Jonathon Brooks or Jalen Nailor: who should I start in Week 3?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Jonathon Brooks: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 149th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 106.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Jalen Nailor: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 150th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 197.

What the sportsbooks price

No sportsbook has posted a season market for Jonathon Brooks, so the only market pricing him on this page is the draft room.

The player markets price Jalen Nailor at 6.1 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 13 books. That is the 153rd highest figure of the 174 players the books price.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, Jonathon Brooks has been on the field for 25 percent of CAR snaps, taken 21 percent of the carries, drawn 5 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 15 third down targets, had 0 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 7 two minute targets.

His 3 targets have averaged 8.0 air yards.

In Week 1 against CHI he carried 4 times for 14 yards, caught 1 of 2 targets for 48 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against ATL he carried 5 times for 16 yards, caught 1 of 1 target for -5 yards and did not score.

Through Week 2, Jalen Nailor has been on the field for 60 percent of LV snaps, drawn 14 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 17 third down targets, had 0 of its 4 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 7 two minute targets.

His 8 targets have averaged 11.4 air yards.

In Week 1 against MIA he caught 3 of 5 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against LAC he caught 1 of 3 targets for 9 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

The season feed carries no line for Jonathon Brooks in the last completed season.

In 2025 Jalen Nailor played 17 games and scored 100.7 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing WR61.

He caught 29 of 53 targets for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 3.1 targets a game, a 55 percent catch rate and 15.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Side by side

Jonathon Brooks is a running back and Jalen Nailor a wide receiver, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Jonathon Brooks is off in Week 5 and Jalen Nailor in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

Jonathon Brooks is listed as ir on the injury report.

What would change the answer

Jonathon Brooks has no posted market, so one half of the evidence on this page exists for only one of them.