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 take a look at different usage trends throughout the NFL to help us prepare for the rest of the season. Before Week 10, we had the trade deadline, which brought us new situations. Let’s take a look at how things shook out.
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Week 10 Fantasy Football Usage Report
Raiders Pass Catchers
The Raiders are now in a post-Jakobi Meyers world. We know Brock Bowers is the main guy in Vegas’ passing game, but how everyone else will mix in was hard to project. Now we’ve got some results.
First, the Raiders are a two-tight-end offense now. Michael Mayer played 61.7% of the snaps and ran 43.2% of the routes. Tre Tucker led the wide receivers, playing every snap and running a route on every pass attempt. Next were Tyler Lockett and Dont’e Thornton Jr. Lockett played 56.7% of the snaps and ran 75.7% of the routes. Thornton Jr. ran 62.2% of the routes on 61.7% of the snaps. Second-round rookie Jack Bech lagged behing with 21.6% of the routes and 23.3% of the snaps.
Tyler Lockett led the Raiders in target share in Week 10, but there’s no ceiling there. Tre Tucker has had productive weeks in the past, but he’s inconsistent. Michael Mayer‘s production isn’t good enough while Brock Bowers is healthy. Bowers and Ashton Jeanty are the only worthwhile Raiders for fantasy football at this point.
Alec Pierce Ascends
Alec Pierce has made legitimate strides in his third season. He entered the NFL as a size/speed deep threat, mainly used to run go route after go route. In his sophomore season, Pierce showed some improvement as a player, although he remained an inconsistent deep threat. This year, Pierce is rounding into more of a complete player, and he has the results to show for it.
Pierce is running 70% of the Colts’ routes while playing 67.1% of the snaps, and he has earned a 15.4% target share. On that usage, Pierce is averaging 11.6 PPR PPG. Speaking to his improvement as a player, he’s averaging 2.3 yards per route run this year.
Alec Pierce has turned himself into a legitimate flex player in fantasy football. His production should be even better than it has too. Pierce has scored only one touchdown this year so far despite scoring seven in 2024. Pierce could enjoy some touchdown regression for the rest of the season.
Jakobi Meyers’ New Scenery
Jakobi Meyers asked for a trade this offseason, and he finally got his wish right at the deadline. Prior to the move, Meyers had been a disappointment. He wasn’t involved as much as we’re used to, and when he did see work, he did little with his opportunities. There’s a chance Jakobi Meyers was “dogging it” while with the Raiders due to wanting to be traded.
Now, joining the battered Jaguars’ receiving room, Meyers has a chance to regain his lost fantasy form. In his first game with the Jaguars, Meyers played 43.5% of the snaps, ran 48.5 % of the routes, and earned a 13% target share. Before the week, Liam Coen talked about how his offense is a difficult one to learn, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that Jakobi Meyers was a part-time player in his first game. Meyers is a better player than Parker Washington; he should overtake Washington sooner rather than later. Meyers can be a WR3 with the Jaguars. Even when Brian Thomas Jr. is back, we just need to see his usage rise, which it should.
Juwan Johnson Returns
Juwan Johnson was one of the biggest storylines at the start of the season. He had an elite role, playing nearly all the snaps and running all the routes. With his role, Johnson was producing as a top tight end. But then, when Taysom Hill and Foster Moreau returned, Johnson’s role diminished. Over the last two weeks, with his college teammate Tyler Shough as the starting quarterback, Johnson’s role hasn’t fully returned, but he’s producing. During that time, Johnson has run 74.1% of the routes on 57.8% of the snaps, and he has a 15.1% target share. In those two weeks, he has scored 12.1 and 19.2 PPR points.
His role isn’t as reliable anymore, but there’s reason to believe Johnson could continue to produce. The “shower narrative” of Juwan Johnson and Tyler Shough playing together in college is a real one. They clearly have a connection. Johnson is one of the best streaming tight ends available.
Theo Johnson: Red Zone Weapon
Quietly, since Malik Nabers‘ injury, Theo Johnson has been one of the better tight ends in fantasy football. Since Nabers went down, Johnson has averaged 12.1 PPR PPG on the back of five touchdowns. On the season, Johnson has played 84.1% of the Giants’ snaps and run 77.7% of the routes. On that, he’s earned a 15.2% target share. Since Week 5, with Nabers out, his target share is up to 22.4%. Johnson is a big, athletic tight end. The Giants have done a great job of using his physical abilities in the red zone, where Johnson has thrived.
Entering the NFL, Theo Johnson had plenty of refining to do, but it looks like he’s on his way. The Giants are putting him in a good position to win, and he’s rewarding them for it. Believe it or not, Johnson is a low-end TE1.
Jerry Jeudy Expected Points Regression
You wouldn’t know it based on his fantasy points, but Jerry Jeudy has had what should be a good role so far this season. Entering Week 10, Jeudy was running 91.1% of the routes on 84.6% of the snaps and earning a 17.2% target share. However, he had done nearly nothing with it, averaging only 6.0 PPR PPG. Some of this inefficiency can be blamed on Jeudy, who has always been a bit of an inconsistent player; the rest can be blamed on Dillon Gabriel‘s inaccuracy. Whether thanks to variance or improvement, Jeudy was able to perform in Week 10, scoring 19.8 PPR points.
If Jerry Jeudy and Dillon Gabriel can stay on the same page, Jeudy could be a worthwhile fantasy asset. The problem is, I wouldn’t count on that happening, and we could still see Shedeur Sanders at some point. In deep leagues, you can roster Jeudy for depth, but that’s it.
Rashid Shaheed Reunites With Klint Kubiak
Leading up to the trade deadline, Rashid Shaheed was one of the most talked-about names. The former undrafted free agent quickly made a name for himself in the NFL as an explosive playmaker. Since then, Shaheed has developed more of his game and become a solid route runner. But with the Saints clearly in a rebuild, Shaheed made sense to trade away. Luckily for Shaheed, he joined his former offensive coordinator, Klint Kubiak, in Seattle, where he pairs perfectly with Jaxon Smith-Njigba. In his first game with the Seahawks, Shaheed played 33.9% of the snaps, ran 61.5% of the routes, and earned an 8.3% target share. He also had two carries.
This was a unique game where the Seahawks only attempted 12 passes because their defense scored twice and they were in control the whole time. Still, it was nice to see Rashid Shaheed run the majority of the routes in his first game and get rushing attempts. His role should ramp up from here. Shaheed is a boom/bust WR3.
Marvin Harrison Jr.’s New Best Friend
This offseason, I was vocal about fading Marvin Harrison Jr. at his cost. His connection with Kyler Murray was too volatile as a rookie, and there was no reason to believe it would change for 2025. But with Murray hurt and Jacoby Brissett in, it’s different. While Brissett may be less talented than Murray, he’s a better fit for this offense. Brissett is willing and able to make the throws in the middle of the field that Murray wasn’t and couldn’t.
In his three healthy games since Brissett became the starter, Harrison is averaging 14.9 PPR PPG on a 15.3% target share. With Murray as his quarterback, he was at 12.5 PPR PPG on a 15.9% target share. His role is the same, but his production is better.
It’s worth noting that two of the three healthy games Marvin Harrison Jr. has played with Jacoby Brissett were against tough defenses in the Packers and Seahawks as well. With Jacoby Brissett, Harrison Jr. goes from being a WR3 to a WR2.
George Kittle’s Boom Week
George Kittle returned in Week 7 after missing five weeks due to a hamstring injury. He was expected to be a large part of the 49ers’ passing offense and a difference maker for our fantasy teams. Since returning, though, Kittle’s performances have been up and down. Before Week 10, he had one game over 14 PPR points and two under seven. Week 10 was fantastic, however, as he scored 23.3 PPR points.
Kittle’s snaps and routes have been normal since his return, sitting at 88.4% and 83.9%, but Week 10 was the first time since returning that he had more than a 13.8% target share. In fact, Kittle had a 23.1% target share. We know George Kittle is supremely talented; it’s only a matter of how involved he is. We expect his usage to be more similar to Week 10, and that’s what I would expect moving forward. Kittle likely needed a couple of ramp-up weeks, and that’s ok. Kittle is a top-five tight end going forward.
Treylon Burks is Alive?!
Now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a while. With injuries to Terry McLaurin and Luke McCaffrey, though, there were snaps to be had. Burks joined the Commanders before Week 7 and had his first game action in Week 9, playing 50.8% of the snaps but receiving only one target. He actually played fewer snaps in Week 10, only playing 38.9%, but had three targets for a 13.6% target share. He caught all of his targets for 61 yards on the day. Is Burks reigniting his career with the Commanders?
I don’t think there’s actually anything to see here. Treylon Burks has had plenty of chances to do something with his NFL career, but has yet to do so. It’s nice to see him playing again, but I’m not expecting anything. Even while the Commanders’ injuries persist, Burks isn’t worth a roster spot until we see an increased role.
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