The Target Report: RBs

Targets are passes thrown to - including receptions, incompletions, interceptions, passes defended, etc. A high target number can signal a QB's go-to guy, and can indicate that receptions may be on the way, even if they aren't showing up in the box score this week. However, it should be noted that receptions are the best indicator of future receptions.

Here we present you with the target leaders by position from last week, and detailed target stats for the past two weeks combined. The Target Report is designed to help you find possible break-out candidates, expecially in PPR formats.

RB Target Leaders - Week 3
Name Team Targets Rec Rec Yds Rec TD % Team Tgts Tgt/Rec Yds/Tgt
Chris Thompson WAS 11 8 57 1 22.5% 1.4 5.2
Lance Dunbar DAL 10 10 100 0 41.7% 1.0 10.0
Theo Riddick DET 10 8 66 0 22.2% 1.3 6.6
Bilal Powell NYJ 8 7 44 0 13.8% 1.1 5.5
LeVeon Bell PIT 8 7 70 0 26.7% 1.1 8.8
Justin Forsett BAL 7 4 16 0 14.6% 1.8 2.3
Duke Johnson CLE 7 6 32 0 14.3% 1.2 4.6
Jamaal Charles KC 7 5 33 0 19.4% 1.4 4.7
Darren Sproles PHI 6 4 19 0 21.4% 1.5 3.2
Devonta Freeman ATL 5 5 52 0 14.3% 1.0 10.4
Ameer Abdullah DET 5 2 19 1 11.1% 2.5 3.8
Dion Lewis NE 5 5 30 0 12.2% 1.0 6.0
Mark Ingram NO 5 5 49 0 13.2% 1.0 9.8
Giovani Bernard CIN 4 3 34 0 12.5% 1.3 8.5
Jonathan Grimes HOU 4 4 19 0 10.3% 1.0 4.8
James White NE 4 4 26 0 9.8% 1.0 6.5
Ryan Mathews PHI 4 2 20 1 14.3% 2.0 5.0
Danny Woodhead SD 4 3 32 0 10.0% 1.3 8.0
David Johnson ARI 3 3 16 0 9.7% 1.0 5.3
Kyle Juszczyk BAL 3 2 11 0 6.3% 1.5 3.7
LeSean McCoy BUF 3 1 10 1 10.3% 3.0 3.3
Mike Tolbert CAR 3 3 28 0 9.7% 1.0 9.3
Matt Forte CHI 3 0 0 0 20.0% 0.0 0.0
Eddie Lacy GB 3 3 41 0 8.6% 1.0 13.7
Bernard Pierce JAX 3 2 3 0 9.1% 1.5 1.0
T.J. Yeldon JAX 3 2 9 0 9.1% 1.5 3.0
Lamar Miller MIA 3 3 27 0 6.3% 1.0 9.0
Damien Williams MIA 3 1 5 0 6.3% 3.0 1.7
Rashad Jennings NYG 3 3 25 0 9.4% 1.0 8.3
Shane Vereen NYG 3 0 0 0 9.4% 0.0 0.0
Mike Davis SF 3 1 5 0 17.7% 3.0 1.7
Chris Johnson ARI 2 1 40 0 6.5% 2.0 20.0
Joseph Randle DAL 2 2 18 0 8.3% 1.0 9.0
Frank Gore IND 2 1 8 0 6.9% 2.0 4.0
Corey Grant JAX 2 1 8 0 6.1% 2.0 4.0
Matt Asiata MIN 2 2 5 0 9.1% 1.0 2.5
C.J. Spiller NO 2 2 22 0 5.3% 1.0 11.0
Khiry Robinson NO 2 2 8 0 5.3% 1.0 4.0
Zac Stacy NYJ 2 2 -2 0 3.5% 1.0 -1.0
Marcel Reece OAK 2 1 55 0 6.5% 2.0 27.5
RB Target Leaders - NFL Weeks 2 & 3
Name Team Targets Rec Rec Yds Rec TD % Team Tgts Tgt/Rec Yds/Tgt
Theo Riddick DET 16 13 107 0 16.5% 1.2 6.7
Lance Dunbar DAL 15 13 145 0 25.9% 1.2 9.7
Dion Lewis NE 14 11 128 0 14.0% 1.3 9.1
Devonta Freeman ATL 13 9 86 0 16.5% 1.4 6.6
Bilal Powell NYJ 13 11 60 0 14.6% 1.2 4.6
Jamaal Charles KC 12 9 35 0 20.0% 1.3 2.9
Chris Thompson WAS 12 9 67 1 15.8% 1.3 5.6
Justin Forsett BAL 11 8 28 0 12.1% 1.4 2.5
Jonathan Grimes HOU 11 10 59 0 11.7% 1.1 5.4
Shane Vereen NYG 11 8 76 0 15.3% 1.4 6.9
Darren Sproles PHI 10 8 42 0 15.4% 1.3 4.2
Danny Woodhead SD 10 9 100 0 14.9% 1.1 10.0
Lamar Miller MIA 9 8 55 0 9.9% 1.1 6.1
Matt Forte CHI 8 4 44 0 17.0% 2.0 5.5
Chris Polk HOU 8 2 9 0 8.5% 4.0 1.1
Mark Ingram NO 8 8 54 0 10.5% 1.0 6.8
LeVeon Bell PIT 8 7 70 0 14.0% 1.1 8.8
Benny Cunningham STL 8 6 45 0 13.1% 1.3 5.6
Giovani Bernard CIN 7 6 50 0 12.7% 1.2 7.1
Duke Johnson CLE 7 6 32 0 11.1% 1.2 4.6
T.J. Yeldon JAX 7 5 22 0 11.5% 1.4 3.1
Damien Williams MIA 7 4 20 1 7.7% 1.8 2.9
Marshawn Lynch SEA 7 4 30 0 13.5% 1.8 4.3
Mike Davis SF 7 3 9 0 11.3% 2.3 1.3
LeSean McCoy BUF 6 4 37 1 10.2% 1.5 6.2
Mike Tolbert CAR 6 5 32 0 9.0% 1.2 5.3
Ameer Abdullah DET 6 3 28 1 6.2% 2.0 4.7
Tre Mason STL 6 3 19 0 9.8% 2.0 3.2
Dexter McCluster TEN 6 5 61 0 7.5% 1.2 10.2
David Johnson ARI 5 4 19 0 9.4% 1.3 3.8
James Starks GB 5 5 30 0 7.6% 1.0 6.0
Josh Robinson IND 5 5 27 0 7.9% 1.0 5.4
Rashad Jennings NYG 5 5 37 0 6.9% 1.0 7.4
DeMarco Murray PHI 5 5 53 0 7.7% 1.0 10.6
DeAngelo Williams PIT 5 4 15 0 8.8% 1.3 3.0
Carlos Hyde SF 5 5 28 0 8.1% 1.0 5.6
Charles Sims TB 5 5 55 1 9.3% 1.0 11.0
Kyle Juszczyk BAL 4 3 22 0 4.4% 1.3 5.5
Lorenzo Taliaferro BAL 4 4 18 0 4.4% 1.0 4.5
James White NE 4 4 26 0 4.0% 1.0 6.5
Filed Under: 2015, w4