#ProTops: Counting Snaps from Week 2 of the NFL Season

DeAngelo Malone made his NFL debut and Tyler Higbee was very involved in the Rams offense in Week 2.

Two weeks of NFL action are officially in the books. How is your team looking? Your fantasy team(s) ruined yet? Is your franchise quarterback out until November or later?

After having 11 former Hilltoppers in training camp this past summer, we’ve got five active ProTops each week (plus an IR’d Forrest Lamp in New Orleans).

Here’s how they each fared in Week 2.

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DeAngelo Malone, Atlanta Falcons

Malone made his NFL debut last week after being listed as an inactive Week 1 and he saw some playing time in a game that should have been a blow out but was almost a Falcons win. He played 12 defensive snaps (19%) and also got 12 snaps on special teams (52.2%).

He recorded two solo tackles in his debut and logged a 71.8 PFF grade.

Tyler Higbee, Los Angeles Rams

Higbee saw 63 snaps (94%) in Week 1 despite seeing just one target in the season opener against Buffalo but saw an increase in participation against Atlanta, seeing 61 snaps (96.8%) for seven catches and 71 yards (no touchdowns, though he was targeted in the end zone at least once in what turned into a nifty AJ Terrell interception).

His increased workload came with it an increased PFF grade. After garnering a 57.4 rating against the Bills to open the season, Higbee logged a 68.5 grade this week, the fifth-highest on the Rams offense.

Bailey Zappe, New England Patriots

Zappe has yet to see the field in 2022 and is, quite frankly, highly unlikely to as the Patriots’ QB3 behind Mac Jones and Brian Hoyer.

George Fant, New York Jets

After playing all 84 offensive snaps in Week 1 for the Jets, Fant once again saw every offensive snap for New York in Week 2, logging 70.

He also played five special teams snaps (16.7%).

While the playing time is a positive, the advanced stats are not: After receiving a 56.0 grade from PFF last week, Fant finished this week as the second-lowest rated offensive player, coming in at just 46.7.

I don’t know enough about offensive line play, nor do I watch enough Jets games, to know what the issue is, but I’d imagine his switching positions this offseason is attributing to his struggles.

Mike White, New York Jets

White has yet to see the field in 2022, though he is Joe Flacco’s backup while Zach Wilson is out with an injury.