Kyle Monangai, RB, Bears – to accumulate
The Bears backfield experienced a drastic change in playing time. In Week 11, D’Andre Swift led the way by playing nearly 58% of the snaps compared to Monangai’s 37%.
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Last week, it was an upset with Monangai leading with 56% snap share against Swift’s 47%.
There is much speculation that Swift’s impropriety contributed greatly to this change. Whether or not the change is permanent has yet to be seen, but it’s a position to monitor as you look to lead a currently top-8 offense in both points and yards.
Devin Neal, RB, Saints – to accumulate
Alvin Kamara went down with a knee injury and the Kansas rookie ended up playing 74% of the snaps in Week 12 vs. the Falcons.
Audrick Estime was a healthy scratch in this game, but we can assume Kamara is expected to be out for a while with an MCL injury.
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Neal, a sixth-round pick, weighs 5 feet 11 inches, 213 pounds and ran a 4.58 40 time. You can watch some of his Kansas highlights here, but when I went back and watched some of his games – while he lacks long speed, I’m amazed by his short-field explosion. He has a good wiggle/vision combo and uses those skills to find holes and avoid big tackles, resulting in him picking up an extra yard or two on a good amount of his carries.
Bhayshul Tuten, RB, Jaguars – stock down
After seeing his snap share slowly increase over the past three weeks (culminating in a 32% snap share in Week 11), Tuten played on just 21% of the snaps last week.
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In contrast, Travis Etienne Jr. enjoyed a 64% snap share, his highest since Week 2. It was the first time he achieved a 58% snap share since Week 6 and resulted in ETN scoring a season-high 20.6 PPR fantasy points.
We’re only talking about a difference in a few snaps, so it’s not a huge difference but still… it put a big stop sign in front of the Tuten hype train.
I say it every week but Lequint Allen Jr. is not going anywhere, he is too good in pass protection. Allen played 15% of the snaps in Week 12 and is averaging north of a 20% snap share on the season.
Jayden Higgins, WR, Texas – to accumulate
Higgins’ nine targets in Week 12 were a season high, but his 58% snap share is about the same as he has seen over the past six games, hovering around the 60% mark.
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Higgins should be included on all competitive 12-team or deeper leagues, but I’m not as bullish on him as some of his fantasy brothers. He has seen mostly favorable matchups in his last six games and although he has scored fantasy points, his 51% catch rate over that span is poor, and, according to Next Gen Stats, his 23% tight-window rate is also below average.
All that said, he’s got another great matchup this week as the Colts secondary gets into trouble. Sauce Gardner could travel and take Nico Collins out and leave Higgins available for some open looks.
Tyrone Tracy Jr., RB, Giants – to accumulate
I can’t make head or tail of this backfield. Last week, I said that Tracy’s stock is down and he was forced to go to Kenneth Walker III to say, “It appears that divine intervention will be required to get him into the end zone to advance.”
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Okay, maybe we all experienced a low-level religious experience because out of absolutely nowhere, Tracy got three carries in go-to-goal situations (she still failed to score, but still).
To put it in perspective, from Weeks 9-11 Devin Singletary racked up 10 carries from inside out and gave Tracy literally zero looks. In fact, coming into the week Tracy had only one carry of 10 all season. He tripled that number in one game. A true head scratcher.
It also felt like the Giants were trending toward a 50-50 split between Tracy and Singletary, but suddenly last week, Tracy played 71% of the snaps, which was his highest snap share since Week 1.
Jerry Jeudy, WR, Browns – stock down
It’s almost impossible to trust Jeudy or Cedric Tillman as the Browns’ coaching staff is trying to bring more young players on the field. Jeudy played 65% of the snaps while Tillman only played 52% of the snaps. Jeudy was above 80% snap share in his last three games.
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Meanwhile Rand-O’s like Gage Larvaden, Malachi Corley and Isaiah Bonds played north of a 25% snap share.
The pass game has more of a ceiling with rookie QB Shadure Sanders starting but overall it’s still a mess. This is simply not an environment that can support a receiver who is only playing 55%-60% of the snaps.
David Sills V, WR, Falcons – to accumulate
With Drake London expected to miss more time while dealing with a PCL injury, Sills is an interesting special add.
He played one more snap than Darnell Mooney in Week 12 vs. New Orleans and led receivers in snap share (69%). That being said, Kirk Cousins has really spread the ball around evenly in the low-volume passing game.
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With only 23 pass attempts, Kirko Chanes delivered exactly three targets to four different receivers. Kyle Pitts Sr. led the way with just five targets and Bijan Robinson had twice.
It’s possible, and likely, that the Falcons open this up in a more competitive game. Opponent Saints had 7 points in 3+ quarters.
John Mechie III, WR, Jets – to accumulate
Mechi and Adonai Mitchell both played north of 85% of the snaps and were No. 1 and No. 2 in route runs.
Both players saw seven targets with Mechi being far more productive (6 receptions, 65 yards, TD, 18.5 PPR). Mechi is a must-have spot on any competitive roster in 12-team or big league play, just don’t overlook Adonai’s 6.5 goals/game average over his last two games. It feels like a productive game is coming soon.
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Treveon Henderson, RB, Patriots – Stock Neutral
After playing a massive 90% snap share in Week 11, the Patriots got healthier and as a result, Henderson saw his snap share drop to 64%. In Week 12 vs. the Bengals, Raimondre Stevenson played 31% and Terrell Jennings played 4.5%.
However, overall Snap share is still really strong. If Henderson stays around that 65% mark, he’s potentially looking at top-12 running back usage.
Kayshon Boutte, WR, Patriots – to accumulate
After missing two games, Boutte returned from his hamstring injury and immediately played 80% of the snaps and led the team in route runs.
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The matchup called for Hunter Henry to abuse Cincy’s league’s worst tight end defense, but moving forward, expect Boutte to return the WR2-level production we’ve seen from him in past weeks. Remember, from Weeks 6-8 before the injury, Boute was averaging 18.8 PPR points per game.
Brenton Strange, TE, Jaguars – to accumulate
After the IR stint, Strange was immediately inserted back into the lineup and played 72% of the snaps in Week 12.
Using the Time Stone, it seemed as if he lost no time at all. He caught all five of his targets for a team-leading 93 yards. This offense is going to be really interesting with Brian Thomas Jr. added to the rock-solid pass-catching group of Strange, Parker Washington and Jakobi Meyers.
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Other Snap Share Notes
Chimare Dyke, WR, Titans – I can’t help but notice the speedy rookie after scoring two touchdowns. The Titans are still poor offensively but Dyke has 16 or more PPR points in three of his last five games. He has had over 80% snap share in three of his last four games.
Khalil Shakir, WR, Bills – The 44 snaps played by Shakir were the most since Week 3. His 10 targets, eight receptions and 110 yards were all-season highs.
Michael Carter, RB, Cardinals – Carter (54%) edged out Bam Knight (46%) as the latter tried to play through some injuries, but that may all be irrelevant once Trey Benson returns.
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Woody Marks, RB, Texans -His 71.4% snap share continued the trend of heavy work. Marks has been north of 65% snap shares in three straight games. He played nearly 47% of the snaps in his four games before Week 10.
Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Steelers – We knew Jaylen Warren was bullied, so we shouldn’t be surprised to see the team essentially split the workload down the middle (52% for Gaineswell, 49% for Warren).
Mitchell Tinsley, WR, Bengals – With Jamar Chase suspended and Tee Higgins injured, Tinsley ran 74% of the snaps last week. The team placed Andrei Iosivas in his usual slot position as Tinsley played 82% of his snaps out wide.
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Noah Fant, TE, Bengals – Mike Gesicki returned from IR and outpaced Noah Fant, taking 43% of the snaps at home while Fant only played 27%. Generally, we want streamers and sleeper tight ends to be on the field about 70% of the time. Since everyone is abusing each other’s playing time, no one should be included in most traditional leagues.
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