Things change quickly in the NFL. A week ago, we were touting the snap count usage of Ronald Jones and fantasy football owners rushed to the waiver wire to pick him up. He's back in our this week, but not because the positive trend continued. You probably weren't overly interested in Andrew Triggs Jersey our Dawson Knox and Jonnu Smith touts last week, but they, along with Diontae Johnson, continued to partake in their increased roles. As we head into Week 6 and you prepare waiver claims, FAAB bids and start 'em, sit 'em decisions, we're breaking down five specific snap count situations to help your fantasy team.
We start with Dallas, where Michael Gallup is a lot le s likely to disappoint than earlier tout Devin Smith was. Admittedly, Gallup is owned in the majority of leagues, but I'd imagine some of his owners don't even realize the type of player they have with him. He already broke out in Week 5, and he may not slow down. In Kansas City, Damien Williams proved to be the first-string tailback in his return from injury.
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Then there's Jones, rivaled by Peyton Barber yet again. For a team under Bruce Arians that's supposed to be pa s first, second and third Chris Bassitt Jersey , it's been quite the frustrating Tampa Bay RB situation for fantasy owners in 2019. That's rivaled somewhat by San Francisco, where Kyle Shanahan is also perfectly happy to split carries among three backs, and now he has offseason signing Tevin Coleman back and healthy.
Last but not least, we take a look at Gerald Everett. He was touted in our 32-team breakdown last week, but he gets his own section here this week. Seven catches and 136 yards in a prime-time game will do that for you. And we think that's the real deal.
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As we've said each week, snap counts aren't the be all, end all of fantasy football. They're just another tool you should be able to use to gain an edge. After all, players need to be on the field to produce.
Check out our 32-team breakdown Chris Hatcher Jersey of Week 5 snap counts here.
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Cowboys Snap Counts: Michael Gallup is a breakout candidateThere was chatter that in Gallup's return from injury in Week 5, he'd be limited. But he played 62 snaps, just one fewer than Amari Cooper. The Cowboys felt good enough about Gallup's health to leave his understudy Devin Smith inactive, and Gallup rewarded Dallas with seven catches for 113 yards and a long touchdown.
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Sporting News Fantasy (@sn_fantasy)Calling Gallup a sleeper might be a bit misleading -- maybe he should be called a breakout candidate. He's owned in 67 percent of Yahoo leagues, so the first step is to pick him up if you're one of those other 33 percent where he's on the waiver wire. But Gallup is more than just a flier to pick up.
Gallup showed the deep threat he can be on his touchdown against the Packers. But unlike Smith, who was a one Tony Phillips Jersey -trick pony in Gallup's absence, Gallup can do more than that. In Week 2, he caught six pa ses for 68 yards -- he didn't a long ball to be effective. Before that, in Week 1, Gallup caught seven pa ses for 158 yards. In neither of those weeks did Gallup play as high a percentage of snaps as he did in Week 5. Game flow is a part of that, as Dallas won big in Weeks 1 and 2 and trailed in Week 5, but he Gallup is still proving his Oakland Athletics Jersey worth.
Heading into a Week 6 matchup with the lowly Jets, Gallup is at worst a WR3 for fantasy owners. If a team had him in their WR2 spot due to byes or injuries, that wouldn't even be too absurd. He's always going to have a bit of boom-or-bust to his gamebecause he runs the deeper routes while Amari Cooper more frequently works underneath. Gallup's shown in his three healthy 2019 games, though, that he can be consistent, too. When your worst outing through three games played is six catches for 68 yards, that's a player that should have everyone on notice.
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Chiefs Snap Counts: Damien Williams vs. LeSean McCoyMcCoy and Darrel Williams split snaps when Damien Williams was out with injury. In a weird case of irony, McCoy and Darrel split snaps again in Week 5, this time backing up Damien: McCoy was on the field for 14 plays, while Darrel was out there for 13. Damien led the way with a KC RB-high 35 snaps in Sunday's lo s to Fernando Rodney Jersey the Colts.
The touches reflected that split, too. McCoy had just two targets (both of which he caught) and no carries. Damien had nine carries and caught three-of-four targets. For what it's worth, Darrel didn't get a look in his time on offense.
This is a more drastic split than Week 2, when Damien saw 39 snaps to McCoy's 31. It seems the bigger i sue for McCoy might be the usage of Darrel in place of him in spots, after the youngster was effective with Damien out.
Going forward, McCoy Josh Phegley Jersey owners will need to monitor this and see if there's any swings in his direction. We wouldhave figured that a game plan that could favor McCoy would be a rushing one, but then why didn't he get any carries on Sunday? If there's another week or two more of this, McCoy becomes nothing more than a speculative hold while Damien is healthy. Damien, on the other hand, looks like a solid RB2/FLEX option, at least in PPR formats.
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Buccaneers Snap Counts: Ronald Jones vs. Peyton BarberI laughed when I saw the Tampa Bay running back snap counts: Ronald Jones 20, Peyton Barber 20, Dare Ogunbowale 19. Ogunbowale has hovered around that number all season as the pa sing-down specialist. But Jones and Barber have fluctuated back and forth, and it's ironic that a week after everyone was ready to Liam Hendriks Jersey be all-in on Jones, their snaps were equal.
Carries went one in favor of Jones, who had nine to Barber's eight. Jones had 35 yards to Barber's 32, while Jones caught two pa ses and Barber snagged one. There doesn't really seem to be a gameflow rhyme or reason to why this happens, aside from Jones being the clear option when Tampa is trying to run out the clock in Week 4. Bruce Arians is obviously just me sing with fantasy owners.
PlayerWeek 1 snapsWeek 2 snapsWeek 3 snapsWeek 4 snapsWeek 5 snapsPeyton Barber2542281920Ronald Jones228233620Dare Ogunbowale2716192119As you can see, Barber's been the favorite in three weeks, Jones in Week 4 and the recent tie. Production hasn't really dictated that aside from Week 2 when Barber was having grou
