By John Bush

Team Targets Per Minute Week 5

Team Targets Per Minute Week 5 report looks at the use of weekly target numbers by position and by the team. This metric is useful in fantasy football especially in PPR scoring formats where receptions count.  The tables/graphs below provide target data for the running back, wide receiver, and tight end positions.

The companion report “Player Targets Per Minute Week 5”  will focus into player level Targets Per Minute metrics. 

 

See my snaps report click link

snaps-per-minute-week-5

——————————————————————–

Sum of Targets Week 1 to 5.

This report begins at the team level looking at Sum of Targets Week 1 to 5. That data allows a team usage calculation as shown in the sortable tables after this figure. This does slight the teams with a bye but is a beginning to “see” the hierarchy of team targets.

IND, BAL, MIN, PIT, GB, and JAX are the top Team Targeters. Deeper players can have more value in PPR leagues.

The opposite Teams with lower target sums are ARI, CHI, CAR, WAS, MIA, SEA, TEN and BUF. Caution on deeper players on these teams given the lower targets.

The figure below also has each team’s scaled to the league average targets. Just how high is IND?  The answer is 17.8% above the number 2 Team, BAL!

The bar graph depicts the data and the targeting tiers.

Note the green dashed line marks the league average for team targets.

---

Total Team Targets _ Sortable Tables

I will present my sortable table of Team Target Data from Weeks 1 to 5.  RB, TE, and WR will all be broken out into separate tables for fine focusing on the data. This data drill into and finds the tops/bottoms teams in target production by position. 

The columns are labeled:

• TEAMs
• POS– Position (RB, TE, or WRs)
• Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 – Total of the Team’s Targets All Positions
• Sum of Targets– 5 Week Summation of all Team Targets
• % Pos Usage  – Calculated Positional Usages % of the Team Totals
• POS USAGE SCALED TO AVG – Team % Usages subtracted from the League Average of the Position. Allows to “see” which Teams and Positions have extremes in usages (Highs or Lows) via Positive or Negative Numbers

______________________________________________________________________________

 

Running Back Total Team Targets

TEAMs	POS	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Sum of Targets	% Pos Usage	POS USAGE SCALED TO AVG
NE	RB	17	11	10	11	15	64	36%	14%
NO	RB	13	7	23	12	7	62	34%	12%
LAC	RB	18	10	7	13	7	55	32%	10%
WAS	RB	10	17	2		11	40	31%	9%
ARI	RB	13	7	5	5	4	34	28%	6%
CAR	RB	9	17	3		6	35	28%	6%
OAK	RB	15	6	11	10	9	51	26%	4%
SF	RB	4	10	8	9	14	45	26%	4%
DET	RB	10	19	9	6	5	49	26%	4%
NYG	RB	8	17	6	11	4	46	25%	3%
JAX	RB	10	12	11	7	11	51	25%	3%
CHI	RB	10	5	7	9		31	24%	2%
BUF	RB	5	12	5	7	4	33	24%	2%
MIA	RB	4	5	4	5	11	29	22%	0%
DAL	RB	5	6	8	5	7	31	22%	0%
CIN	RB	8	8	9	8	7	40	22%	0%
TEN	RB	9	1	4	11	5	30	22%	0%
SEA	RB	11	7	3	4	4	29	21%	-1%
IND	RB	12	6	7	12	11	48	20%	-2%
DEN	RB	5	3	10	5	14	37	20%	-2%
PHI	RB	7	8	9	9	5	38	19%	-3%
BAL	RB	7	11	8	4	13	43	19%	-3%
LAR	RB	7	4	7	6	5	29	18%	-4%
MIN	RB	9	5	14	6	5	39	17%	-5%
GB	RB	5	6	11	4	10	36	17%	-5%
ATL	RB	7	5	7	6	6	31	17%	-5%
NYJ	RB	3	9	4	8	1	25	17%	-5%
CLE	RB	8	3	5	7	5	28	15%	-7%
PIT	RB	6	7	6	7	4	30	14%	-8%
HOU	RB	3	2	7	3	9	24	13%	-9%
KC	RB	3	2	7	4	4	20	12%	-10%
TB	RB	1	5	7	4		17	11%	-11%

---

WaterFall Graph of Team RB Usages Scaled to League Averages

This figure displays the Team and their Positional Usage for RBs. These metrics were then plotted onto the graph for further viewing.

NE, NO, LAC, WAS, ARI, CAR, OAK, and SF are the top teams in RB usages. I tend to want the handcuffs or passing RBs from these teams. Note the injuries in the teams have higher stakes for players!  WAS used Bibbs and have stockpiled him where possible. Morris has volume value only if Brieda is out in SF. Richard in OAK is a key Cuff to Lynch.

TB, KC, HOU, PIT, CLE, NYJ, ATL and GB. These teams use their RBs to a lesser degree and only Key player need to fight for! Except for injury stashes like Foreman in HOU. I am acquiring him where possible.

---

Tight End Total Team Targets

TEAMs	POS	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Sum of Targets	% Pos Usage	POS USAGE SCALED TO AVG
PHI	TE	13	19	21	16	13	82	42%	23%
KC	TE	6	10	13	15	10	54	32%	13%
IND	TE	16	9	12	12	18	67	28%	9%
OAK	TE	15	5	6	17	7	50	26%	7%
SEA	TE	7	10	8	3	5	33	24%	5%
CLE	TE	8	9	3	10	13	43	23%	4%
SF	TE	9	6	8	9	7	39	22%	3%
BAL	TE	13	11	5	12	9	50	22%	3%
WAS	TE	6	9	9		5	29	22%	3%
BUF	TE	7	8	4	8	3	30	22%	3%
JAX	TE	7	7	5	9	15	43	21%	2%
GB	TE	5	9	8	8	13	43	21%	2%
NE	TE	8	7	5	9	7	36	20%	1%
DEN	TE	6	9	7	8	7	37	20%	1%
TB	TE	5	4	12	8		29	19%	0%
HOU	TE	9	3	7	4	12	35	19%	0%
CIN	TE	5	10	11	6	3	35	19%	0%
DAL	TE	5	2	8	6	6	27	19%	0%
ARI	TE	6	6	5	4	1	22	18%	-1%
ATL	TE	4	6	5	3	14	32	18%	-1%
CHI	TE	9	4	5	4		22	17%	-2%
NYJ	TE	4	6	5	5	4	24	16%	-3%
NO	TE	5	6	7	6	6	30	16%	-3%
PIT	TE	5	10	7	6	5	33	16%	-3%
MIN	TE	4	10	7	7	6	34	15%	-4%
NYG	TE	6	9	4	6	3	28	15%	-4%
LAC	TE	5	4	6	7	3	25	15%	-4%
CAR	TE	4	3	5		6	18	14%	-5%
TEN	TE	12	2	4			18	13%	-6%
MIA	TE	2	2	4	2	5	15	11%	-8%
LAR	TE		4	4	2	7	17	10%	-9%
DET	TE	3	2	3	5		13	7%	-12%

 

---

WaterFall Graph of Team TE Usages Scaled to League Averages

The top teams that use a TE are PHI at a league-high 22.6%. Extreme! Goddert is a must have in deep leagues. KC, IND, OAK, SEA, CLE, SF, BAL and WAS. Find the key TEs and cuffs for bye weeks.

The Bottom Teams in TE usages are DET (extremely poor -why did they get rid of Ebron again?), LAR, MIA, TEN, CAR (Olsen back? could change this metric for CAR), LAC, and NYG (Engram back so as with CAR improvement can be expected).

 

 

Wide Receiver Total Team Targets

TEAMs	POS	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Sum of Targets	% Pos Usage	POS USAGE SCALED TO AVG
LAR	WR	26	24	25	24	20	119	72%	13%
PIT	WR	30	43	25	33	18	149	70%	11%
TB	WR	22	24	31	26		103	69%	10%
DET	WR	38	31	23	18	20	130	68%	9%
HOU	WR	20	23	24	33	23	123	68%	9%
MIN	WR	22	33	34	36	25	150	67%	8%
NYJ	WR	14	26	21	19	17	97	66%	7%
MIA	WR	22	16	16	17	16	87	66%	7%
TEN	WR	16	17	13	29	16	91	65%	6%
ATL	WR	25	17	22	29	24	117	65%	6%
CLE	WR	23	18	28	24	24	117	62%	3%
GB	WR	26	25	24	28	27	130	62%	3%
DEN	WR	26	23	16	20	30	115	61%	2%
NYG	WR	22	17	19	24	29	111	60%	1%
CIN	WR	15	22	25	27	20	109	59%	0%
DAL	WR	19	15	18	16	16	84	59%	0%
CHI	WR	15	25	23	12		75	59%	0%
BAL	WR	17	31	24	24	35	131	58%	-1%
CAR	WR	12	25	16		21	74	58%	-1%
KC	WR	16	16	17	24	21	94	56%	-3%
JAX	WR	15	26	17	22	34	114	55%	-4%
SEA	WR	15	16	15	18	11	75	55%	-4%
BUF	WR	20	13	13	18	12	76	55%	-4%
ARI	WR	12	10	14	16	13	65	54%	-5%
LAC	WR	27	13	17	19	16	92	53%	-6%
IND	WR	24	16	20	37	29	126	52%	-7%
SF	WR	19	7	14	18	32	90	52%	-7%
NO	WR	25	22	19	12	15	93	50%	-9%
OAK	WR	9	21	20	30	15	95	48%	-11%
WAS	WR	13	18	9		22	62	47%	-12%
NE	WR	14	17	10	15	22	78	44%	-15%
PHI	WR	11	20	7	25	14	77	39%	-20%

---

WaterFall Graph of Team WR Usages Scaled to League Averages

The Teams highest in WR usages are LAR, PIT, TB, DET, HOU, MIN, NYJ and MIA. These teams will have relevant players deeper int he depth charts. Strong Bye fill-in players can be found in these top teams. 

The Teams at the bottom will only have a key WR or so. Hard to see a WR3 that is viable from the bottom teams. They are PHI, NE, WAS, OAK, NO, SF, and IND. 

---

 

TEAM Positional Targets Per Min with Team Speed Rankings. 

The following sortable tables include Targets Per Minute Metrics for the three Positions (RB, TE, and WR)

Each Table Includes:

• TEAMs– Each Team in the League
• POS– RB, TE, or WRs.
• Weeks– Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5. Data by the Week Team level. 
• Average of Target_Min – Average Targets divided by the time of possessions.
• Target Speed Ranking (TSR)– A Modified Numerical Algorithmic Number Ranking each Team (100 High to 0 Low)

The TSR is a critical metric as it allows a scan into the team’s speed of targeting. It focuses on usages and the speed of that usages. 

---

 

RB Targets Per Min with Team Speed Rankings. 

TEAMs	POS	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Average of Target_Min	Target Speed Ranking
CAR	RB	0.294	0.281	0.044		0.169	0.185	100.0
WAS	RB	0.131	0.255	0.069		0.206	0.179	95.1
LAC	RB	0.261	0.151	0.136	0.202	0.101	0.170	88.7
NO	RB	0.233	0.107	0.250	0.128	0.105	0.169	87.5
NYG	RB	0.131	0.264	0.085	0.188	0.163	0.167	85.8
DAL	RB	0.085	0.216	0.293	0.083	0.258	0.158	79.2
MIA	RB	0.132	0.088	0.186	0.108	0.374	0.155	77.0
CIN	RB	0.147	0.126	0.345	0.132	0.114	0.154	76.3
NE	RB	0.136	0.125	0.120	0.152	0.272	0.150	73.6
IND	RB	0.183	0.056	0.178	0.248	0.170	0.148	72.3
ARI	RB	0.297	0.135	0.106	0.089	0.101	0.146	70.2
JAX	RB	0.169	0.195	0.135	0.063	0.202	0.144	68.8
PIT	RB	0.156	0.073	0.198	0.289	0.137	0.143	68.0
DET	RB	0.186	0.208	0.057	0.103	0.094	0.124	54.5
LAR	RB	0.123	0.059	0.102	0.220	0.169	0.120	50.9
OAK	RB	0.159	0.061	0.095	0.171	0.118	0.117	49.1
PHI	RB	0.218	0.075	0.112	0.149	0.092	0.115	47.1
TEN	RB	0.152	0.033	0.061	0.188	0.095	0.114	46.7
BAL	RB	0.099	0.144	0.132	0.038	0.146	0.109	42.6
MIN	RB	0.144	0.140	0.192	0.047	0.051	0.103	38.8
HOU	RB	0.052	0.067	0.143	0.085	0.137	0.102	37.7
NYJ	RB	0.045	0.142	0.069	0.180	0.035	0.101	36.8
BUF	RB	0.101	0.111	0.070	0.139	0.059	0.099	35.2
CHI	RB	0.100	0.073	0.064	0.159		0.096	33.0
SF	RB	0.069	0.113	0.089	0.110	0.087	0.095	32.3
GB	RB	0.094	0.068	0.119	0.058	0.100	0.091	29.7
DEN	RB	0.071	0.037	0.112	0.069	0.150	0.089	28.0
ATL	RB	0.126	0.084	0.119	0.103	0.049	0.088	27.4
SEA	RB	0.147	0.068	0.046	0.128	0.044	0.082	22.8
CLE	RB	0.096	0.055	0.081	0.116	0.055	0.078	19.9
TB	RB	0.031	0.103	0.079	0.064		0.075	17.6
KC	RB	0.039	0.036	0.058	0.114	0.041	0.051	0.0

---

 

TEs Targets Per Min with Team Speed Rankings. 

 

TEAMs	POS	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Average of Target_Min	Target Speed Ranking
IND	TE	0.163	0.169	0.305	0.248	0.277	0.226	100.0
PHI	TE	0.202	0.266	0.174	0.265	0.239	0.224	98.9
KC	TE	0.235	0.359	0.217	0.213	0.153	0.220	96.5
OAK	TE	0.238	0.076	0.156	0.291	0.138	0.182	74.8
NE	TE	0.257	0.120	0.241	0.124	0.254	0.177	71.7
SF	TE	0.312	0.101	0.133	0.165	0.174	0.161	62.3
ARI	TE	0.274	0.232	0.106	0.142	0.051	0.152	57.0
CHI	TE	0.135	0.116	0.138	0.142		0.133	46.3
JAX	TE	0.119	0.076	0.184	0.081	0.275	0.131	45.0
GB	TE	0.094	0.101	0.129	0.117	0.195	0.127	43.0
ATL	TE	0.144	0.101	0.085	0.051	0.227	0.119	38.3
SEA	TE	0.141	0.195	0.122	0.048	0.082	0.118	37.4
WAS	TE	0.079	0.135	0.155		0.094	0.115	36.1
CLE	TE	0.096	0.165	0.049	0.110	0.143	0.115	35.8
CAR	TE	0.065	0.099	0.147		0.169	0.109	32.6
TB	TE	0.052	0.164	0.202	0.085		0.109	32.4
DEN	TE	0.057	0.166	0.118	0.165	0.075	0.108	31.7
NYG	TE	0.098	0.140	0.056	0.103	0.122	0.102	28.2
MIN	TE	0.043	0.140	0.144	0.109	0.092	0.100	27.1
PIT	TE	0.130	0.155	0.077	0.124	0.057	0.099	26.7
TEN	TE	0.135	0.066	0.061			0.099	26.6
MIA	TE	0.066	0.070	0.093	0.086	0.170	0.096	25.1
NO	TE	0.090	0.092	0.114	0.096	0.090	0.096	25.1
DAL	TE	0.085	0.072	0.147	0.099	0.074	0.096	24.6
BAL	TE	0.123	0.096	0.055	0.114	0.076	0.092	22.4
HOU	TE	0.104	0.051	0.095	0.057	0.122	0.091	21.7
CIN	TE	0.061	0.105	0.141	0.066	0.049	0.087	19.6
BUF	TE	0.094	0.099	0.056	0.106	0.044	0.084	18.2
LAC	TE	0.073	0.061	0.117	0.109	0.043	0.080	15.8
NYJ	TE	0.060	0.095	0.057	0.112	0.069	0.077	13.8
LAR	TE		0.059	0.058	0.037	0.119	0.068	8.7
DET	TE	0.056	0.033	0.076	0.057		0.053	0.1

---

 

WRs Targets Per Min with Team Speed Rankings. 

TEAMs	POS	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Average of Target_Min	Target Speed Ranking
MIN	WR	0.235	0.232	0.351	0.279	0.254	0.273	100.0
PIT	WR	0.196	0.334	0.206	0.340	0.206	0.259	90.9
DET	WR	0.353	0.340	0.146	0.205	0.250	0.258	90.2
NYG	WR	0.361	0.176	0.178	0.274	0.295	0.252	86.6
GB	WR	0.325	0.141	0.259	0.273	0.270	0.246	82.7
LAR	WR	0.304	0.234	0.243	0.294	0.169	0.244	81.2
HOU	WR	0.231	0.259	0.245	0.234	0.233	0.240	78.7
IND	WR	0.183	0.200	0.254	0.305	0.224	0.238	77.6
CIN	WR	0.184	0.230	0.240	0.223	0.218	0.220	65.9
CLE	WR	0.138	0.220	0.302	0.265	0.198	0.218	64.2
DEN	WR	0.247	0.212	0.179	0.275	0.193	0.218	64.0
ATL	WR	0.449	0.143	0.188	0.198	0.194	0.210	59.1
TB	WR	0.137	0.246	0.261	0.208		0.209	58.2
JAX	WR	0.169	0.211	0.156	0.148	0.312	0.201	53.1
BAL	WR	0.121	0.203	0.265	0.136	0.295	0.197	50.9
ARI	WR	0.274	0.193	0.197	0.142	0.219	0.196	50.3
NYJ	WR	0.141	0.206	0.180	0.285	0.118	0.179	39.2
LAC	WR	0.196	0.131	0.220	0.147	0.154	0.170	33.1
TEN	WR	0.270	0.140	0.079	0.248	0.153	0.163	28.7
PHI	WR	0.171	0.187	0.087	0.207	0.129	0.161	27.4
OAK	WR	0.095	0.159	0.130	0.257	0.148	0.161	27.3
CHI	WR	0.150	0.182	0.158	0.142		0.160	26.3
NO	WR	0.299	0.168	0.155	0.096	0.113	0.159	26.1
MIA	WR	0.181	0.141	0.149	0.183	0.136	0.157	24.9
KC	WR	0.156	0.144	0.142	0.170	0.160	0.155	23.0
CAR	WR	0.131	0.206	0.118		0.148	0.152	21.5
WAS	WR	0.114	0.135	0.103		0.206	0.144	16.1
NE	WR	0.112	0.194	0.161	0.103	0.160	0.143	15.8
SEA	WR	0.121	0.208	0.153	0.144	0.090	0.138	12.4
SF	WR	0.132	0.079	0.117	0.165	0.159	0.134	9.9
BUF	WR	0.162	0.121	0.073	0.178	0.089	0.124	3.1
DAL	WR	0.129	0.090	0.132	0.132	0.118	0.119	0.0

---

TEAM Level Target Speed Rankings

As I view a broad Top-Down approach to Fantasy Football, I like to have simple tables color coded with marked interesting findings. These team level focusing tables allow the reader to look at the team and see the speed of targets. Clearly, teams that feature positions is required knowledge.

These tables have the Team, Pos (RB, TE, and WR -color-coded) and TSR Metric. Consider this as a glance based “blink” view of each team! Some players are on the wrong teams because the team is not featuring the position. Trading high for a low to highly used team can add “secret” value for certain players that others will not see!

Green XX symbols highlight what TSR data I found interesting!

I do not want CAR WRs at 21 TSRs but would like CIN WRs ar 65.9!  Look at the RBs from CIN vs CLE TSRs! Big differences.

My TSR rankings are so sweet! I am pleased when I develop a way to simply capture a landscape view.

 

 

 

 

 

See my Next Article on Player Level Targets Per Minute Data!