 option for the fantasy championships.
  - Top-8 fantasy QB when healthy
Devin Singletary (16-80; 3-3-6)
- Singletary was back leading the backfield with 19 opportunities in Week 17 and now gets the Colts in a huge game that will help decide the AFC South if the Jaguars lose to the Titans on Sunday. Volume plus his overall solid efficiency land Singletary as a mid-range RB2 thanks to having Stroud back to keep defenses honest.
  - Mid-range RB2
Nico Collins (8-7-80; 1-7)
- Collins was obviously a massive benefactor with C.J. Stroud returning, as the passing game got their footing on solid ground following Davis Mills and Case Keenum taking the reins in the previous weeks. Collins has blossomed into a star in the NFL and, for sure, in fantasy football circles, and his breakout 2023 can finish on a high note, making him a WR2 for Week 18.
  - High-end WR2 when healthy
Noah Brown (2-1-8; left Week 17 - back/hip/knee)
- Brown is all sorts of banged up for the Texans, as a hip issue is what led him out of Week 17’s game. I don’t think I could trust him even if he is active. If you have to play him, he would be a flex option and a low-end one at that.
  - Low-end flex play if he plays in Week 18
Dalton Schultz (4-2-19)
- Schultz gets a bit of a bump with tight end falling by the wayside and not playing in Week 18, like Isaiah Likely, George Kittle, and David Njoku. Schultz is still a boom-or-bust option, but he runs 75-80% of routes in this Houston offense quarterbacked by C.J. Stroud, so that’s certainly worth something.
  - Low-end TE1/high-end TE streamer

Indianapolis Colts

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Michael Pittman	WR	7	5	46	0	41	25.6%	96.0%	89.3%	35.0%	6.6	29.2%	5.9	1.92	0.704	1.122	24	50
Alec Pierce	WR	1	1	58	1	32	20.0%	100.0%	98.2%	5.0%	58.0	4.0%	32.0	2.32	0.215	1.813	25	55
Josh Downs	WR	2	2	53	0	25	15.6%	52.0%	62.5%	10.0%	26.5	15.4%	12.5	4.08	0.259	2.120	13	35
D.J. Montgomery	WR						0.0%	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	4
Mo Alie-Cox	TE	3	2	18	0	11	6.9%	48.0%	60.7%	15.0%	6.0	25.0%	3.7	1.50	0.273	1.636	12	34
Kylen Granson	TE	3	1	13	0	41	25.6%	56.0%	62.5%	15.0%	4.3	21.4%	13.7	0.93	0.404	0.317	14	35
Will Mallory	TE	1	1	19	0	9	5.6%	24.0%	16.1%	5.0%	19.0	16.7%	9.0	3.17	0.114	2.111	6	9
Jonathan Taylor	RB	1	1	8	0	-5	-3.1%	48.0%	62.5%	5.0%	8.0	8.3%	-5.0	0.67	0.053	-1.600	12	35
Trey Sermon	RB	2	2	9	0	6	3.8%	36.0%	32.1%	10.0%	4.5	22.2%	3.0	1.00	0.176	1.500	9	18
Tyler Goodson	RB						0.0%	4.0%	5.4%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	3

Week 17 Indianapolis Colts Fantasy Takeaways:

Jonathan Taylor (21-96-1; 1-1-8)
- Taylor’s role is pretty solid, but he’s giving up snaps and some routes to Trey Sermon and Tyler Goodson. Still, fire up Taylor in a must-win game the Colts need if they want to put themselves in the best position to make the playoffs.
  - Set-and-forget RB1
Michael Pittman (7-5-46)
- Pittman has been an awesome volume-based receiver that you can almost set your watch to, but he’s a bit banged up currently. We’re still starting Pittman as a mid-range WR2 because we know the volume will be there and Minshew has eyes for the huge boundary target in Pittman.
  - Mid-range WR2

Jacksonville Jaguars

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Calvin Ridley	WR	8	4	39	0	67	42.1%	93.1%	71.4%	34.8%	4.9	29.6%	8.4	1.44	0.817	0.582	27	45
Jamal Agnew	WR	2	2	53	0	40	25.2%	24.1%	14.3%	8.7%	26.5	28.6%	20.0	7.57	0.307	1.325	7	9
Tim Jones	WR	1	0	0	0	13	8.2%	55.2%	61.9%	4.3%	0.0	6.3%	13.0	0.00	0.122	0.000	16	39
Parker Washington	WR	1	1	2	0	2	1.3%	55.2%	39.7%	4.3%	2.0	6.3%	2.0	0.13	0.074	1.000	16	25
Elijah Cooks	WR						0.0%	27.6%	39.7%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	8	25
Evan Engram	TE	6	6	60	0	31	19.5%	100.0%	68.3%	26.1%	10.0	20.7%	5.2	2.07	0.528	1.935	29	43
Luke Farrell	TE	1	1	7	0	6	3.8%	20.7%	49.2%	4.3%	7.0	16.7%	6.0	1.17	0.092	1.167	6	31
Brenton Strange	TE	2	1	1	0	4	2.5%	13.8%	47.6%	8.7%	0.5	50.0%	2.0	0.25	0.148	0.250	4	30
Travis Etienne	RB	2	2	16	0	-4	-2.5%	62.1%	61.9%	8.7%	8.0	11.1%	-2.0	0.89	0.113	-4.000	18	39
Tank Bigsby	RB						0.0%	6.9%	27.0%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	17
D'Ernest Johnson	RB						0.0%	13.8%	19.0%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	4	12

Week 17 Jacksonville Jaguars Fantasy Takeaways:

Trevor Lawrence (Missed Week 17 - shoulder)
- Lawrence has been practicing this week in preparation for their Week 18 game with the Titans. All the Jags need to do is win and they win the AFC South, so they’ll want all hands on deck. For fantasy, Lawrence is a low-end QB1 against the Titans’ pass-funnel defense.
  - Low-end QB1
Travis Etienne (16-102-2; 2-2-16)
- Bouncing back from a tough stretch, Etienne’s Week 17 put him back in the high-end RB2/low-end RB1 conversation despite a tougher matchup looming against the Titans.
  - Low-end RB1/High-end RB2
Calvin Ridley (8-4-39)
- The boom-or-bust season for Ridley continues, as we don’t know which Ridley we’ll get each week. Because of that, he’s a highly-volatile WR3; especially if Christian Kirk (whose practice window was activated this week) is active for Week 18.
  - Volatile WR3 with WR1 upside
Evan Engram (6-6-60)
- Engram is an easy top-three TE for Week 18.
  - Mid-range TE1

Kansas City Chiefs

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	3	1	3	0	44	28.0%	69.7%	70.4%	10.7%	1.0	13.0%	14.7	0.13	0.357	0.068	23	38
Rashee Rice	WR	6	5	127	0	44	28.0%	87.9%	77.8%	21.4%	21.2	20.7%	7.3	4.38	0.518	2.886	29	42
Richie James	WR	1	1	6	0	5	3.2%	27.3%	22.2%	3.6%	6.0	11.1%	5.0	0.67	0.076	1.200	9	12
Justyn Ross	WR						0.0%	9.1%	13.0%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	3	7
Justin Watson	WR	3	1	41	0	49	31.2%	48.5%	44.4%	10.7%	13.7	18.8%	16.3	2.56	0.379	0.837	16	24
Mecole Hardman	WR						0.0%	6.1%	9.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	5
Travis Kelce	TE	4	3	16	0	14	8.9%	78.8%	81.5%	14.3%	4.0	15.4%	3.5	0.62	0.277	1.143	26	44
Noah Gray	TE	4	3	17	0	7	4.5%	42.4%	59.3%	14.3%	4.3	28.6%	1.8	1.21	0.245	2.429	14	32
Blake Bell	TE						0.0%	6.1%	20.4%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	11
Isiah Pacheco	RB	7	7	35	1	-6	-3.8%	81.8%	92.6%	25.0%	5.0	25.9%	-0.9	1.30	0.348	-5.833	27	50
La'Mical Perine	RB						0.0%	9.1%	7.4%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	3	4

Week 17 Kansas City Chiefs Fantasy Takeaways:

The Chiefs and Andy Reid have already announced that Blaine Gabbert will be starting at quarterback for the Chiefs in Week 18. Reid usually rests multiple starters, so that means players like Isiah Pacheco and Travis Kelce could also miss most, if not all, of Week 18. The same goes for Rashee Rice.

Las Vegas Raiders

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Davante Adams	WR	21	13	126	2	224	55.0%	98.0%	97.3%	45.7%	6.0	43.8%	10.7	2.63	1.070	0.563	48	73
Jakobi Meyers	WR	10	6	56	0	69	17.0%	93.9%	94.7%	21.7%	5.6	21.7%	6.9	1.22	0.445	0.812	46	71
Hunter Renfrow	WR						0.0%	18.4%	16.0%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	9	12
Tre Tucker	WR	5	2	36	0	110	27.0%	79.6%	69.3%	10.9%	7.2	12.8%	22.0	0.92	0.352	0.327	39	52
De Andre Carter	WR						0.0%	2.0%	2.7%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	2
Austin Hooper	TE	3	3	28	0	9	2.2%	77.6%	85.3%	6.5%	9.3	7.9%	3.0	0.74	0.113	3.111	38	64
Cole Fotheringham	TE						0.0%	2.0%	2.7%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	2
Zamir White	RB	6	5	35	0	-7	-1.7%	36.7%	57.3%	13.0%	5.8	33.3%	-1.2	1.94	0.184	-5.000	18	43
Ameer Abdullah	RB	1	1	18	0	2	0.5%	46.9%	40.0%	2.2%	18.0	4.3%	2.0	0.78	0.036	9.000	23	30
Brandon Bolden	RB						0.0%	0.0%	2.7%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	2
Jakob Johnson	FB						0.0%	4.1%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	15

Week 17 Las Vegas Raiders Fantasy Takeaways:

Zamir White (20-71; 1-0-0)
- White took the bellcow role as he’s averaged 68% of the snaps for the Raiders over the past three weeks and rewarded fantasy managers who took a chance on him with three fantasy top-16 finishes. If Jacobs makes Week 18, White becomes droppable, but Jacobs cannot go, White jumps back into the mid-range RB2 conversation.
  - Mid-range RB2
Davante Adams (21-13-126-2)
- Well, where has THIS Davante Adams been? He’s been dormant (relatively speaking) for a while, but this is what we in the biz call a “ceiling game”. We’ve been starting Adams regardless, so stay the course in Week 18.
  - High-end WR2
Jakobi Meyers (10-6-56)
- Meyers is not immune to the passing game struggles this season for the Raiders, but he’s cemented himself as a low-end WR3 or flex option with a low floor.
  - Low-end WR3

Los Angeles Chargers

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Quentin Johnston	WR	6	3	29	0	67	23.9%	89.7%	90.8%	16.2%	4.8	17.1%	11.2	0.83	0.411	0.433	35	59
Derius Davis	WR						0.0%	10.3%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	4	13
Keelan Doss	WR	8	5	25	0	69	24.6%	84.6%	75.4%	21.6%	3.1	24.2%	8.6	0.76	0.497	0.362	33	49
Jalen Guyton	WR						0.0%	7.7%	4.6%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	3	3
Alex Erickson	WR	8	7	98	0	65	23.2%	89.7%	93.8%	21.6%	12.3	22.9%	8.1	2.80	0.487	1.508	35	61
Gerald Everett	TE	9	4	31	0	49	17.5%	69.2%	69.2%	24.3%	3.4	33.3%	5.4	1.15	0.487	0.633	27	45
Stone Smartt	TE	2	2	23	0	16	5.7%	25.6%	29.2%	5.4%	11.5	20.0%	8.0	2.30	0.121	1.438	10	19
Nick Vannett	TE						0.0%	12.8%	16.9%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	5	11
Austin Ekeler	RB	2	1	4	0	19	6.8%	51.3%	72.3%	5.4%	2.0	10.0%	9.5	0.20	0.129	0.211	20	47
Joshua Kelley	RB						0.0%	10.3%	9.2%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	4	6
Isaiah Spiller	RB	2	2	10	0	-5	-1.8%	20.5%	18.5%	5.4%	5.0	25.0%	-2.5	1.25	0.069	-2.000	8	12

Week 17 Los Angeles Chargers Fantasy Takeaways:

Austin Ekeler (13-46; 2-1-4)
- Ekeler came back to looking a little closer to his normal self, but Ekeler still has disappointed his fantasy managers who spent a mid-first rounder on him. If you still have him on your championship roster, he’s probably more of an RB2.
  - High-end RB2 with reception-based upside

Los Angeles Rams

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Cooper Kupp	WR	6	4	27	1	43	21.7%	100.0%	98.4%	17.6%	4.5	15.8%	7.2	0.71	0.417	0.628	38	61
Tutu Atwell	WR						0.0%	2.6%	6.5%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	4
Puka Nacua	WR	8	5	118	0	45	22.7%	100.0%	98.4%	23.5%	14.8	21.1%	5.6	3.11	0.512	2.622	38	61
Ben Skowronek	WR						0.0%	0.0%	1.6%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	1
Demarcus Robinson	WR	10	6	92	0	109	55.1%	97.4%	91.9%	29.4%	9.2	27.0%	10.9	2.49	0.827	0.844	37	57
Austin Trammell	WR						0.0%	0.0%	1.6%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	1
Tyler Higbee	TE	7	6	62	0	12	6.1%	84.2%	93.5%	20.6%	8.9	21.9%	1.7	1.94	0.351	5.167	32	58
Brycen Hopkins	TE						0.0%	0.0%	1.6%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	1
Davis Allen	TE						0.0%	5.3%	6.5%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	4
Kyren Williams	RB	2	2	14	0	-3	-1.5%	34.2%	93.5%	5.9%	7.0	15.4%	-1.5	1.08	0.078	-4.667	13	58
Ronnie Rivers	RB	1	1	4	0	-8	-4.0%	5.3%	6.5%	2.9%	4.0	50.0%	-8.0	2.00	0.016	-0.500	2	4

Week 17 Los Angeles Rams Fantasy Takeaways:

The Rams have already announced that Carson Wentz will be the starting quarterback in Week 18 for Matthew Stafford, who will rest up for the playoffs. Head coach Sean McVay also announced that Kyren Williams and Cooper Kupp will sit as well for Week 18. Puka Nacua will play, as he’s 29 yards from the NFL rookie receiving record, but once he gets that, he will likely sit for the remainder of Week 18.

DeMarcus Robinson (10-6-92)
- With Kupp and Nacua sitting for the majority of Week 18, Robinson should pace the Rams in targets in Week 18. It’s also possible he sits for a portion too, but that’s the Week 18 game; we just don’t know how the coaches will manage some of their players. I still feel pretty decent about starting Robinson against the 49ers.
  - Mid-range WR3

Miami Dolphins

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Tyreek Hill	WR	12	6	76	0	114	42.9%	84.1%	72.5%	33.3%	6.3	32.4%	9.5	2.05	0.800	0.667	37	50
Braxton Berrios	WR	2	2	10	0	1	0.4%	50.0%	43.5%	5.6%	5.0	9.1%	0.5	0.45	0.086	10.000	22	30
Cedrick Wilson	WR	4	2	27	1	48	18.0%	88.6%	85.5%	11.1%	6.8	10.3%	12.0	0.69	0.293	0.563	39	59
River Cracraft	WR	1	0	0	0	1	0.4%	9.1%	21.7%	2.8%	0.0	25.0%	1.0	0.00	0.044	0.000	4	15
Robbie Chosen	WR	1	0	0	0	23	8.6%	27.3%	18.8%	2.8%	0.0	8.3%	23.0	0.00	0.102	0.000	12	13
Chase Claypool	WR	1	0	0	0	30	11.3%	9.1%	14.5%	2.8%	0.0	25.0%	30.0	0.00	0.121	0.000	4	10
Durham Smythe	TE	3	3	54	0	38	14.3%	70.5%	73.9%	8.3%	18.0	9.7%	12.7	1.74	0.225	1.421	31	51
Julian Hill	TE	1	1	9	0	3	1.1%	13.6%	33.3%	2.8%	9.0	16.7%	3.0	1.50	0.050	3.000	6	23
Jeff Wilson	RB	4	3	13	0	24	9.0%	56.8%	49.3%	11.1%	3.3	16.0%	6.0	0.52	0.230	0.542	25	34
De'Von Achane	RB	5	4	30	1	-14	-5.3%	43.2%	47.8%	13.9%	6.0	26.3%	-2.8	1.58	0.171	-2.143	19	33
Chris Brooks	RB						0.0%	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	5
Alec Ingold	FB	2	1	18	0	-2	-0.8%	20.5%	31.9%	5.6%	9.0	22.2%	-1.0	2.00	0.078	-9.000	9	22

Week 17 Miami Dolphins Fantasy Takeaways:

Tua Tagovailoa (22-of-38, 237 yds., 2/2; 2-14)
- Tua hasn’t been as good in the second half of 2023 as he had been in the beginning of the season, but he’s still a low-end QB1.
  - Low-end QB1
De’Von Achane (14-107; 5-4-30-1)
Raheem Mostert (Missed Week 17 - knee/ankle)
- Achane took most of the passing and rushing volume with Jeff Wilson cleaning up the rest in Week 18 without Raheem Mostert in the fold. Mostert hasn’t practiced yet leading up to Miami’s showdown with Buffalo for the AFC East, but if Mostert can’t go, fire up Achane as a high-end RB2.
  - Achane is a high-end RB2 without Mostert active. If Mostert is active, consider Mostert as a high-end RB2 with Achane taking a dip into low-end RB2 territory.
Tyreek Hill (12-6-76)
- Stud. Best fantasy wide receiver right now.
  - THE WR1
Jaylen Waddle (Missed Week 17 - ankle)
- I would not be surprised if the Dolphins held Waddle out with his ankle sprain and kept him for the playoff run.
  - Low-end WR2 if he plays

Minnesota Vikings

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Justin Jefferson	WR	10	5	59	0	121	49.8%	100.0%	100.0%	32.3%	5.9	26.3%	12.1	1.55	0.832	0.488	38	53
Jordan Addison	WR	5	3	28	0	77	31.7%	92.1%	92.5%	16.1%	5.6	14.3%	15.4	0.80	0.464	0.364	35	49
K.J. Osborn	WR						0.0%	78.9%	62.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	30	33
Brandon Powell	WR	2	0	0	0	21	8.6%	13.2%	17.0%	6.5%	0.0	40.0%	10.5	0.00	0.157	0.000	5	9
Lucky Jackson	WR						0.0%	2.6%	1.9%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	1
Josh Oliver	TE	2	1	17	0	13	5.3%	18.4%	45.3%	6.5%	8.5	28.6%	6.5	2.43	0.134	1.308	7	24
Johnny Mundt	TE	7	4	39	1	22	9.1%	81.6%	77.4%	22.6%	5.6	22.6%	3.1	1.26	0.402	1.773	31	41
Alexander Mattison	RB	2	2	13	0	-1	-0.4%	42.1%	39.6%	6.5%	6.5	12.5%	-0.5	0.81	0.094	-13.000	16	21
Ty Chandler	RB	3	3	24	0	-10	-4.1%	26.3%	56.6%	9.7%	8.0	30.0%	-3.3	2.40	0.116	-2.400	10	30
C.J. Ham	FB						0.0%	5.3%	7.5%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	4

Week 17 Minnesota Vikings Fantasy Takeaways:

Ty Chandler (10-40; 3-3-24)
- Seeing the volume over Alexander Mattison and somehow, Mattison has the edge on Chandler in routes (42-26%) in Week 17. Still, Chandler is a solid option against the Lions and should be in championship lineups as no worse than a flex option.
  - Mid-range RB2
Justin Jefferson (10-5-59)
- He’s a stud. Jefferson is a fantasy starter every week as long as he’s active.
  - Locked-in WR1
Jordan Addison (5-3-28)
- Addison got back to running routes on 92% of dropbacks in Week 17, but hit the low end of variance in production with Johnny Mundt earning seven targets and scoring a touchdown, plus there not being that much volume to go around elsewhere. He should have a better run in Week 18, as he’s a low-end flex with clear upside.
  - Low-end flex/low-end WR3

New England Patriots

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
DeVante Parker	WR	2	1	15	0	23	11.7%	29.0%	28.3%	8.3%	7.5	22.2%	11.5	1.67	0.207	0.652	9	15
Demario Douglas	WR	5	3	31	0	65	33.0%	93.5%	94.3%	20.8%	6.2	17.2%	13.0	1.07	0.543	0.477	29	50
Tyquan Thornton	WR	3	3	24	0	23	11.7%	71.0%	69.8%	12.5%	8.0	13.6%	7.7	1.09	0.269	1.043	22	37
Jalen Reagor	WR	3	1	39	0	52	26.4%	83.9%	67.9%	12.5%	13.0	11.5%	17.3	1.50	0.372	0.750	26	36
Mike Gesicki	TE	6	4	35	0	36	18.3%	67.7%	67.9%	25.0%	5.8	28.6%	6.0	1.67	0.503	0.972	21	36
Pharaoh Brown	TE	1	1	5	0	1	0.5%	32.3%	67.9%	4.2%	5.0	10.0%	1.0	0.50	0.066	5.000	10	36
Matt Sokol	TE						0.0%	0.0%	1.9%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	1
Ezekiel Elliott	RB	2	1	6	0	-2	-1.0%	41.9%	81.1%	8.3%	3.0	15.4%	-1.0	0.46	0.118	-3.000	13	43
Kevin Harris	RB	2	2	54	0	-1	-0.5%	22.6%	20.8%	8.3%	27.0	28.6%	-0.5	7.71	0.121	-54.000	7	11

Week 17 New England Patriots Fantasy Takeaways:

Ezekiel Elliott (14-39-1; 2-1-6)
- The Patriots are just running out the clock on the season, and with Rhamondre Stevenson on IR to end his season, Elliott is a low-end fantasy RB2 by default. He gets quite a bit of volume, but end-zone trips are few and far between.
  - Low-end RB2

New Orleans Saints

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Chris Olave	WR	6	3	26	0	38	23.6%	88.6%	67.1%	17.6%	4.3	19.4%	6.3	0.84	0.430	0.684	31	47
Rashid Shaheed	WR	3	2	14	0	14	8.7%	65.7%	54.3%	8.8%	4.7	13.0%	4.7	0.61	0.193	1.000	23	38
A.T. Perry	WR	2	1	5	0	10	6.2%	57.1%	45.7%	5.9%	2.5	10.0%	5.0	0.25	0.132	0.500	20	32
Keith Kirkwood	WR						0.0%	14.3%	22.9%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	5	16
Lynn Bowden	WR	1	1	6	0	-3	-1.9%	20.0%	25.7%	2.9%	6.0	14.3%	-3.0	0.86	0.031	-2.000	7	18
Juwan Johnson	TE	12	8	90	1	84	52.2%	68.6%	71.4%	35.3%	7.5	50.0%	7.0	3.75	0.895	1.071	24	50
Foster Moreau	TE	1	1	13	0	10	6.2%	28.6%	54.3%	2.9%	13.0	10.0%	10.0	1.30	0.088	1.300	10	38
Taysom Hill	TE	2	2	30	1	24	14.9%	28.6%	34.3%	5.9%	15.0	20.0%	12.0	3.00	0.193	1.250	10	24
Jimmy Graham	TE						0.0%	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	5
Alvin Kamara	RB	2	2	4	0	-2	-1.2%	25.7%	32.9%	5.9%	2.0	22.2%	-1.0	0.44	0.080	-2.000	9	23
Jamaal Williams	RB	4	4	13	0	-18	-11.2%	40.0%	57.1%	11.8%	3.3	28.6%	-4.5	0.93	0.098	-0.722	14	40
Adam Prentice	FB	1	1	7	0	4	2.5%	11.4%	21.4%	2.9%	7.0	25.0%	4.0	1.75	0.062	1.750	4	15

Week 17 New Orleans Saints Fantasy Takeaways:

Derek Carr (24-of-32, 197 yds., 2/0; 3-(-3))
- Carr had a solid game against the Bucs and now gets the Falcons in Week 18, where the easiest path for the playoffs is a Saints win and Bucs loss to the Panthers. They may not have Alvin Kamara in tow for that game, so that could lead to more passing for the Saints. That’s always good for fantasy, so Carr is a solid streaming option if you don’t have a better starting option in your championship.
  - High-end QB2/solid quarterback streaming option
Alvin Kamara (10-45; 2-2-4; left Week 17 - ankle)
- Kamara is considered “day-to-day” with an ankle sprain, but I wouldn’t be shocked if the Saints play it safe and rule him out, which would boost Jamaal Williams up to a low-end RB2. If Kamara plays, he’s a target-dependent as well as volume-dependent mid-range RB2.
  - Mid-range RB2 if he plays in Week 18
Chris Olave (6-3-26)
- Olave is a pretty solid option this week against the Falcons, where Carr may have throw a bit more if Kamara is sidelined with his ankle sprain.
  - Mid-range WR2 with WR1 upside

New York Giants

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Darius Slayton	WR	6	4	106	1	114	35.4%	88.0%	86.5%	15.4%	17.7	13.6%	19.0	2.41	0.479	0.930	44	64
Isaiah Hodgins	WR	2	1	18	0	29	9.0%	22.0%	24.3%	5.1%	9.0	18.2%	14.5	1.64	0.140	0.621	11	18
Jalin Hyatt	WR	4	3	25	0	51	15.8%	82.0%	77.0%	10.3%	6.3	9.8%	12.8	0.61	0.265	0.490	41	57
Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	9	6	55	0	29	9.0%	80.0%	82.4%	23.1%	6.1	22.5%	3.2	1.38	0.409	1.897	40	61
Sterling Shepard	WR	1	0	0	0	5	1.6%	8.0%	6.8%	2.6%	0.0	25.0%	5.0	0.00	0.049	0.000	4	5
Gunner Olszewski	WR						0.0%	2.0%	2.7%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	2
Darren Waller	TE	6	5	51	0	41	12.7%	80.0%	66.2%	15.4%	8.5	15.0%	6.8	1.28	0.320	1.244	40	49
Daniel Bellinger	TE	4	4	39	0	19	5.9%	20.0%	43.2%	10.3%	9.8	40.0%	4.8	3.90	0.195	2.053	10	32
Saquon Barkley	RB	6	3	19	0	31	9.6%	56.0%	89.2%	15.4%	3.2	21.4%	5.2	0.68	0.298	0.613	28	66
Matt Breida	RB						0.0%	0.0%	5.4%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	4
Eric Gray	RB	1	1	6	0	3	0.9%	8.0%	8.1%	2.6%	6.0	25.0%	3.0	1.50	0.045	2.000	4	6

Week 17 New York Giants Fantasy Takeaways:

Saquon Barkley (12-39; 6-3-19)
- Barkley is a bellcow through and through, and he’ll succumb to the variance that is the Giants’ offense at times, but the good times will be GOOD. He’s at least going to help make up for any potential game-script shortcomings on the ground with some upside in the receiving game, so he’s still a high-end RB2 for that reason against the Eagles in Week 18.
  - High-end RB2
Darren Waller (6-5-51)
- Waller has gone from 47% routes per dropback in Week 15 to 71% in Week 16, to 80% in Week 17. With the Giants not playing for anything, Waller will try and get some momentum leading into 2024 with a solid performance here in Week 18. He’s a low-end TE1 with blow-up potential because we know what kind of athlete and talent Waller is.
  - Low-end TE1

New York Jets

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Garrett Wilson	WR	10	5	50	0	93	51.7%	100.0%	98.6%	22.7%	5.0	20.0%	9.3	1.00	0.703	0.538	50	72
Randall Cobb	WR						0.0%	6.0%	4.1%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	3	3
Jason Brownlee	WR	2	2	28	0	21	11.7%	100.0%	97.3%	4.5%	14.0	4.0%	10.5	0.56	0.150	1.333	50	71
Xavier Gipson	WR	7	4	33	0	13	7.2%	78.0%	69.9%	15.9%	4.7	17.9%	1.9	0.85	0.289	2.538	39	51
Irvin Charles	WR						0.0%	2.0%	8.2%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	6
Tyler Conklin	TE	5	5	45	0	35	19.4%	76.0%	79.5%	11.4%	9.0	13.2%	7.0	1.18	0.307	1.286	38	58
Kenny Yeboah	TE	3	2	28	0	14	7.8%	28.0%	34.2%	6.8%	9.3	21.4%	4.7	2.00	0.157	2.000	14	25
Breece Hall	RB	9	9	42	1	-9	-5.0%	54.0%	71.2%	20.5%	4.7	33.3%	-1.0	1.56	0.272	-4.667	27	52
Israel Abanikanda	RB	7	4	27	0	13	7.2%	30.0%	26.0%	15.9%	3.9	46.7%	1.9	1.80	0.289	2.077	15	19
Nick Bawden	FB	1	1	8	0	0	0.0%	6.0%	11.0%	2.3%	8.0	33.3%	0.0	2.67	0.034	0.000	3	8

Week 17 New York Jets Fantasy Takeaways:

Breece Hall (13-84; 9-9-42-1)
- Breece Hall might just be playing himself into being a top-four running back in 2024, because we know the tantalizing upside is there, even in THIS offense. Hall has ended 2024 in fantastic fashion and is a must-start option against the Patriots to end the season.
  - High-end RB2
Garrett Wilson (10-5-50; 1-(-1))
- Trevor Siemian understands the assignment, apparently. Get the ball to Garrett Wilson, even if it’s inefficient. We’ll take it. Start him in Week 18.
  - Low-end WR2

Philadelphia Eagles

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
A.J. Brown	WR	5	4	53	0	54	24.0%	92.0%	93.9%	21.7%	10.6	21.7%	10.8	2.30	0.494	0.981	23	46
DeVonta Smith	WR	5	3	30	0	95	42.2%	80.0%	87.8%	21.7%	6.0	25.0%	19.0	1.50	0.622	0.316	20	43
Olamide Zaccheaus	WR						0.0%	20.0%	12.2%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	5	6
Julio Jones	WR	2	2	34	2	28	12.4%	72.0%	40.8%	8.7%	17.0	11.1%	14.0	1.89	0.218	1.214	18	20
Dallas Goedert	TE	6	5	47	1	44	19.6%	88.0%	93.9%	26.1%	7.8	27.3%	7.3	2.14	0.528	1.068	22	46
Jack Stoll	TE						0.0%	24.0%	61.2%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	6	30
Grant Calcaterra	TE						0.0%	12.0%	10.2%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	3	5
D'Andre Swift	RB	1	1	5	0	1	0.4%	24.0%	46.9%	4.3%	5.0	16.7%	1.0	0.83	0.068	5.000	6	23
Kenneth Gainwell	RB	4	4	15	0	3	1.3%	56.0%	53.1%	17.4%	3.8	28.6%	0.8	1.07	0.270	5.000	14	26

Week 17 Philadelphia Eagles Fantasy Takeaways:

Jalen Hurts (18-of-23, 167 yds., 3/1; 8-25)
- A weekly stud that needs to be in all lineups. Good for a rushing score every week, it seems like. Except this past week, apparently. Still, he’s a must-start option at quarterback in Week 18.
  - A must-start QB1
D’Andre Swift (13-61; 1-5)
- A solid, no-frills RB2 where you’re hoping Jalen Hurts can just let Swift have one touchdown, as a treat.
  - Mid-range RB2
A.J. Brown (5-4-53)
- Stud. Grown a** man. Brown is a must-start each week.
  - Locked-in WR1
DeVonta Smith (5-3-30)
- In a must-win game where the Eagles are still alive for the two-seed in the NFC playoffs, Smith and A.J. Brown are must-start fantasy wide receivers against the Giants.
  - High-end WR2 with WR1 potential
Dallas Goedert (6-5-47-1)
- A floor play tight end in a dynamic offense, Goedert at least has the floor to not kill you if he doesn’t score, but if he does score, he’s usually a top-six option. That doesn’t put him there in terms of the tight end rankings for Week 18, but he’s definitely a TE1 you should have in your lineups this week.
  - Low-end TE1

Pittsburgh Steelers

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Diontae Johnson	WR	4	4	76	0	40	22.2%	80.8%	58.3%	19.0%	19.0	19.0%	10.0	3.62	0.441	1.900	21	42
George Pickens	WR	9	7	131	0	118	65.6%	100.0%	77.8%	42.9%	14.6	34.6%	13.1	5.04	1.102	1.110	26	56
Allen Robinson	WR						0.0%	57.7%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	15	48
Calvin Austin	WR						0.0%	26.9%	19.4%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	7	14
Miles Boykin	WR						0.0%	3.8%	8.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	6
Pat Freiermuth	TE	4	3	44	0	13	7.2%	69.2%	63.9%	19.0%	11.0	22.2%	3.3	2.44	0.336	3.385	18	46
Darnell Washington	TE						0.0%	19.2%	62.5%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	5	45
Rodney Williams	TE						0.0%	3.8%	5.6%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	4
Najee Harris	RB						0.0%	19.2%	52.8%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	5	38
Jaylen Warren	RB	4	4	23	0	9	5.0%	73.1%	54.2%	19.0%	5.8	21.1%	2.3	1.21	0.321	2.556	19	39
Connor Heyward	FB						0.0%	19.2%	30.6%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	5	22

Week 17 Pittsburgh Steelers Fantasy Takeaways:

Jaylen Warren (13-75-1; 4-4-23)
Najee Harris (27-122-2)
- The Steelers have given a renewed focus to the run game by giving Najee Harris 27 carries and almost eliminating him from the receiving game. Warren has played almost exclusively in that receiving capacity (averaging 72% routes per dropback over the past three weeks) while chipping in on the ground too. Both Harris and Warren had excellent, fantasy-worthy games in Week 17, and both can be started as mid-range RB2 with the volume they get.
  - Harris and Warren are low-end RB2s without much upside, though Harris carries the touchdown equity in this backfield
Diontae Johnson (4-4-76)
- Johnson has fallen by the wayside to an extent, as quarterback Mason Rudolph has clearly favored George Pickens over him. Johnson is still startable, but he’s second in the pecking order right now.
  - Low-end WR3
George Pickens (9-7-131)
- Pickens seems to be the apple of Mason Rudolph’s eye with 11 catches, 326 yards, and two touchdowns in his last two games and should be considered a high-end WR3 for Week 18.
  - High-end WR3

San Francisco 49ers

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Brandon Aiyuk	WR	8	7	114	1	101	54.9%	89.7%	87.1%	29.6%	14.3	30.8%	12.6	4.38	0.829	1.129	26	61
Deebo Samuel	WR	6	5	37	1	11	6.0%	93.1%	84.3%	22.2%	6.2	22.2%	1.8	1.37	0.375	3.364	27	59
Ronnie Bell	WR	1	0	0	0	12	6.5%	27.6%	14.3%	3.7%	0.0	12.5%	12.0	0.00	0.101	0.000	8	10
Chris Conley	WR						0.0%	31.0%	31.4%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	9	22
Tay Martin	WR						0.0%	3.4%	4.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	3
George Kittle	TE	4	3	29	0	38	20.7%	96.6%	91.4%	14.8%	7.3	14.3%	9.5	1.04	0.367	0.763	28	64
Charlie Woerner	TE						0.0%	24.1%	24.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	7	17
Brayden Willis	TE						0.0%	3.4%	8.6%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	6
Christian McCaffrey	RB	5	4	27	0	9	4.9%	65.5%	54.3%	18.5%	5.4	26.3%	1.8	1.42	0.312	3.000	19	38
Elijah Mitchell	RB						0.0%	27.6%	37.1%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	8	26
Jordan Mason	RB						0.0%	3.4%	7.1%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	5
Kyle Juszczyk	FB	3	3	23	0	13	7.1%	44.8%	55.7%	11.1%	7.7	23.1%	4.3	1.77	0.216	1.769	13	39

Week 17 San Francisco 49ers Fantasy Takeaways:

With Sam Darnold named the starting quarterback for the 49ers and Christian McCaffrey already ruled out, it looks like the 49ers may rule out most if not all of their front-line starters in Week 18. They've already clinched a first-round bye as well as the NFC West.

Seattle Seahawks

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
DK Metcalf	WR	8	5	106	0	77	34.2%	94.6%	95.9%	24.2%	13.3	22.9%	9.6	3.03	0.603	1.377	35	47
Tyler Lockett	WR	5	1	10	0	52	23.1%	86.5%	81.6%	15.2%	2.0	15.6%	10.4	0.31	0.389	0.192	32	40
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	2	1	12	1	7	3.1%	75.7%	67.3%	6.1%	6.0	7.1%	3.5	0.43	0.113	1.714	28	33
Jake Bobo	WR	1	1	4	0	1	0.4%	10.8%	10.2%	3.0%	4.0	25.0%	1.0	1.00	0.049	4.000	4	5
Noah Fant	TE	6	5	59	0	49	21.8%	45.9%	44.9%	18.2%	9.8	35.3%	8.2	3.47	0.425	1.204	17	22
Will Dissly	TE						0.0%	35.1%	42.9%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	13	21
Colby Parkinson	TE	3	2	38	0	36	16.0%	43.2%	57.1%	9.1%	12.7	18.8%	12.0	2.38	0.248	1.056	16	28
Kenneth Walker	RB	3	3	22	0	-10	-4.4%	24.3%	42.9%	9.1%	7.3	33.3%	-3.3	2.44	0.105	-2.200	9	21
Zach Charbonnet	RB	5	5	39	0	13	5.8%	64.9%	57.1%	15.2%	7.8	20.8%	2.6	1.63	0.268	3.000	24	28

Week 17 Seattle Seahawks Fantasy Takeaways:

Geno Smith (23-of-33, 290 yds., 1/0; 3-33)
- With Seattle needing help in addition to a win against the Arizona Cardinals to get in the playoffs, the Seahawks will be business as usual. That cements Geno Smith as a fringe fantasy QB1, with teams resting some of their starters this week.
  - Mid-range QB2/okay streamer
Kenneth Walker (10-53-1; 3-3-22)
- Walker may have lost the majority of routes and Zach Charbonnet, but Walker still has the edge on Charbonnet in production with 13 total opportunities to Charbonnet’s seven. Walker is still a mid-range RB2 with a good matchup this week against Arizona in the desert.
  - Mid-range RB2
DK Metcalf (8-5-106)
- With a good matchup on tap and Metcalf’s trajectory steadily rising, he’s a WR2 with some spike week potential in Week 18 as the Seahawks try to get in the playoffs.
  - Boom-or-bust mid-range WR2
Tyler Lockett (5-1-10)
- Lockett followed up an 11-target, 8-81 game with a complete dud. He had just five targets and caught one for 11 yards on 87% of Geno Smith’s routes. Lockett is a hard-to-trust WR3 in the fantasy championships.
  - Low-end WR3/okay flex option
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (2-1-12-1)
- JSN is just as difficult to trust, as he got a touchdown to salvage his day but only earned two targets. Start Smith-Njigba if you must, but I’d rather have a safer option in my lineup.
  - Low-end WR3 and low-end flex

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Mike Evans	WR	4	3	70	0	71	24.8%	88.6%	82.1%	12.1%	17.5	12.9%	17.8	2.26	0.356	0.986	31	46
Chris Godwin	WR	5	3	81	1	67	23.4%	91.4%	85.7%	15.2%	16.2	15.6%	13.4	2.53	0.391	1.209	32	48
Trey Palmer	WR	5	4	84	1	104	36.4%	80.0%	73.2%	15.2%	16.8	17.9%	20.8	3.00	0.482	0.808	28	41
Deven Thompkins	WR	2	1	0	0	-3	-1.0%	11.4%	12.5%	6.1%	0.0	50.0%	-1.5	0.00	0.084	0.000	4	7
David Moore	WR	1	0	0	0	9	3.1%	20.0%	28.6%	3.0%	0.0	14.3%	9.0	0.00	0.067	0.000	7	16
Cade Otton	TE	6	2	10	0	49	17.1%	97.1%	94.6%	18.2%	1.7	17.6%	8.2	0.29	0.393	0.204	34	53
David Wells	TE						0.0%	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	4
Payne Durham	TE						0.0%	2.9%	10.7%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	6
Rachaad White	RB	4	4	24	0	-4	-1.4%	62.9%	73.2%	12.1%	6.0	18.2%	-1.0	1.09	0.172	-6.000	22	41
Chase Edmonds	RB	6	5	40	0	-7	-2.4%	31.4%	26.8%	18.2%	6.7	54.5%	-1.2	3.64	0.256	-5.714	11	15

Week 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fantasy Takeaways:

Baker Mayfield (22-of-33, 309 yds., 2/2; 1-(-1))
- Baker Mayfield started Week 17 out absolutely awful but ended up passing through it for 309 yards and two touchdowns. It wasn’t a total loss, but at the very least, the Bucs get Carolina to cure what ails them. Win, and they win the NFC South, so you have to figure Baker will be at his best as a high-end QB2 and quality streaming option for anybody needing a quarterback in a pinch.
  - High-end QB2 and an excellent streaming option for QB-needy fantasy teams
Rachaad White (11-42; 4-4-24)
- White has a top-three running back role in fantasy and is shockingly close to the role Christian McCaffrey has without the fanfare or a consistently superb, efficient offense. White put up a dud in fantasy lineups last week, but in a must-win game for Tampa Bay, he’s locked into the low-end RB1 conversation with some high-profile backs taking a seat in Week 18.
  - Low-end RB1 in Week 18
Mike Evans (4-3-70)
- Evans has been solid throughout the season, and in a must-win game, Evans should be treated as a low-end WR1.
  - Low-end WR1
Chris Godwin (5-3-81-1)
- Coming on strong to finish the season, Chris Godwin has really turned it on with volume, with at least 11 targets in Weeks 14-16. Last week, he at least made up for the lack of volume with a touchdown. Expect Godwin to split the difference this week with volume and a good shot at a touchdown, making him a low-end WR2 in fantasy lineups.
  - Low-end WR2

Tennessee Titans

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
DeAndre Hopkins	WR	7	7	72	0	45	25.6%	96.9%	85.5%	28.0%	10.3	22.6%	6.4	2.32	0.599	1.600	31	47
Treylon Burks	WR	3	2	11	0	46	26.1%	90.6%	81.8%	12.0%	3.7	10.3%	15.3	0.38	0.363	0.239	29	45
Chris Moore	WR	3	1	32	0	72	40.9%	81.3%	76.4%	12.0%	10.7	11.5%	24.0	1.23	0.466	0.444	26	42
Colton Dowell	WR						0.0%	3.1%	3.6%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	2
Mason Kinsey	WR						0.0%	6.3%	9.1%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	5
Chigoziem Okonkwo	TE	4	3	34	0	17	9.7%	81.3%	74.5%	16.0%	8.5	15.4%	4.3	1.31	0.308	2.000	26	41
Kevin Rader	TE	1	1	6	0	2	1.1%	12.5%	21.8%	4.0%	6.0	25.0%	2.0	1.50	0.068	3.000	4	12
Derrick Henry	RB	1	0	0	0	2	1.1%	25.0%	41.8%	4.0%	0.0	12.5%	2.0	0.00	0.068	0.000	8	23
Tyjae Spears	RB	6	4	29	0	-8	-4.5%	65.6%	61.8%	24.0%	4.8	28.6%	-1.3	1.38	0.328	-3.625	21	34
Jonathan Ward	RB						0.0%	0.0%	5.5%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	0	3

Week 17 Tennessee Titans Fantasy Takeaways:

Derrick Henry (12-42; 1-0-0)
- Henry was game-scripted out of their matchup in Week 17 against the Texans, and that’s the danger with somebody like Henry. The Titans can play spoiler against the Jaguars in what could be Henry’s final game with the Titans. Consider him a mid-range RB2 with some steep downside should the game get out of hand.
  - Mid-range RB2 with steep downside
DeAndre Hopkins (7-7-72)
- No matter who is at quarterback for the Titans, the fact that Hopkins has close to 70 catches and 1,000 receiving yards in this team’s passing-game environment is a testament to how good Hopkins truly is. Consider him a high-end WR3 for this week’s final regular season game.
  - High-end WR3

Washington Commanders

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	Target Share %	Yards per Target	TPRR	aDOT	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Routes	Player Snaps
Terry McLaurin	WR	6	4	61	1	89	61.0%	96.6%	89.1%	23.1%	10.2	21.4%	14.8	2.18	0.773	0.685	28	41
Jahan Dotson	WR	1	0	0	0	3	2.1%	82.8%	84.8%	3.8%	0.0	4.2%	3.0	0.00	0.072	0.000	24	39
Curtis Samuel	WR	4	3	33	0	36	24.7%	62.1%	50.0%	15.4%	8.3	22.2%	9.0	1.83	0.403	0.917	18	23
Dyami Brown	WR						0.0%	3.4%	4.3%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	1	2
Byron Pringle	WR	1	0	0	0	10	6.8%	17.2%	21.7%	3.8%	0.0	20.0%	10.0	0.00	0.106	0.000	5	10
Jamison Crowder	WR						0.0%	13.8%	26.1%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	4	12
Logan Thomas	TE	4	3	20	0	23	15.8%	72.4%	60.9%	15.4%	5.0	19.0%	5.8	0.95	0.341	0.870	21	28
John Bates	TE	2	1	6	0	9	6.2%	37.9%	54.3%	7.7%	3.0	18.2%	4.5	0.55	0.159	0.667	11	25
Brian Robinson	RB	4	4	32	0	-1	-0.7%	44.8%	54.3%	15.4%	8.0	30.8%	-0.3	2.46	0.226	-32.000	13	25
Antonio Gibson	RB	4	2	17	0	-23	-15.8%	37.9%	43.5%	15.4%	4.3	36.4%	-5.8	1.55	0.120	-0.739	11	20
Alex Armah	FB						0.0%	6.9%	10.9%	0.0%	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.000	2	5

Week 17 Washington Commanders Fantasy Takeaways:

Brian Robinson (9-44; 4-4-32)
- Robinson returns to the Commanders’ lineup in Week 17 to more of the same: a split role with Antonio Gibson. Robinson’s role is the side of the split you want in fantasy, but with the Commanders out of any playoff contention and staring down the barrel of the Dallas Cowboys, who are playing to cement their two-seed in the playoffs, Robinson could be a risky low-end RB2 option for fantasy lineups.
  - Mid-range RB2 when healthy
Terry McLaurin (7-4-61-1)
- With McLaurin the clear breadwinner for the Commanders among their receiver corps, he still has a shot at 75 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards with just two catches and 54 receiving yards. He should be able to attain both benchmarks as a mid-range WR3 and the only startable Commander on the passing-game side in Week 18.
  - Mid-range WR3

Stat Credits:

Pro Football Focus
NFL Next Gen Stats
NFLGSIS.com
Fantasy Life (All running back short down and distance, long down and distance, and two-minute snaps data)

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