Welcome to the Weekly Fantasy Football Usage Report. Volume is paramount in fantasy football, and a player’s usage determines the type of volume they receive. Each week, I’ll look at different usage trends across the NFL to help us prepare for the rest of the season and beyond. Let’s dig in to Week 2.
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Jameson Williams’ Reduced Role
After a breakout season in 2024, Jameson Williams backed it up with another good season in 2025, setting a new high in receiving yards. He also set new highs in snap percentage (91.3%) and route participation (94.2%). Through two games in 2026, he’s maintained his participation rates with 90.1% of snaps and 97.6% of routes, but the targets haven’t come. In 2025, he earned a 23.1% target share. In 2026, thus far, that number is 15.6%.
Jameson Williams‘ Advanced Metrics
Some thought he could close the gap between himself and Amon-Ra St. Brown. Instead, St. Brown has pulled away even further from Williams, posting a 36.6% target share in their two games. I don’t expect this large of a gap to continue between these two, and Williams is a boom/bust player to begin with. This is a situation to monitor.
TreVeyon Henderson’s Return
TreVeyon Henderson missed Week 1 due to injury but came into Week 2 healthy. With Rhamondre Stevenson taking the vast majority of backfield opportunities to end 2025, everyone wanted to see what the split would be in 2026. With Stevenson committing yet another fumble, Henderson led the backfield. Henderson played 60% of the snaps and received 61.5% of the backfield opportunities on his way to 13.6 PPR points.
.@TreVeyonH4 took off.. WOW 🤯
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— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 20, 2026
Stevenson, on the other hand, scored only 4.3 PPR points while getting 30.8% of the backfield opportunities on 36.4% of the snaps. Stevenson is a solid back, but Henderson has the higher ceiling; it shouldn’t surprise anyone if he commands the majority of the backfield for the rest of the season.
Travis Etienne’s Poor Outing
In Week 1, we saw more Kendre Miller than we’d like, capping Travis Etienne‘s role. Last week, Etienne played 58.9% of the snaps and got 60% of the backfield opportunities with a 14.3% target share. This week, Miller was inactive, but Alvin Kamara returned, and it got worse for Etienne. Etienne played 54.4% of the snaps, got 38.5% of the backfield opportunities, and had a 5.9% target share in Week 2. Kamara earned 57.7% of the opportunities with a 26.5% target share on 29.4% of the snaps.
Travis Etienne‘s Week 2 Next Gen Stats
Etienne ended with the better fantasy day due to a 2-point conversion, but neither had productive days overall. I wouldn’t expect Kamara to continue handling this big of a share of the backfield, but this makes me feel uncomfortable with Etienne, and I wouldn’t plan on him being more than a FLEX play.
Dalton Schultz Picks up the Slack
With Nico Collins missing Week 2, and the Texans in a tough game against the Bengals, someone needed to step up for C.J. Stroud. As has been the case in the past when Collins has been out, Dalton Schultz did just that. On the day, Schultz played 67.5% of the snaps, which seems low, until you realize the Texans had 80 offensive snaps, so he still played 54 himself. He earned a 25.5% target share, which he turned into 14 targets for 12 receptions and 140 yards. He scored 26 PPR fantasy points on the day.
What a catch by Dalton Schultz!
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Schultz is a “boring” tight end, but he’s continued to show he can be a productive tight end when Collins is out. As long as Collins doesn’t play, Schultz should be ranked in the top 12 at his position.
Bryce Young on a Heater
Through two games, Bryce Young is looking like the quarterback he was expected to be when he was drafted first overall. The Panthers have relied on Young’s arm in their two games so far and have passed at a 64.2% rate. In 2025, that rate was 54.4%. Young has rewarded them, too. So far, Young is averaging 324 passing yards and three passing touchdowns per game. He’s also tossed in a touchdown on the ground and thrown only one interception.
Bryce Young‘s 2026 Efficiency Metrics
It’s a small sample, but Young is averaging 27.8 fantasy PPG so far, which is better than we’d ever expected from him. We do need to take this with a grain of salt as he’s played two bad defenses, but this could go a long way towards Young staying on the right track.
Another Stinker for Colston Loveland
If you’re a Colston Loveland manager, the first two weeks have been unbearable. Loveland has only one — yes, one — catch so far. Maybe even worse, he has a lowly 7.8% target share thus far. The light at the end of the tunnel for Loveland is that he’s been a full-time player. In these two games, he’s played 86.7% and 86.5% of the snaps as well as running 89.5% and 69% of the routes.
The drop in routes in Week 2 is explained by him being kept in to block more than normal against a blitz-heavy Vikings defense. There’s always a chance Loveland’s year 2 doesn’t go as planned, but I’m sure productive weeks are on their way. He’s too talented, and the offense is too good for him not to.
Jaylen Waddle Gets Back on Track
Jaylen Waddle‘s first game as a Bronco left a lot to be desired. His routes and snaps were encouraging, sitting at 87.5% and 74%. However, he earned only three targets for an 11.1% target share. In Week 2, we saw his usage increase. His snaps and routes actually went down to 61.3% and 68.8%, but he earned a 32.3% target share.
Jaylen Waddle‘s Advanced Metrics
The Broncos were more deliberate with his usage, and it greatly benefited him. Waddle ended his day with 10 targets, catching eight of them for 138 yards, which gave him 21.8 PPR points. This is closer to the player we were expecting when the Broncos traded for Waddle. I doubt we get too many more games where Waddle gets a target share over 30%, but I do expect more big fantasy performances.
Where is Marvin Harrison Jr.?
Marvin Harrison Jr. has yet to live up to the expectations he had as a prospect entering the NFL. Through two games this year, it’s as bad as it’s ever been. He’s been a nonfactor. He’s averaging 76.8% of the snaps and has run almost all the routes at 91.4%. Sadly, has only a 6.2% target share with four total targets.
Before the season, we rightfully had some concern that he was no longer the No. 1 wideout on the team, but no one expected Harrison to be involved so little. Making it worse, the Cardinals offense — and team as a whole — is playing well compared to what we thought they would. So why would anything change? You can’t play Harrison at the time, and I wouldn’t stop you from dropping him.
Parker Washington Validates the Hype
Few players entered this past offseason with more hype than Parker Washington after he put up an impressive string of games together to end 2025. During the offseason, that hype only grew as news out of training camp talked about how dominant he’d been — and how big a part of the offense he’d be. So far this year, all the hype was warranted.
Parker Washington‘s Week 2 Next Gen Stats
In Week 1, he scored 19.3 PPR points, without even playing the full game due to the Jaguars pulling starters in the second half. In Week 2, he played 80% of the snaps, ran 90.3% of the routes, and earned a 41.4% target share. He turned that into seven receptions on 12 Targets for 98 receiving yards, scoring 16.8 PPR points. It’s clear Washington is Trevor Lawrence‘s top target and has a great role. Washington is an easy top-24 wide receiver for the rest of the season.
Tre Tucker’s Big Day
Jailon Nailor got a good amount of the offseason buzz for the Raiders after signing a bigger-than-expected contract. However, Tre Tucker is the one who has had the better role among wide receivers, continuing what he did in 2025. Through two games, Tucker has run 81% of the routes while playing 65.6% of the snaps and has earned an 18.6% target share.
Tucker’s role and player archetype are ones with a lot of variance. His size makes it so that he can’t be relied on for a full route tree, but his blazing speed means he can create big plays. When those hit, he’ll have a good week like he just did. In Week 2, Tucker scored 22.9 PPR points after going for 119 yards and a touchdown on five receptions. Tucker is good depth for any best ball format, but don’t rely on him in managed leagues.
