Start Bijan Robinson or Christian McCaffrey? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Christian McCaffrey in Week 2.

Bijan Robinson is priced by the books at 23.2 projected points. Christian McCaffrey has too little of his market posted this week to price, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Christian McCaffrey at 5.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 23.2 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Christian McCaffrey in Week 2.

Week 2 matchups

Bijan Robinson and ATL host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 52.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the most in the league.

Running backs ran for 224 yards and 4 touchdowns against CAR and caught passes for 34 more yards.

Christian McCaffrey and SF host MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 36.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 144 yards and no touchdowns against MIA and caught passes for 45 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bijan Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Bijan Robinson played 77 percent of ATL snaps, took 68 percent of the carries and drew 53 percent of the targets.

Bijan Robinson, Week 1 against PIT: 46 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 83 yards, 10 targets and 8 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 1, Christian McCaffrey played 55 percent of SF snaps, took 33 percent of the carries, drew 24 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 1 against LAR: 36 of 65 snaps, 10 carries for 68 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 20 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

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

Bijan Robinson, Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 15 carries for 33 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 7.3 PPR points.

Bijan Robinson, Week 17 of 2025 against LAR: 42 of 53 snaps, 22 carries for 195 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns, 39.9 PPR points.

In 2025, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.

He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.

He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 36 of 42 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 34 yards, 11.7 PPR points.

Christian McCaffrey, Week 17 of 2025 against CHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 23 carries for 140 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown, 28.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Bijan Robinson over Derrick Henry.
• Start Bijan Robinson over De'Von Achane.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Bijan Robinson.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over De'Von Achane.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Christian McCaffrey.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over James Cook III.