Start Rico Dowdle or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Rico Dowdle over Aaron Jones Sr.
- NE D vs RB
- 15.0
- 10th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 58%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 14%
- Through Week 1
- CHI D vs RB
- 33.7
- 8th most to RBs (2026)
Our Week 2 call
Start Rico Dowdle over Aaron Jones Sr. in Week 2.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Rico Dowdle at ADP 79 and Aaron Jones Sr. at 92.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Rico Dowdle in Week 2.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Aaron Jones Sr. in Week 2.
Week 2 matchups
Rico Dowdle and PIT visit NE.
NE allowed 15.0 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 10th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 84 yards and no touchdowns against NE and caught passes for 26 more yards.
Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN visit CHI.
CHI allowed 33.7 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 8th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 91 yards and a touchdown against CHI and caught passes for 86 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Aaron Jones Sr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Rico Dowdle is not on the injury report.
Aaron Jones Sr. is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, Rico Dowdle played 58 percent of PIT snaps, took 44 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.
Rico Dowdle, Week 1 against ATL: 39 of 67 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Rico Dowdle played 17 games for CAR and scored 216.3 PPR points, 12.7 a game, finishing RB18.
He ran 236 times for 1076 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 39 of 50 targets for 297 yards.
He was on the field for 56 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Rico Dowdle, Week 18 of 2025 against TB: 27 of 51 snaps, 7 carries for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards, 3.0 PPR points.
Rico Dowdle, Week 17 of 2025 against SEA: 34 of 53 snaps, 12 carries for 59 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 4 yards, 9.3 PPR points.
In 2025, Aaron Jones Sr. played 12 games for MIN and scored 118.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing RB41.
He ran 132 times for 548 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 28 of 41 targets for 199 yards.
He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 35 of 54 snaps, 18 carries for 53 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against NYG: 39 of 61 snaps, 21 carries for 85 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 11.3 PPR points.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 15 of 2025 against DAL: 32 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 34 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 9.5 PPR points.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB22 · PIT · bye 9
2025 vs rush yds line 6-11
- Overall rank
- 49
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
Ranked behind
RB23 · MIN · bye 6
2025 vs rush yds line 4-8
- Overall rank
- 50
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board1
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 4
- Board size244 draftable players
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