Start Bijan Robinson or Jonathan Taylor? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Jonathan Taylor in Week 1.

Jonathan Taylor is priced by the books at 12.1 projected points and Bijan Robinson is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Jonathan Taylor at 8.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Bijan Robinson in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 12.1 fantasy points for Jonathan Taylor, with 30 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Bijan Robinson and ATL visit PIT.

PIT allowed 34.4 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 114 yards and no touchdowns against PIT and caught passes for 90 more yards.

Jonathan Taylor and IND host BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 26.1 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns against BAL and caught passes for 23 more yards.

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

Injury status

Bijan Robinson was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Jonathan Taylor was not on the injury report when the call was made.

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.

Bijan Robinson, Week 16 of 2025 against ARI: 54 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 76 yards, 11 targets and 7 catches for 92 yards, 1 touchdown, 29.8 PPR points.

In 2025, Jonathan Taylor played 17 games for IND and scored 362.3 PPR points, 21.3 a game, finishing RB4.

He ran 323 times for 1585 yards and 18 touchdowns, and caught 46 of 55 targets for 378 yards.

He was on the field for 84 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 18 of 2025 against HOU: 14 carries for 26 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards, 5.9 PPR points.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 17 of 2025 against JAX: 51 of 57 snaps, 21 carries for 70 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 14 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.4 PPR points.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 16 of 2025 against SF: 53 of 60 snaps, 16 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.9 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Bijan Robinson scored 31.3 PPR points and Jonathan Taylor scored 25.1.

The call was right: Bijan Robinson outscored Jonathan Taylor by 6.2.

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, 31.3 PPR points.

Bijan Robinson finished as the week's RB6 in PPR scoring.

Jonathan Taylor finished 13.0 points above the 12.1 the props implied.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 1 against BAL: 48 of 54 snaps, 19 carries for 98 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 yards, 2 touchdowns, 25.1 PPR points.

Jonathan Taylor finished as the week's RB8 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Christian McCaffrey over Bijan Robinson.
• Start Bijan Robinson over De'Von Achane.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Bijan Robinson.
• Start Jonathan Taylor over Chase Brown.
• Start Jonathan Taylor over Christian McCaffrey.
• Start Jonathan Taylor over De'Von Achane.