2021 Fantasy Football Snap Counts: Week 3 Report

ARI

The RB split in week 2 and week 3 was essentially the same at 65/38 with Chase Edmonds leading the way. James Conner does have double the carries (4) inside the 10 though.
As snaps go, every week it has been DeAndre Hopkins, A.J. Green, Christian Kirk, and Rondale Moore. Averaging only 36% of the snaps, you’re counting on Moore breaking one on limited plays if you’re running him out there.

ATL

Kyle Pitts has been over an 80% snap rate the last 2 weeks. He’s on pace for 59 receptions and 741 yards. Post-merger, there are only 3 TEs that had more than 741 yards in their rookie season. For the record, the combination of Noah Fant, Antonio Gate, Tony Gonalez, Rob Gronkowski, T.J. Hockenson, and Jason Witten averaged 34.3 receptions and 430 yards in their rookie season.
With Russell Gage missing in week 3, it was Olamide Zaccheaus at 69% of the snaps taking up the WR2 snaps.

BAL

Ty’Son Williams has been at 51%, 51% and 50% the first 3 weeks. It seems like a pretty clear split, for now. With Latavius, Le’Veon, and DeVonta all still around, it’s a backfield we’re going to have to monitor all season.
Sammy Watkins was under 80% snaps for the first time this season. With Rashod Bateman possibly returning, we’ll see who he takes snaps from in this WR corps.

BUF

Zack Moss went from 0 and 28% snaps in the first 2 weeks to 56% in week 3. In the last 2 weeks, Moss does have 8 touches inside the 10 compared to 2 touches for Singletary in that time. Some of that has been drive-related when Singletary leaves the game, but some of it is likely role-based at this point as well.
As snaps go for the Bills WRs, it’s Diggs and Sanders, then Beasley and Gabriel Davis and Isaiah Mckenzie were both under 30% in week 3.

CAR

Chuba Hubbard had 55% of the snaps compared to only 15% for Royce Freeman. At least in this game, it was clear that Chuba is the primary back without CMC.
Robby Anderson and Terrace Marshall Jr. played essentially the same snap rate in week 3.
The departure of Dan Arnold clears up the TE picture a little bit, but that picture is split with Ian Thomas and Tommy Tremble likely playing.

CHI

Just as the Browns figured out, the Bears’ offense is pretty straightforward. It’s David Montgomery, Allen Robinson, Darnell Mooney, and Cole Kmet.

CIN

With Tee Higgins out in week 3, Auden Tate saw an uptick to 57%.

CLE

In his first game back, Odell Beckham Jr. saw 64% of the snaps. To be fair, Donavan Peoples-Jones lead the Browns in snaps with 65%. The game got out of hand quick and there wasn’t much need for the WRs.

DAL

Both tight ends are over 50% on snap rate, but Schultz is getting the better side of it.
Ezekiel Elliot and Tony Pollard have settled in around the 70/35 split in the last 2 weeks.

DEN

First Jerry Jeudy and now K.J. Hamler, the Broncos can’t catch a break at WR. It was Diontae Spencer that got the 3rd WR snaps after Hamler left the game.
Javonte Williams has settled in around a 40% snap rate the last 2 weeks. This may be a pain to deal with for the season.

DET

Despite the great start that D’Andre Swift has gotten off to on the season, he has seen his snap rate decrease each week. According to recent news, the Lions are planning to get the ball in his hands more. And why wouldn’t they?
For 2 weeks in a row, it’s Quintez Cephus and Kalif Raymond leading the way. Amon-Ra St. Brown and Trinity Benson are splitting the WR3 snaps.

Robert Tonyan finally got above 50% snaps in this one (73%), so at least there’s that.
After Davante, the snaps are split among Lazard and MVS with Randall Cobb a clear 4th, even after they said they wanted to get him more involved.

HOU

It’s David Johnson and Mark Ingram sitting around 35%-40% with Burkhead and Lindsay picking up the scraps.

IND

Nyheim Hines lead the backfield at 56% versus 48% for Jonathan Taylor in week 3. It’s a split backfield, much to the chagrin of JT owners.
Parris Campbell saw 80% of the snaps (still 3rd) on his return. I still have him as a clear third among the Colts WRs.

JAX

Carlos Hyde seems pretty set in the 30%-35% snap rate.
It’s Marvin Jones, D.J. Chark, and then Laviska in each of the 3 weeks in order of snaps.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire has seen his snap rate drop each week while Darrel Williams has increased, sitting at 62/34 split in week 3.
Demarcus Robinson and Mecole Hardman continue to split WR2 responsibilities. Wouldn’t want to start either if I had other options.

LAC

Austin Ekeler has seen his snap share increase each week, up to 74% in week 3.
Jalen Guyton has secured the WR3 role in this offense, FWIW.

LAR

With Darrell Henderson out, Sony Michel got 74% of the snaps in this one.
For the first time all season, Robert Woods led the team in snaps. The Rams have 3 WRs that they like and they’re all going to play.
For the first time all year, Tyler Higbee didn’t play 100% of the snaps.

Peyton Barber leads the backfield with 57% of the snaps for the Raiders sans Josh Jacobs.
Bryan Edwards has led the team in snaps at WR each week with Henry Ruggs 2nd and Hunter Renfrow 3rd. Zay Jones is a distant 4th.

MIA

In back-to-back weeks, Mike Gesicki has been at 65% of the team’s snaps. Almost like the Dolphins should use the athletic TE in the passing game on occasion, or something like that.
Will Fuller got 61% of the snaps in his first week suited up for the ‘Phins.

MIN

After a hopeful week 1 at 81%, K.J. Osborn has been at 59% the last 2 weeks.
With Dalvin sitting this one out, Alexander Mattison had 68% of the snaps to Ameer Abdullah’s 29%. Dalvin was a limited participant at practice on Wednesday.

Without James White, Brandon Bolden jumped up to 46% snaps in this one. Damien Harris has declined each week (53%, 42%, 31%).
Jakobi Meyers leads the team in snaps at WR each week. Kendrick Bourne saw his snap count increase in week 3 with essentially the same amount as Nelson Agholor.
For the 2nd straight week, it was Hunter Henry that lead the TEs in snaps (72%/42% in week 3).

For the Marquez Callaway owners still out there, at least he has led the Saints WRs each week in snaps.
Juwan Johnson had a big week 1 and gained a play bump, but saw that disappear in week 3. There are other TEs available that you should be using a roster spot on.

NYG

Kadarius Toney got the biggest bump with Sterling Shepard and Darius Slayton leaving the game, up to 66% of the team’s snaps.
Evan Engram saw 56% snaps in his return. Look for him to take a bigger role this week, especially if Shepard and Slayton miss. John Ross has been designated to return off of IR as well.

NYJ

Ty Johnson and Michael Carter are splitting snaps, for whatever that’s worth, for the Jets.
Corey Davis continues to lead the team in snaps. With Elijah Moore dealing with a concussion, Braxton Berrios had 78% and Keelan Cole was at 50% of the snaps. The Jets could get Jamison Crowder back this week to further muddy the WR picture.

PHI

It’s a pretty clear 60-70% snap rate for Miles Sanders.
After Goedert leading in snaps in week 1, the 2 TEs for the Eagles have been splitting snaps pretty evenly since then.

PIT

With Diontae missing this game and JuJu leaving early, James Washington stepped up into the WR role behind Chase Claypool.
After Pat Freiermuth leading snaps in the first 2 weeks, it was Ebron that had the majority of snaps (57%) in week 3. Look elsewhere if you need a tight end to stream.

SEA

Gerald Everett has taken over the TE position for the Seahawks (79%).
Chris Carson had a season-low of 45% snaps in this one. The game got out of hand in the 2nd half and Seattle had to abandon the run game.

Trey Sermon saw 59% of the snaps in week 3 with every other RB injured. Kyle Juszczyk actually leads the backfield in snaps at 69%.
Brandon Aiyuk finally got to see a majority of snaps coming in as the clear WR2 with 86% of the snaps in week 3.

This backfield sucks to deal with. Just when you thought maybe Fournette was taking over, Gio Bernard out-snapped Leo and RoJo in week 3.
Remember when people thought O.J. Howard might be a thing (again). Well, he hasn’t even hit the 20% snap rate in a game yet.

TEN

It was Nick Westbrook who lead the WRs in snaps with AJB and Julio both leaving this game early.

WFT

Antonio Gibson went for a big 73 yard TD on his 1 reception in week 3, but the WFT seems pretty determined to split Gibson/McKissic at about 60/40.
Dyami Brown has seen his snap rate drop from 93% in week 1 to 65% in week 3. He has about the same snap rate as Adam Humphries in week 3 and Cam Sims saw some action with 37% of snaps.

Team – Sorted By Most Plays Ran

Team	Wk 1 Ply	Wk 1 Opp	Wk 2 Ply	Wk 2 Opp	Wk 3 Ply	Wk 3 Opp	Wk 3 Ply Total	WK 1 ALWD	WK 2 ALWD	WK 3 ALWD	Total ALWD
Las Vegas Raiders	80	BAL	64	PIT	81	MIA	225	67	56	78	201
Buffalo Bills	79	PIT	64	MIA	77	WAS	220	55	70	50	175
Tennessee Titans	64	ARI	83	SEA	65	IND	212	67	52	57	176
Minnesota Vikings	75	CIN	60	ARI	73	SEA	208	68	60	52	180
Dallas Cowboys	77	TB	60	LAC	71	PHI	208	64	62	53	179
Carolina Panthers	63	NYJ	74	NO	69	HOU	206	60	43	49	152
Los Angeles Chargers	78	WAS	62	DAL	61	KC	201	49	60	76	185
Miami Dolphins	52	NE	70	BUF	78	LV	200	70	64	81	215
Detroit Lions	84	SF	56	GB	60	BAL	200	55	61	57	173
New England Patriots	70	MIA	57	NYJ	70	NO	197	52	68	62	182
Denver Broncos	66	NYG	67	JAX	64	NYJ	197	59	50	53	162
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	64	DAL	60	ATL	71	LAR	195	77	69	63	209
Indianapolis Colts	71	SEA	65	LAR	57	TEN	193	53	60	65	178
Atlanta Falcons	64	PHI	69	TB	59	NYG	192	67	60	64	191
Baltimore Ravens	67	LV	68	KC	57	DET	192	80	49	60	189
Arizona Cardinals	67	TEN	60	MIN	64	JAX	191	64	60	66	190
Cleveland Browns	56	KC	57	HOU	78	CHI	191	61	58	42	161
San Francisco 49ers	55	DET	68	PHI	65	GB	188	84	55	59	198
Pittsburgh Steelers	55	BUF	56	LV	77	CIN	188	79	64	43	186
New York Giants	59	DEN	64	WAS	64	ATL	187	66	69	59	194
Kansas City Chiefs	61	CLE	49	BAL	76	LAC	186	56	68	61	185
Jacksonville Jaguars	68	HOU	50	DEN	66	ARI	184	75	67	64	206
Houston Texans	75	JAX	58	CLE	49	CAR	182	68	57	69	194
New York Jets	60	CAR	68	NE	53	DEN	181	63	57	64	184
Philadelphia Eagles	67	ATL	55	SF	53	DAL	175	64	68	71	203
Los Angeles Rams	50	CHI	60	IND	63	TB	173	69	65	71	205
Chicago Bears	69	LAR	61	CIN	42	CLE	172	50	54	78	182
Green Bay Packers	52	NO	61	DET	59	SF	172	60	56	65	181
Washington Football Team	49	LAC	69	NYG	50	BUF	168	78	64	77	219
Cincinnati Bengals	68	MIN	54	CHI	43	PIT	165	75	61	77	213
New Orleans Saints	60	GB	43	CAR	62	NE	165	52	74	70	196
Seattle Seahawks	53	IND	52	TEN	52	MIN	157	71	83	73	227

Team – Sorted By Most Plays Allowed

Team	Wk 1 Ply	Wk 1 Opp	Wk 2 Ply	Wk 2 Opp	Wk 3 Ply	Wk 3 Opp	Wk 3 Ply Total	WK 1 ALWD	WK 2 ALWD	WK 3 ALWD	TOTAL ALWD
Seattle Seahawks	53	IND	52	TEN	52	MIN	157	71	83	73	227
Washington Football Team	49	LAC	69	NYG	50	BUF	168	78	64	77	219
Miami Dolphins	52	NE	70	BUF	78	LV	200	70	64	81	215
Cincinnati Bengals	68	MIN	54	CHI	43	PIT	165	75	61	77	213
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	64	DAL	60	ATL	71	LAR	195	77	69	63	209
Jacksonville Jaguars	68	HOU	50	DEN	66	ARI	184	75	67	64	206
Los Angeles Rams	50	CHI	60	IND	63	TB	173	69	65	71	205
Philadelphia Eagles	67	ATL	55	SF	53	DAL	175	64	68	71	203
Las Vegas Raiders	80	BAL	64	PIT	81	MIA	225	67	56	78	201
San Francisco 49ers	55	DET	68	PHI	65	GB	188	84	55	59	198
New Orleans Saints	60	GB	43	CAR	62	NE	165	52	74	70	196
New York Giants	59	DEN	64	WAS	64	ATL	187	66	69	59	194
Houston Texans	75	JAX	58	CLE	49	CAR	182	68	57	69	194
Atlanta Falcons	64	PHI	69	TB	59	NYG	192	67	60	64	191
Arizona Cardinals	67	TEN	60	MIN	64	JAX	191	64	60	66	190
Baltimore Ravens	67	LV	68	KC	57	DET	192	80	49	60	189
Pittsburgh Steelers	55	BUF	56	LV	77	CIN	188	79	64	43	186
Los Angeles Chargers	78	WAS	62	DAL	61	KC	201	49	60	76	185
Kansas City Chiefs	61	CLE	49	BAL	76	LAC	186	56	68	61	185
New York Jets	60	CAR	68	NE	53	DEN	181	63	57	64	184
New England Patriots	70	MIA	57	NYJ	70	NO	197	52	68	62	182
Chicago Bears	69	LAR	61	CIN	42	CLE	172	50	54	78	182
Green Bay Packers	52	NO	61	DET	59	SF	172	60	56	65	181
Minnesota Vikings	75	CIN	60	ARI	73	SEA	208	68	60	52	180
Dallas Cowboys	77	TB	60	LAC	71	PHI	208	64	62	53	179
Indianapolis Colts	71	SEA	65	LAR	57	TEN	193	53	60	65	178
Tennessee Titans	64	ARI	83	SEA	65	IND	212	67	52	57	176
Buffalo Bills	79	PIT	64	MIA	77	WAS	220	55	70	50	175
Detroit Lions	84	SF	56	GB	60	BAL	200	55	61	57	173
Denver Broncos	66	NYG	67	JAX	64	NYJ	197	59	50	53	162
Cleveland Browns	56	KC	57	HOU	78	CHI	191	61	58	42	161
Carolina Panthers	63	NYJ	74	NO	69	HOU	206	60	43	49	152