New England Patriots Snap Counts

By: Sam Shefrin, Updated January 03, 2017

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The Pats took care of business on the road at Miami, and the AFC will go through them. They continued to use a balanced attack of LeGarrette Blount, Dion Lewis, and James White. Michael Floyd made his presence felt finding the end zone, and playing 73% of the team snaps.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Tom Brady	QB	NE	63	94%	2%	0%	25.6	0.41
Dion Lewis	RB	NE	27	40%	41%	7%	5.2	0.19
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	22	33%	64%	0%	11.1	0.50
James White	RB	NE	21	31%	10%	19%	3.0	0.14
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	52	78%	0%	10%	9.3	0.18
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	64	96%	0%	6%	2.7	0.04
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	60	90%	2%	22%	23.7	0.40
Michael Floyd	WR	NE	49	73%	0%	8%	9.6	0.20

The Patriots put on their usual performance against the Jets, and the guys who found the end zone were guys you didn't know about outside of Blount. Week 17 should be much of the same with them essentially locking up the top spot. I wouldn't trust a heavy amount of snaps for one running back.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Tom Brady	QB	NE	61	81%	0%	0%	20.56	0.34
James Develin	RB	NE	41	55%	0%	2%	0.00	0.00
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	30	40%	67%	0%	17.00	0.57
Dion Lewis	RB	NE	27	36%	59%	4%	5.70	0.21
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	50	67%	0%	4%	7.90	0.16
Matt Lengel	TE	NE	24	32%	0%	4%	7.80	0.33
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	64	85%	0%	8%	2.20	0.03
Malcolm Mitchell	WR	NE	58	77%	0%	9%	2.90	0.05
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	36	48%	0%	22%	8.90	0.25

New England used numerous backs this past week, as James Develin played 57% of the snaps. It was a bit odd, as Dion lewis played 37%, LeGarrette Blount played 31%. James White even got in on the action played 32%. Malcolm Mitchell remains the highest snapping wideout.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Tom Brady	QB	NE	75	100%	1%	0%	7.42	0.10
James Develin	RB	NE	43	57%	0%	2%	1.30	0.03
Dion Lewis	RB	NE	28	37%	64%	11%	10.40	0.37
James White	RB	NE	24	32%	13%	33%	3.50	0.15
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	23	31%	74%	0%	9.10	0.40
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	67	89%	0%	6%	3.50	0.05
Malcolm Mitchell	WR	NE	67	89%	0%	2%	1.40	0.02
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	52	69%	0%	4%	1.80	0.03
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	44	59%	0%	27%	7.50	0.17

LeGarrette Blount played 41% of the snaps, while James White played 43%. Malcolm Mitchell has solidified himself in this role, playing 79% of the team snaps this week. That was behind Chris Hogan for the most. Martellus Bennett played a healthy 78% of the team snaps this week.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Tom Brady	QB	NE	68	100%	2%	0%	26.14	0.38
James White	RB	NE	29	43%	7%	10%	8.40	0.29
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	28	41%	64%	4%	13.90	0.50
James Develin	RB	NE	25	37%	0%	4%	0	0.00
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	53	78%	0%	8%	13	0.25
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	57	84%	4%	12%	19.60	0.34
Malcolm Mitchell	WR	NE	54	79%	0%	9%	10.10	0.19
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	47	69%	0%	32%	7.30	0.16

New England took care of business as expected against the rams. Rob Gronkowski is done for the year, and Martellus Bennett is banged up. This led to wide receivers picking up the slack. Malcolm Mitchell has picked up a large role, playing 85% of the snaps, and also saw ten targets.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Tom Brady	QB	NE	79	100%	4%	0%	14.86	0.24
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	36	46%	50%	0%	14.80	1.14
James White	RB	NE	29	37%	10%	17%	3.50	0.42
James Develin	RB	NE	26	33%	0%	4%	0	0.00
Dion Lewis	RB	NE	20	25%	25%	25%	3.80	0.95
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	54	68%	0%	7%	0.40	0.01
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	68	86%	0%	7%	8.30	0.18
Malcolm Mitchell	WR	NE	67	85%	0%	15%	8.20	0.18
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	54	68%	0%	22%	10.10	0.35

Tom Brady was less than 100%, but played 100% of the snaps. His receiving partners did not. Rob Gronkowski left very early in this one, and Martellus Bennett is banged up as well. Malcolm Mitchell played 47% of the snaps, even with Chris Hogan back. Both receiving backs were around 35% of the snaps.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Tom Brady	QB	NE	72	100%	4%	0%	19.04	0.26
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	26	37%	41%	4%	6.70	0.26
James White	RB	NE	25	36%	0%	35%	2.20	0.09
James Develin	RB	NE	24	34%	0%	8%	0.50	0.02
Dion Lewis	RB	NE	22	32%	26%	30%	5.80	0.26
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	57	80%	2%	9%	2.60	0.05
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	66	92%	0%	8%	7	0.11
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	65	90%	0%	17%	8.30	0.13
Malcolm Mitchell	WR	NE	33	47%	0%	21%	16.20	0.49

Rob Gronkowski was out this week, and the same with Chris Hogan. Malcolm Mitchell played 86% of the snaps, filling in for Hogan. Martellus Bennett played 96% of the snaps. He was only targeted on 3% of them, setting pretty much everyone up for disappointment. Dion Lewis played 28% of the snaps, as he returned this week.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Tom Brady	QB	NE	75	100%	5%	0%	28.4	0.50
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	33	45%	56%	0%	12.4	1.11
James Develin	RB	NE	33	45%	0%	0%	0	0.00
James White	RB	NE	23	32%	0%	25%	12.3	2.23
Dion Lewis	RB	NE	20	28%	24%	24%	4.9	1.17
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	72	96%	0%	3%	1.4	0.03
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	65	87%	3%	26%	14.9	0.35
Malcolm Mitchell	WR	NE	64	86%	0%	8%	15.8	0.38
Danny Amendola	WR	NE	41	55%	0%	7%	6.2	0.36

The Patriots had Dion Lewis back, who did not play, but this would toss in another body to the backfield. Martellus Bennett has been quiet the last few weeks, but played 66% of the snaps, and was targeted on 16% of them. LeGarrette Blount had three touchdowns and 55% of the snaps.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Tom Brady	QB	NE	66	100%	8%	0%	11.34	0.17
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	36	55%	57%	0%	24.90	0.69
James White	RB	NE	28	43%	7%	14%	3.70	0.13
James Develin	RB	NE	21	33%	0%	0%	0	0.00
Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE	56	85%	0%	11%	5.60	0.10
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	43	66%	0%	16%	10.20	0.24
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	52	79%	0%	17%	7.90	0.15
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	31	48%	0%	9%	0	0.00
Danny Amendola	WR	NE	26	40%	0%	4%	1.40	0.05
Malcolm Mitchell	WR	NE	19	30%	0%	10%	1.30	0.07

Bye Week

James White and LeGarrette Blount were nearly 50-50 this week in snaps. It was a heavy use of all wide receivers for Tom Brady, but it was Chris Hogan who saw the most. He played 93% of the snaps this week. Rob Gronkowski played 91% of the snaps, and Julian Edelman played 88%.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Tom Brady	QB	NE	64	94%	2%	0%	30.10	0.47
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	35	52%	50%	0%	10.30	0.29
James White	RB	NE	32	48%	6%	15%	2.90	0.09
Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE	62	91%	0%	11%	16.90	0.27
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	41	61%	0%	12%	3.50	0.09
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	63	93%	0%	6%	15.10	0.24
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	60	88%	2%	13%	9.70	0.16
Danny Amendola	WR	NE	31	46%	0%	13%	8.90	0.29

It was a LeGarrette Blount week for New England, playing 31 snaps. James White played 25, yet this was one where New England iced the game away with Blount. Rob Gronkowski played 91% of the snaps this week, and there is no more doubt about how healthy he is.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Tom Brady	QB	NE	56	100%	9%	0%	18.18	0.32
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	30	54%	77%	3%	25.4	0.85
James White	RB	NE	24	44%	0%	20%	9.2	0.38
Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE	51	91%	0%	8%	15.3	0.30
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	29	53%	0%	7%	0.5	0.02
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	50	90%	0%	20%	4	0.08
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	31	56%	0%	6%	0.5	0.02

The return of Tom Brady has allowed James White to play heavier snaps than his first four games. This is a big bonus, and should certainly continue. LeGarrette Blount played just 25 snaps this past week. Rob Gronkowski is logging all the snaps he can handle now. Martellus Bennett played 56%.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Tom Brady	QB	NE	63	100%	3%	0%	27.24	0.43
James White	RB	NE	38	61%	18%	23%	18.6	0.49
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	24	39%	52%	8%	13	0.54
Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE	56	89%	0%	16%	22.2	0.40
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	35	56%	0%	14%	4.8	0.14
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	57	91%	2%	12%	3.8	0.07
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	55	88%	0%	2%	3.9	0.07
Danny Amendola	WR	NE	25	41%	0%	8%	3	0.12

New England got their quarterback back, which increased James White's snaps this week. He went up to 48% of the snaps. This makes things a bit more volatile when looking at the run game. Rob Gronkowski played 81% of the snaps, and looked healthy for the first time all season long.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Tom Brady	QB	NE	70	89%	3%	0%	29.64	0.42
James White	RB	NE	37	48%	13%	16%	8.90	0.24
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	30	39%	58%	0%	9.70	0.32
James Develin	RB	NE	21	28%	0%	0%	0	0.00
Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE	64	81%	0%	11%	10.90	0.17
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	54	69%	0%	15%	24.70	0.46
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	58	74%	0%	17%	3.50	0.06
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	48	61%	2%	10%	11.60	0.24
Malcolm Mitchell	WR	NE	24	31%	0%	12%	0.70	0.03
Danny Amendola	WR	NE	20	26%	0%	10%	1.10	0.06

This is the last week we will see Jacoby Brissett, as Tom Brady returns from suspension. This will certainly elevate the guys around him. The wide receivers were used a bit this week, and the main ones were Chris Hogan and Julian Edelman. Rob Gronkowski and Martellus Bennett both played 70% of the team's snaps.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Jacoby Brissett	QB	NE	55	100%	7%	0%	8.5	0.15
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	29	54%	43%	10%	5.8	0.20
James White	RB	NE	20	38%	19%	24%	6.2	0.31
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	43	79%	0%	14%	10.9	0.25
Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE	38	70%	0%	5%	1.1	0.03
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	51	93%	0%	4%	0	0.00
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	49	89%	2%	8%	1.7	0.03
Malcolm Mitchell	WR	NE	19	36%	0%	0%	0	0.00

Well the New England Patriots are on their third string quarterback, but it doesn't really matter. LeGarrette Blount once again was a dominant force in the backfield, playing 72% of the snaps, and rushing on 52% of them. Chris Hogan played 89% of the snaps, and even though Rob Gronkowski was active, he wasn't a factor.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Jacoby Brissett	QB	NE	63	100%	13%	0%	14.92	0.24
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	45	72%	52%	0%	22.5	0.50
James Develin	RB	NE	24	38%	0%	0%	0	0.00
Brandon Bolden	RB	NE	21	3%	0%	0%	0	0.00
James White	RB	NE	15	25%	19%	13%	1.4	0.09
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	67	98%	2%	4%	1.6	0.02
Clay Harbor	TE	NE	17	5%	0%	0%	0	0.00
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	56	89%	0%	5%	0.3	0.01
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	47	75%	6%	13%	5.2	0.11
Matthew Slater	WR	NE	21	3%	0%	0%	0	0.00
Malcolm Mitchell	WR	NE	16	27%	0%	12%	2.7	0.17
Danny Amendola	WR	NE	15	20%	0%	13%	2.3	0.15

Jimmy Garoppolo went down, and we saw Jacoby Brissett finished out the game. He should take over the quarterback role until Tom Brady returns. Once again James White was dominated by LeGarrette Blount in snaps. He saw 64% of the snaps, and should continue to have that workload going forward.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	NE	41	53%	0%	0%	21.36	0.52
Jacoby Brissett	QB	NE	37	48%	11%	0%	4.88	0.13
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	50	64%	57%	0%	18.30	0.37
James White	RB	NE	27	35%	14%	14%	2.90	0.11
James Develin	RB	NE	27	30%	0%	0%	0	0.00
Brandon Bolden	RB	NE	16	0%	0%	0%	0	0.00
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	85	100%	0%	7%	17.40	0.20
Clay Harbor	TE	NE	38	28%	0%	0%	0	0.00
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	62	79%	0%	18%	7.60	0.12
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	62	79%	0%	10%	5.90	0.10
Malcolm Mitchell	WR	NE	30	39%	0%	7%	1.50	0.05
Matthew Slater	WR	NE	30	18%	0%	3%	0	0.00
Danny Amendola	WR	NE	22	24%	0%	17%	15	0.68

New England was banged up missing Rob Gronkowski, and already had a suspended Tom Brady. Chris Hogan played 78% of the team's snaps, behind Julian Edelman. The running back situation was heavily in LeGarrette Blount's favor. He played 59% of the team's snaps, to James White's 37%. This might be an indicator going forward.

Player	Pos	Team	Snaps	Snaps/ Gm	Snap Pct	Rush Pct	Tgt Pct	Fantasy Points	Points/ Snap
Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	NE	70	70	100	6	1	14.06	0.20
LeGarrette Blount	RB	NE	41	41	59	52	0	11.00	0.27
James White	RB	NE	25	25	37	4	27	4.40	0.18
James Develin	RB	NE	20	20	24	0	0	0.00	0.00
Brandon Bolden	RB	NE	17	17	4	6	0	0.40	0.02
Martellus Bennett	TE	NE	73	73	97	0	7	1.40	0.02
AJ Derby	TE	NE	25	25	28	0	0	0.00	0.00
Julian Edelman	WR	NE	60	60	86	5	12	8.20	0.14
Chris Hogan	WR	NE	54	54	78	0	7	12.00	0.22
Malcolm Mitchell	WR	NE	38	38	55	0	13	3.30	0.09
Danny Amendola	WR	NE	21	21	27	0	18	4.80	0.23
Matthew Slater	WR	NE	18	18	6	0	0	0.00	0.00

Season

Quarterback Snap Counts

Player	Games	Snaps/ Game	Total Snaps	Offense Snaps	Offense Snap %	FPTS	FPTS/Snap
Tom Brady	16	69	1105	1105	99%	344	0.31
Jimmy Garoppolo	16	1	13	13	1%	0	-0.02

Running Back Snap Counts

Player	Games	Snaps/ Game	Total Snaps	Offense Snaps	Offense Snaps %	Rush %	Targets/ 100 Snaps	Touches/ 100 Snaps	FPTS	FPTS/Snap
Brandon Bolden	15	30.3	455	191	17%	14%	7	18	50.7	0.11
LeGarrette Blount	12	25.7	308	308	28%	53%	2	55	116.6	0.38
Dion Lewis	7	43.7	306	298	27%	16%	16	28	84.2	0.28
James White	14	20.9	292	290	26%	8%	19	21	82.6	0.28
Joey Iosefa	2	20.5	41	23	2%	34%	0	34	5.1	0.12
Joey Iosefa	2	20.5	41	23	2%	35%	0	35	5.1	0.12
Steven Jackson	2	16.5	33	33	3%	64%	3	67	13	0.39
Trey Williams	2	0.0	0	0	0%	33%	0	33	1.2

Wide Receivers & Tight End Snap Counts

Player	Pos	Gms	Snaps/ Game	Total Snaps	Offense Snaps	Offense Snaps %	Targets/ 100 Snaps	Touches/ 100 Snaps	FPTS	FPTS/ Snap
Rob Gronkowski	TE	15	63	948	939	84%	13	8	184	0.20
Danny Amendola	WR	14	48	667	576	52%	13	10	83	0.12
Brandon LaFell	WR	11	60	659	659	59%	11	6	52	0.08
Michael Williams	TE	15	41	613	449	40%	1	1	3	0.01
Julian Edelman	WR	9	62	557	525	47%	16	12	112	0.20
Scott Chandler	TE	15	31	462	381	34%	9	5	50	0.13
Leonard Hankerson	WR	10	34	340	340	30%	13	7	51	0.15
Matthew Slater	WR	16	21	335	21	2%	0	0	0	0.00
Aaron Dobson	WR	8	27	212	212	19%	10	6	14	0.07
Chris Harper	WR	5	15	76	67	6%	4	1	-1	-0.02
Keshawn Martin	WR	10	0	0	0	0%	7	5	38	0.00

New England Patriots Snap Count Breakdown

Tom Brady's 1103 snaps will not be there this year, as he is suspended for the first four games of the regular season. Jimmy Garoppolo who saw just 13 total snaps last year will lead the way for New England. This has been a situation where it is hard to be unaware given the media attention, so you know, and plan wisely. New England will be without Brandon LaFell, and they consistently seem to have loads of unheard of names floating around the depth charts for wide receivers. This year it is Chris Hogan, Nate Washington, Keshawn Martin, and Aaron Dobson. All four do not draw interest from me, and nor should they from you. Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola will patrol the wide receiver roles, and combined for roughly 1100 snaps last season. Now if injuries occurred this would open up things for those four names. The more intriguing name is Martellus Bennett, who came over from Chicago this offseason. I expect a lot of two tight end sets for New England, and Bennett should easily see over 50% of the team snaps.

New England lost Dion Lewis last year to an injury, who played 298 snaps, and was uber efficient as a pass-catcher out of the backfield. It is safe for fantasy owners that he will assume that same role. If he remains healthy, I would not be surprised to see him around 40% of the team snaps, with room for more. There was a note that LeGarrette Blount was not a lock for the roster, which is odd given the depth behind. The Pats seemingly know how to make it work with whoever, as no running back had over 30% of the team snaps last season. Rotating heads in the backfield will likely be a thing again, as Brandon Bolden and James White remain in the backfield.