NFL’s Most Targeted: Week 9
Dorian “The Trashman” Colbert, Rosterwatch.com
No playing favorites here. These are the top target hogs on each team that played in Week 8. Some names you’ll recognize, some you may not. Either way, these are the guys who got the most looks last week, and this might give you an indication of future targets….or not. Do with this what you will.
Arizona: Larry Fitzgerald – 11, Andre Roberts – 11, Early Doucet – 4, Michael Floyd – 11, Rob Housler – 5, LaRod Stephens-Howling – 4, Jeff King – 3
Atlanta: Roddy White – 4, Tony Gonzalez – 5, Julio Jones – 5, Jacquizz Rodgers – 5, Michael Turner – 2, Drew Davis – 2, Jason Snelling – 3
Baltimore: BYE Dennis Pitta – 8, Anquan Boldin – 7, Ray Rice – 5, Torrey Smith – 13, Jacoby Jones – 2, Ed Dickson – 5
Buffalo: BYE Steve Johnson – 7, Donald Jones – 5, Scott Chandler – 4, T.J. Graham – 1, C.J. Spiller – 6, Fred Jackson – 11
Carolina: Steve Smith – 16, Greg Olsen – 5, Brandon LaFell – 4, Jonathan Stewart – 6, Louis Murphy – 4
Chicago: Brandon Marshall – 14, Alshon Jeffrey – dnp, Earl Bennett – 4, Kellen Davis – 1, Matt Forte – 5, Devin Hester- 2
Cincinnati: BYE Jermaine Gresham – 5, A.J Green – 6, Andrew Hawkins – 4, Armon Binns – dnp, Mohamed Sanu – 3
Cleveland: Greg Little – 5, , Josh Gordon – 5, Trent Richardson – 1, Jordan Cameron – 4, Ben Watson – 4, Travis Benjamin – 0, Josh Cooper – 1, Chris Ogbonnaya – 3, Alex Smith – 3, Josh Cribbs – 1
Dallas: Kevin Ogletree – 3, Miles Austin – 16, Dez Bryant – 11, Jason Witten – 22, Felix Jones – 3, John Phillips – 3
Denver: Eric Decker – 6, Demaryius Thomas – 9, Jacob Tamme – 4, Brandon Stokely – 2, Joel Dreessen – 2, Willis McGahee – 2
Detroit: Calvin Johnson – 8, Brandon Pettigrew – 9, Titus Young – 9, Tony Scheffler – 8, Mikel Leshoure – 5, Joique Bell – 4, Ryan Broyles – 5
Green Bay: Greg Jennings – dnp, Jordy Nelson – dnp , James Jones – 9, Jermichael Finley – 6, Randall Cobb – 7, Alex Green – 6, Donald Driver – 2
Houston: BYE Andre Johnson – 10, Owen Daniels – 10, Arian Foster – 5, Ben Tate – 0, James Casey – 2, Kevin Walter – 6, Keshawn Martin – 2, Garrett Graham – 2
Indianapolis: Reggie Wayne – 11, Donnie Avery – 7, Colby Fleener – 3, Dwayne Allen – 5, T.Y. Hilton – 6
Jacksonville: Laurent Robinson – DNP, Cecil Shorts – 12, Justin Blackmon – 8, Rashad Jennings – 8, Mercedes Lewis – 7, Mike Thomas – 7
Kansas City: Dwayne Bowe -6, Dexter McCluster – 8, Tony Moeaki – 8, Jon Baldwin – 2, Shaun Draughn – 2, Jamaal Charles – 3
Miami: Brian Hartline – 6, Davone Bess – 9, Anthony Fasano – 2, Reggie Bush – 1, Charles Clay – 1, Javorskie Lane – 0, Marlon Moore – 1, Daniel Thomas – 2
Minnesota: Percy Harvin – 12, Kyle Rudolph – 2, Michael Jenkins – 9, Adrian Peterson – 1, Jerome Simpson – 7, Toby Gerhart – 2
New England: Brandon Lloyd – 4, Rob Gronkowski – 13, Aaron Hernandez – dnp, Wes Welker – 9, Julian Edelman – 2, Danny Woodhead – 7, Deion Branch – 1, Shane Vereen – 1
New Orleans: Jimmy Graham – 10, Marques Colston – 10, Darren Sproles – 9, Lance Moore – 6, Devery Henderson – 4, Pierre Thomas – 2, Joseph Morgan – dnp
New York Giants: Hakeem Nicks – 7, Victor Cruz – 8, Ramses Barden – 1, Martellus Bennett – 6, Domenik Hixon – 3, Ahmad Bradshaw – 0, Rueben Randle – 2, Andre Brown – 2, Henry Hynoski – 0, Bear Pascoe – 0
New York Jets: Stephen Hill – 7, Jeremy Kerley – 11, Clyde Gates – 11, Chaz Schilens – 5, Shonn Greene – 5, Dustin Keller – 11
Oakland: Darren McFadden – 6, Rod Streater – 5, Darrius Heyward-Bey – 3, Brandon Myers – 3, Denarius Moore – 8, Derek Hagan – 1, Marcel Reece – 0, Mike Goodson – 1
Philadephia: Brent Celek – 5, DeSean Jackson – 8, LeSean McCoy – 3, Jeremy Maclin – 9, Jason Avant – 8
Pittsburgh: Antonio Brown – 6, Mike Wallace – 9, Heath Miller – 6, Emmanuel Sanders – 5, Chris Rainey – 2
San Diego: Antonio Gates – 4, Malcolm Floyd – 7, Ryan Mathews- 4, Robert Meachem – 3, Eddie Royal – dnp, Ronnie Brown – 8, Dante Rosario – 5
San Francisco: Michael Crabtree – 5, Vernon Davis – 2, Mario Manningham – 4, Randy Moss – 1, Kyle Williams – 1, Frank Gore – 2, Kendall Hunter – 1, Delanie Walker – 3
Seattle: Sidney Rice – 8, Anthony McCoy – 2, Golden Tate – 7, Zach Miller – 5, Doug Baldwin – dnp, Marshawn Lynch – 3, Braylon Edwards – dnp, Robert Turbin – 3
St. Louis: Danny Amendola – dnp, Brandon Gibson – 3, Steve Smith – 1, Lance Kendricks – 4, Chris Givens – 4, Austin Pettis – 5, Steven Jackson – 2, Daryl Richardson – 4, Brian Quick – 4, Matthew Mulligan – 2, Mike McNeill – 2
Tampa Bay: Vincent Jackson – 6, Doug Martin -6, Mike Williams – 11, Dallas Clark – 3, Tiquan Underwood – 5, LaGarrette Blount – 0, Danny Ware – 2
Tennessee: Nate Washington –6, Kenny Britt – 5, Jared Cook – 4, Kendall Wright – 5, Damian Williams – 1, Chris Johnson – 3
Washington: Santana Moss – 9, Leonard Hankerson – 4, Josh Morgan – 8, Pierre Garcon – dnp, Aldrick Robinson -1, Logan Paulsen – 6, Alfred Morris – 0