#ProTops: Counting Snaps From The 2018 NFL Regular Season
Just like that, the NFL’s regular season has come and gone and while I’ll admit we weren’t prefect with our ProTops coverage, we were a lot…
Just like that, the NFL’s regular season has come and gone and while I’ll admit we weren’t perfect with our ProTops coverage, we were a lot better and more consistent with it than we were last year, so that’s a win right?
By some measures, it was a successful ProTops season — especially considering how all but one of our ProTops are somehow involved in postseason play (sorry, Taywan *sad emoticon*).
We will take a deeper dive look at the playoff matchups before the Wild Card round begins this weekend, but today lets see how much each ProTopper saw the field in 2018.
Jack Doyle, Indianapolis Colts
2018 was not kind to Jack Doyle, who only played in six games due to injuries to his ankle and a season-ending kidney injury.
Although, when he saw the field, he saw a lot of it, seeing the field for 331 offensive plays (29%). A healthy Doyle should be lethal next year for Indy.
Joel Iyiegbuniwe, Chicago Bears
As expected, Iggy made his living on special teams for Chicago in his rookie season, seeing the field for 74.6% of the Bears’ special team snaps (317).
He did, though, see the field for 23 snaps, 12 of which came in Week 17 against Minnesota.
Taywan Taylor, Tennessee Titans
Taywan also struggled a bit with injuries, missing three games to a foot problem and totaled 37 receptions (56 targets) for 466 yards and a touchdown.
While his overall numbers were disappointing (446 total plays, 45.2% of snaps), he saw the field a good bit when healthy, seeing 60% or more of snaps in seven games, and in each of the last four.
Tyler Higbee, Los Angeles Rams
Higbee’s numbers were a tad disappointing this year, but that’s hardly on his shoulders — the tight end isn’t heavily featured in the Rams’ explosive offense. However, he finished 2018 with 292 yards on 24 receptions and a pair of touchdowns.
In terms of playing time, he saw the field for 71.6% of LA’s snaps (788 plays), seeing a season-high of 64 in Week 2 against Arizona.
Forrest Lamp, Los Angeles Chargers
Lamp saw action twice — seven snaps in a Week 6 victory over Cleveland and 10 in last weeks win over the Broncos. His playoff playing time will most likely be sparse.
Mike White, Dallas Cowboys
White didn’t see the field this year. Dak Prescott saw all but six offensive snaps, which went to Cooper Rush.
George Fant, Seattle Seahawks
As the season went on, so did Fant’s workload. In total, he saw 371 offensive snaps (which accounted for 34.7% of snaps by the ‘Hawks offense) and after seeing just six combined offensive snaps through the first four weeks of the year, and just 24 after five weeks, he saw his work increase steadily, ending the year with snap counts of 78 two weeks ago (98.8% of snaps) and 63 last week (100%), being. He should be a staple on the ‘Hawks offensive line as long as they’re in the playoffs.
Deon Yelder, Kansas City Chiefs
Yelder was a mid-season acquisition for Kansas City and, I must say, his promotion to the 53-man roster surprised me. He saw action in three games — one special teams snap against Denver on Oct. 28, five ST snaps against the Browns on November 4 and his lone offensive snap the next week against Arizona.