Start Bijan Robinson or Jonathan Taylor? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Jonathan Taylor in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Bijan Robinson at 21.1 points and Jonathan Taylor at 18.2, a gap of 2.9.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 21.1 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Bijan Robinson at 77.5 rushing yards, 39.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 55% chance to score a touchdown (17, 17, 14 and 18 books).

Player prop markets imply 18.2 fantasy points for Jonathan Taylor, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Jonathan Taylor at 81.5 rushing yards, 19.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 60% chance to score a touchdown (13, 12, 11 and 15 books).

That puts Bijan Robinson 2.9 points ahead of Jonathan Taylor on the books.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Jonathan Taylor is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Bijan Robinson played 63 percent of ATL snaps, took 59 percent of the carries and drew 28 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.

Bijan Robinson, Week 2 against CAR: 35 of 69 snaps, 16 carries for 72 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards.

Through Week 2, Jonathan Taylor played 92 percent of IND snaps, took 83 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 56 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.

Jonathan Taylor, Week 2 against KC: 61 of 65 snaps, 24 carries for 92 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 40 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.

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.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Bijan Robinson over Christian McCaffrey.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Derrick Henry.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Bijan Robinson.
• Start Jonathan Taylor over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Jonathan Taylor over Chase Brown.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over Jonathan Taylor.