Air Yards Report: A Week 15 Recap

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Hayden Winks,

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Hayden Winks

Published December 22, 2020 09:53 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 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 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. Calvin Ridley	213	172	139	14.8
2. Marvin Jones	123	161	88	12.2
3. Tyreek Hill	64	134	116	12.7
4. Nelson Agholor	92	123	74	14.4
5. Stefon Diggs	175	119	108	10.1
6. Justin Jefferson	91	116	89	12.1
7. DK Metcalf	38	112	112	14.0
8. Will Fuller	NA	111	94	12.5
9. Brandon Aiyuk	123	111	77	8.9
10. D.J. Chark	66	110	100	13.8
11. Julio Jones	NA	109	79	10.5
12. D.J. Moore	80	105	92	12.3
13. Mike Evans	74	94	78	11.8
14. T.Y. Hilton	76	94	72	11.8
15. DeAndre Hopkins	144	92	88	8.9
16. A.J. Brown	37	90	77	10.6
17. Michael Thomas	NA	90	75	9.5
18. Davante Adams	46	87	97	8.9
19. Robby Anderson	46	85	82	9.6
20. Allen Robinson	78	85	94	9.9
21. Rashard Higgins	86	84	61	13.7
22. Russell Gage	134	84	58	8.6
23. Donovan Peoples-Jones	39	82	53	18.7
24. Terry McLaurin	111	81	91	10.1
25. Brandin Cooks	75	80	74	10.3
26. Chase Claypool	97	78	84	12.8
27. DeVante Parker	NA	77	66	9.6
28. Corey Davis	93	76	76	11.5
29. Jalen Guyton	118	75	56	16.9
30. Darius Slayton	115	75	81	13.3
31. Gabriel Davis	52	75	51	13.8
32. Marquise Brown	91	75	85	13.6
33. Cole Beasley	88	74	57	7.8
34. Michael Gallup	38	73	77	12.0
35. Bisi Johnson	NA	70	29	11.4
36. Breshad Perriman	17	69	70	14.7
37. Chad Hansen	45	69	69	12.2
38. Keelan Cole	14	69	60	11.1
39. James Washington	75	69	45	12.3
40. Mecole Hardman	138	68	36	9.2
41. Sterling Shepard	66	67	55	8.1
42. Jalen Reagor	100	66	70	13.6
43. Steven Mitchell	NA	65	65	13.0
44. Jakobi Meyers	120	64	72	10.6
45. Jarvis Landry	52	63	53	7.8
46. Robert Woods	60	63	56	6.9
47. Collin Johnson	8	62	36	11.5
48. Keenan Allen	10	62	77	7.3
49. Mike Williams	20	61	87	15.6
50. Noah Brown	75	61	31	10.7
51. Amari Cooper	29	61	73	8.8
52. Henry Ruggs	NA	60	60	17.3
53. Valdes-Scantling	32	60	82	17.8
54. Cam Sims	73	59	37	9.9
55. Diontae Johnson	96	58	69	7.1
56. Jakeem Grant	NA	58	41	11.3
57. Adam Thielen	15	57	88	12.2
58. Keke Coutee	60	57	45	9.6
59. Denzel Mims	15	57	81	13.8
60. Kendrick Bourne	62	56	49	9.7
61. KJ Hamler	8	55	58	10.4
62. Chris Godwin	40	55	57	8.4
63. CeeDee Lamb	63	55	67	9.5
64. Darnell Mooney	37	55	72	13.0
65. Sammy Watkins	91	54	47	8.4
66. Ty Johnson	123	54	54	12.7
67. Quintez Cephus	79	53	45	13.6
68. Curtis Samuel	75	53	41	6.5
69. Golden Tate	33	50	38	8.8
70. Olamide Zaccheaus	NA	49	55	13.8
71. A.J. Green	47	48	81	12.4
72. Zach Pascal	66	47	46	10.6
73. Tee Higgins	57	47	86	11.5
74. Jerry Jeudy	58	46	93	14.2
75. Tyler Boyd	38	46	65	8.6
76. Danny Amendola	33	44	40	8.0
77. Christian Kirk	23	44	63	11.9
78. Emmanuel Sanders	66	44	48	9.0
79. Michael Pittman	27	41	37	7.6
80. Laviska Shenault	19	40	31	6.0
81. Mack Hollins	30	40	26	9.0
82. Travis Fulgham	77	40	78	12.2
83. Damiere Byrd	27	40	65	11.2
84. Tyler Lockett	48	40	78	9.7
85. Jamison Crowder	43	39	60	8.0
86. N’Keal Harry	24	39	36	7.6
87. Richie James	81	39	60	10.3
88. Tajae Sharpe	NA	39	37	37.3
89. Allen Lazard	22	38	50	9.9
90. Adam Humphries	NA	38	48	9.7
91. Brandon Zylstra	NA	38	18	13.8
92. Chris Conley	67	38	46	10.9
93. Marvin Hall	NA	38	52	17.3
94. Hunter Renfrow	12	36	36	7.8
95. Lil’Jordan Humphrey	33	33	33	8.3
96. Greg Ward	26	33	29	5.6
97. Alshon Jeffery	59	32	24	13.3
98. JuJu Smith-Schuster	24	32	40	5.3
99. Lynn Bowden	14	32	25	5.7
100. Larry Fitzgerald	55	32	33	6.1
101. Tre’Quan Smith	26	32	34	8.9
102. Braxton Berrios	21	31	36	8.0
103. Auden Tate	NA	31	26	9.4
104. Mohamed Sanu	40	31	31	9.5
105. Antonio Brown	63	31	65	9.5
106. Willie Snead	7	31	34	8.9
107. Robert Foster	9	29	29	14.5
108. Scotty Miller	9	29	65	16.2
109. Anthony Miller	11	29	50	9.9
110. KhaDarel Hodge	NA	28	42	16.9
111. Cooper Kupp	12	27	54	6.5
112. Josh Reynolds	9	26	57	12.2
113. Tyler Johnson	45	26	20	10.4
114. Tim Patrick	8	26	70	12.8
115. Miles Boykin	27	25	28	10.4

Air Yards & aDOT - TEs

Player	Last Week	Last 4	Season	aDOT
1. Darren Waller	163	109	68	7.3
2. Travis Kelce	71	99	76	8.0
3. Dallas Goedert	82	76	53	8.6
4. Mark Andrews	57	74	63	10.6
5. Evan Engram	63	70	47	6.9
6. Mike Gesicki	NA	68	59	11.2
7. Richard Rodgers	NA	62	38	9.8
8. T.J. Hockenson	37	61	47	7.2
9. Dan Arnold	85	57	38	12.4
10. Hunter Bryant	55	55	55	27.5
11. Zach Ertz	109	55	56	8.3
12. Rob Gronkowski	58	54	55	10.8
13. Jared Cook	74	51	43	10.9
14. Hunter Henry	64	50	52	7.9
15. Logan Thomas	63	49	46	7.1
16. Jordan Reed	32	48	37	7.7
17. Eric Ebron	20	43	43	7.2
18. Noah Fant	53	42	42	6.5
19. Kyle Rudolph	NA	42	22	7.1
20. Trey Burton	10	37	34	7.9
21. Jordan Akins	44	34	31	7.8
22. Eric Tomlinson	34	34	34	34.0
23. Irv Smith	22	33	24	7.6
24. Dawson Knox	56	32	21	6.1
25. Tyler Eifert	42	30	36	8.2
26. Cameron Brate	41	29	23	8.3
27. Tyler Higbee	35	27	28	7.4
28. Robert Tonyan	13	26	32	7.7
29. Dalton Keene	26	26	17	11.0
30. MyCole Pruitt	36	26	13	8.4

Air Yards & aDOT By Team

Player	Last Week	Last 4	Season	aDOT
ARI DeAndre Hopkins	144	92	88	8.9
ARI Dan Arnold	85	57	38	12.4
ARI Christian Kirk	23	44	63	11.9
ARI Larry Fitzgerald	55	32	33	6.1
ATL Calvin Ridley	213	172	139	14.8
ATL Julio Jones	NA	109	79	10.5
ATL Russell Gage	134	84	58	8.6
ATL Olamide Zaccheaus	NA	49	55	13.8
BAL Marquise Brown	91	75	85	13.6
BAL Mark Andrews	57	74	63	10.6
BAL Eric Tomlinson	34	34	34	34.0
BAL Willie Snead	7	31	34	8.9
BAL Miles Boykin	27	25	28	10.4
BUF Stefon Diggs	175	119	108	10.1
BUF Gabriel Davis	52	75	51	13.8
BUF Cole Beasley	88	74	57	7.8
BUF Dawson Knox	56	32	21	6.1
CAR D.J. Moore	80	105	92	12.3
CAR Robby Anderson	46	85	82	9.6
CAR Curtis Samuel	75	53	41	6.5
CAR Brandon Zylstra	NA	38	18	13.8
CHI Allen Robinson	78	85	94	9.9
CHI Darnell Mooney	37	55	72	13.0
CHI Anthony Miller	11	29	50	9.9
CIN A.J. Green	47	48	81	12.4
CIN Tee Higgins	57	47	86	11.5
CIN Tyler Boyd	38	46	65	8.6
CIN Auden Tate	NA	31	26	9.4
CLE Rashard Higgins	86	84	61	13.7
CLE Donovan Peoples-Jones	39	82	53	18.7
CLE Jarvis Landry	52	63	53	7.8
CLE KhaDarel Hodge	NA	28	42	16.9
DAL Michael Gallup	38	73	77	12.0
DAL Noah Brown	75	61	31	10.7
DAL Amari Cooper	29	61	73	8.8
DAL CeeDee Lamb	63	55	67	9.5
DEN KJ Hamler	8	55	58	10.4
DEN Jerry Jeudy	58	46	93	14.2
DEN Noah Fant	53	42	42	6.5
DEN Tim Patrick	8	26	70	12.8
DET Marvin Jones	123	161	88	12.2
DET T.J. Hockenson	37	61	47	7.2
DET Hunter Bryant	55	55	55	27.5
DET Quintez Cephus	79	53	45	13.6
DET Danny Amendola	33	44	40	8.0
DET Marvin Hall	NA	38	52	17.3
DET Mohamed Sanu	40	31	31	9.5
GB Davante Adams	46	87	97	8.9
GB Valdes-Scantling	32	60	82	17.8
GB Allen Lazard	22	38	50	9.9
GB Robert Tonyan	13	26	32	7.7
HOU Will Fuller	NA	111	94	12.5
HOU Brandin Cooks	75	80	74	10.3
HOU Chad Hansen	45	69	69	12.2
HOU Steven Mitchell	NA	65	65	13.0
HOU Keke Coutee	60	57	45	9.6
HOU Jordan Akins	44	34	31	7.8
HOU Duke Johnson	36	30	10	2.6
IND T.Y. Hilton	76	94	72	11.8
IND Zach Pascal	66	47	46	10.6
IND Michael Pittman	27	41	37	7.6
IND Trey Burton	10	37	34	7.9
JAX D.J. Chark	66	110	100	13.8
JAX Keelan Cole	14	69	60	11.1
JAX Collin Johnson	8	62	36	11.5
JAX Laviska Shenault	19	40	31	6.0
JAX Chris Conley	67	38	46	10.9
JAX Tyler Eifert	42	30	36	8.2
KC Tyreek Hill	64	134	116	12.7
KC Travis Kelce	71	99	76	8.0
KC Mecole Hardman	138	68	36	9.2
KC Sammy Watkins	91	54	47	8.4
LA Robert Woods	60	63	56	6.9
LA Cooper Kupp	12	27	54	6.5
LA Tyler Higbee	35	27	28	7.4
LA Josh Reynolds	9	26	57	12.2
LAC Jalen Guyton	118	75	56	16.9
LAC Keenan Allen	10	62	77	7.3
LAC Mike Williams	20	61	87	15.6
LAC Ty Johnson	123	54	54	12.7
LAC Hunter Henry	64	50	52	7.9
LV Nelson Agholor	92	123	74	14.4
LV Darren Waller	163	109	68	7.3
LV Henry Ruggs	NA	60	60	17.3
LV Hunter Renfrow	12	36	36	7.8
MIA DeVante Parker	NA	77	66	9.6
MIA Mike Gesicki	NA	68	59	11.2
MIA Jakeem Grant	NA	58	41	11.3
MIA Mack Hollins	30	40	26	9.0
MIA Lynn Bowden	14	32	25	5.7
MIN Justin Jefferson	91	116	89	12.1
MIN Bisi Johnson	NA	70	29	11.4
MIN Adam Thielen	15	57	88	12.2
MIN Kyle Rudolph	NA	42	22	7.1
MIN Tajae Sharpe	NA	39	37	37.3
MIN Irv Smith	22	33	24	7.6
NE Jakobi Meyers	120	64	72	10.6
NE Damiere Byrd	27	40	65	11.2
NE N’Keal Harry	24	39	36	7.6
NE Dalton Keene	26	26	17	11.0
NO Michael Thomas	NA	90	75	9.5
NO Jared Cook	74	51	43	10.9
NO Emmanuel Sanders	66	44	48	9.0
NO Lil’Jordan Humphrey	33	33	33	8.3
NO Tre’Quan Smith	26	32	34	8.9
NYG Darius Slayton	115	75	81	13.3
NYG Evan Engram	63	70	47	6.9
NYG Sterling Shepard	66	67	55	8.1
NYG Golden Tate	33	50	38	8.8
NYJ Breshad Perriman	17	69	70	14.7
NYJ Denzel Mims	15	57	81	13.8
NYJ Jamison Crowder	43	39	60	8.0
NYJ Braxton Berrios	21	31	36	8.0
PHI Dallas Goedert	82	76	53	8.6
PHI Jalen Reagor	100	66	70	13.6
PHI Richard Rodgers	NA	62	38	9.8
PHI Zach Ertz	109	55	56	8.3
PHI Travis Fulgham	77	40	78	12.2
PHI Greg Ward	26	33	29	5.6
PHI Alshon Jeffery	59	32	24	13.3
PIT Chase Claypool	97	78	84	12.8
PIT James Washington	75	69	45	12.3
PIT Diontae Johnson	96	58	69	7.1
PIT Eric Ebron	20	43	43	7.2
PIT JuJu Smith-Schuster	24	32	40	5.3
SEA DK Metcalf	38	112	112	14.0
SEA Tyler Lockett	48	40	78	9.7
SF Brandon Aiyuk	123	111	77	8.9
SF Kendrick Bourne	62	56	49	9.7
SF Jordan Reed	32	48	37	7.7
SF Richie James	81	39	60	10.3
TB Mike Evans	74	94	78	11.8
TB Chris Godwin	40	55	57	8.4
TB Rob Gronkowski	58	54	55	10.8
TB Antonio Brown	63	31	65	9.5
TB Cameron Brate	41	29	23	8.3
TB Scotty Miller	9	29	65	16.2
TB Tyler Johnson	45	26	20	10.4
TEN A.J. Brown	37	90	77	10.6
TEN Corey Davis	93	76	76	11.5
TEN Adam Humphries	NA	38	48	9.7
TEN MyCole Pruitt	36	26	13	8.4
WAS Terry McLaurin	111	81	91	10.1
WAS Cam Sims	73	59	37	9.9
WAS Logan Thomas	63	49	46	7.1
WAS Robert Foster	9	29	29	14.5

Week 16 Fantasy Usage Model

1. Situational RB Touches (Sunday Night)

2. Targets Aren’t Equal (Monday Night)

3. Air Yards Report (Monday Night)

4. Usage Model Notes (Tuesday)

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