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Dominick Barlow vs Herbert Jones: who to start in Week 3

Dominick Barlow plays 4 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Herbert Jones 4. For that week alone, start Herbert Jones: 78.1 projected fantasy points to 0.0 for Dominick Barlow. Over the season, Herbert Jones leads in points leagues (19.5 fantasy points a game to 19.4) and Dominick Barlow in 9-cat leagues (199th against 200th). The two go close together on our board, which is our own ranking order from 2025-26 and 2026-27 box scores, not ADP.

Updated Nov 3, 12:36 AM ET.

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Dominick Barlow
PFCPHIage 23OUT
Points leagues
#228
19.4 FP/G, slot 19.12
9-cat leagues
#199
-3.6 z, slot 17.07

Out (Back)

The pick in 9-cat leagues.

Herbert Jones
SGSFNOPage 28
Points leagues
#225
19.5 FP/G, slot 19.09
9-cat leagues
#200
-3.7 z, slot 17.08

The pick in points leagues.

The call

Points leagues: Herbert Jones. 19.5 fantasy points per game against 19.4, 225th on our board to 228th.

9-cat leagues: Dominick Barlow instead, -3.6 in summed z-scores against -3.7 (199th to 200th), because the categories pay for a different mix.

Category by category, Dominick Barlow is ahead in 4 (REB, BLK, FG% and TO) and Herbert Jones in 5 (PTS, AST, STL, 3PM and FT%).

Per 36 minutes, Dominick Barlow produces more: 29.3 fantasy points to 26.7, on 23.8 minutes a night against 26.3. He does it in fewer minutes, so a bigger role would widen the gap.

Dominick Barlow plays 4 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Herbert Jones 4. For that week alone, start Herbert Jones: 78.1 projected fantasy points to 0.0 for Dominick Barlow.

Slots are where our board's order lands in a 12-team snake draft (round.pick), and dollars are auction value over replacement for 12 teams with $200 each. Neither is ADP: no free draft-position feed lets us republish it.

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Per game, side by side

Per gameDominick BarlowHerbert Jones
Fantasy points per game19.419.5
Minutes23.826.3
PointsPTS7.78.3
ReboundsREB4.83.1
AssistsAST1.22.2
StealsSTL0.91.5
BlocksBLK0.70.4
Threes3PM0.31.2
Field goal %FG%53.9%40.2%
Free throw %FT%71.8%80.5%
TurnoversTO0.81.3
Games, 2025-267156

Bold is the better number. The line blends 2025-26 with 2026-27 games as they are played, the same numbers the rankings use.

Per 36 minutes

Per 36Dominick BarlowHerbert Jones
Fantasy points29.326.7
Points11.611.3
Rebounds7.24.3
Assists1.93.0
Steals1.32.0
Blocks1.10.5
Threes0.41.6
Turnovers1.21.8

Each per-game number divided by minutes and scaled to 36: the rate a bigger role would carry.

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9-category z-scores

CategoryDominick BarlowHerbert Jones
PointsPTS-1.6-1.5
ReboundsREB-0.4-1.2
AssistsAST-1.3-0.8
StealsSTL-0.5+1.1
BlocksBLK+0.1-0.6
Threes3PM-1.4-0.5
Field goal percentageFG%+0.5-1.0
Free throw percentageFT%-0.5+0.0
TurnoversTO+1.5+0.8
Total-3.6-3.7

Each number is standard deviations above or below the top 156 players (a 12-team league's rosters). Field goal and free throw percentage are weighted by attempts, and turnovers count against.

If you punt a category

Punting rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage and turnovers flips the 9-cat answer to Herbert Jones.

PuntDominick BarlowHerbert Jones
PTS-2.0 (#169)-2.2 (#186)
REB-3.4 (#212)-2.6 (#171)
AST-2.4 (#170)-3.0 (#198)
STL-3.3 (#205)-4.8 (#302)
BLK-4.1 (#222)-3.3 (#185)
3PM-2.1 (#156)-3.1 (#193)
FG%-4.6 (#237)-2.9 (#159)
FT%-3.1 (#189)-3.7 (#210)
TO-5.3 (#221)-4.6 (#200)

Value is the sum of the other eight z-scores, recomputed with the punted category left out of the pool that sets them; the rank is among all 432 ranked players.

Week 3 (Nov 2-8)

  • Dominick Barlow: 4 games (Mon CHI, Wed @DET, Fri @CLE, Sun @CHI), listed Out.
  • Herbert Jones: 4 games (Mon @MEM, Wed UTA, Fri MIN, Sun @LAC).

Every team's games this week · Week 3 streamers

Recent games

  • Dominick Barlow: 18.0 fantasy points a game over his last 10 of 2025-26, against 19.4 on the board.
  • Herbert Jones: 14.3 fantasy points a game over his last 7 of 2026-27, against 19.5 on the board.

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Common questions

  • Who is better for the rest of the 2026-27 season, Dominick Barlow or Herbert Jones?

    Points leagues: Herbert Jones. 19.5 fantasy points per game against 19.4, 225th on our board to 228th. 9-cat leagues: Dominick Barlow instead, -3.6 in summed z-scores against -3.7 (199th to 200th), because the categories pay for a different mix.

  • Who wins more categories, Dominick Barlow or Herbert Jones?

    Category by category, Dominick Barlow is ahead in 4 (REB, BLK, FG% and TO) and Herbert Jones in 5 (PTS, AST, STL, 3PM and FT%).

  • Who should I start in Week 3, Dominick Barlow or Herbert Jones?

    Dominick Barlow plays 4 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Herbert Jones 4. For that week alone, start Herbert Jones: 78.1 projected fantasy points to 0.0 for Dominick Barlow.

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