Start Saquon Barkley or Ashton Jeanty? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Saquon Barkley over Ashton Jeanty in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Saquon Barkley at 15.0 points and Ashton Jeanty at 18.0, a gap of 3.0. Drafters take Saquon Barkley at ADP 6 and Ashton Jeanty at 9.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 15.0 fantasy points for Saquon Barkley, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 18.0 fantasy points for Ashton Jeanty, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Ashton Jeanty 3.0 points ahead of Saquon Barkley on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Saquon Barkley and PHI visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 23.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 142 yards and a touchdown against TEN and caught passes for 16 more yards.

Ashton Jeanty and LV visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 22.0 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 102 yards and a touchdown against LAC and caught passes for 18 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Saquon Barkley has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Saquon Barkley played 71 percent of PHI snaps, took 65 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Saquon Barkley, Week 1 against WAS: 39 of 55 snaps, 15 carries for 83 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -3 yards.

Through Week 1, Ashton Jeanty played 74 percent of LV snaps, took 68 percent of the carries, drew 21 percent of the targets and had 58 percent of the red zone chances.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 1 against MIA: 50 of 68 snaps, 23 carries for 102 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 45 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.

He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Saquon Barkley, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 43 of 54 snaps, 19 carries for 68 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 6.8 PPR points.

Saquon Barkley, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 54 of 70 snaps, 21 carries for 132 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.2 PPR points.

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.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 18 of 2025 against KC: 26 carries for 87 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 7 yards, 12.4 PPR points.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 17 of 2025 against NYG: 48 of 59 snaps, 16 carries for 60 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards, 9.3 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Bijan Robinson over Saquon Barkley.
• Start Saquon Barkley over Chase Brown.
• Start Derrick Henry over Saquon Barkley.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Chase Brown.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over D'Andre Swift.
• Start Derrick Henry over Ashton Jeanty.