Strength in Numbers: Actionable Week 6 Stats

We’re going to get a lot of stuff wrong, but sifting through usage metrics can help us work through what matters and what doesn’t. That’s the goal of this article: to break down the most actionable takeaways from each week in a concise, numbers-filled format and work through what’s important. Let’s get right to it:

1. In what may be Seattle’s last game without Zach Charbonnet this season, Velus Jones Jr. got involved after both Emanuel Wilson and George Holani fumbled last week. Velus played a snap on the first drive and finished with an 11% total snap rate, handling four carries to Wilson’s 14 and Holani’s five. Holani remained the clear pass-down back despite his fumbling issues last week, playing 58% of snaps with 30 routes on 58 dropbacks with Seattle in negative script all game. Charbonnet has a big opportunity ahead of him with all other Seattle RBs seemingly blowing their opportunity.

2. Cooper Kupp ran a route on 91.4% of dropbacks in Week 6 vs. Rashid Shaheed‘s 53.4%. The Seattle WR2 battle has snipped and snapped back and forth all year, but Kupp remained well ahead for the second straight game (53 routes for Kupp vs. 31 for Shaheed). Moreover, Tory Horton matched Shaheed with 46% of snaps, and Horton ran 25 routes. Kupp seems to be out in front for WR2 duties right now, with Horton drawing closer to Shaheed this week.

3. Xavier Hutchinson‘s role had been chopped down in recent weeks, running a route on 29% of dropbacks in Week 4 and 44% in Week 5. This week, he was back as the WR2, playing 54% of snaps and running 15 routes on 36 dropbacks, though he only finished with two catches for 10 yards on three targets. New acquisition Marvin Harrison Jr. was predictably limited in his Texans debut, running nine routes, though he did catch three of four targets for 34 yards. Kayshon Boutte ran 16 routes and had three targets, while Jaylin Noel remained in his slot-only role, playing 49% of snaps, running 22 routes, and leading the team in receiving with 4/107/1 on four targets.

4. With David Montgomery out, Woody Marks played 78% of snaps, ran 22 routes on 36 dropbacks, and had three of four team RB targets. He was ineffective with 56 rushing yards on 15 carries, while Jawhar Jordan posted 6/43/1 on the ground, including a 25-yard touchdown. Dare Ogunbowale did not play a snap. Marks played all seven third-down snaps and all three in the 2-minute drill, per PFF’s Nathan Jahnke. If Montgomery misses more time, Jordan could push for more carries if he continues to be more effective than Marks on the ground.

5. Travis Hunter had a big day with 4/59/1 on four targets, though he only ran seven routes. It’s been reported that the Jaguars plan to get him more involved as the season progresses, and given how well he played in Week 6, it would be unsurprising to see his role continue to grow. Brian Thomas Jr. had an early drop in the first quarter and then failed to make another catch on the sideline; he didn’t play a snap in the second half. He played 21% of snaps in total, while Josh Cameron filled in as the WR3 with 51% of snaps and 19 routes, though he failed to record a target.