Check out the first piece in the series for the introduction.
A couple of new notes before I drop the graphs:
- Under the target share and rush share pie charts, I added in weekly line charts for the same data. This is to help you visualize how market shares are trending in our sample. If you hover over a player’s name, it will isolate his line.
- I’m adding a new graph! It is market share of Air Yards, courtesy of RotoViz’s Josh Hermsmeyer. Check out Josh’s introduction to Air Yards as well as his weekly Air Yards column (and other work) at RotoViz. Basically, Air Yards help us see how a receiver produces his receiving yards and how leveraged his targets are. Air Yards is an incredibly predictive metric and should make a nice addition to this weekly article.
The sample now covers three games. Starting next week, we will be looking at a rolling four-game sample throughout the season.
Without further ado, here are the graphs. Good luck in Week 4!
Snaps
A guy can’t touch the ball if he’s not on the field. Snap data is more important than a lot of people think. If 80 percent of success is showing up, then we want guys who actually show up on the field.
Targets
For targets we’ll use a pie chart, since players are competing for one ball on a per-play basis and there’s only so much of the pie to go around.
Air Yards
See explanation above.
Rushes
Here’s the same visual representation except for rushing attempts:
Opportunities Inside the 10-Yard Line
Touchdowns are so critical for success in guaranteed prize pools. Getting opportunities inside the 10-yard line is pretty much DFS gold.
News Updates
After this piece is published, FantasyLabs is likely to provide news updates on a number of players presented in the charts. Be sure to stay ahead of your competition with our industry-leading DFS-focused news blurbs:
