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Should I start J.K. Dobbins or Keenan Allen in Week 9?

Updated Nov 4, 9:56 AM ET.

Start Keenan Allen: 60 percent of the snaps and 24 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against J.K. Dobbins's 32 percent of the snaps and 41 percent of the carries. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.

Should I drop Keenan Allen for J.K. Dobbins?

Not on these numbers alone. Keenan Allen projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games) and J.K. Dobbins 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.

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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.

J.K. Dobbins

RB49 · DEN · bye 10

2026 vs carries line 3-5

Market-based projection
8.3 pts a game Wk 8 price
Overall rank
140

Keenan Allen

WR59 · IND · bye 13

2026 vs anytime td line 1-6

Market-based projection
9.2 pts a game Wk 8 price
Overall rank
160

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The gap

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Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on J.K. Dobbins, and the board ranks him 140th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Keenan Allen, and the board ranks him 160th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market has J.K. Dobbins at 1.9 PPR points a game off 1 market across 12 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a running back's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Keenan Allen is 2.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

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

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, J.K. Dobbins has been on the field for 38 percent of DEN snaps, taken 50 percent of the carries, drawn 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 66 third down targets, had 8 of its 26 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 26 two minute targets.

His 9 targets have come 1.1 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 6 against SEA he carried 17 times for 41 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 5 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 7 against ARI he carried 6 times for 23 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 8 against KC he carried 7 times for 13 yards and did not score.

Through Week 8, Keenan Allen has been on the field for 59 percent of IND snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 54 third down targets, had 1 of its 18 chances inside the five and seen 9 of its 30 two minute targets.

His 50 targets have averaged 7.3 air yards.

In Week 6 against TEN he caught 8 of 11 targets for 82 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against MIN he caught 3 of 3 targets for 31 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against JAX he caught 7 of 7 targets for 67 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 Keenan Allen played 17 games and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.

He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 7.2 targets a game, a 66 percent catch rate and 9.6 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Keenan Allen was available for 7 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 J.K. Dobbins scored 11.6 PPR points a game and Keenan Allen 10.7, 0.8 a game between them.

J.K. Dobbins finished RB43 and Keenan Allen WR29, which are two different ladders.

J.K. Dobbins is a running back and Keenan Allen a wide receiver, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

J.K. Dobbins is off in Week 10 and Keenan Allen in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Keenan Allen for J.K. Dobbins?

    Not on these numbers alone. Keenan Allen projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.0 a game over 8 games) and J.K. Dobbins 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.

  • Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Keenan Allen?

    Not on these numbers alone. J.K. Dobbins projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 8 games) and Keenan Allen 72 (9.0 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.

Should I drop J.K. Dobbins?

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