Snap share stock report time! This is where I examine snap share data from every single team and highlight some players that may have seen a notable spike or dip in playing time and/or usage.
Fantasy Football Week 13 Snap Share Report
Kyle Monangai, RB, Bears — Stock Up
There was a massive shift in play time in the Bears backfield. In Week 12, D’Andre Swift led the way, playing about 58% of the snaps versus Monangai’s 37%.
Last week, that was flipped on its head with Monangai leading the way with a 56% snap share versus Swift’s 47%.
There is a lot of speculation that Swift’s fumble contributed greatly to the switch. Whether the change is permanent or not is yet to be seen, but it’s a situation to monitor as you want the lead back of what is currently a top 8 offense in both points and yards.
Devin Neal, RB, Saints — Stock Up
Alvin Kamara went down with a knee injury and the rookie out of Kansas ended up playing 74% of the snaps in Week 12 vs. the Falcons.
Audric Estime was a healthy scratch in this game but we can assume that changes as Kamara is expected to be out for a while with his MCL injury.
A sixth-round pick, Neal is 5-11, 213 pounds and ran a 4.58 40-time. You can catch some of his Kansas highlights here but when I went back and watched a couple of his games — while he lacks long speed, I’m intrigued by his short-area burst. He has a decent 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 tick up bit-by-bit over the last three weeks (culminating in a 32% snap share in Week 11), Tuten played on just 21% of the snaps this past week.
Conversely, the 64% snap share Travis Etienne Jr. enjoyed was his highest since Week 2. It was the first time he’s cracked a 58% snap share since Week 6 and as a result ETN scored a season-high 20.6 PPR fantasy points.
We’re talking about the difference in just a handful of snaps, so it’s not a huge difference but still… it put a huge stop sign in front of the Tuten hype train.
I say this every week but LeQuint Allen Jr. isn’t going anywhere, he’s 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, Texans — Stock Up
Higgins' nine targets in Week 12 were a season high but his 58% snap share is about the same as he’s seen for the past six games or so, hovering around the 60% mark.
Higgins should be rostered in all competitive 12-team or deeper leagues but I’m not quite as bullish on him as some of my fantasy brethren. He’s seen mostly favorable matchups over his last six games and while he has put up fantasy points, his 51% catch rate in that span is poor, and, per Next Gen Stats, his 23% tight-window rate is below average as well.
All that said, he’s got yet another great matchup this week as the Colts secondary has been a mess. Sauce Gardner may travel and take out Nico Collins leaving Higgins available for some open looks.
Tyrone Tracy Jr., RB, Giants — Stock Up
I can’t make heads or tails of this backfield. Last week, I said Tracy was a stock down and comped him to Kenneth Walker III saying, “it appears it will take divine intervention to get him in the end zone moving forward.”
Well, perhaps we all experienced a low-level religious experience because out of absolutely nowhere, Tracy got three carries in goal-to-go situations (he still failed to score, but still).
To put that in perspective, Devin Singletary from Weeks 9-11 racked up 10 carries from inside the 10 with Tracy seeing literally ZERO. In fact, coming into the week Tracy had exactly ONE carry from inside the 10 all season long. He just tripled that number in one game. A true head-scratcher.
It also felt like the Giants were trending towards a 50-50 split between Tracy and Singletary but all of a sudden this past week, Tracy played 71% of the snaps, his highest snap share since Week 1.
Jerry Jeudy, WR, Browns — Stock Down
It is nearly impossible to trust either Jeudy or Cedric Tillman as the Browns' coaching staff is seemingly trying to get more young players on the field. Jeudy played 65% of the snaps while Tillman played just 52%. Jeudy was above an 80% snap share in his previous three games.
Meanwhile rand-o’s like Gage Larvadain, Malachi Corley and Isaiah Bond all played north of a 25% snap share.
The ceiling for this pass game is higher with rookie RB Shedeur Sanders starting but overall it’s still a mess. It’s not at all the kind of environment that can support a receiver who is only playing 55%-60% of the snaps.
David Sills V, WR, Falcons — Stock Up
With Drake London expected to miss more time while working through a PCL injury, Sills is an interesting spec add.
He played one more snap than Darnell Mooney in Week 12 vs. New Orleans and ended up leading the receivers in snap share (69%). That being said, Kirk Cousins really spread the ball around evenly in a low-volume passing game.
With just 23 pass attempts, Kirko Chains distributed exactly three targets to four different receivers. Kyle Pitts Sr. led the way with just five targets and Bijan Robinson took home two looks.
It’s possible, and likely probable, the Falcons open it up in a more competitive game. The opposing Saints had 7 points through 3+ quarters.
John Metchie III, WR, Jets — Stock Up
Metchie and Adonai Mitchell both played north of 85% of the snaps and were No. 1 and No. 2 in routes run.
Both players saw seven targets with Metchie being far more productive (6 receptions, 65 yds, TD, 18.5 PPR). Metchie is a must-stash on any competitive roster in 12-team or larger leagues, just don’t ignore Adonai’s 6.5 targets/game average over his last two games. A productive game feels like it’s coming sooner rather than later.
TreVeyon Henderson, RB, Patriots — Stock Neutral
After playing a whopping 90% snap share in Week 11, the Patriots got healthier and, as a result, Henderson saw his snap share fall to 64%. Rhamondre Stevenson played 31% and Terrell Jennings played 4.5% in Week 12 vs. the Bengals.
The overall snap share is still really strong, though. If Henderson stays at around that 65% mark, he is potentially looking at top-12 running back usage.
Kayshon Boutte, WR, Patriots — Stock Up
After missing two games, Boutte came back from his hamstring injury and immediately played 80% of the snaps and led the team in routes run.
The matchup called on Hunter Henry to abuse Cincy’s league-worst tight end defense but moving forward, expect Boutte to return that WR2-level production we’ve seen from him in previous weeks. Remember, from Weeks 6-8, pre-injury, Boutte was averaging an insane 18.8 PPR points per game.
Brenton Strange, TE, Jaguars — Stock Up
Coming off an 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 like he missed 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 when Brian Thomas Jr. is inserted into a rock-solid pass-catching group of Strange, Parker Washington and Jakobi Meyers.
Other Snap Share Notes
Chimere Dike, WR, Titans - I can’t help but take notice of the speedy rookie after scoring two touchdowns. The Titans are still a mess offensively but Dike has had 16 or more PPR points in three of his last five games. He’s also been over an 80% snap share in three of his last four games.
Khalil Shakir, WR, Bills - Shakir's 44 snaps played was his most since Week 3. His 10 targets, eight receptions and 110 yards were all season highs.
Michael Carter, RB, Cardinals - Carter (54%) outpaced Bam Knight (46%) as the latter was trying to play through some injuries, but it all might be irrelevant if/when Trey Benson ends up coming back.
Woody Marks, RB, Texans - His 71.4% snap share continued a trend of heavy work. Marks has been north of 65% snap share in three straight games. He played about 47% of the snaps in his four games prior to Week 10.
Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Steelers - We knew going in that Jaylen Warren was banged up so we shouldn’t be surprised to see that the team essentially split the workload down the middle (52% for Gainwell, 49% for Warren).
Mitchell Tinsley, WR, Bengals - With Ja’Marr Chase suspended and Tee Higgins getting hurt, Tinsley ended up playing 74% of the snaps last week. The team kept Andrei Iosivas in his usual slot position as Tinsley played 82% of his snaps out wide.
Noah Fant, TE, Bengals - Mike Gesicki came back from IR and outpaced Noah Fant, taking home 43% of the snaps while Fant played just 27%. Generally, we want streamer and sleeper tight ends to be on the field about 70% of the time. With each man cannibalizing each other’s play time, neither should be rostered in most traditional leagues.