In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS.
This week was the first real huge week for wide receivers. Four players scored more than 30 PPR fantasy points:
- Tyreek Hill – 47.6
- Deebo Samuel – 35.7
- DJ Moore – 31.9
- Terry McLaurin – 30.3
Who are the next WRs to post a big 30 point game? What preseason studs have me worried? By examining the underlying usage, we can identify these players before the competition. Find out below!
Routes Run and Routes per Target
Routes run is the first key statistic I’ll focus on because WRs need to be on the field to produce. The second statistic is routes per target. Unlike RBs usage, targets are earned as a WR and routes per target is a helpful measure in figuring out which players are good (or which players coaches want to get the ball to).
