Preseason snap counts can be very telling as to how the current depth chart is set up. It’s not only about what players get the most looks, but the order in which the players come into the game.
Of course, teams will often try to keep their good players safe and limit their participation rates, too. And sometimes they’ll give a high workload to rookie to get their feet wet.
In other words, we have to be careful not to read too much into preseason snap counts, but at the same time use them for clues as to where the roster currently stands.