Yahoo Fantasy Football on MarShawn Lloyd
From the article
Route Rate: 15% (Lloyd), 22% (Brooks); Short-Yardage Snap Share: 50.0%, 50.0%; Third-Down Snap Rate: 16.7%, 83.3%. Lloyd posted similar per-touch metrics as Brooks with twice as many opportunities.
STACKED’s take
Lloyd's limited role and lack of talent differentiation make him an unreliable fantasy option.
Lloyd faces questions about both situation and talent. His QB saw five or more rushers on 78.3% of dropbacks with only three drives exceeding six plays. Within the backfield, Lloyd's role is limited: Route Rate of 15% (vs. 22% for Brooks), Short-Yardage Snap Share of 50% (tied with Brooks), and Third-Down Snap Rate of just 16.7% (vs. 83.3% for Brooks). Though Lloyd nearly doubled Brooks' touch count, all his carries came on early downs; he ran fewer routes and came off the field more often in two-minute drills. Lloyd posted similar per-touch metrics as Brooks with twice the opportunities, showing no talent differentiation. His chances of being a reliable fantasy contributor already look bleak.
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