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Week 6 Top Usage Profiles

2025 season · games before week 6 · recent = last 4 weeks

Player usage ranked by expected PPR per game. This is backward-looking opportunity, not a forecast or lineup instruction.

<- Matchup board RB · WR · TE · QB Source JSON

Usage xPPR estimates opportunity from targets, carries, air yards, red-zone opportunities, and end-zone targets. Rankings use usage xPPR/g, then recent PPR/g and snap share as tie-breakers.

Availability is informational. Out/Doubtful/Q/DNP/Limited/Full come from official injury rows; DC# comes from the cached depth chart.

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Top Usage Profiles

12 per position

RB opportunity/g combines carries and targets. WR and TE show targets/g. QB opportunity/g shows pass attempts.

#	Player	Usage xPPR/g	Opp/g	Recent PPR/g	Snap
#1	Christian McCaffrey SF · vs TB · Full	35.7	28.6	24.7	83%
#2	Josh Jacobs GB · vs CIN · DC1	24.2	23.5	19.5	74%
#3	Jonathan Taylor IND · vs ARI · DC1	24.2	22.6	26.6	81%
#4	Bijan Robinson ATL · vs BUF · DC1	23.0	21.8	21.3	74%
#5	Jahmyr Gibbs DET · vs KC · DC1	22.8	18.6	20.2	61%
#6	Kyren Williams LA · vs BAL · DC1	21.3	20.6	18.7	77%
#7	Bucky Irving TB · vs SF · Out	20.9	22.5	19.8	71%
#8	James Cook BUF · vs ATL · -	20.7	20.8	18.7	63%
#9	Saquon Barkley PHI · vs NYG · Full	20.1	20.4	15.5	82%
#10	Jaylen Warren PIT · vs CLE · Full	20.0	18.3	15.3	61%
#11	Javonte Williams DAL · vs CAR · DC1	20.0	19.8	21.3	73%
#12	De'Von Achane MIA · vs LAC · DC1	19.9	18.4	18.8	81%

#	Player	Usage xPPR/g	Tgt/g	Recent PPR/g	Snap
#1	Puka Nacua LA · vs BAL · DNP	21.8	12.4	27.7	79%
#2	Davante Adams LA · vs BAL · DC2	21.6	9.2	16.6	85%
#3	Chris Olave NO · vs NE · DC1	20.9	10.8	12.3	86%
#4	CeeDee Lamb DAL · vs CAR · Out	20.3	12.0	20.2	64%
#5	Rome Odunze CHI · vs WAS · DC1	19.7	9.0	21.3	90%
#6	Malik Nabers NYG · vs PHI · DC1	19.4	8.8	15.0	80%
#7	George Pickens DAL · vs CAR · DC2	19.3	7.4	20.7	86%
#8	Mike Evans TB · vs SF · Out	18.8	9.3	12.0	78%
#9	Keenan Allen LAC · vs MIA · Full	18.5	8.8	14.0	64%
#10	Garrett Wilson NYJ · vs DEN · DC1	17.7	9.8	18.2	97%
#11	Amon-Ra St. Brown DET · vs KC · Full	17.6	8.2	26.0	87%
#12	Drake London ATL · vs BUF · DC1	17.4	9.3	14.5	86%

#	Player	Usage xPPR/g	Tgt/g	Recent PPR/g	Snap
#1	Jake Ferguson DAL · vs CAR · DC1	17.5	9.6	19.7	68%
#2	Trey McBride ARI · vs IND · DC1	15.5	8.4	12.6	92%
#3	Brock Bowers LV · vs TEN · Out	13.7	7.0	8.7	72%
#4	Juwan Johnson NO · vs NE · Full	13.4	7.0	9.1	92%
#5	Tyler Warren IND · vs ARI · DC1	12.8	6.4	12.9	79%
#6	Darren Waller MIA · vs LAC · Limited	12.5	4.5	18.3	43%
#7	Hunter Henry NE · vs NO · DC1	12.5	5.6	12.3	84%
#8	Albert Okwuegbunam LV · vs TEN · -	12.5	6.0	8.6	46%
#9	David Njoku CLE · vs PIT · Full	11.1	6.0	9.7	84%
#10	Travis Kelce KC · vs DET · DC1	11.1	6.0	11.4	76%
#11	Theo Johnson NYG · vs PHI · DC2	10.8	4.4	10.3	80%
#12	Dalton Kincaid BUF · vs ATL · Q	10.8	5.0	13.0	49%

#	Player	Usage xPPR/g	Att/g	Recent PPR/g	Snap
#1	Josh Allen BUF · vs ATL · DC1	27.5	32.6	20.3	97%
#2	Patrick Mahomes KC · vs DET · Full	27.3	38.2	22.3	98%
#3	Brock Purdy SF · vs TB · Out	26.5	38.0	17.7	100%
#4	Mac Jones SF · vs TB · Q	26.3	44.7	19.7	100%
#5	Jayden Daniels WAS · vs CHI · Full	25.9	35.7	17.4	100%
#6	Caleb Williams CHI · vs WAS · DC1	25.4	34.5	19.3	96%
#7	Spencer Rattler NO · vs NE · DC2	25.4	37.2	15.9	98%
#8	Jalen Hurts PHI · vs NYG · DC1	24.4	31.0	20.4	100%
#9	Justin Herbert LAC · vs MIA · DC1	24.1	38.8	15.1	98%
#10	Trevor Lawrence JAX · vs SEA · DC1	24.1	35.2	16.7	100%
#11	Dak Prescott DAL · vs CAR · DC1	23.8	40.6	22.9	97%
#12	Matthew Stafford LA · vs BAL · DC1	23.7	38.4	21.5	100%

Matchup & usage research

Matchup context

Plus Contexts

Friendliest team-position setups this week.

Team	Opp	Pos	Grade	Env	DvP PPR/g	Recent	Pressure	Total	Implied
GB	CIN	RB	80 Plus	76	31.0	32.4	49	44.5	29.3
WAS	CHI	RB	77 Plus	69	30.9	33.1	45	49.5	27.5
CAR	DAL	WR	76 Plus	48	44.9	52.3	43	47.5	22.3
PHI	NYG	WR	74 Plus	54	41.2	41.9	49	40.5	23.8
LA	BAL	RB	73 Plus	60	30.6	32.7	37	43.5	25.3
LA	BAL	WR	73 Plus	60	42.9	40.9	37	43.5	25.3
LV	TEN	RB	71 Plus	49	30.7	31.5	53	41.5	22.5
GB	CIN	TE	71 Plus	76	18.6	18.1	49	44.5	29.3
DAL	CAR	TE	66 Plus	60	18.0	18.1	59	47.5	25.3
GB	CIN	WR	66 Plus	76	34.7	35.7	49	44.5	29.3

Matchup context

Difficult Contexts

Toughest team-position setups this week.

Team	Opp	Pos	Grade	Env	DvP PPR/g	Recent	Pressure	Total	Implied
CLE	PIT	RB	31 Difficult	23	18.0	15.6	31	37.5	16.0
DAL	CAR	WR	31 Difficult	60	21.4	20.0	59	47.5	25.3
BAL	LA	RB	33 Difficult	32	15.7	16.8	55	43.5	18.3
NYG	PHI	TE	33 Difficult	26	7.8	8.0	55	40.5	16.8
ATL	BUF	TE	33 Difficult	51	5.7	6.7	24	49.5	23.0
BUF	ATL	TE	33 Difficult	65	3.7	5.0	29	49.5	26.5
NYJ	DEN	TE	33 Difficult	31	7.5	7.6	53	43.5	18.0
CIN	GB	RB	34 Difficult	20	18.8	17.3	50	44.5	15.3
PIT	CLE	RB	34 Difficult	45	15.0	14.8	56	37.5	21.5
JAX	SEA	WR	35 Difficult	51	25.0	26.7	32	47.5	23.0

Matchup grades describe the team and position environment; they do not forecast individual player results.

Usage

Usage Risers

Players with positive snap-share trend and recent opportunity.

Player	Team	Opp	Pos	Avail	Matchup	Snap	Trend	Recent tgt/g	Recent car/g	WOPR
X.Worthy	KC	DET	WR	Full	62 Plus	47.0%	+21.0%	8.5	1.5	0.27
C.Skattebo	NYG	PHI	RB	DC1	49 Neutral	53.2%	+10.3%	5.0	15.5	0.20
A.Smith	NYJ	DEN	WR	DC4	36 Difficult	47.2%	+9.5%	1.7	0.3	0.07
C.Moore	WAS	CHI	WR	-	61 Plus	53.3%	+8.8%	2.0	0.3	0.14
J.Warren	PIT	CLE	RB	Full	34 Difficult	61.0%	+8.0%	5.0	16.0	0.15
B.Bowers	LV	TEN	TE	Out	45 Neutral	72.0%	+7.0%	6.7	0.0	0.36
J.Tolbert	DAL	CAR	WR	-	31 Difficult	71.0%	+6.8%	4.5	0.0	0.25
J.Tonges	SF	TB	TE	DC2	52 Neutral	65.6%	+6.7%	6.0	0.0	0.27
W.Marks	HOU	-	RB	DC2	-	36.2%	+6.3%	2.3	8.3	0.10
R.Flournoy	DAL	CAR	WR	DC3	31 Difficult	24.8%	+6.2%	4.7	1.0	0.16

Opportunity

Target And Air-Yards Leaders

High WOPR identifies players drawing both target volume and downfield opportunity.

Player	Team	Opp	Pos	Avail	Matchup	Targets	Tgt share	Air share	Air yards	WOPR
J.Smith-Njigba	SEA	JAX	WR	DC1	62 Plus	43	33.1%	49.7%	552	0.84
G.Wilson	NYJ	DEN	WR	DC1	36 Difficult	49	32.5%	45.6%	447	0.81
P.Nacua	LA	BAL	WR	DNP	73 Plus	62	34.6%	38.8%	590	0.79
J.Jefferson	MIN	-	WR	DC1	-	42	29.2%	45.7%	518	0.76
C.Olave	NO	NE	WR	DC1	47 Neutral	54	31.4%	34.3%	428	0.71
J.Chase	CIN	GB	WR	Q	44 Neutral	45	29.2%	37.4%	435	0.70
R.Odunze	CHI	WAS	WR	DC1	57 Neutral	36	27.3%	40.1%	430	0.69
T.McMillan	CAR	DAL	WR	DC1	76 Plus	43	25.3%	42.4%	490	0.68
D.London	ATL	BUF	WR	DC1	43 Neutral	37	28.5%	35.0%	355	0.67
Z.Flowers	BAL	LA	WR	Q	47 Neutral	37	29.4%	32.2%	335	0.67

Opportunity

Scoring Opportunity Leaders

Red-zone and end-zone chances are more stable than touchdown totals.

Player	Team	Opp	Pos	Avail	Matchup	RZ opp	RZ share	EZ targets	EZ share	xPPR
C.McCaffrey	SF	TB	RB	Full	40 Difficult	30	54.5%	3	25.0%	178.3
J.Gibbs	DET	KC	RB	DC1	51 Neutral	30	41.7%	0	0.0%	114.1
J.Taylor	IND	ARI	RB	DC1	54 Neutral	29	43.3%	0	0.0%	120.9
J.Jacobs	GB	CIN	RB	DC1	80 Plus	22	45.8%	0	0.0%	97.0
J.Cook	BUF	ATL	RB	-	38 Difficult	22	32.8%	0	0.0%	103.5
K.Williams	LA	BAL	RB	DC1	73 Plus	20	38.5%	0	0.0%	106.7
C.Skattebo	NYG	PHI	RB	DC1	49 Neutral	19	36.5%	0	0.0%	95.2
A.Jeanty	LV	TEN	RB	DC1	71 Plus	18	45.0%	0	0.0%	95.3
J.Williams	DAL	CAR	RB	DC1	54 Neutral	18	38.3%	0	0.0%	100.0
T.Etienne	JAX	SEA	RB	-	49 Neutral	18	34.6%	0	0.0%	90.1

Expected PPR regression watch

Running Above Usage

Actual PPR is ahead of the usage-based expectation.

Player	Team	Opp	Pos	Avail	Matchup	Actual PPR	Expected PPR	+/-	Targets	Carries
P.Nacua	LA	BAL	WR	DNP	73 Plus	134.0	109.1	+24.9	62	3
A.St. Brown	DET	KC	WR	Full	44 Neutral	112.4	88.2	+24.2	41	2
J.Smith-Njigba	SEA	JAX	WR	DC1	62 Plus	100.5	78.5	+22.0	43	3
E.Egbuka	TB	SF	WR	DC2	47 Neutral	100.4	79.9	+20.5	39	2
J.Croskey-Merritt	WAS	CHI	RB	DC1	77 Plus	62.7	45.5	+17.2	7	43
D.Hopkins	BAL	LA	WR	-	47 Neutral	34.8	17.8	+17.0	9	0
L.Jackson	BAL	LA	QB	Out	44 Neutral	95.4	78.5	+16.9	0	21
D.Metcalf	PIT	CLE	WR	DNP	57 Neutral	59.1	42.3	+16.8	22	0
A.Barner	SEA	JAX	TE	DC1	54 Neutral	51.8	35.3	+16.5	16	2
D.Samuel	WAS	CHI	WR	-	61 Plus	88.6	74.2	+14.5	38	7

Expected PPR regression watch

Running Below Usage

Usage-based expectation is ahead of actual PPR.

Player	Team	Opp	Pos	Avail	Matchup	Actual PPR	Expected PPR	+/-	Targets	Carries
C.Ward	TEN	LV	QB	DC1	47 Neutral	40.8	105.1	-64.4	0	14
J.Flacco	CLE	PIT	QB	-	44 Neutral	29.9	92.8	-62.9	0	6
C.McCaffrey	SF	TB	RB	Full	40 Difficult	121.9	178.3	-56.4	52	91
G.Smith	LV	TEN	QB	-	49 Neutral	60.4	112.3	-51.9	0	16
S.Rattler	NO	NE	QB	DC2	44 Neutral	74.9	126.8	-51.9	2	23
B.Young	CAR	DAL	QB	DC1	51 Neutral	69.4	115.2	-45.7	0	13
T.Lawrence	JAX	SEA	QB	DC1	45 Neutral	77.2	120.5	-43.3	0	25
C.Olave	NO	NE	WR	DC1	47 Neutral	61.4	104.6	-43.2	54	0
R.Wilson	NYG	PHI	QB	-	45 Neutral	46.8	85.0	-38.1	0	16
K.Murray	ARI	IND	QB	Q	39 Difficult	79.8	117.3	-37.6	0	29