Kansas City Chiefs Snap Counts

Spencer Ware was the big inactive this week, which forced Charandrick West into a feature role. He played 62% of the snaps. Tyreek Hill played 62% of the snaps, and will remain a big play threat heading into the playoffs. Travis Kelce played 77% and Jeremy Maclin was at 80%.

Kansas City used Spencer Ware until his injury occurred, who only played 49% of the snaps. Charcandrick West played 38%, and would be the step-in option if Ware misses time. Demetrius Harris played 66% of the snaps, which is a first for KC using two tight ends this season.

Tyreek Hill played 52% of the team snaps this week, and found the end zone on a long rushing attempt. Other than that targets pulled away from him and Travis Kelce, who played 85%, and went to Jeremy Maclin. Spencer Ware played 62% of the team snaps this week.

Kansas City kept the train rolling, and Jeremy Maclin was back in action. This forced Chris Conley and Tyreek Hill to take a backseat to Maclin, although Hill remains involved in the special teams. Spencer Ware carried the rock, and played on 73% of the team snaps. Charcandrick West was the one to find the end zone, however.

There was still no Jeremy Maclin this week, so we saw the secondary wideouts continue the trend of snaps. Albert Wilson played 74%, Tyreek Hill played 51%, and Chris Conley played 86%. It was Travis Kelce who had the biggest week. Maclin is due back against Oakland on Thursday.

Kansas City was involved in the overtime game against Denver, resulting in larger than usual snaps. Tyreek Hill was the star, but played just 68% of the snaps. With Jeremy Maclin out, he has seen a much larger role. Spencer Ware played just 48% of the snaps, with Charcandrick West cutting in some.

Jeremy Maclin was out this week again, yet we didn't see the Tyreek Hill show. He played just 68% of the snaps. Albert Wilson played 76% and Chris Conley played 96%. Travis Kelce played 83% of the snaps, as we have to keep an eye on him getting thrown out. Spencer Ware played 76% of the snaps.

We can chalk up the Kansas City win to the defense, as the offense boasted abysmal numbers yet again. Travis Kelce managed to play the whole game, and 95% of the snaps. Without Jeremy Maclin, it was Tyreek Hill who did the most damage, even though he played the least out of the three wideouts.

Jeremy Maclin left this week very early, and you can tell by the snaps of the surrounding wideouts. Chris Conley played 88%. Albert Wilson 71%, and Tyreek Hill played 59%. Travis Kelce played 73% of the snaps before being tossed out by the referee. Charcandrick West played 78% of the snaps for K.C.

Alex Smith played 29 snaps this week, given he was in and out of the game with injuries. Nick Foles was the backup, and picked up the rest of the snaps. Spencer Ware left with a concussion, which allowed Charcandrick West play a majority of the snaps. This would be the case moving forward.

Kansas City continues to be a ground and pound team, relying on the defense and run game. Spencer Ware had 69% of the snaps, as Jamaal Charles hasn't quite regained strength yet. Ware has been very successful, and at this point Charles might not work himself into a full time role, or even split backfield.

Jamaal Charles isn't quite there yet, and we should be getting a heavy dose of Spencer Ware over the next week or so. Chris Conley had a lack of snaps this week, playing just 59%. There were a lot of mixed names in the pass, but it was the run heavy approach yet again for the Chiefs.

Bye Week

Alex Smith played 100% of the snaps, although we could have easily seen the backup in there with how bad the score was. His weapons, Jeremy Maclin, Travis Kelce, and Chris Conley all played over 70 snaps in a game they had to chase. We saw Jamaal Charles come back to only be eased in. Spencer Ware still handled 72% of the snaps.

The Chiefs offense didn't need to do much scoring with their defense leading the way with a couple of scores. Travis Kelce played 92% of the snaps, and was the best weapon for Alex Smith. Once again Chris Conley was the WR2, who played 81% of the snaps. It was also a heavy week for Spencer Ware, who played 71% of the snaps.

It was another week of Spencer Ware, who had 56% of the snaps. Charcandrick West still played 41% of the snaps, but Ware has the upper hand. Chris Conley played 84% of the team's snaps, who has seemed to takeover a larger role than last season. If the passing game ever expands for game theory, Conley might be worth a look.

Comparing Spencer Ware and Charcandrick West in snaps was dead even, but the production was much different. They both saw 48% of the snaps, but Ware had 51% of the touches. Chris Conley played 86% of the snaps to Albert Wilson's 69%. He might be pulling away from him.

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Kansas City Chiefs Snap Count Breakdown

In a season that missed Jamaal Charles for a major portion of it, we saw Charcandrick West play 497 snaps. Spencer Ware blossomed later in the year, registering 16% of the snaps. Charles is expected to be healthy by week 1 with no issue. Charles has been a top three back in the NFL when healthy, and will rival some others for that spot again. He has had some tough luck injuries, but overall has been a very durable back. Charles played 65% of the snaps in 2014, and the 60% mark should be where he sits again. The backup spot behind West is leaning towards Ware, who was more efficient than West last year. I am curious to see if Kansas City relies a little more on Ware, given Charles is getting up in age for a running back. Charles will be turning 30 in December. It likely won't be enough for value, but more so just looking at Charles overall 2016 projection.

Kansas City ran a fairly simple passing game, basically throwing to Travis Kelce, Jeremy Maclin, or one of the backs. Alex Smith was a durable quarterback, playing 98% of the team snaps last season. Kelce played 92% of the Kansas City snaps last year, which was a tremendous number for tight ends. With Kelce being such a huge part of the offense, there is no reason to believe he will fall below the 80% mark. Kelce could be in for a monster year, but play-calling will need to lean on him a little more often than in the past. Maclin played 82% of the snaps, while Albert Wilson played 65% behind him. WR2's in Kansas City have minimal fantasy value, which is likely the case again this year. Chris Conley could be the likely wide receiver to cut into that Wilson 2015 snap count, given he has the highest upside out of the KC receivers, not named Maclin.