Fantasy football target share for NFL Week 10

Target share can help give fantasy football managers an indication of potential breakout players or worrisome usage that could help make the right moves on waivers and in roster construction moving forward. Here are the target numbers from each NFL game of Week 10.

Michael Pittman emerged Thursday night as Philip Rivers favorite target and he should be added off waivers this week as he could be the Colts top pass catcher the rest of the year. Nyheim Hines seems to be the back to start in this backfield given his work in the passing game. Corey Davis and Jonnu Smith out targeting A.J. Brown isn’t great, but I wouldn’t worry about it. Brown is still the top receiver for the Titans.

For the second week in a row we’ve seen a pretty even distribution of targets between the Buccaneers top pass options. Seeing Mike Evans lead the charge is highly encouraging for Evans managers as he was expected by many, including myself, to be the odd man out with Antonio Brown joining the fold. I guess D.J. Moore CAN occasionally still make plays. Have fun figuring out which wide receiver in Carolina is the one to start each week. I still am trusting Robby Anderson as an every week start.

Brandin Cooks is a reliable WR2 week-in and week-out. Stay away from the Texans’ tight end position. Jarvis Landry saw the most targets of the Browns, but it seems the Browns are implementing the Vikings “only throw the ball 20 times” method of offense which caps all the receivers ceilings.

I hope you added J.D. McKissic off waivers last week because he is Alex Smith’s favorite target. Logan Thomas is back and should be rostered for those streaming tight ends. Isaiah Wright is worth monitoring catching all six of his targets. Marvin Jones clearly the number one guy for the Lions and D’Andre Swift is the real deal on the ground and through the air.

This is the second week in a row Chris Conley has seen eight targets with Jake Luton under center though he was much less effective with those targets this week. Keelan Cole reemerged which is a great sign. Both are intriguing waiver adds. Marquez Valdes-Scantling yet again had a big game which people are trusting but I’m in on him, even with Allen Lazard returning. We’ve seen plenty of offenses carry three fantasy viable pass catchers and I think Aaron Rodgers would love to keep MVS’s confidence up as the Packers look to make a deep playoff push this year.

Love seeing Jalen Reagor continue to lead the Eagles in targets. He should be added across all leagues. Sterling Shepard is a reliable PPR stud and Darius Slayton continues to get the target share but has boom-or-bust tendencies as he runs deep, big play routes.

After two bad weeks, Cole Beasley balled out right before the Bills’ bye week. If he’s available on your waiver, he’s well worth rostering because when he’s involved, he’s been a reliable WR2 this season in PPR leagues. DeAndre Hopkins is not from this world. That’s all I have to say on the matter.

Kalen Ballage is thriving in this Chargers offense for as long as he’s in that starting gig. With Preston Williams on IR, it was Jakeem Grant who stepped into his shoes, catching four of his five targets for 43 yards and a touchdown.

K.J. Hamler has seen 10 targets in each of his last two games. That’s encouraging for his fantasy value moving forward though the Broncos offense looks a mess with Drew Lock under center. Henry Ruggs continues to have a high target share but hasn’t done anything with it. Nelson Agholor dropped a touchdown. Stop me if you’ve heard that before.

Brandon Aiyuk is clearly the 49ers top man as long as Deebo Samuel is out but we already knew that. Jordan Reed seeing six targets is encouraging though he didn’t do much with him. The Saints offense took a hit with Drew Brees sitting out the second half with a rib injury so I’m expecting the Alvin Kamara MVP campaign to gain even more steam in the coming weeks.

Tee Higgins is the real deal and A.J. Green needs to stop being thrown the football. I would like this result for the Steelers wide receivers for every game from here on out please. Diontae Johnson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Chase Claypool all seeing over 10 targets is wonderful for fantasy managers.

Don’t worry about DK Metcalf’s low target share this week. That is the Jalen Ramsey effect and Russell Wilson struggling. Josh Reynolds has been quietly putting together a strong couple of weeks and should be rostered if you’re in need of wide receiver help. He’s the big play threat for the Rams and has seen at least eight targets in each of his last three games.

Mark Andrews finally making his presence felt for the Ravens and fantasy managers. This is only the third week this season that Andrews has seen over seven targets in a game. Willie Snead has now seen seven targets in two of his last three games. The Patriots pass game is and only is Jakobi Meyers so hope he’s on your fantasy team. Also Damien Harris and Rex Burkhead are the two main backs for New England with James White playing a far reduced role now.