IDP Fantasy Football Starts For Week 9: Chase Young, Carl Granderson & More
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IDP Fantasy Football Starts For Week 9: Chase Young, Carl Granderson & More

Mike Woellert breaks down the best targets at each of the IDP fantasy football positions for Week 9.

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We’ve got a nice slate of games and just two teams on bye this week.

Jacksonville at Baltimore kicks it off Thursday night; Cincinnati and Atlanta play at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sunday in Madrid, Tampa Bay at Chicago is the Sunday night game, and Buffalo at Minnesota closes the week on Monday night. If you have a player in one of those windows, set him early.

I went through the offenses one at a time and asked the same questions I ask every week. For linebackers, how many tackles does this offense give to off-ball LBs, how often does it run, and what personnel does it use? For defensive linemen, how often does this offense give up pressure, and who is the rusher actually lining up against? For defensive backs, how many tackles does this offense give to safeties, and where does the defense keep them?

For tackles allowed, pressure, and scheme, I’m looking at season totals and trends over the last 4-5 games. The defensive line picks lean on individual matchups. To describe how a tackle holds up, I use pressures allowed per true pass-set snap, which counts the straight dropbacks where the tackle and rusher get a clean one-on-one. For the rushers, I also like to use their true pass-set metrics.

Some IDP Fantasy Football Trends Going Into Week 9

  • Tampa Bay has become a run-first offense. The Buccaneers ran on 48.3% of their plays on the season and 61.6% over the last four games. Hell, last week they had just 3 pass attempts. Their 12 personnel has risen to 34.5%, and their 13 personnel rose to 12.4%. They're facing a heavy box on 38.0% of their snaps, up from 24.5%. We’ll see if this continues to be an ongoing trend. It’s working.
  • Detroit is running out of two tight ends and screening more. The Lions' run rate went from 42.3% to 52.3% over the last four games, with 12 personnel trending up from 35.2% to 50.3%. Detroit is also throwing screens, as their rate rose from 8.2% to 15.8% of their dropbacks. Detroit is allowing 10.9 tackles/gm to opposing safeties on the season and 12.8 over the last five.
  • The Rams are throwing it shorter and running into crowded boxes. Their average depth of target fell from 7.89 to 5.50 over the last four games as short throws went from 67.2% to 74.3% of their dropbacks. 13 personnel climbed from 35.0% to 39.6%, and they're seeing a heavy box on 47.8% of their snaps.
  • Kansas City's linebackers aren't allowing the tackles they used to. The Chiefs were allowing 18.6 tackles/gm to off-ball linebackers on the season, but that has dropped to just 13 over the last five. Their run rate fell from 40.4% to 35.6%, their average depth of target dropped to 4.77, and yards before contact per carry went from 1.56 to 1.01. That early season funnel has emptied.

Linebackers To Start In Week 9 IDP Fantasy Football

Chicago is allowing 21.1 tackles/gm to opposing off-ball linebackers, the most among the teams playing this week. Buffalo is next at 20.6, then the Rams and Tampa Bay at 20.3, Arizona at 19.9, and Indianapolis at 19.8. At the bottom, Dallas and Green Bay are both at 14.1, Philadelphia is at 14.3, and Minnesota is at 16.6. The average among teams playing is 17.9. I started with that list and narrowed it by how each offense runs, what personnel it uses, and how much of the defense's work the linebacker actually gets.

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Nakobe Dean, Las Vegas Raiders (at San Francisco 49ers)

I like this one a lot. The 49ers are allowing 19.6 tackles/gm to opposing off-ball linebackers on the season and 22.5 over the last five, which is the highest recent number on the board. The way San Francisco moves the ball explains it. They run on 43% of their plays (39.2% over the last four games) and 42.3% of those carries go outside over the last four. They used 21 personnel on 34.5% of their snaps this season and 26.5% over the last four, with 12 personnel up from 18.1% to 22.1%. Two backs or a tight end and a back means linebackers have to fit the run every time. 

When they throw, it's short on 62.9% of their dropbacks with 12% screens, and the Raiders play zone on 71.2% of their snaps on the season (65.5% over the last four), so those throws land in front of the linebackers. San Francisco also faces a heavy box on 29.8% of its snaps, which tells you defenses are staying in their base looks against them.

Dean has been about as safe as a linebacker gets. Dean has four straight games of 12+ tackles. That's 80 tackles and a 16.1% tackle rate, with 37 solo and 5 TFLs. He's played 100% of the Raiders' snaps in six of eight games, and last week he had 61 snaps with 26 against the run and 31 in coverage. Quay Walker is on the field next to him for almost every snap too, with tackles of 4, 6, 12, and 9 over his last four.

This is the highest floor I have at the position this week, and the matchup gives him a reason to keep the production going.

Blake Cashman, Minnesota Vikings (vs. Buffalo Bills)

Buffalo is allowing 20.6 tackles per game to opposing off-ball linebackers this season and 21.8 over the last five, so there's no regression happening, as the Bills look like a real funnel for LBs. The Bills run on 48.7% of their plays over the last four games, up from 45.5%, and 46.9% of those carries go outside. They lean on big personnel, with 13 personnel on 26.4% of their snaps and 12 on 25.9%, and they face a heavy box on 34.0% of their snaps. 

Linebackers are hitting those gaps, as their yards per carry dropped from 4.79 to 4.51 and their stuffed-run rate rose from 17.7% to 20.8%.

When they throw, it's short on 66.7% of their dropbacks with 12.9% screens over the last four, and Minnesota plays zone on 84.1% of its snaps over that stretch.

Minnesota's defense helps too. The Vikings were in base on 64.5% of their snaps on the season and 70.6% over the last four, so Cashman and Eric Wilson don't come off the field for an extra defensive back. Cashman has one game with fewer than 7 tackles and has a 17.2% tackle rate. 34 of those are solo, and he’s been a menace around the LOS with 7 TFLs.

Cashman is the one I trust most. It's a Monday night game, so you'll be setting a lineup around him before the late statuses are in.

Devin Bush, Chicago Bears (vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

This is a bet on the Tampa Bay offense more than the player. Tampa Bay is allowing 20.3 tackles/gm to opposing off-ball linebackers on the season and 21.0 over the last five, and the offense is built to keep that going. I covered the run-rate jump in the trends, from 48.3% to 61.6% over the last four games. Again, just 3 pass attempts last week. I don’t expect that to continue, but they should still run the ball.

The Chicago runs work too, at 5.47 yards per carry with 1.91 yards before contact. Half of them (50.3%) go outside, and they're coming out of heavy personnel with extra tight ends on the field. 

They throw short on 71.3% of their dropbacks with 12.1% screens, and the average depth of target is down to 5.59. Chicago plays zone on 71.4% of its snaps over the last four weeks and has been in base on 40.5%, so there are plenty of snaps with all three linebackers on the field against the run.

Bush has been in on every snap lately, with 100% of the Bears' snaps last week (57), 17 of them against the run and 36 in coverage. He’s producing an 11.2% tackle rate, with 27 solo and 6 TFLs. Tampa is allowing a 31% tackle rate to opposing off-ball LBs.

The rate is average, and the ceiling isn't what Dean or Cashman have, but a 61.6% run rate into a defense that stays in base is the kind of environment where a full-time linebacker piles up tackles.

Sonny Styles, Washington Commanders (vs. Los Angeles Rams)

The Rams are allowing 20.3 tackles/gm to opposing off-ball linebackers on the season and 22 over the last five, the second-highest recent mark behind San Francisco. I wrote about the shift in the trends. Their average depth of target fell to 5.5 over the last four games, with short throws on 74.3% of their dropbacks and screens up from 8.0% to 12.2%. 

Washington plays zone on 75.2% of its snaps over that stretch, so those throws come right to the linebackers. They run on 42.4% of their plays over the last four, using 13 personnel on 39.6% and 11 on 44.3%, into a heavy box on 47.8% of their snaps. Their stuffed-run rate is only 12%, which means the runs get past the line and a linebacker finishes them.

Styles was a spot I was cooler on last week, and this is the opposite situation. Over the last four weeks, he has a 16.4% tackle rate. This season, he’s recorded 53 tackles and a 12.7% rate. He’s a three-down LB and his snap share has been 98%, 87% and 99% over his last three games, and last week was 67 snaps.

Washington is in nickel on 59.9% of its snaps over the last four and base on 37.7%, but Styles is on the field either way. I'd start him with confidence. The season rate says 12.7% and the recent form says better than that, and this is the offense that should keep it going.

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Two Week 9 LB Matchups I'm Worried About

Akeem Davis-Gaither, Indianapolis Colts (vs. Dallas Cowboys). Dallas is allowing 14.1 tackles/gm to opposing off-ball linebackers, tied with Green Bay for the fewest among the teams playing, and 15 over the last five. The reason is in how the Cowboys move the ball. They run on 37.8% of their plays over the last four games, and 65.7% of those carries are inside, up from 58.8%, so there aren't many outside runs for a linebacker to chase. Their screens are down at 6.1%, and their average depth of target rose from 7.78 to 8.39, which means fewer short throws landing in front of a linebacker. They're in 11 personnel on 66.0% of their snaps. Davis-Gaither has been very productive this season; however, it’s the snap trend that's starting to bother me. He played 36 snaps (68%) last week, after 44 and 54 the two weeks before, as he entered a rotation with Austin Ajiake with the green dot, and the Colts sat their starters in the 4th in Week 8.

Jamien Sherwood, New York Jets (at Kansas City Chiefs). Sherwood is coming off a 14-tackle game, and that's what makes him tempting. He has a 14.3% tackle rate, and he plays nearly every snap. The matchup is worse than the season number says. Kansas City was allowing 18.6 tackles/gm to opposing off-ball linebackers on the season, and now it’s only 13 over the last five. The Chiefs' average depth of target is 4.8 over the last four games, and short throws are on 74.7% of their dropbacks with 12.5% screens, but the Jets have moved toward man coverage, from 29.2% on the season to 38.1% over the last four. They blitz on 44.8% of their snaps. Man and blitz mean the linebackers aren't sitting in the zones where short throws land. Kansas City runs only 35.6% of the time with 1.01 yards before contact per carry. Sherwood's role is safe, so he's a fine starter. I just wouldn't expect the 14 again.

Defensive Line Starts For Week 9 IDP Fantasy Football Lineups

The defensive line picks come from two things: how often the offense gives up pressure and who the rusher is actually facing. Carolina has allowed pressure on 47.9% of its dropbacks this season, the most among the teams playing this week, followed by Philadelphia at 47.6%, New England at 46.5%, Miami at 46.3%, and Indianapolis and Seattle at 43.9%. The average is 39.1%. At the bottom, the Rams are at 27.8%, Atlanta at 28.0%, San Francisco at 31.8%, and Jacksonville at 34.8%. I also care about tackles for these players, because the edge numbers are low and a floor matters. The Giants are allowing 15.1 tackles/gm to opposing edge defenders, the most among the teams playing, then Chicago at 15.0 and Tampa Bay at 14.5. Green Bay is the lowest at 9.0, then San Francisco at 9.1 and Denver at 9.5. The average is 12.5.

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Chase Young, New Orleans Saints (vs. Cleveland Browns)

This is the best pass-rush matchup on the Saints' defense. Young lines up at RDE on 321 of his 323 edge snaps, so he's facing the left tackle, Spencer Fano. Fano has allowed 20 pressures on 165 true pass-set snaps (12.1%) with 2 sacks, and 11 on 109 (10.1%) over the last five games. He's almost clean on everything else, with 2 pressures on his other 169 pass-block snaps, so his problem is the straight dropback, and that's the snap Young wants.

The Browns give up pressure on 42.3% of their dropbacks on the season and 44.0% over the last five, and they face a blitz on 32.3%. The Saints rush four on 68.3% of their snaps over the last four, so Young doesn't need help to get his one-on-one. The bigger source of the Browns' pressure is the quarterback. Deshaun Watson holds the ball and takes a lot of pressure on himself. He's credited with 29 of the 109 pressured dropbacks he's been on (26.6%) and 20 of 71 (28.2%) over the last five games, against a league average of 15.5%, and 18 of those pressures have ended in sacks, 13 of them in the last five games. That says more about the Browns' pressure rate than either tackle does, and it's a good setup for a rusher who finishes.

Young finishes. His true pass-set win rate is 27.5% with a 23% pressure rate, and he’s recorded 7 sacks this season.

The tackles aren't a reason to start him. He has a 4.3% tackle rate, but the Browns are allowing 12.4 tackles/gm to opposing edge defenders on the season and 13.4 over the last five, with 52.9% of their carries going outside with a 28.2% stuffed rate over the last four, so there is a little more floor than usual.

This is the sack play on this side of the ball.

Carl Granderson is the other Saints rusher, and he's worth a look if you want the tackle floor. He lines up at LDE on 225 of his 257 edge snaps, so he faces right tackle Tytus Howard, who has allowed 9 pressures on 145 true pass-set snaps (6.2%) and 4 on 89 (4.5%) over the last five games. That's a harder pass-rush matchup. The tackles are where he helps, as he has a 9.4% tackle rate.

Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos (at Carolina Panthers)

Carolina has allowed pressure on 47.9% of its dropbacks, the highest among the teams playing, and 44.2% over the last five. Bonitto lines up at RDE on 289 of his 328 edge snaps, which puts him across from the left tackle, Rasheed Walker. Walker has allowed 23 pressures on 153 true pass-set snaps (15.0%) with 3 sacks, and 12 on 79 (15.2%) over the last four games. Carolina is also allowing 13.6 tackles/gm to opposing edge defenders on the season and 14.3 over the last five, well above the 12.5 average. 

The Panthers are a passing team. They run on only 34.5% of their plays, and they throw short on 72.7% of their dropbacks over the last four, with just 4.7% screens. Quick throws are how a team protects a weak tackle, and Denver rushes four on 69.0% of its snaps over that stretch, so Bonitto often has a clean one-on-one.

His true pass-set win rate is 26.3% with an 18.5% pressure rate. His pressures have gone 1, 4, 5, 3, 2, 5, 8, and 3. The tackle floor is the weak point. He has 17 tackles and a 5.2% rate. He plays 54% to 67% of the Broncos' snaps.

This is a pressure play with a low floor, but the matchup is the best one in this group.

Rashan Gary, Dallas Cowboys (at Indianapolis Colts)

Indianapolis has allowed pressure on 43.9% of its dropbacks on the season and 43.1% over the last five. Gary lines up at LDE on 234 of his 325 edge snaps (72%), so he's facing right tackle, Jalen Travis. Travis has allowed 22 pressures on 152 true pass-set snaps (14.5%) with 4 sacks, and 12 on 104 (11.5%) over the last five games, and the right tackle spot is credited with 30 of Indianapolis's 96 pressured dropbacks (31.2%) on the season and 17 of 66 (25.8%) over the last five. The left tackle, Bernhard Raimann, is at 7.8%. Indianapolis is also allowing 13.6 tackles/gm to opposing edge defenders, and 14.2 over the last five. The Colts run on 39.8% of their plays over the last four games, with 12 personnel on 28.2% and 13 on 11.7%, and they throw short on 66.7%. Dallas rushes four on 77.1% of its snaps over that stretch and blitzes on just 18.7%, so Gary is going to get his chances without a lot of tricks.

His true pass-set win rate is 25.0% and an 18.2% pressure rate. He has a lot of pressures and very few finishes, and he’s producing a 5% tackle rate.

If the sacks ever come, this is the week. I'm betting on pressure volume, and the tackles are only a small floor.

Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions (at Miami Dolphins)

This might be a “no duh” suggestion, but he has been up and down.

Miami has allowed pressure on 46.3% of its dropbacks on the season and 47.9% over the last five, and the right tackle is the spot to attack. Austin Jackson has allowed 21 pressures on 126 true pass set snaps (16.7%) with 2 sacks, and 11 on 67 (16.4%) over the last five games, and the right tackle spot is credited with 25 of Miami's 79 pressured dropbacks (31.6%) on the season and 13 of 48 (27.1%) over the last five. 

The left tackle, Patrick Paul, is at 12 on 126 (9.5%), so he's not a safe place either. Miami is allowing 13.9 tackles/gm to opposing edge defenders on the season and 12.3 over the last five. The Dolphins run on 47.3% of their plays over the last four games, up from 43.0%, with 21 personnel on 24.5% of their snaps, so there are runs to defend, and they throw short on 70.1% of their dropbacks with an 8.71 average depth of target. Detroit rushes four on 78.9% of its snaps over that stretch and blitzes on 17.3%.

Hutchinson lines up at LDE on 221 of his 416 edge snaps (53%) and RDE on 195, so he sees Jackson on a little more than half of his snaps and Paul on the rest. His true pass-set win rate is 30.5% with a 17.5% pressure rate.

One thing to watch is the snap count. He played 72 snaps in Week 1 and 48 last week, so their defense has been up and down all season. Hutch is still one of the best pass rushers in the NFL.

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Two defensive line spots I'm worried about

Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders (at San Francisco 49ers). San Francisco has allowed pressure on 31.8% of its dropbacks on the season and 31.9% over the last five, the third lowest among the teams playing, and the 49ers are allowing 9.1 tackles/gm to opposing edge defenders on the season and 9.0 over the last five, the fewest on the board over that stretch. The tackles are the problem. Crosby lines up at LDE on 329 of his 438 edge snaps (75%), facing Colton McKivitz, who has allowed 6 pressures on 127 true pass-set snaps (4.7%) and 3 on 83 (3.6%) over the last five games. The left tackle, Trent Williams, is at 4 on 122 (3.3%). The pressure attribution agrees, with the right tackle spot credited with only 9 of San Francisco's 57 pressured dropbacks (15.8%) and the left tackle spot with 6 (10.5%). There is no soft side. San Francisco throws short on 62.9% of its dropbacks, so the ball is gone before he arrives, and half of their carries (50.0%) go inside, away from where he lines up. Crosby's true pass-set win rate is 21.9% with a 17.8% pressure rate. He'll still be in the lineup, but his pressures fell to 1 and 3 in the last two weeks, and this is the worst edge matchup I looked at.

Defensive Backs To Start In Week 9 IDP Fantasy Football

For defensive backs, I start with tackles allowed to safeties, and then I look at what the offense across from them likes to do and where the safety lines up. The Bills are allowing 11.4 tackles/gm to opposing safeties, the most among the teams playing, then the Bears at 11.3, the Rams at 11.1, and the 49ers and Lions at 10.9. Arizona and Seattle are both at 10.3. At the bottom, Denver is allowing 6.0, Washington 6.4, New Orleans 7.1, Green Bay 7.6, and the Chargers 7.7. The average among teams playing is 9.2 to safeties, 8.4 to outside corners, and 5.4 to slot corners. Detroit is also allowing 11.3 tackles/gm to outside corners, and New Orleans is at 11.1. The alignment numbers come from the weekly alignment files, and I'm leaning on the recent weeks because the season file doesn't hold up for a lot of the secondary.

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Josh Metellus, Minnesota Vikings (vs. Buffalo Bills)

Buffalo is allowing 11.4 tackles/gm to opposing safeties on the season and 11 over the last five, the most among the teams playing. The Bills run on 48.7% of their plays over the last four games, with 46.9% of those carries going outside, and they use 13 personnel on 26.4% and 12 on 25.9%, which is a lot of tight ends. When they throw, it's short on 66.7% of their dropbacks with 12.9% screens, and the average depth of target is 8.14. Minnesota plays zone on 84.1% of its snaps over the last four, so the short throws and screens come to defenders playing in front of the ball. Safeties are usually getting tackles on those.

Metellus is in the middle of everything. In Week 8, he was in the box on 35.7% of his snaps, and in the slot on 14.3%, and in Week 5 he was in the box on 34.9% and in the slot on 34.9%. He has a 12.8% rate, with 27 solo tackles. He had 13 on 69 snaps last week, and he's been at 57 or more snaps in each of his last two.

It's a Monday night game, and I like both the matchup and the role.

Jonas Sanker, New Orleans Saints (vs. Cleveland Browns)

Cleveland is allowing 10.0 tackles/gm to opposing safeties on the season and 11.8 over the last five, the second-highest recent number on the board. The Browns are in 11 personnel on 80.8% of their snaps over the last four games, and they throw short on 72.0% of their dropbacks with 10.0% screens. The Saints play zone on 78.5% of their snaps over that stretch and have been in nickel on 75.4%, so there's a defender in the slot on almost every play. That's where Sanker lives. He was in the slot on 78.7% of his Week 5 snaps and 82.6% of his Week 7 snaps, and his line-of-scrimmage rate was 97.9%, 100% and 100% in Weeks 5 through 7. The Browns also run 52.9% of their carries outside, and 28.2% of their carries get stuffed, so the nickel back is involved in run support.

His tackles have gone 10, 3, 7, 6, 7, 2, and 9, which is 44 tackles on 317 snaps, a 13.9 rate, with 30 solo. He's been targeted 33 times, which tells me offenses are throwing at him too. The 2 came in a game with 66 snaps and 53 in coverage, so he isn't immune to a quiet week. Sanker is a great matchup play against a team running 11 personnel.

Tykee Smith, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at Chicago Bears)

The Bears are allowing 11.3 tackles/gm to opposing safeties on the season and 11.4 over the last five, the second most among the teams playing. The Bears' offense is built to feed that number. They use 11 personnel on 53.1% of their snaps over the last four games, 12 on 29.2% and 13 on 15.9%, and they run on 41.2% of their plays with 45.6% of those carries going outside. The runs aren't working, at 3.45 yards per carry with 0.86 yards before contact and 24.6% of them stuffed, so the ball carrier is bottled up early and, when he bounces outside, a safety is the one who finishes. When they throw, it's short on 69.3% of their dropbacks with 11.7% screens, and Tampa Bay plays zone on 86.0% of its snaps over the last four with a two-high shell on 44.6%, so the short throws and screens come to the safeties and the nickel.

Smith has been in the middle of it. In Week 8, he was in the box on 45.2% of his snaps, up from 28.0% in Week 7 and 22.2% in Week 5, and his line-of-scrimmage rate was 54.8%. His tackles have been 4, 5, 5, 6, 4, 10, 7, and 2, which is 43 tackles on 428 snaps, a 10% rate, with 21 solo tackles, and he's been targeted 32 times. Antoine Winfield is the other safety, and he had 7 tackles last week, so the two share the work.

I'd start Smith for the matchup and the box role he had last week. The rate is average, and if the Week 8 look was a one-off, his floor is lower than the other three.

Andrew Wingard, Arizona Cardinals (at Seattle Seahawks)

Seattle is allowing 10.3 tackles/gm to opposing safeties on the season and 10 over the last five. The Seahawks run on 39.3% of their plays over the last four games, and 47.6% of those carries go outside, down from 54.0% on the season, with 21 personnel on 9.0% of their snaps. Their running game isn't efficient (3.89 yards per carry), and 16.2% of their carries get stuffed. They throw short on 68.7% of their dropbacks with 13.0% screens, and Arizona plays zone on 83.3% of its snaps over the last four with a two-high shell on 71.0%, so the safeties are the ones standing in front of the short throws.

Wingard is the least settled of the four. He played in Weeks 1 through 3 and then missed the last few games, and returned in Week 8. He came back and played all 72 snaps. He does have a 12.1% rate, with 15 solo. In Week 8, he was in the box on 16.7% of his snaps, in the slot on 9.7%, and at deep safety on 73.6%, so he's mostly a deep player, and I'd rather not lean on the alignment.

I'm picking Wingard because of the matchup and because he played every snap on his return. If his status changes on Friday, this one goes away.

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Two defensive back spots I'm worried about

Ronnie Hickman, Cleveland Browns (at New Orleans Saints). New Orleans is allowing 7.1 tackles/gm to opposing safeties on the season and 5.3 over the last five, the lowest recent number among the teams playing. The Saints' offense has gotten shorter and more conservative. Their average depth of target fell from 7.34 to 5.37 over the last four games, short throws rose from 71.5% to 79.3% of their dropbacks, and they run on 41.1% of their plays with only 3.44 yards per carry.

Tre'von Moehrig, Carolina Panthers (vs. Denver Broncos). Denver is allowing 6.0 tackles/gm to opposing safeties on the season and 6.2 over the last five, the fewest of any offense playing this week. The Broncos throw short on 75% of their dropbacks with 13.6% screens and an average depth of target of 5.73. Carolina plays zone on 83.0% of its snaps over the last four, so short throws will come into Moehrig's area, but short throws with a depth of target that low get tackled by the nearest defender, usually a corner or a linebacker, and very few reach a safety. The run game is moderate, 44.7% of their plays over the last four with 3.92 yards per carry. Moehrig plays 57 or more snaps in six of his seven games, and in Week 8 he was in the slot on 59.7% of his snaps, with a line-of-scrimmage rate of 88.1%. His tackle rate is an issue at 6.7%; he hasn’t recorded more than 5 tackles this season.

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