J.K. Dobbins or Bhayshul Tuten: who should I start?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on J.K. Dobbins: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 72nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 94.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Bhayshul Tuten: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 79th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 69.

What the sportsbooks price

The books have J.K. Dobbins at 10.1 PPR points a game off 3 markets across 16 books. That is 90 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The player markets price Bhayshul Tuten at 9.8 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 17 books. That is the 93rd highest figure of the 183 players the books price.

J.K. Dobbins's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 1

Through Week 1, J.K. Dobbins has been on the field for 43 percent of DEN snaps, taken 57 percent of the carries, drawn 0 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 8 third down targets and seen 0 of its 2 two minute targets.

In Week 1 against KC he carried 8 times for 36 yards and did not score.

Through Week 1, Bhayshul Tuten has been on the field for 49 percent of JAX snaps, taken 52 percent of the carries, drawn 5 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 2 third down targets and had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five.

His 1 target have come 5.0 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 1 against CLE he carried 15 times for 66 yards, caught 1 of 1 target for 22 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 J.K. Dobbins played 10 games and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.

He carried 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 more yards.

That came to 15.3 carries a game at 5.0 yards a carry and 1.1 catches a game.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He carried 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 more yards.

That came to 5.5 carries a game at 3.7 yards a carry and 0.7 catches a game.

He was on the field for 21 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Bhayshul Tuten was available for 5 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 J.K. Dobbins scored 11.6 PPR points a game and Bhayshul Tuten 5.9, 5.7 a game between them.

J.K. Dobbins finished RB43 that year and Bhayshul Tuten RB53.

J.K. Dobbins had 70 more carries than Bhayshul Tuten, 153 to 83.

J.K. Dobbins had 1 more catches than Bhayshul Tuten, 11 to 10.

This season Bhayshul Tuten holds the bigger snap share, 49 percent against 43 percent.

This season J.K. Dobbins holds the bigger share of the carries, 57 percent against 52 percent.

Byes and availability

J.K. Dobbins is off in Week 10 and Bhayshul Tuten in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

J.K. Dobbins is only part priced, so the books' half of this page is whole for only one of them.