Las Vegas’ Brock Bowers is being mixed in with the starting unit at a high rate, but Michael Mayer still handles most early-down work, hinting at a two-TE rotation that could cap Bowers’ target upside. The Texans lean on veterans at receiver, with Nico Collins and Jaylen Higgins (and Hutchinson) penciled in as top 11-personnel options while rookies sit behind. New York’s backfield remains in flux, as Breece Hall plays about 61% of snaps behind a three-man look that includes Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis, making a stable early-season floor unlikely. In Jacksonville, Tank Bigsby and Etienne show a near-50/50 split on the field and in routes, with early-down workload leaning toward Bigsby and pass-game work toward Etienne, tilting expectations for both. The Broncos rotate Evan Engram and Trautman, with Engram maintaining a high snap share but limited 11-personnel targets, while the Saints pair Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed in a heavy-outside trio, potentially squeezing slot targets and shifting Wilson and Co. into secondary roles. On the Titans, Ayomanor’s usage in motion hints at a regular-season package, while the Seahawks confirm a streamlined wide-receiver setup around Smith-Njigba and Kupp, elevating the odds for Olave, Hutchinson, and Collins to hold big roles depending on scheme and health. Overall fantasy impact centers on two-TE rotations, volatile backfields, and WR depth-chart shuffles that will shape weekly ceilings and safe floors all season.

These takeaways underscore a recurring theme across teams: preseason usage often signals depth-chart intent more than exact weekly roles. Fantasy managers should treat early snap splits as directional rather than definitive, preparing for Week 1 to deviate as teams optimize for blockers, routes, and matchup-based usage. The common thread is clarity: stars may see dampened floors if rotations keep high-upside players limited to specific situations, while anyone with a clearly defined, workload-heavy role becomes more appealing in both redraft and DFS formats as the season approaches.