Zach Ertz is dusty. But he’s always been/still is a great separator. Last year, Ertz ranked 2nd-best among TEs in ASS (0.129) In 20 full games with Kliff Kingsbury, Ertz has averaged: +7.5 targets (~TE4) +12.0 FPG (~TE8) He’s a free early-season streamer.

The Packers ran the 5th-most single high looks last year (61.2%). New DC Jeff Hafley heavily utilized them at Boston College. A.J. Brown against single high last year had a: +45% boost in first-read target share (42.2%, ~WR1) +85% boost in fantasy points/route (0.72, ~WR2)

My latest: Average Separation Score stats that will blow your mind. +Kenny Pickett ignored open receivers more than any other QB last year +Garrett Wilson was responsible for a whopping 44% of the Jets’ separation wins +Sleepers you can STILL add fantasypoints.com/nfl/articles/2…

"How good of a stat is Average Separation Score? Does it actually line up with the eye test/who is good?" Don't ask us. Ask NFL decision-makers. The bottom-10 was littered with players who lost their jobs:

What's your favorite stat from Fantasy Points Data? Are you more of a "Time It Takes to Sack" guy, or more of an "Average Separation Score" man?

H/T to Fantasy Points Data for the help! Ryan Heath Scott Barrett Graham Barfield 🍑

We cashed on Rashee last night. Tonight, I am taking A.J. Brown OVER 71.5 receiving yards against what’s likely to be a single-high heavy defense. These Fantasy Points Data stats are crazy 👀

Separation data and other charted data from last night's game is live in the Data Suite Fantasy Points Data Rashod Bateman 👀

Rashee Rice by Route Type [Week 1] Slant: 6 targets, 94 yards Out: 1 target, 8 yards Screen: 1 target, 1 yard Other: 0 targets, 0 yards 18% of Rice's routes came on the slant. CeeDee Lamb (16.2%) was the only WR over 14% last year. Is Rashee Rice the new Michael Thomas?

Ravens Receiving Yards + minus checkdowns and designed targets Isaiah Likely: 102 Rashod Bateman: 53 Zay Flowers: 23 Mark Andrews: 14 Nelson Agholor: 6 Justice Hill: 1

Ravens OL was horrible against the pass last night. Lamar Jackson was under pressure on 47% of his dropbacks. But (silver lining) they weren't terrible on the ground. Derrick Henry averaged 1.77 YBC/A last night, much better than his numbers with Tennessee last year (1.11)

Bengals WR Andrei Iosivas: +30th of 144 qualifying WRs in average separation score (0.137) +19th of 168 qualifiers on slot routes (0.182) +Has clearly won the Bengals’ WR3 role over Jermaine Burton +Year 2 breakout appeal on a top-5 offense

Notes from the Fantasy Points Data film experts: + Likely feasted on checkdowns and underneath routes. He ran a lot of routes that would typically earn a zero grade from us (not asking/requiring the receiver to separate) + Andrews was running real downfield routes, and not a lot of

2023 WR Leaders by Win Share aka Route Win Rate Market Share 1. Garrett Wilson (44.3%) 2. Diontae Johnbson (42.6%) 3. Drake London (42.3%) 4. DeAnde Hopkins (41.5) ... 40. Rashod Bateman (32.7%) H/T: Fantasy Points Data

Instances where two TEs on the same team ran >30 routes in the same game: 2024: 1 (Ravens with Andrews/Likely) 2023: 4 (Falcons twice, Patriots twice) 2022: 1 (Giants once) It's so rare to find a team capable of supporting two fantasy-relevant TEs. The only real examples are

A lot of you have been asking me: how can I get an edge from the Fantasy Points Data Suite? My answer: ADVANCED MATCHUPS WEEK 1 IS LIVE - Contrarian DFS plays - Matchup and scheme-informed prop bets *Updated for Higgins and Chase looking shaky to play* fantasypoints.com/nfl/articles/2…

Here, you can see exactly how this Jets defense differs from the rest of the league. You also can see how cool what Fantasy Points Data is offering is! Jets defense in 2023: - League-low target rate to out-wide receivers - League-low opponent first-read target share - 8th highest

Thursday night football first-read target rates, per Fantasy Points Data: 38% — Rashee Rice 35% — Isaiah Likely 30% — Zay Flowers 14% — Xavier Worthy 14% — Travis Kelce 10% — Isiah Pacheco 10% — Samaje Perine 10% — Noah Gray 9% — Justice Hill 9% — Rashod Bateman 9% — Mark Andrews

In the words of Ryan Heath, it’s “a quantifiable, film-based evaluation of how well each player executed on their routes in 2024, supplying a data point entirely free from the influence of QB play and target competition.”