2015 Fantasy Football: Week 9 Target Report
The target list is comprised of players with seven or more targets in Week 9. You will notice TTL and AVG, which represents how many total targets (TTL) and the average number of targets (AVG) a player receives each week. I also put a summary on how each player on this target list is performing.
Week 9 brought us three newcomers to the target list in the names of Cole Beasley, Dorial Green-Beckham, and James Starks. Others made another week happen as they have all season. You don’t have to go far to see Antonio Brown as a primary example of that situation. Brown hit the jackpot with 23 targets but lost Ben Roethlisberger in the process. Julio Jones, who is now first in targets, is now seven ahead of DeAndre Hopkins who had a bye. Demaryius Thomas is third.
Players such as Mike Evans, and Martavis Bryant, and Michael Crabtree are starting to impress, and some are just flat out inconsistent. Welcome back to the list Emmanuel Sanders, Steve Johnson, and Bryan Walters. Congrats to those that haven’t left the list this season: Brandon Marshall and Demaryius Thomas. T.Y. Hilton hit the rail after only getting six targets. All numbers are brought to you by FantasyPros.
| Player | Pos | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Summary | TTL | AVG |
| Antonio Brown | WR | PIT | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 23 | Roethlisberger and Brown went crazy on Sunday, but the party ended early when “Big Ben” went down. | 100 | 11.1 |
| Mike Evans | WR | TB | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 5 | bye | 12 | 9 | 19 | Evans had his finest target day all season and then he proceeding to drop eight passes on the way. 8-152-0 | 73 | 10.4 |
| Julio Jones | WR | ATL | 11 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 17 | Three straight weeks of high performance. 10-137-0 | 119 | 13.2 |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | NYG | 8 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 17 | Beckham Jr doing Odell Beckham things. 9-105-0 | 92 | 10.2 |
| Alshon Jeffery | WR | CHI | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | bye | 15 | 16 | Jeffery gave the Chargers all they can handle in the victory. 31 targets in two weeks. 10-151-0 | 53 | 13.3 |
| Jarvis Landry | WR | MIA | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | bye | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | Landry after three bad weeks finally got back to how things used to be 11-69-0 | 77 | 9.6 |
| Amari Cooper | WR | OAK | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | bye | 6 | 9 | 13 | Cooper had his highest target production of the season, 7-88-1 | 72 | 9 |
| Michael Crabtree | WR | OAK | 8 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 9 | bye | 8 | 12 | 12 | Two straight weeks of 12 overall targets, he leads Cooper in that department. 7-108-2 | 80 | 10 |
| Randall Cobb | WR | GB | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | bye | 9 | 12 | He got tired of his targets dropped off, and it helps to have Davante Adams on your other side of the field. 4-99-1 | 68 | 8.5 |
| Jordan Matthews | WR | PHI | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | bye | 12 | Picked up strong after the bye week and ended up scoring the winning overtime touchdown. 9-133-1 | 75 | 9.4 |
| Antonio Gates | TE | SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | He bounced back after allowing production totals in week 8. 6-68-0 | 43 | 10.8 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | WR | DEN | 12 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | bye | 5 | 11 | Sanders returned to form after his small production in week eight. 6-90-1 | 81 | 10.1 |
| Cole Beasley | WR | DAL | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | bye | 2 | 1 | 11 | First-Timer. 9-112-2 | 41 | 5.1 |
| Davante Adams | WR | GB | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | bye | 2 | 11 | After a long layoff due to an injury he is starting to get back to how things used to be. 7-93-0 | 28 | 5.6 |
| Allen Robinson | WR | JAC | 6 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | bye | 11 | Robinson still producing his high targets numbers. Will he hit 9 or 12 this week? 6-121-0 | 80 | 10 |
| Danny Woodhead | RB | SD | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 10 | Woodhead is doing everything for the Chargers, too bad his efforts are going largely unnoticed. 5-66-0 | 60 | 6.7 |
| Jacob Tamme | TE | ATL | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | The last two weeks has gotten him 22 total targets. 6-61-0 | 53 | 6.6 |
| Steve Johnson | WR | SD | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | Bounced back after just four receptions. Look for him to get more with Floyd now injured. 7-68-0 | 47 | 6.7 |
| Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | Freeman had a better receiving game than he did rushing, also hit his highest target mark on the season. 8-67-1 | 62 | 6.9 |
| Willie Snead | WR | NO | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Snead has only missed the target list twice since week three. 6-95-0 | 63 | 7 |
| Dorial Green-Beckham | WR | TEN | 0 | 2 | 3 | bye | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | First-Timer 5-77-0 | 24 | 4 |
| Martellus Bennett | TE | CHI | 7 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 11 | bye | 5 | 9 | Bennett returns to good target numbers. 8-57-1 | 67 | 8.4 |
| Owen Daniels | TE | DEN | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | bye | 3 | 9 | Daniels returns to the target list the day Vernon Davis takes the field for the first time with Denver. 6-102-1 | 41 | 5.1 |
| Brandon LaFell | WR | NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | bye | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Three straight weeks for Lafell on this list. 5-102-0 | 24 | 8 |
| Eric Decker | WR | NYJ | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | bye | 7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | Decker has made the target list four weeks in a row now. 6-79-1 | 54 | 7.7 |
| Richard Rodgers | TE | GB | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | bye | 4 | 9 | Second time this season for Richard Rodgers. He also scored twice. 5-19-2 | 43 | 5.4 |
| Brandon Marshall | WR | NYJ | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | bye | 9 | 7 | 18 | 8 | Marshall continues to maintain his target list streak. He slowed down after the 18 from last week. 4-44-1 | 86 | 10.8 |
| Delanie Walker | TE | TEN | 3 | 0 | 10 | bye | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | Expect no less than six targets, expect no more than ten from Walker. 7-95-2 | 52 | 7.4 |
| Jason Witten | TE | DAL | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | bye | 8 | 4 | 8 | Eight to nine targets seem to be the magic number for Witten. 6-43-0 | 57 | 7.1 |
| Julian Edelman | WR | NE | 12 | 19 | 11 | bye | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Edelman has only missed the target list once, and that was when he broke his finger. 5-55-1 | 83 | 10.4 |
| Pierre Garcon | WR | WAS | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | bye | 8 | Eight is the magic number for Garcon. Five games of the eight he played he was targeted eight times. 3-21-0 | 65 | 8.1 |
| Dez Bryant | WR | DAL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | bye | 0 | 6 | 8 | Bryant back on the green. Now he just needs his buddy Romo to suit up. 5-104-1 | 21 | 7 |
| James Starks | RB | GB | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | bye | 2 | 8 | First-Timer and the new starter for the Packers. 3-29-0 | 25 | 3.1 |
| Julius Thomas | TE | JAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | bye | 8 | Returned strong after the bye week. Look for him to continue to get targets as long as he is healthy. 3-8-0 | 28 | 7 |
| Sammy Watkins | WR | BUF | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | bye | 8 | Sammy Watkins exploded and had one of his Boom days against the Dolphins. 8-63-1 | 26 | 5.2 |
| Allen Hurns | WR | JAC | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | bye | 8 | Allen Hurns looks like he is on a pitch count of no more than eight. 5-30-1 | 59 | 7.4 |
| Jamison Crowder | WR | WAS | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | bye | 8 | Crowder continues to fight his way on the target list. Anywhere between six and eight targets a week. 6-16-0 | 50 | 6.3 |
| Gary Barnidge | TE | CLE | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | Probably the third best tight end right now, and a top five for sure. 2-25-0 | 66 | 7.3 |
| Greg Olsen | TE | CAR | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | bye | 11 | 5 | 12 | 7 | Olsen also finds himself in the top five list of tight ends. 4-24-1 | 69 | 8.6 |
| Demaryius Thomas | WR | DEN | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 17 | bye | 11 | 7 | Thomas continues to make the target list and hasn’t missed one week yet. 5-50-0 | 93 | 11.6 |
| DeMarco Murray | RB | PHI | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | bye | 7 | Murray continues to be in the top five of receiving for running backs. 6-44-0 | 35 | 5 |
| Bryan Walters | WR | JAC | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | bye | 7 | Bryan Walters returns once again. 5-54-1 | 32 | 4.6 |
| Lamar Miller | RB | MIA | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | bye | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | His target numbers continue to climb north. 7-97-0 | 30 | 3.8 |
| Tavon Austin | WR | STL | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | bye | 7 | 7 | 7 | Sevens are wild for Tavon Austin. As he has had three straight weeks of seven targets. 4-15-0 | 46 | 5.8 |
| Jordan Reed | TE | WAS | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | bye | 7 | Reed has 20 targets since returning from injury. 3-18-1 | 54 | 9 |
| Martavis Bryant | WR | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | Bryant continue to soar as he returns from suspension. Maybe he finds power in the neck tattoos. 3-31-1 | 32 | 8 |
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