Week 5 Usage Report: Davante Adams on a ridiculous pace, plus full WR and TE target and snap data
Get downloaded on everything you need to know about wide receiver and tight end usage in Week 5 from one of the nation's top Fantasy experts
Each week, SportsLine's Fantasy expert Jacob Gibbs will provide a data-driven deep-dive into Sunday's games to help provide a better understanding of what we learned and how it will impact the Fantasy outlook of specific teams and players.
Below, you can find full team-by-team data on snap counts, target share, routes run, red-zone usage and more for every Fantasy relevant wide receiver and tight end. Check back later in the week for What We Learned, where Gibbs will break down all the takeaways you should have from Week 5, pulling largely from the information in this usage report.
If you have questions about any stats, players, or situations covered or not covered in this article, feel free to reach out to Gibbs on Twitter.
Week 5 Leaders
The 30-30 club:
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) October 12, 2021
(target share on the left, air yard share on the right)
37.9% — Davante Adams — 45.7%
33.6% — Brandin Cooks — 49.9%
33.1% — Cooper Kupp — 31.6%
32.9% — Deebo Samuel — 34.7%
30.2% — Terry McLaurin — 44.9%
Target per route run leaders at the TE position through Week 5:
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) October 12, 2021
26% — Dalton Schultz
23% — Darren Waller, George Kittle
22% — Mark Andrews, Travis Kelce
21% — Mike Gesicki, Dan Arnold, Zach Ertz, Noah Fant, Kyle Pitts
19% — Hunter Henry
18% — Tyler Conklin
These tight ends are being targeted at the highest rate when allowed to run routes, but that's only part of the equation when evaluating tight ends for Fantasy purposes. Understanding how often each tight end's offense allows them to actually run routes is another important piece of the puzzle.
Route involvement leaders at TE thru Week 5:
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) October 12, 2021
94% - Logan Thomas (RSJ at 88% in Week 5)
92% - Darren Waller
87% - Travis Kelce
86% - TJ Hockenson
85% - Mark Andrews
81% - Kyle Pitts
79% - George Kittle
78% - Noah Fant, Tyler Higbee
73% - Cole Kmet
72% - Dawson Knox, Mike Gesicki
Players like Hockenson, Andrews and Pitts haven't needed a massive target per route run rate, because they are running so many routes. This type of route involvement provides exciting upside for those guys if their TPRR rate rises, as we saw on full display with Mark Andrews' big Week 5 performance.
TPRR leaders continued:
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) October 12, 2021
25% — Chase Claypool, Robert Woods, Antonio Brown
24% — Tyler Boyd, Hunter Renfrow, CeeDee Lamb, Tee Higgins
23% — AJ Brown, Jakobi Meyers, Corey Davis, Ja'Marr Chase, Courtland Sutton, Marquise Brown, Justin Jefferson, Michael Pittman
Target per route run rate is one of the most important stats available for evaluating pass-catchers in Fantasy. I wrote about it in more detail here, if you are unfamiliar with the stat.
WRs who accounted for the largest share of their team's air yards in Week 5:
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) October 12, 2021
76% — DeAndre Hopkins
72% — Davante Adams
61% — Mike Williams, Ja'Marr Chase
48% — Courtland Sutton
47% — Tyler Lockett
42% — Robby Anderson, Marquez Callaway
41% — Terry McLaurin
40% — Justin Jefferson
Let's dig into the full data on Week 5 usage rates.
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