McFarland Flags Panthers' 78% Brooks Usage in Week 1 as Moore, Concepcion Lead Preseason Notes
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Updated · Fantasy Life · Aug 16
McFarland Flags Panthers' 78% Brooks Usage in Week 1 as Moore, Concepcion Lead Preseason Notes
3 articles · Updated · Fantasy Life · Aug 16
Summary
Week 1 preseason usage put Carolina's backfield in focus: Jonathon Brooks played 78% of starter snaps and handled all rushing attempts with Chuba Hubbard out with a hamstring injury.
Three series with Bryce Young produced little—3 of 5 for 18 yards and one sack—as the Panthers played without multiple offensive-line regulars against Buffalo's mostly starting defense.
Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker each logged 100% of starter snaps, with McMillan in the slot on 44% of plays and Coker on 56%, reinforcing Coker's full-time WR2 role.
Xavier Legette managed only a 67% route share, while Carolina's tight ends split work across Tommy Tremble, Mitchell Evans and Ja'Tavion Sanders, leaving the passing hierarchy unsettled behind the top two wideouts.
McFarland's team-by-team review tracks starter snaps, routes and alignment across every preseason Week 1 game, aiming to surface early fantasy football role changes before the regular season.