Check out the first piece in the series for the introduction.
A couple of notes before I drop the graphs:
- We will be doing a rolling four-game sample throughout the season. The data for Green Bay and Philadelphia includes only Weeks 1-3 because of their byes, but beginning next week every team should have data from their most recent four games.
- Last week we added a new stat — 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 as a metric helps 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. Note that in last week’s WR Breakdown we found some really nice plays (Will Fuller and John Brown, for example) by looking at the difference between their market share of Air Yards and market share of targets.
For a lot of analysis using this data, check out our NFL dashboard. I’ll tweet out some interesting findings as well, if that’s your thing.
Without further ado, here are the graphs. Good luck in Week 5!
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
Players compete for one ball on a per-play basis and there’s only so much of the pie to go around. Targets are important. Below the pie chart is a line graph of the last four games. This graph should help you spot trends in usage.
Air Yards
See explanation above.
Rushes
Again, there’s only so much of the rushing pie to go around.
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:
