Air Yards Report: DK averaging 103 air yards

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Hayden Winks,

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Hayden Winks

Published October 27, 2020 02:25 AM

Air yards -- the distance the ball traveled from the line of scrimmage to the receiver at the catch point -- provide a lot of context to each fantasy football receiver’s floor and ceiling. Targets aren’t created equal because some are closer to the line of scrimmage and some are deeper downfield. Short targets aren’t worth as much as deep targets, but they are more stable week to week. Deep targets are worth more in the long run, but they are more volatile (I track these “deep targets” in my weekly “Targets Aren’t Created Equal” column on Tuesdays at Rotoworld). In conjunction with targets, air yards explain how a receiver is being used. In a perfect world, a receiver would be seeing high target volume and high air yards volume. In this article, we’ll track each player’s air yards from the last week’s game to the last four weeks to the season. [[ad:athena]]

Air Yards & aDOT - WRs

This table is sorted by air yards per game over the last four weeks (min. 25 air yards per game over the last four weeks). “aDOT” is average depth of target, so a high aDOT means a player is used deeper down the field and a low aDOT means a player is used closer to the line of scrimmage.

Player	Last Week	Last 4	Season	aDOT
1. Marquise Brown	NA	144	112	16.0
2. Jakobi Meyers	128	128	68	19.3
3. DK Metcalf	75	117	122	16.6
4. Tim Patrick	50	114	88	16.0
5. D.J. Chark	118	114	91	13.2
6. Terry McLaurin	112	114	102	10.4
7. Kenny Golladay	125	112	103	14.7
8. Stefon Diggs	101	112	104	10.4
9. Will Fuller	51	111	105	13.4
10. Adam Thielen	NA	109	115	14.1
11. Emmanuel Sanders	NA	109	65	9.0
12. Travis Fulgham	133	107	107	11.5
13. Davante Adams	134	106	99	8.6
14. Robby Anderson	107	105	89	10.4
15. Scotty Miller	151	105	90	16.8
16. Tyler Lockett	233	102	97	10.0
17. Mike Williams	47	101	86	17.8
18. Darnell Mooney	155	100	76	14.4
19. Marquez Valdes-Scantling	44	98	101	17.8
20. Allen Robinson	67	97	104	10.4
21. Jamison Crowder	NA	95	99	8.6
22. Calvin Ridley	95	95	134	14.7
23. John Hightower	20	94	72	20.6
24. Justin Jefferson	NA	93	77	12.8
25. Tyreek Hill	97	93	92	13.4
26. A.J. Brown	90	89	80	10.0
27. Darius Slayton	53	88	88	12.9
28. Corey Davis	87	87	67	9.2
29. Tee Higgins	50	87	95	13.2
30. CeeDee Lamb	42	87	73	9.3
31. DeAndre Hopkins	161	86	84	8.1
32. Keelan Cole	17	84	63	11.0
33. Damiere Byrd	22	84	71	12.6
34. Odell Beckham	NA	83	92	12.8
35. Jeff Smith	18	83	83	13.3
36. A.J. Green	73	82	101	12.2
37. Josh Reynolds	141	81	59	14.3
38. D.J. Moore	66	80	96	12.6
39. Tyler Boyd	76	79	76	8.7
40. Breshad Perriman	17	76	48	11.4
41. Robert Woods	49	76	57	8.6
42. Nelson Agholor	141	74	47	14.0
43. Marcus Johnson	NA	72	72	18.1
44. Brandon Aiyuk	105	71	57	10.6
45. Preston Williams	NA	71	63	15.0
46. DeVante Parker	NA	68	64	9.6
47. Jalen Guyton	54	68	50	23.0
48. Keenan Allen	105	68	93	8.7
49. Brandin Cooks	56	68	70	9.6
50. Henry Ruggs	43	68	70	20.0
51. Jerry Jeudy	58	67	81	13.2
52. Amari Cooper	59	66	88	8.5
53. Christian Kirk	69	65	74	13.8
54. Chase Claypool	-4	63	54	12.9
55. Michael Gallup	18	63	81	15.8
56. T.Y. Hilton	NA	62	70	11.3
57. Cooper Kupp	21	61	52	7.1
58. Jarvis Landry	21	59	51	9.2
59. Isaiah Ford	NA	58	46	8.1
60. David Moore	32	58	35	12.4
61. Sterling Shepard	54	54	43	7.2
62. Marvin Jones	72	51	50	9.9
63. Rashard Higgins	94	51	40	13.3
64. Diontae Johnson	102	51	63	7.7
65. Cole Beasley	73	50	53	7.6
66. Mike Evans	28	50	50	9.1
67. Gabriel Davis	42	49	39	12.9
68. Justin Watson	NA	48	35	9.6
69. Javon Wims	48	48	22	12.7
70. Lawrence Cager	NA	48	42	14.0
71. Tyron Johnson	44	48	48	48.0
72. Adam Humphries	40	48	52	8.9
73. Chris Godwin	61	48	51	7.0
74. Bennie Fowler	NA	47	47	7.8
75. Andy Isabella	41	46	49	16.2
76. JuJu Smith-Schuster	105	45	40	5.6
77. Chris Hogan	NA	45	51	9.8
78. DeSean Jackson	45	45	98	15.6
79. Kalif Raymond	NA	45	52	19.0
80. Marvin Hall	45	44	44	27.8
81. Cyril Grayson	NA	44	36	23.7
82. Christian Blake	NA	44	44	12.4
83. Braxton Berrios	42	42	43	9.4
84. Russell Gage	46	41	48	7.8
85. Olamide Zaccheaus	NA	41	47	10.7
86. Hunter Renfrow	33	40	44	9.1
87. Kenny Stills	50	40	39	12.9
88. DaeSean Hamilton	15	39	39	14.1
89. Randall Cobb	79	38	39	7.1
90. John Brown	NA	38	72	13.4
91. Julio Jones	22	38	75	9.6
92. Sammy Watkins	NA	38	42	7.3
93. Marquez Callaway	55	36	36	6.4
94. Jakeem Grant	NA	35	23	8.4
95. Odell Beckham	35	35	35	35.0
96. Larry Fitzgerald	37	35	29	5.4
97. Demarcus Robinson	4	35	33	9.0
98. Miles Boykin	NA	34	33	10.3
99. Chris Conley	61	34	50	13.6
100. Tre’Quan Smith	37	34	35	8.5
101. James Washington	4	34	40	8.9
102. Cedrick Wilson	NA	33	42	8.4
103. Greg Ward	43	33	33	5.8
104. Julian Edelman	24	32	67	10.3
105. Keith Kirkwood	NA	32	32	16.0
106. Rico Gafford	42	32	32	32.0
107. Ashton Dulin	NA	30	9	9.0
108. Anthony Miller	63	30	53	11.9
109. Deonte Harris	43	29	16	5.0
110. Tyrie Cleveland	29	29	13	13.0
111. Donovan Peoples-Jones	53	29	29	14.3
112. Darrius Shepard	11	28	30	19.7
113. Danny Amendola	45	27	44	9.8
114. De’Michael Harris	NA	27	27	9.0
115. Kendrick Bourne	4	27	44	10.2
116. Curtis Samuel	18	26	29	5.9
117. Laviska Shenault	14	26	31	5.8

Air Yards & aDOT - TEs

Player	Last Week	Last 4	Season	aDOT
1. Rob Gronkowski	105	76	55	10.7
2. George Kittle	49	67	59	6.5
3. Travis Kelce	-1	60	58	7.2
4. Mark Andrews	NA	56	63	11.4
5. Austin Hooper	NA	53	33	5.9
6. Hayden Hurst	47	53	46	8.2
7. Albert Okwuegbunam	17	52	52	7.9
8. Darren Waller	45	50	52	5.6
9. Dan Arnold	64	45	36	11.9
10. Eric Ebron	64	45	47	8.8
11. Hunter Henry	54	45	55	8.1
12. Mike Gesicki	NA	42	58	11.5
13. Jared Cook	25	41	46	10.5
14. Anthony Firkser	6	40	33	7.5
15. Noah Fant	66	40	52	7.7
16. Tyler Eifert	NA	38	37	8.0
17. T.J. Hockenson	50	38	37	7.2
18. Jimmy Graham	24	38	38	6.3
19. Robert Tonyan	25	38	35	8.7
20. Tanner Hudson	10	37	37	14.8
21. Trey Burton	NA	37	37	6.9
22. Zach Ertz	NA	37	56	7.5
23. Greg Olsen	37	36	31	8.5
24. Irv Smith	NA	35	27	8.6
25. Dalton Schultz	37	35	35	6.2
26. Richard Rodgers	61	35	28	7.8
27. Logan Thomas	37	33	46	8.0
28. Darren Fells	NA	32	25	7.8
29. Evan Engram	56	30	33	5.2
30. Ryan Izzo	2	27	20	9.8
31. Tyler Davis	NA	27	27	13.5
32. Jordan Akins	NA	26	22	5.8
33. Marcedes Lewis	28	25	17	8.3

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Air Yards & aDOT By Team

Team Player	Last Week	Last 4	Season	aDOT
ARI DeAndre Hopkins	161	86	84	8.1
ARI Christian Kirk	69	65	74	13.8
ARI Andy Isabella	41	46	49	16.2
ARI Dan Arnold	64	45	36	11.9
ARI Larry Fitzgerald	37	35	29	5.4
ATL Calvin Ridley	95	95	134	14.7
ATL Hayden Hurst	47	53	46	8.2
ATL Christian Blake	NA	44	44	12.4
ATL Russell Gage	46	41	48	7.8
ATL Olamide Zaccheaus	NA	41	47	10.7
ATL Julio Jones	22	38	75	9.6
BAL Marquise Brown	NA	144	112	16.0
BAL Mark Andrews	NA	56	63	11.4
BAL Miles Boykin	NA	34	33	10.3
BUF Stefon Diggs	101	112	104	10.4
BUF Cole Beasley	73	50	53	7.6
BUF Gabriel Davis	42	49	39	12.9
BUF John Brown	NA	38	72	13.4
CAR Robby Anderson	107	105	89	10.4
CAR D.J. Moore	66	80	96	12.6
CAR Keith Kirkwood	NA	32	32	16.0
CAR Curtis Samuel	18	26	29	5.9
CHI Darnell Mooney	155	100	76	14.4
CHI Allen Robinson	67	97	104	10.4
CHI Javon Wims	48	48	22	12.7
CHI Jimmy Graham	24	38	38	6.3
CHI Anthony Miller	63	30	53	11.9
CIN Tee Higgins	50	87	95	13.2
CIN A.J. Green	73	82	101	12.2
CIN Tyler Boyd	76	79	76	8.7
CLE Odell Beckham	NA	83	92	12.8
CLE Jarvis Landry	21	59	51	9.2
CLE Austin Hooper	NA	53	33	5.9
CLE Rashard Higgins	94	51	40	13.3
CLE Odell Beckham	35	35	35	35.0
CLE Donovan Peoples-Jones	53	29	29	14.3
DAL CeeDee Lamb	42	87	73	9.3
DAL Amari Cooper	59	66	88	8.5
DAL Michael Gallup	18	63	81	15.8
DAL Dalton Schultz	37	35	35	6.2
DAL Cedrick Wilson	NA	33	42	8.4
DEN Tim Patrick	50	114	88	16.0
DEN Jerry Jeudy	58	67	81	13.2
DEN Albert Okwuegbunam	17	52	52	7.9
DEN Noah Fant	66	40	52	7.7
DEN DaeSean Hamilton	15	39	39	14.1
DEN Tyrie Cleveland	29	29	13	13.0
DET Kenny Golladay	125	112	103	14.7
DET Marvin Jones	72	51	50	9.9
DET Marvin Hall	45	44	44	27.8
DET T.J. Hockenson	50	38	37	7.2
DET Danny Amendola	45	27	44	9.8
GB Davante Adams	134	106	99	8.6
GB Marquez Valdes-Scantling	44	98	101	17.8
GB Robert Tonyan	25	38	35	8.7
GB Darrius Shepard	11	28	30	19.7
GB Marcedes Lewis	28	25	17	8.3
HOU Will Fuller	51	111	105	13.4
HOU Brandin Cooks	56	68	70	9.6
HOU Kenny Stills	50	40	39	12.9
HOU Randall Cobb	79	38	39	7.1
HOU Darren Fells	NA	32	25	7.8
HOU Jordan Akins	NA	26	22	5.8
IND Marcus Johnson	NA	72	72	18.1
IND T.Y. Hilton	NA	62	70	11.3
IND Trey Burton	NA	37	37	6.9
IND Ashton Dulin	NA	30	9	9.0
IND De’Michael Harris	NA	27	27	9.0
JAX D.J. Chark	118	114	91	13.2
JAX Keelan Cole	17	84	63	11.0
JAX Tyler Eifert	NA	38	37	8.0
JAX Chris Conley	61	34	50	13.6
JAX Tyler Davis	NA	27	27	13.5
JAX Laviska Shenault	14	26	31	5.8
KC Tyreek Hill	97	93	92	13.4
KC Travis Kelce	-1	60	58	7.2
KC Sammy Watkins	NA	38	42	7.3
KC Demarcus Robinson	4	35	33	9.0
LA Josh Reynolds	141	81	59	14.3
LA Robert Woods	49	76	57	8.6
LA Cooper Kupp	21	61	52	7.1
LAC Mike Williams	47	101	86	17.8
LAC Jalen Guyton	54	68	50	23.0
LAC Keenan Allen	105	68	93	8.7
LAC Tyron Johnson	44	48	48	48.0
LAC Hunter Henry	54	45	55	8.1
LV Nelson Agholor	141	74	47	14.0
LV Henry Ruggs	43	68	70	20.0
LV Darren Waller	45	50	52	5.6
LV Hunter Renfrow	33	40	44	9.1
LV Rico Gafford	42	32	32	32.0
MIA Preston Williams	NA	71	63	15.0
MIA DeVante Parker	NA	68	64	9.6
MIA Isaiah Ford	NA	58	46	8.1
MIA Mike Gesicki	NA	42	58	11.5
MIA Jakeem Grant	NA	35	23	8.4
MIN Adam Thielen	NA	109	115	14.1
MIN Justin Jefferson	NA	93	77	12.8
MIN Irv Smith	NA	35	27	8.6
NE Jakobi Meyers	128	128	68	19.3
NE Damiere Byrd	22	84	71	12.6
NE Julian Edelman	24	32	67	10.3
NE Ryan Izzo	2	27	20	9.8
NO Emmanuel Sanders	NA	109	65	9.0
NO Bennie Fowler	NA	47	47	7.8
NO Jared Cook	25	41	46	10.5
NO Marquez Callaway	55	36	36	6.4
NO Tre’Quan Smith	37	34	35	8.5
NO Deonte Harris	43	29	16	5.0
NYG Darius Slayton	53	88	88	12.9
NYG Sterling Shepard	54	54	43	7.2
NYG Evan Engram	56	30	33	5.2
NYJ Jamison Crowder	NA	95	99	8.6
NYJ Jeff Smith	18	83	83	13.3
NYJ Breshad Perriman	17	76	48	11.4
NYJ Lawrence Cager	NA	48	42	14.0
NYJ Chris Hogan	NA	45	51	9.8
NYJ Braxton Berrios	42	42	43	9.4
NYJ Kalen Ballage	NA	25	1	0.3
PHI Travis Fulgham	133	107	107	11.5
PHI John Hightower	20	94	72	20.6
PHI DeSean Jackson	45	45	98	15.6
PHI Zach Ertz	NA	37	56	7.5
PHI Richard Rodgers	61	35	28	7.8
PHI Greg Ward	43	33	33	5.8
PIT Chase Claypool	-4	63	54	12.9
PIT Diontae Johnson	102	51	63	7.7
PIT JuJu Smith-Schuster	105	45	40	5.6
PIT Eric Ebron	64	45	47	8.8
PIT James Washington	4	34	40	8.9
SEA DK Metcalf	75	117	122	16.6
SEA Tyler Lockett	233	102	97	10.0
SEA David Moore	32	58	35	12.4
SEA Greg Olsen	37	36	31	8.5
SF Brandon Aiyuk	105	71	57	10.6
SF George Kittle	49	67	59	6.5
SF Kendrick Bourne	4	27	44	10.2
TB Scotty Miller	151	105	90	16.8
TB O.J. Howard	NA	76	57	11.9
TB Rob Gronkowski	105	76	55	10.7
TB Mike Evans	28	50	50	9.1
TB Justin Watson	NA	48	35	9.6
TB Chris Godwin	61	48	51	7.0
TB Cyril Grayson	NA	44	36	23.7
TB Tanner Hudson	10	37	37	14.8
TEN A.J. Brown	90	89	80	10.0
TEN Corey Davis	87	87	67	9.2
TEN Adam Humphries	40	48	52	8.9
TEN Kalif Raymond	NA	45	52	19.0
TEN Anthony Firkser	6	40	33	7.5
WAS Terry McLaurin	112	114	102	10.4
WAS Logan Thomas	37	33	46	8.0

The Fantasy Usage Model: Week 8

Part 1: High Value RB Touches & Game Script (Monday)

Part 2: Targets Aren’t Created Equal (Monday Night)

Part 3: Air Yards Report (Monday Night)

Part 4: Fantasy Usage Model Notes (Tuesday)

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