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Start Ashton Jeanty or J.K. Dobbins? Week 9

Updated Nov 5, 8:06 AM ET.

Start Ashton Jeanty over J.K. Dobbins

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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · at SF

Market projects
13.5
fantasy pts
SF D vs RB
22.7
12th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
49 of 100 at RB
Snap share
66%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8
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J.K. Dobbins

RB · DEN · at CAR

Market projects
6.5
fantasy pts
CAR D vs RB
28.3
2nd most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
56 of 100 at RB
Snap share
38%
Through Week 8
Target share
4%
Through Week 8

Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Ashton Jeanty?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), J.K. Dobbins 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over J.K. Dobbins, 13.5 to 6.6 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over J.K. Dobbins in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 13.5 points and J.K. Dobbins at 6.5, a gap of 7.0. J.K. Dobbins's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Ashton Jeanty at ADP 24 and J.K. Dobbins at 90.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.5 fantasy points for Ashton Jeanty, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 28 rushing yards, 35 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (13, 13, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 6.6 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for J.K. Dobbins is 26 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (7 and 13 market sources).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 7.0 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Ashton Jeanty and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 79 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 48 more yards.

J.K. Dobbins and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 116 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 28 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, J.K. Dobbins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Ashton Jeanty played 66 percent of LV snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 5 against NE: 32 of 60 snaps, 10 carries for 27 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 50 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 6 against BUF: 38 of 66 snaps, 10 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 7 against LAR: 49 of 68 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 8 against NYJ: 25 of 63 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.

Through Week 8, J.K. Dobbins played 38 percent of DEN snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 22 percent of the red zone chances.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 7 against ARI: 14 of 61 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 8 against KC: 13 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 13 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.

He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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

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

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

Their other Week 9 calls

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Ashton Jeanty?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), J.K. Dobbins 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over J.K. Dobbins, 13.5 to 6.6 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for J.K. Dobbins?

    No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), J.K. Dobbins 73 (9.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over J.K. Dobbins, 13.5 to 6.6 projected PPR points.

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