fantasy football Week 10 utilizations

Fantasy Football: Key utilization stats to know from Week 10

Recapping the most important fantasy football player utilization data from Week 10 play.

The first 10 weeks of the fantasy football season have concluded, marking a transition into Week 11 of the NFL. Let’s review some key utilization statistics from the previous weekend.

Each week, shifts in fantasy values occur, stemming from fresh injuries, recoveries, or even collateral effects of injuries at different positions. In addition, time is running short for certain players. While some have the luxury of a longer leash, others face impatient veteran coaches who prioritize immediate victories over sparing feelings.

Week 11 brings a bye for four additional teams: Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Now, let’s examine the fantasy landscape and consider how the developments of Week 10 might shape the future.

Fantasy Football: Top utilization stats to know from Week 10

Recapping the most important fantasy football player utilization data from Week 10 play.

NFL Week 10 action was extremely entertaining as a pure fan of the game, but fantasy footballers had to make do with three of the best offenses in the game being on their bye weeks, which helped depress some of the overall numbers, including utilization data.

Injuries — and the return from them — this time of the year tend to be the most likely way to catapult a player into relevance for gaming, and this week was no different. We also get an update from some split backfields that have been in flux and developing target shares.

Fantasy Football: Top utilization stats to know from Week 9

Recapping the most important fantasy football player utilization data from Week 9 play.

It’s really past the point of the 2023 NFL season in which we learn a lot of new things about core player utilization, but the ebbs and flows of injuries as we cross the midpoint of the year spices up the way teams divide their available plays.

In Week 9, we saw another strong utilization share for an upstart rookie tight end and an injury-replacement running back leading the league in opportunities after recovering from an ankle issue of his own. A star Green Bay Packer finally returned to form, and the 2021 rushing champ separated himself from a multi-week slump.

Among the most utilized running backs, familiar faces decorated the list. Only four receivers entering Monday night posted at least 10 targets, and three of whom are fantasy superstars. The most targeted group of wideouts this week also was a star-studded cast.

After a rather wild start to the season, competitive fantasy rosters are starting to shore up postseason spots. While being able to rely on your studs takes a lot of pressure off owners trying to navigate bye weeks, let’s see what we can unearth from unheralded players and some of the more precarious situations across the league.