Start Bijan Robinson or Jonathan Taylor? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Jonathan Taylor in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Bijan Robinson at 23.5 points and Jonathan Taylor at 18.1, a gap of 5.4. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Jonathan Taylor at 5.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 23.5 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 18.1 fantasy points for Jonathan Taylor, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Bijan Robinson 5.4 points ahead of Jonathan Taylor on the books.

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.

Jonathan Taylor and IND visit KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 11.7 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 7th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 54 yards and no touchdowns against KC and caught passes for 23 more yards.

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

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Jonathan Taylor 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, Jonathan Taylor played 89 percent of IND snaps, took 95 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 63 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

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, 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.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Bijan Robinson over Chase Brown.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Christian McCaffrey.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Derrick Henry.
• Start Jonathan Taylor over Chase Brown.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Jonathan Taylor.
• Start Derrick Henry over Jonathan Taylor.