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Fantasy Football: Key utilization stats to know from Week 12

Recapping the most important fantasy football player utilization data from Week 12 play.

Woohoo. It’s Thanksgiving week. All 32 NFL teams are in action in Week 13, and the regular season is winding down. Hopefully the holidays treat you well. I plan to “utilize” my knife and fork to put a dent in the turkey and mashed potatoes. Well, you wouldn’t use a knife and fork on mashed potatoes, but you understand.

Looking back at Week 12, we didn’t have a ton of change and strange things in fantasy football. Six teams were on a bye, so that probably helped. And three losing teams that might make some changes also were off.

The important utilization stats, and any notable changes to future fantasy usage, were short and sweet this week.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, and I appreciate your readership. That is one thing I am very thankful for, especially after 2020 showed us that our lives can be upturned rather quickly. Hopefully you are hurtling toward a fantasy football trophy, and this piece has helped in some small part.

Fantasy Football: Top utilization stats to know from Week 12

Recapping the most important fantasy football player utilization data from Week 12 play.

The Thanksgiving Week of football came to a close with an NFC North clash between Minnesota and Chicago. We didn’t experience a great deal of surprises in the utilization department, despite 30 other teams doing battle.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed saw 27% of the target share vs. Detroit, posting WR2 stats for the third straight contest. A fellow rookie, Baltimore Ravens wideout Zay Flowers, reeled in five targets for 25 yards and a TD — while adding a rushing score on his nine-utilization night — to pace the offense. Kansas City’s Rashee Rice balled out again (more on him in a bit), and Indianapolis Colts WR Josh Downs tied for the team lead in targets at 13, which ranked second entering Monday Night Football. In short, rookie receivers showed off in Week 12.

As we enter the home stretch of the fantasy season, most pecking orders have stabilized, although we’ll see a handful of transitions toward the youth movement as teams fall out of the playoff race. That means fewer notable situations arise, and some of the inclusions will be a rehashing of developing roles.