Most of week 7’s big role jumps came with a teammate missing. Davis Allen’s did not. The Rams tight end played 69% of the snaps against an average of 43% over his previous 3 games, and his target share went from 3% to 17%. He had 5 touches and targets and scored 16 half-PPR points. Nobody around him sat out, and the numbers do not say why it moved.
Roles that moved
The running back jumps all had someone missing. In Chicago, D’Andre Swift played 86% of the snaps against an average of 50% over his previous 3 games, and his carry share went from 38% to 73%, with Kyle Monangai, at 54% of the snaps before this week and listed Questionable today, out. Swift had 26 touches and targets for 17 points.
In Houston, Woody Marks played 89% of the snaps against a 69% average, and his carry share went from 49% to 76%, with David Montgomery (35% of the snaps before this week, listed Questionable today) and Jawhar Jordan (22%) both out. Marks had 20 touches and targets for 8.6 points.
In Tennessee, Elic Ayomanor played 89% of the snaps against a 58% average, and his target share went from 6% to 23%, with Calvin Ridley, at 55% of the snaps before this week, out. Ayomanor had 7 touches and targets for 5.9 points.
Three roles went the other way, and none of them came with an injury listed in the findings. Chuba Hubbard played 61% of Carolina’s snaps after averaging 89% over his previous 2 games, and his carry share fell from 78% to 39%. Kevin Coleman played 15% of Miami’s snaps after a 57% average, his target share 26% to 5%. The numbers do not say why for either.
The third is Minnesota. Aaron Jones played 25% of the snaps after averaging 80% over his previous 2 games, and his carry share fell from 67% to 28%. Jordan Mason led the backfield with 15 carries. Jones had averaged 22.5 carries a game in the weeks before and had 8 this week.
Work that has not paid
Four players have usage worth more than their scoring, measured over their last two games. Jacoby Brissett’s usage has been worth about 25.4 points a game and he has scored 11.7 a game. Cam Ward’s has been worth 14.4 a game against 6.3 scored. Kendre Miller’s has been worth 14.5 a game against 6.2, and he caught 5 of 7 targets across those two games. Derrick Henry’s has been worth 13.3 a game against 5 scored, and he caught 2 of 3 targets across those two games.
The heaviest loads
Jahmyr Gibbs had the most work in week 7: 35 touches and targets, 29 carries and 6 targets, on 90% of the snaps for 14.8 points. Ollie Gordon had 28, 25 carries and 3 targets, on 83% of the snaps for 16.8. Tony Pollard had the same 28, 25 carries and 3 targets, on 75% of the snaps, and scored 35. Through the air, Trey McBride saw 13 targets, 30% of Arizona’s, and caught 10 for 111 yards. CeeDee Lamb saw 12, 46% of Dallas’s, and caught 5 for 74. Jaxon Smith-Njigba also saw 12, 44% of Seattle’s, and caught 9 for 150.
Cincinnati threw 10.7 points of pass rate above what the situation asked, a 47% pass rate on 66 plays, the most in the league. Tampa Bay went the other way by 20.9, a 14% pass rate on 81 plays.
The full table, every player and every share, is on the usage page. The two-week moves, including the ones too small to write up here, are on the trends page.
Written every Tuesday from the week’s usage numbers by the same system that builds the rankings.
Sources: nflverse weekly stats and snap counts, half-PPR, through week 7.