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Welcome to PFF’s NFL Usage and Production Report—your one-stop for the fantasy football utilization you actually need. This hub pulls together snap counts, routes run, targets per route run (TPRR), carry share, red-zone usage, alignment, ADOT, time to throw, situational splits, fantasy points and so much more, so you can quickly spot role changes and act before your league does. Use it for waiver wire decisions, buy-low/sell-high trades, rest-of-season (ROS) rankings context, dynasty stashes, DFS builds, and prop research.

Below you’ll find the top 10 most crucial usage and production takeaways. If you want more details on these top 10 players, or any other quarterback, running back, wide receiver or tight end in the league, you can jump into the interactive tool right below. It’s the most comprehensive fantasy tool, providing information on how a player is utilized, their performance, and how the defense responds to them. You can view by player, team or position, sort any column, filter by week and snaps, and switch between totals and percentages to see the full picture on anything you’re looking for. You’ll also find all of the information found in the usual recap articles.

1. Chris Rodriguez Jr. makes second-straight start

Rodriguez was the Commanders’ primary running back for the first two drives, totaling eight carries before any other Commanders running back ran the ball.

The Commanders started the season with Austin Ekeler as their starting running back, using him for two drives before turning primarily to Jacory Croskey-Merritt. After Ekeler’s season-ending injury, Rodriguez took over as the starter for two weeks. Croskey-Merritt played well enough over the first four weeks to earn the starting job in Week 5, leading to a 14-carry, 111-yard and two-touchdown game. However, he was held to 3.6 yards per carry or fewer in each of the last five games.

This led the team to turn back to Rodriguez for the first two drives last week. Rather than Croskey-Merritt taking over for the rest of the game as he did in the first four weeks of the season, the two running backs split snaps for the second and third quarters. Rodriguez suffered a shoulder injury, causing him to miss the rest of the game. Luckily, Rodriguez was a full participant in practice this week.

Rodriguez started the first two drives, which took most of the first half. Croskey-Merritt didn’t play his first snap until there were less than six minutes in the half. The Commanders also turned to Rodriguez to begin the second half. The Commanders did a good job of avoiding long third downs, so receiving back Jeremy McNichols didn’t play as much as usual. This left Rodriguez with season-highs in playing time and touches.

Rodriguez should be a top priority off the waiver wire in any league where he is available. The Commanders have their bye week next week, but Rodriguez has an excellent schedule during the fantasy playoffs. Washington faces its three division rivals. The New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys both rank among the top three teams at allowing fantasy points to running backs, while the Eagles have also been a favorable matchup for running backs. Croskey-Merritt should no longer be in fantasy starting lineups, but he is one of the top handcuffs for the rest of the season due to the Commanders’ late-season schedule.

2. Jordan Mason shines in a limited role