Looks and Touches: Week 14
The following is a list of the Week 14 leaders in looks and touches. It identifies those running backs and receivers who received the most attention this past weekend.
Touches is defined as the number of times a running back carried or caught the football.
Looks is defined as the number of times a player was the intended target of a pass.
Touches
• There weren't a lot of fresh faces among the Week 14 leaders. If you are still reading this column, you are probably playing who got you there in the first place, anyway. With that said, some notables included: Tashard Choice (28 touches, 166 yards; filled in for the injured Marion Barber); Le'Ron McClain (20 touches, 61 yards, 1 TD; he once again saw the lion's share of the touches for the Ravens); DeShaun Foster (17 touches, 43 yards; Frank Gore's ankle injury led to surplus touches); Maurice Morris (16 touches, 58 yards; Julius Jones did not log a touch); Dominic Rhodes (13 touches, 43 yards, 1 TD; Joseph Addai left the game early and is banged up); and Tatum Bell (13 touches, 68 yards; Peyton Hillis is done for the season and he's next in line).
• The platoon watch notes when a team's RB2 is given at least half as many touches as the RB1, regardless of the reason. Platoon watch for Week 14 included: Arizona (Tim Hightower 12, J.J. Arrington 8), Atlanta (Michael Turner 18, Jerious Norwood 9), Baltimore (Le'Ron McClain 20, Willis McGahee 12), Carolina (DeAngelo Williams 20, Jonathan Stewart 15), Cleveland (Jamal Lewis 9, Jason Wright 7), Denver (Tatum Bell 13, Peyton Hillis 9), Indianapolis (Dominic Rhodes 13, Joseph Addai 12), Jacksonville (Maurice Jones-Drew 19, Fred Taylor 14), Miami (Ronnie Brown 18, Ricky Williams 13), New Orleans (Pierre Thomas 17, Reggie Bush 13), New England (Sammy Morris 11, Kevin Faulk 8), NY Giants (Brandon Jacobs 10, Derrick Ward 9, Ahmad Bradshaw 5), NY Jets (Thomas Jones 13, Leon Washington 7), Pittsburgh (Willie Parker 12, Mewelde Moore 9), San Francisco (Frank Gore 17, DeShaun Foster 17), Tampa Bay (Warrick Dunn 13, Carnell Williams 10), Tennessee (LenDale White 25, Chris Johnson 23) and Washington (Clinton Portis 14, Ladell Betts 9).
• Yards-per-touch leaders for Week 14 (minimum 10 touches) included: DeAngelo Williams (9.6, 20 for 192), Reggie Bush (8.15, 13 for 106), and Jonathan Stewart (7.67, 15 for 115). The bottom three: Willis McGahee (2.0, 12 for 24), Willie Parker (2.1, 12 for 25), and Marshawn Lynch (2.5, 14 for 35).
Looks
• Under-the-radar names among the league leaders in looks per game over the past three weeks: Davone Bess (10), Domenik Hixon (8.7), Devin Hester (8.3), Josh Reed (8), Deion Branch (7.7), Zach Miller (7.7), Jabar Gaffney (6.7), Bryant Johnson (6.7), Mark Clayton (6.3), Dane Looker (6.3) and Shaun McDonald (6).
• Notable names not among the Week 14 looks leaders: Chris Chambers (3), Antonio Gates (1), Ted Ginn Jr. (3), Anthony Gonzalez (3), DeSean Jackson (3), Muhsin Muhammad (3) and LaDainian Tomlinson (1).
• Top 10 players in catch percentage (minimum 5 looks per game): Matt Forte (83%, 54/65), Kevin Faulk (80%, 48/60), Jeremy Shockey (79%, 44/56), Wes Welker (76%, 97/128), Bo Scaife (75%, 50/67), Chris Cooley (74%, 67/91), Brian Westbrook (73%, 43/59), Anthony Gonzalez (73%, 51/70), Eddie Royal (73%, 69/95) and Josh Reed (72%, 41/57).
• Bottom 10 players in catch percentage (minimum 5 looks per game): Braylon Edwards (38%, 45/120), Justin Gage (41%, 26/63), Mark Clayton (45%, 30/66), Roy Williams (47%, 30/64), Koren Robinson (47%, 23/49), Santonio Holmes (48%, 44/92), Terrell Owens (49%, 55/113), Marques Colston (49%, 49%, 25/51), Kevin Curtis (50%, 28/56) and Donnie Avery (51%, 38/75).
Note: Looks data provided by FFToday.com
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Note: Looks data provided by FFToday.com
