Fantasy Football Usage Week 2: Targets, touches and snap counts utilization trends

Griffin Missant

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One of the most crucial things when it comes to fantasy football is usage. Players with the most targets are unbelievably valuable, especially in a PPR scoring format. 

However, targets are not the only usage stat we can look at to predict great production. Others, like snaps and touches themselves, can be great indicators of who has the most opportunity for fantasy points. 

This fantasy football utilization report will point out some of the more interesting usage stats from Week 2. 

Fantasy targets Week 2 news & trends

Davante Adams, WR, Los Angeles Rams: 13 Targets

The focus in Week 2 from the Rams was on Puka Nacua's fantasy performance, which is fair. After all, Nacua had the 45-yard touchdown run. However, Davante Adams' usage has been going under the radar. 

In Week 2, Adams was targeted 13 total times by Matthew Stafford, which was the third most, only behind Ja'Marr Chase and Malik Nabers. This was also 4 more times than Nacua, who had 9 targets. 

This is not a Week 2 outlier either; Adams' usage rates in Week 1 were spectacular as well. 

Juwan Johnson, TE, New Orleans Saints: 9 Targets

It's quite baffling that Juwan Johnson is as widely available in the league as he is. Not only has he finished as the TE1 and TE4 in back-to-back weeks, but he's the TE2 through the first two weeks as well. 

This can be explained by Johnson's ridiculous usage stats in this Saints offense. There has been no TE in these first two weeks to be targeted more times than Johnson. He's currently sitting at 20 targets after getting 9 of them in Week 2. 

It's clear that Johnson provides a safety blanket for Spencer Rattler; after all, he is the second option in this offense. Chris Olave has just 3 more targets than Johnson, but Johnson significantly gets more opportunities than any other WR on this roster.

Fantasy touches Week 2 news & trends

David Montgomery, RB, Detroit Lions: 12 touches

Coming into this season, the expectation was that Jahmyr Gibbs was going to flat-out own the Detroit Lions' backfield. While Gibbs has definitely been the better fantasy back, David Montgomery is still getting a high usage rate. 

In Week 2 against the Chicago Bears, Gibbs out-touched Montgomery by just 3. In fact, if you add up the total touches between these two, we're still looking at a 55 to 45 backfield in favor of Gibbs. 

Many Gibbs truthers would want to see that number around 60% for Gibbs, not saying this can't escalate to that. However, at the moment, it is clear that the Lions coaching staff still views this as a strong committee. 

Omarion Hampton, RB, Los Angeles Chargers: 9 touches 

Anyone who selected Omarion Hampton as high as he was costing in draft season, it's panic time. After Week 1, despite the poor fantasy performance, Hampton owners could hang their hat on the usage. 

In Week 1, Hampton had 17 total touches compared to Najee Harris' 2. This strongly suggested that the Chargers viewed Hampton as the lead back. Looking back on it, this could now be explained by Harris returning from his eye injury, and the Chargers were easing him in. 

In Week 2, Harris out-touched Hampton by one. This Chargers offense seems to be focusing on being a pass-first offense, which does not bode well for Hampton. If there is a limited opportunity for the RBs in this offense, and they're splitting them, both options are unstartable until further notice. 

Fantasy snap count Week 2 news & trends

Rome Odunze, WR, Chicago Bears: 100% snap share

In Week 2, Rome Odunze had the highest fantasy finish of his short career. He finished as the WR4 overall with 7 catches for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns. 

Odunze was targeted more times in Week 2 than DJ Moore, Colston Loveland, and Luther Burden combined. The more insane reality is that Odunze has been targeted more than all three of those players combined in both Week 1 and Week 3. 

This was not the only usage stat Odunze leads the team in, as after Week 2, he leads all WRs, RBs, and TEs in snap share. On top of that, Odunze had a 100% snap count in Week 2. 

It's clear that Odunze is the WR1 in this Bears offense. Regardless of their struggles, they will continue to improve and be an exciting offense under Ben Johnson. 

Keon Coleman, WR, Buffalo Bills: 51% snap share

This is the issue with Keon Coleman and why it's difficult to believe in him ever being able to truly break out. 

From Week 1 to 2, Coleman's usage stats took a hit. His snap count dropped by 37% and his targets dropped by 8. In fact, Khalil Shakir and Josh Palmer's snap count dropped as well. 

This can, of course, be explained by the drastically different game scripts in Week 1 compared to Week 2. In Week 1, the Bills were in a shootout with the Baltimore Ravens, whereas in Week 2, they handled the Jets comfortably.

But this begs the question, how many times will the Bills match up with a team that can go toe to toe with them offensively? 

Everyone wants a WR attached to Josh Allen, but the issue is that Allen has not been able to support a WR1 in fantasy since Stefon Diggs left.

More Fantasy Week 2 Target Notes

  • Jake Ferguson was targeted 12 times in Week 2 and remains a safety valve for Dak Prescott.
  • Tetairoa McMillan has been the most targeted player on the Carolina Panthers in both Week 1 (9) and Week 2 (10).
  • Tyrone Tracy is one of nine RBs who have seen 10 or more targets in the first two weeks, though Cam Skattebo remains involved in this true tandem backfield.

Griffin Missant

Griffin Missant joined The Sporting News in 2025 as a fantasy football intern. He graduated from Grand Valley State University, where he covered the Lakers football program. He has also worked for Sleeper and the Fantasy Trade Room. He has played fantasy for over a decade, and has been passionate about fantasy football ever since.