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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 3h

I talk about the Flacco trade, Kyren Williams, Emeka Egbuka, and more on this week’s 10 Trends episode open.spotify.com/episode/6Nis...

1032: 10 Trends for Week 6

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 19h

Forgot to send this out earlier, but I talk about 15 different things on this week’s 15 Transactions episode open.spotify.com/episode/2Rdi...

1031: 15 Transactions for Week 6

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 20h

Joe Flacco quarterback rating under pressure according to PFF data.

2024: 41st/43 qualified quarterbacks
2025: 36th/38 qualified quarterbacks

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 21h

The Bengals get an upgrade in EPA per drop back, per Next Gen Stats. They're going from the last ranked QB in Jake Browning (-0.44) to the second-to-last ranked QB in Joe Flacco (-0.41).

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Yessir!

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Stefon Diggs ran the most routes at wide receiver for the Patriots last night, but his route participation rate actually fell back to 64%. It had been 82% the previous week. Fortunately, over the last two weeks, he's seen a target on 46% (!!!) of his routes run.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

TreVeyon Henderson saw a 50% snap share against the Bills, a season high (previously 48%). He played just one fewer snap than Rhamondre Stevenson. He ran one more route than Stevenson, hitting a season high 53% route share.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Dalton Kincaid had a 60% route participation rate last night. His highest rate this season in a single game has been just 63%.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

James Cook saw his lowest target share of the season in Week 5 -- it was 3.3%. He also hit a three-week low in running back rush share (78.9%).

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Last night, Keon Coleman hit a 20% target share (23%) for the first time since Week 1. He still had just a 70% route share -- Khalil Shakir led the Bills with a 75% route share.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Oronde Gadsden II saw a 28% route share in Week 3. It was 50% in Week 4. And it was 61% in Week 5.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Omarion Hampton was injured against the Commanders. Hassan Haskins played as his backup, though he finished the game with the same number of snaps as Kimani Vidal.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Quentin Johnston didn't dip below a 20% target share in any game in September. His target share on Sunday was 12.5%.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Deebo Samuel saw a 48% target share against the Chargers.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Jacory Croskey-Merritt's snap shares and running back rush shares by week:
1: 29% // 50%
2: 23% // 33%
3: 39% // 35%
4: 34% // 44%
5: 48% // 70%

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Tee Higgins has hit a 20% target share in just one game this season.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Chase Brown played just four more snaps than Samaje Perine against the Lions, and both players ran the same number of routes. Brown still finished the day with a 20% target share. After 100% RB rush shares in Weeks 1 and 2, he's been at 53%, 91%, and 67% over his last three.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

According to PFF, Isaac TeSlaa ran a route on 54% of Detroit's drop backs in Week 5. That was a season high. His previous high was 38%.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Jameson Williams in 2024:
3.9 receptions per game
66.7 receiving yards per game
0.5 TD per game
14.2 PPR PPG

Jameson Williams in 2025:
2.2 receptions per game
44.6 receiving yards per game
0.2 TD per game
7.9 PPR PPG

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Zach Charbonnet out-snapped Kenneth Walker 34 to 26 against the Bucs, and he ran 9 more routes. On the season, Walker vs. Charbs, per Next Gen Stats:

Success Rate: 43% vs 33%
Rushing yards over exp/rush: +0.6 vs -1.1
EPA/rush: -0.02 vs -0.25

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

AJ Barner saw a season high 20.6% target share against the Bucs. But he actually saw a decline in route participation rate week-over-week, going from 68% to 65%.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Chris Godwin saw his route share go from 91% in Week 4 -- his season debut -- to 79% in Week 5.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Baker Mayfield has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 22 of his last 23 games (includes playoffs) -- essentially since the start of the 2024 season. That one game saw the Buccaneers score four rushing touchdowns. Baker had one of them.

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JJ Zachariason @lateroundqb.bsky.social · 2d

Emeka Egbuka through his first five games in the NFL:
Target share per game: 23%
PPR Points Per Game: 20.5
Receiving yards per game: 89.0
Touchdowns per game: 1.0

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